August 24, 2023 Most GOP presidential candidates are at odds with party's primary voters on Ukraine aid Most candidates on stage in Wednesday's GOP debate said they support continued funding for Ukraine, a position at odds with the party base, according to a new 91±¬ÁÏ poll.
August 24, 2023 Xi Jinping triggers health speculation after mysteriously skipping key speech Rumors spread regarding Chinese President Xi Jinping's health after he made an unexplained absence from a major scheduled speech in South Africa on Monday.
August 24, 2023 Chinese town begs residents to make love in suggestive mass text message Chinese authorities in the town of Xian sent a message to local residents encouraging "sweet love, marriage and childbirth" ahead of the country's Valentine's Day.
August 24, 2023 Biden administration approves $500M arms sale to Taiwan as tension with China continues to grow A $500 million arms sale to Taiwan was approved by the Biden Administration on Aug. 23, 2022. The move is likely to draw fierce criticism from Beijing.
August 24, 2023 China bans seafood from Japan after Fukushima nuclear plant releases nuclear wastewater into Pacific The Chinese government announced it would be banning Japanese seafood after a Japanese nuclear power plant began a controversial, decades-long process of dumping nuclear wastewater.
August 23, 2023 2 Filipino boats deliver supplies to forces guarding a contested shoal, breach Chinese blockade along the way On Tuesday, two boats from the Philippines breached a blockade of Chinese ships to deliver supplies to forces guarding the Second Thomas Shoal in the highly contested South China Sea.
August 23, 2023 China’s port project in Peru to become the ‘gateway from South America to Asia,’ official says China, which has been investing in infrastructure and logistics around the world for years, is building a $1.3 billion port in Chancay, Peru, to streamline shipping to South America.
August 23, 2023 North Korean plane takes off from Beijing, signaling Pyongyang’s border reopening post-pandemic A commercial flight from North Korea landed and took off in Beijing Tuesday following severe COVID-19 restrictions that closed its borders for three years.
August 23, 2023 3 critical China issues to watch out for in the Republican debate Here's the one issue Republican candidates must address: China's accelerating economic collapse and the growing likelihood of conflict in the Pacific.
August 22, 2023 China/Russia-led bloc takes on dollar, Western influence as Putin dodges summit over arrest fears The two-day BRICS summit is taking place in Johannesburg, South Africa, and includes heads of state from aspiring members such as Iran and Saudi Arabia as the bloc looks to expand.