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Pompeo calls for 'free world' to triumph over China's 'new tyranny'
Jul 23, 2020 (AFP)
"Today, China is increasingly authoritarian at home, and more aggressive in its hostility to freedom everywhere else," Pompeo said. "If the free world doesn't c...
Tensions soar as US orders China consulate shut
Jul 22, 2020 (AFP)
China slammed the US move, which came one day after the unveiling of a US indictment targeting two Chinese nationals for allegedly hacking hundreds of companies...
US calls on India to reduce dependence on China
Jul 22, 2020 (AFP)
In remarks to a US-India virtual business summit, Pompeo said New Delhi was a natural partner to Washington as "one of a few trusted, like-minded countries". "I...
US defense chief plans to visit China as tensions grow
Jul 21, 2020 (AFP)
Esper said Tuesday that he hopes to make the trip before year-end to "establish the systems necessary for crisis communications and reinforce our intentions to ...
Pompeo to meet UK PM in heat of China standoff
Jul 21, 2020 (AFP)
The top US diplomat's last visit to London in January came just days after Johnson ignored warnings from Washington and allowed the private Chinese tech giant t...
Pompeo urges 'entire world' to stand up to China
Jul 21, 2020 (AFP)
Pompeo met Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the heat of an emerging crisis in relations between London and Beijing over everything from China's treatment of Hong...
German states urge US Congress to halt troop cuts: reports
Jul 19, 2020 (AFP)
Trump said last month he would slash the number of US troops stationed in Germany by 9,500 to 25,000, citing anger with Germany for not sticking to NATO targets...
How hot could US-China 'Cold War' get?
Jul 18, 2020 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump's administration has increasingly gone global against China, pushing other nations to reject its strings-attached aid and telecom tita...
Putin orders massive snap military drills
Jul 17, 2020 (AFP)
"In accordance with the decision of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces snap exercises are being conducted by troops of the Southern and Western ...
Beijing says US officials have 'lost their minds' over China
Jul 17, 2020 (AFP)
Tensions between Washington and Beijing have run high this year and some of the most outspoken critics of China in American congress were this week hit with san...
US calls China the new East India Company at sea
Jul 14, 2020 (AFP)
A day after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo branded most of Beijing's claims in the sea illegal, his top aide for East Asia denounced a proliferation of rigs, su...
US brands Beijing's South China Sea claims illegal
Jul 14, 2020 (AFP)
It was the latest forceful statement by President Donald Trump's administration to challenge China, which he has increasingly cast as an enemy ahead of November...
China hits top US lawmakers, envoy with sanctions over Xinjiang
Jul 13, 2020 (AFP)
Some of the most outspoken critics of China -- Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz along with Congressman Chris Smith -- were targeted by the action, as well as t...
Latvian defense minister expresses interest in U.S. troop deployment
Jul 13, 2020 (UPI)
"We are ready, and this is an official announcement, we are ready to invest to receive a certain amount of American troops on Latvian soil," Defense Minister an...
Kiev says two soldiers, army medic killed in east
Jul 13, 2020 (AFP)
One soldier was killed in shelling and another died after stepping on an IED, the army said in a statement. A military doctor died when he was trying to evacuat...
In India-China crisis, an India-US bonanza in view
Jul 11, 2020 (AFP)
Experts say India could finally end equivocation about openly aligning itself with the long-eager United States, although there will still be disagreements -- w...
Russian Defense Ministry reports interception of U.S. spy plane
Jul 11, 2020 (UPI)
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Russian radars detected the plane in international airspace over neutral waters, but headed toward Russian sovereign ...
China warns US against 'McCarthy-style paranoia'
Jul 09, 2020 (AFP)
Beijing and Washington have been sparring over a slew of issues, from a new national security law in Hong Kong to trade and US criticism of China's handling of ...
Russian bounties: Pentagon vows 'action' if intel confirmed
Jul 09, 2020 (AFP)
General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Defense Secretary Mark Esper spoke before a congressional committee as the Trump administration ...
USAF air wings gather in Germany for Large Force Exercise
Jul 08, 2020 (UPI)
The gathering on July 1 brought aircraft stationed across Europe together for an exercise "focused on aircrew integration of multiple platforms to enhance readi...
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