Tag: Antony Blinken
US and Indonesia Perform Joint Military Exercises as Tensions With China Heighten
On Aug. 3, the U.S. and Indonesia held their annual joint military exercises on the island of Sumatra...
With Millions Facing Starvation, US Treasury Unveils Plan to Address Food Crisis
On May 18, the U.S. Treasury along with several global development banks, in collaboration with other...
Solomon Islands Under Western Pressure to Scrap Security Deal With China
Last month, the Solomon Islands revealed it was in talks with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to...
China Warns US Against Expanding ‘Pacific Version of NATO,’ Threatens Retaliation for Supporting Taiwan
As the whole world watches with bated breath how the invasion of Ukraine unfolds, China is cautioning...
Biden Warns Ukraine of Imminent Russian Invasion, Says CNN
President Joe Biden has warned his Ukrainian counterpart, President Volodymyr Zelensky, about an imminent...
China Claims US State Department ‘Interfering’ With Winter Olympics
China is demanding the U.S. immediately halt all "interference" against the Winter Olympics, scheduled...
Russian Military on the Move, Warships Heading for the Black Sea
On Thursday, Jan. 20, Russia announced that it would be sending its fleet, complete with warships, aircraft...
Blinken’s Russia Meeting on Ukraine Ends Without Any Breakthroughs
On Jan. 21, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in...
Pro-Beijing Elite Sweep Hong Kong’s First ‘Patriots Only’ Election
On Dec. 19, pro-Beijing candidates swept the 2021 Hong Kong Legislative Council (LegCo) elections following...
German Warship Deployed in South China Sea, First Time in Two Decades
On Dec.15, a German warship sailed through the contentious South China Sea for the first time in around...
New US Military Software Seeks to Predict Chinese Response
In what seems straight out of a science fiction movie, U.S. military commanders in the Pacific have developed...
Ukraine and Russia Are on the Verge of War, With Possible Global Consequences
A massive buildup of Russian troops at the Ukraine border has spurred international concerns about a...