August 18, 2022 US to hold wide-ranging trade talks with Taiwan amid tensions with China The U.S. and Taiwan announced an agreement Wednesday to hold trade talks this fall following U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's controversial visit and heightened tensions with China.
August 18, 2022 Former Celtics player Enes Kanter Freedom reveals what the NBA is 'really mad' about Former Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter Freedom weighed in on the NBA’s reaction to being exposed for its hypocritical ties to China on "The Ingraham Angle."
August 17, 2022 China announces it will take part in joint military exercises with Russia China will partner with Russia in military exercises in Russia's far east later in the month. The two countries have grown closer since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
August 17, 2022 US, allies send thousands of soldiers for Indo-Pacific military drills as China continues Taiwan aggression The United States and allies sent thousands of soldiers to Indonesia for military drills--the largest of such exercises since they began in 2009--as China threatens Taiwan.
August 16, 2022 China praises Taliban for providing 'better security' to Afghanistan, blasts U.S. on withdrawal anniversary China's government praised the Taliban for providing "better security" in Afghanistan on the one-year anniversary of the United States' withdrawal from the country.
August 16, 2022 Enes Kanter Freedom criticizes NBA for silence on China after league announces midterm get out the vote events Enes Kanter Freedom reacts to the NBA's decision to not scheduled any games to fall on November's midterm election, claiming he agrees with the decision, but that players are "subliminally" encouraged to vote for a certain party.
August 16, 2022 Singapore PM-in-waiting: Recent decisions by US, China 'will lead us to more dangerous territory' Lawrence Wong, Singapore's next prime minister, is worried that increasingly heightened tension between the U.S. and China may lead them into a dangerous situation.
August 16, 2022 Nikki Haley: Biden's Afghanistan exit was the 'day the world became less safe' Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley warns the president's foreign policy blunder in the Middle East was a "green light for every enemy."
August 16, 2022 Japan, South Korea, US perform first joint missile defense drills since 2017 The militaries of South Korea, Japan, and the United States performed the first trilateral missile exercises since 2017 as tensions in East Asia continue to escalate.
August 16, 2022 China sanctions Taiwanese politicians after US lawmaker visits The Chinese Communist Party has announced a flurry of sanctions on Taiwanese politicians, citing the lawmakers' seperatist sympathies and the recent visit of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.