Tag: China government
Sharp jump in US Navy transits to counter China under Trump
WASHINGTON — Activity by the U.S. Navy in its campaign to challenge China's efforts to restrict transit in the South China Sea and in...
Japan, US to share China concern as ministers meet in Tokyo
TOKYO — Defense and foreign ministers from the U.S. and Japan are to discuss their concern over China's growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region...
UK shifts policy focus toward India and Pacific post Brexit
LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday will unveil plans to shift Britain’s foreign policy focus toward India and the Pacific as the...
Australian leader says Quad meeting will anchor stability
CANBERRA, Australia — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday his first-ever meeting with President Joe Biden as well as the leaders of...
US, Indo-Pacific allies to expand India’s vaccine production
President Joe Biden and fellow leaders of the Indo-Pacific alliance known as the Quad are set to announce a plan to expand coronavirus vaccine...
Hungary emerges as an EU vaccination star amid surging cases
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary has emerged as a European Union leader in COVID-19 vaccinations thanks to a strategy that sought shots from Russia and...
Biden’s deal with Seoul points to a swift shift on alliances
WASHINGTON — A new agreement with South Korea on sharing the cost of keeping U.S. troops on the Korean peninsula is early evidence that...
A year on, WHO still struggling to manage pandemic response
GENEVA — When the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic one year ago Thursday, it did so only after weeks of resisting...
China blasts BBC report after summoning UK ambassador
BEIJING — China is complaining anew about recent reporting by the BBC, days after summoning the British ambassador to Beijing to register displeasure over...
ANALYSIS: Communist Party seeking China’s ‘rejuvenation’
BEIJING — The catchword “rejuvenation” has been tucked into the major speeches at China's biggest political event of the year, the meeting of its...
