China expanded maritime militia to assert control in South China Sea: Report
China expanded maritime militia to assert control in South China Sea: Report
Geopolitics
Taiwan opens office in Lithuania, in move set to anger
The self-governing island and Lithuania agreed in July that the Vilnius office would bear the name Taiwan rather than Chinese Taipei
Washington demands Tokyo pay more for U.S. troops in Japan
Japan is said to be proposing to increase the budget in areas that contribute to Japan’s security, such as improving the training environment for U.S. forces in Japan
Japan envoy pulls out of US news conference over islet dispute with S. Korea
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman was left to answer questions on her own in the absence of South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong Kun and Japanese Vice…
Hong Kong lashes out at US government’s report on National Security Law
In a statement, the HKSAR govt said it strongly opposed the report released by the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission
Tougher U.S. stance on Taiwan urged by Congressional advisory body
Urgent measures are needed to strengthen the credibility of U.S. military deterrence of any potential Chinese aggression against Taiwan, the advisory body said
China, US to ease restrictions on each other’s journalists
The agreement represents a degree of progress on an issue that has long aggravated relations
Sino-US tensions over Taiwan could result in regrettable ‘mishap’, says PM Lee Hsien Loong
Things as they stand now warrant concern, he told the Bloomberg New Economy Forum
China to deepen relations with Israel
President Xi Jinping proposed cooperation in areas such as science, technology, agriculture and healthcare, culture, education, tourism and sports
Sino-US talks ‘good signal for world’, say experts
US-China should move on from the past to focus on the future, they said