The US State Department held a press briefing on Aug 11 afternoon. Excerpts MR PATEL: Hey everyone, good afternoon and welcome to the daily press briefing. This is Vedant Patel, Principal Deputy Spokesperson here at the department. I don’t have anything for you at the top today, so I am happy Read more ………
Magda Lipan* On Wednesday, Aug 10, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) released its first “White Paper on the Taiwan issue” since Xi Jinping came to power, reiterating that it would use force against Taiwan to reunification of Island into mainland and removed various previous promises such as allowing Taiwan autonomy Read more ………
U.S. Secretary of State Blinken, who is on a visit to Africa, said China’s suspension of cooperation with the United States in addressing climate change would have a particularly large impact on African countries. Senior South African officials say the U.S.-China standoff will affect stability in Africa. In a joint Read more ………
In their latest white paper on Taiwan, released on Wednesday (August 10), the Chinese authorities removed from previous white papers pledges that “Taiwan will exercise a high degree of autonomy after reunification, and the central government will not send troops and administrators to Taiwan,” suggesting that Xi Jinping’s decision to Read more ………
In an interview with the Financial Times, Bangladesh Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has warned that countries, especially developing nations, must think twice before taking more loans through China’s Belt and Road Initiative. His comments come at a time of global inflation and slowing growth, which are acting as strains Read more ………
In response to the Sri Lankan government’s move to suspend the visit of a Chinese ship to Hambantota port, Chinese social media platform TikTok has barred a promotional campaign by the Sri Lankan embassy on Douyin – the TikTok application for China – media reports said citing sources. Additionally, many Read more ………
hinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin held a press conference on August 10, 2022 against the backdrop of tensions in the Taiwan Straits. Yonhap News Agency: During the talks between the Chinese and ROK foreign ministers, on the THAAD issue, “the two sides underlined the need to take seriously each Read more ………
Dragon TV: On August 8, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi paid a visit to Mongolia upon invitation. Could you share more information on the visit? Wang Wenbin: State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi just wrapped up a successful visit to Mongolia. During the visit, he met respectively Read more ………
With tensions simmering in the Taiwan strait, Chinese President Xi Jinping is facing a mammoth challenge as his response to the situation is not just about catering to Chinese nationalist sentiments ahead of his third term in office but also managing the economic costs and diplomatic fallout with the US, Read more ………
David Cohen, deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency(s), said in a recent closed-door meeting with the head of the C.I.A.’s Counterterrorism Center that while fighting al-Qaida and other extremist groups remains a priority for the C.I.A., more and more money and resources will be used to focus on . Read more ………
The Prevention of Forced Uyghur Labor Act has been in effect for half a year since it was signed into force by President Biden in December 2021. In late June, U.S. Customs and Border Protection also began enforcing the law, stepping up its scrutiny and seizure of a large number Read more ………
