Washington urgently needs to ramp up investment in areas like industrial capacity, shipbuilding and munitions production, a report says.
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US must expand nuclear arsenal in face of Russia and China threat, warns top Obama defense adviser
A top nuclear defense expert in the Obama administration is now sounding the alarm that the U.S. must ramp up its nuclear posture as Russia and China expand their nuclear programs.
Oil prices slide 1% to 7-week low as China concerns weigh
Oil prices slid about 1% to a seven-week low on Tuesday on worries about weaker demand from China and a stronger U.S. dollar, and concerns OPEC+ could boost supplies in the future. Brent futures for…
Stellantis ships to Europe first fully electric cars produced in venture with China’s Leapmotor
Carmaker Stellantis has shipped the first electric vehicles produced under a joint venture with China’s Leapmotor to Europe, with the first models to go on sale next month.
U.S. lawmakers threaten funding for sport doping program over China Olympic scandal
American lawmakers threaten to withhold funding for the World Anti-Doping Agency. The sports watchdog group faces criticism over its secretive handling of positive drug tests by Chinese athletes.
US must do more to counter China’s actions, No. 2 diplomat says
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said on Tuesday that Washington must do more to counter Chinese actions, including its strategy for creating military bases and its pursuit of rare-earth …
Olympics-Table tennis-Wang and Sun win mixed doubles gold after China’s Tokyo failure
China’s Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha beat North Korea’s Ri Jong Sik and Kim Kum Yong 4-2 in the table tennis mixed doubles final at the Paris Games on Tuesday, the first step in what…
Kyiv hails dialogue with Beijing, hints at potential Zelenskiy-Xi meeting
Ukraine has invited China’s foreign minister to visit amid growing dialogue that could eventually lead to a meeting between the two countries’ leaders, Kyiv’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday. Beijing …
China securities regulator promotes law enforcement chief to vice chair
China’s securities regulator on Tuesday promoted its head of law enforcement to the role of vice chairman, underscoring Beijing’s determination to tighten oversight of its $5.1 trillion stock market.
Oil drops to two-month low as China concerns weigh
Oil traded at its lowest levels since early June on Tuesday as worries about demand in China offset the prospect of lower U.S. crude and product inventories. Brent crude fell by 77 cents, or 0.97%,…
US says start of new China tariffs will be delayed by at least two weeks
The U.S. Trade Representative’s office said Tuesday some of the steep U.S. tariff increases on an array of Chinese imports, including electric vehicles and their batteries, computer chips and medical …
Why Are There Fears of War in the South China Sea?
China claims most of the strategic waterway and is trying to push out neighbors like the Philippines. Any deadly mistake could risk war.
Reimagining China in Tokyo
A new community of expats is opening bookstores, attending lectures, and imagining alternatives to Xi from the relative safety of Japan.
