July 15, 2020 US appears to change policy on Beijing’s ‘unlawful’ actions in the South China Sea The United States and China have long been at odds over maritime freedom in the South China Sea, but this week marked the first time that Washington made an official policy shift to clamp down on Beijing’s activity – calling it “illegal” and thus opening the legal floodgates to a potential military response.
July 15, 2020 State Department imposes sanctions on employees of Chinese tech companies, including Huawei Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Wednesday that the U.S. will impose sanctions on some employees of Chinese tech companies like Huawei, over their role in "facilitating human rights abuses."
July 14, 2020 China places sanctions on Lockheed Martin over arms sales to Taiwan China announced Tuesday that they will be placing sanctions on U.S.-based defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp., for their missile sales to Taiwan.
July 13, 2020 Trump administration will reject most Chinese claims to waters in South China Sea, Pompeo says The Trump administration on Monday rejected nearly all of China’s claims in the South China Sea – wading into one of the most sensitive regional issues in Asia and further escalating tensions between Washington and Beijing.
July 11, 2020 State Dept. warns Americans in China of risk of detention, interrogation: report The State Department is warning Americans to use “increased caution” in China over what it says is an increased risk of “prolonged interrogations and extended detention” amid increased tensions between Beijing and Washington.
July 10, 2020 Russia calls US’s newest stance on nuclear arms agreement 'undiplomatic,' considers not extending A top Russian diplomat said Friday that he is not optimistic that the U.S.-Russian nuclear arms agreement will be extended because of Washington’s demands to include China in the proposal.
July 10, 2020 Pompeo hits ‘spurious’ UN report that claims Soleimani's killing was unlawful Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday pushed back against a U.N. report that claimed the U.S. strike that killed Islamic Republic Guard Corps Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani breached international law -- with Pompeo describing the conclusions as “spurious.”
July 10, 2020 Colin Powell suggests media had 'hysterical' reaction to reports on Russian bounty intelligence Former Secretary of State Colin Powell indicated on Thursday that media figures overreacted to a recent report that Russian officials placed bounties on the lives of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan.
July 9, 2020 Taliban, despite 'peace' talks, led the world by far in 2019 terrorist attacks, study finds Almost 8,500 terrorist attacks took place in 2019, killing more than 20,300 people – some 5,460 were known perpetrators and 14,840 were victims, according to a report released this week.
July 9, 2020 Trump administration sanctions Chinese officials over human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims The Trump administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on three Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials over its treatment of minorities in the Xinjiang region, where Uyghurs and other minorities are suffering forced labor and other human rights abuses.