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Biden equates China's Xi with 'dictators' at donor reception
Jun 21, 2023 (AFP)
Speaking at a campaign fundraiser in northern California, Biden said Xi had been angered over an incident in February when a Chinese balloon -- which Washington...
Blinken says warned Chinese leaders about Cuba
Jun 20, 2023 (AFP)
"Yes, I made very clear we would have deep concerns about PRC (People's Republic of China) intelligence or military activities in Cuba," the top US diplomat tol...
US and China eye stability but base hollow for next crisis
Jun 20, 2023 (AFP)
Both President Xi Jinping, who met Blinken on Monday at the end of his 11 hours of talks in Beijing, and President Joe Biden saluted the long-awaited trip as a ...
Chinese premier in Germany as Western mistrust mounts
Jun 19, 2023 (AFP)
Li, who was named China's prime minister in March, is on a two-nation visit which will also take him to France for a climate financing summit hosted by Presiden...
Ukraine won't have 'easy' path to join NATO: Biden
Jun 17, 2023 (AFP)
"They've got to meet the same standards. So we're not going to make it easy," the US president told reporters near Washington. The comments come before NATO lea...
Blinken talks to Japanese, S.Korean counterparts ahead of China trip
Jun 17, 2023 (AFP)
The conversations also come as North Korea has stepped up missile launches in the past year, and Tokyo contends with growing pressure from Chinese vessels aroun...
NATO to tighten Ukraine ties, but no membership invite at summit
Jun 16, 2023 (AFP)
"We're not going to discuss an invitation at the Vilnius Summit, but how we can move Ukraine closer to NATO," Stoltenberg said. "I'm confident that we will find...
Blinken says trip to China aimed at 'avoiding miscalculations'
Jun 16, 2023 (AFP)
"Intense competition requires sustained diplomacy to ensure that competition does not veer into confrontation or conflict," Blinken said. "That is what the worl...
Key issues straining China-Canada relations
Jun 15, 2023 (AFP)
It is the latest episode in a souring of relations between the two countries that began five years ago: - Arrest of Meng Wanzhou - Once-rosy relations began to ...
Key issues that drive US-China rivalry
Jun 15, 2023 (AFP)
Here are some of the key issues affecting relations between China and the United States: - Surveillance threat - The United States and China spend vast sums on ...
NATO weighs extending Stoltenberg term
Jun 15, 2023 (AFP)
Ahead of a summit of leaders in Lithuania's capital Vilnius next month, NATO's 31 countries are now discussing finding a successor to replace him as the allianc...
Germany takes aim at China in first national security blueprint
Jun 14, 2023 (AFP)
The document prepared by Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition slammed China for putting regional stability and international security "under increasing pressure" ...
Blinken urges open lines of communication with China
Jun 14, 2023 (AFP)
Relations between the world's two largest economies have tanked in recent years over Taiwan, trade and human rights, among a litany of other issues. Blinken is ...
Erdogan dampens hopes of Sweden joining NATO in July
Jun 14, 2023 (AFP)
Western officials had hoped Erdogan would soften his position on the diplomatically charged issue after he secured a hard-fought re-election last month. But Erd...
China's Xi signals support for Honduras after diplomatic switch
Jun 12, 2023 (AFP)
Beijing considers self-ruled Taiwan to be part of its territory and has vowed to seize the island one day. It does not permit countries to recognise both Beijin...
Sweden ready to host NATO troops even before joining
Jun 09, 2023 (AFP)
"The government has decided that the military can undertake preparations with NATO and NATO member states to enable future joint operations," Sweden's conservat...
Russia says military ties with China provide global 'stability'
Jun 09, 2023 (AFP)
Gerasimov, who is commander of Russia's military operations in Ukraine, made the remark during a videoconference with his Chinese counterpart, Liu Zhenli. "The ...
ASEAN bloc to hold first joint military drills
Jun 08, 2023 (AFP)
"We will hold joint military drills in the North Natuna Sea," Indonesian military chief Yudo Margono said after a meeting of Southeast Asian defence chiefs in B...
Saudi says US, China ties not 'zero-sum game'
Jun 08, 2023 (AFP)
Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, in a joint press conference with Blinken, played down talk that the oil-rich kingdom was moving away from Washington ...
Biden to host NATO chief for June 12 talks: WHouse
Jun 07, 2023 (AFP)
White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said the pair would review preparations for the summit in Lithuania and "discuss Allies' support for Ukraine in the f...
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