Xi warns Biden against ‘playing with fire’ over Taiwan
The scheduled phone call - their fifth since Mr Biden took office last year - touched on a range of issues including strategic competition, global security and Ukraine.
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Worries mount as US conservative hawks say Speaker Nancy Pelosi should visit Taiwan
The visit has not been publicly announced, but most foreign policy analysts deem it as needlessly provoking China.
US being predictably unpredictable on Taiwan
Judging by the way the Biden administration is currently acting, this appears to be the US policy towards the island.
12 countries to join Indonesia, US joint military drill in Sumatra
This year, Indonesia and the United States have involved all branches of their armies, including their air forces, the navies and special forces.
Philippine consulate warns Pinoys as hate crime victims reach 41 in US
Last week, a Filipino traveler in New York was struck by an assailant as he was walking with three other Filipinos.
China calls on US to stop militarization of outer space
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian also stressed that space is a global public sphere and a key factor in humanity's security and wellbeing.
Blinken, Wang scheduled to meet next week
Their meeting will be the first face-to-face meeting since the G20 summit in Rome last October.
Fatal backslide on women’s rights in US: China Daily editorial
The paper says it is the time for US politicians to stand up for human rights by stopping the worst backsliding on women's rights in the US in nearly 50 years.
‘Everybody wants to be segregated’: Internal divisions in US hardening, warns Yale’s Prof Amy Chua
Citing anti-immigration, anti-China and anti-Muslim sentiment, she described the US currently as "hunkering down, and in a kind of very open way".
Sincerity of US ‘vision’ for Asean put to test
Despite the US’ apparent ardor to revive its relationship with the region, some Asean analysts are still probing the longevity of this attention.