US announces $325 million in new arms aid for Ukraine, including HIMARS ammo
The package will be funded using Presidential Drawdown Authority which authorises the president to transfer articles and services from US stocks.
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Taiwan’s Tsai gained most from China-US standoff
According to the writer, both China and the US have been dealt different cards by Taiwan.
Apple opens first India store
As Apple pushes to make India a bigger manufacturing base, some products are being assembled in the country by Taiwan manufacturers.
Taiwanese Americans’ lingering dread
The writer says that Taiwan has become a proxy battleground for competing national ambitions in the US and China, a kind of release valve for growing tensions.
US arrests two for setting up Chinese ‘secret police station’ in New York
A 2022 investigation published by advocacy group Safeguard Defenders reported that China had set up overseas “service stations” that illegally worked with Chinese police to…
How US should support Taiwan
The writers say that at present, there is no scenario in which the “Taiwan question” is resolved in a way that satisfies the needs of all parties.
South Korea, US, Japan agree to hold missile defence, anti-sub drills regularly to counter North Korean threats
The three sides also discussed ways to resume trilateral exercises, including maritime interdiction and anti-piracy exercises, in order to maintain peace and stability in the…
Beijing not returning calls, top US diplomat says
Tensions rose after the US downed a Chinese “spy” balloon hovering over its skies in February, which China maintains that the balloon was merely gathering weather data.
Filipino, American troops practice defending the island in Cagayan
The expanded military access of the US came as the two allies staged their largest ever iteration of the annual Balikatan military exercise with more than 17,500 Filipino,…
US, China need to dial down tensions and work together on global challenges: S’pore senior minister
Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said that doing so would help the two superpowers work together to tackle challenges facing the earth’s shared natural resources.