Robert Delaney
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Washington, DC, United States
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US only ‘recently’ concluded Chinese balloon belonged to global surveillance programme: Pentagon
Biden administration officials testify that week-long wait gave military extra time to observe airship over US and understand China’s capabilities. → Read More
Coronavirus: US will require travellers from China to test negative for Covid-19 before entering
American health officials are imposing the restriction, effective January 5, after China’s National Health Commission stopped releasing data on caseloads. → Read More
US midterms: control of Congress remains unsettled, with several House and Senate races unresolved
Republicans seen as likely to narrowly win the House of Representatives, while Democrats may hold onto the Senate. → Read More
South-East Asia’s reliance on China may upend US-EU plan for global tech standards
‘China is a fundamental partner to these countries in technology, trade and production’, so asking them to choose sides will be a challenge, US experts say. The EU and US recently deepened their commitment to ‘work together to align our technology standards in a way that’s consistent with our democratic values’. → Read More
South-East Asia’s reliance on China may upend US-EU plan for global tech standards
‘China is a fundamental partner to these countries in technology, trade and production’, so asking them to choose sides will be a challenge, US experts say. The EU and US recently deepened their commitment to ‘work together to align our technology standards in a way that’s consistent with our democratic values’. → Read More
China faces an increase in extremist threats in central Asia, US panel is told
Witnesses tell the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission that Beijing’s engagement with governments seeking infrastructure investment may be backfiring. → Read More
When Nixon met Mao: 50 years later, reverberations are still felt
A hinge point in modern history, the US president’s trip to China outflanked the USSR and helped bring Beijing out of international isolation. → Read More
US, Japan, Britain, 18 other countries condemn loss of press freedoms in Hong Kong
The United States, Britain, Japan and 18 other countries have condemned the governments of Hong Kong and mainland China for undermining press freedom in the semi-autonomous city and former British colony. → Read More
‘Cultural genocide’? Let’s consider the harm American consumerism has done
Appeals for major US sponsors to boycott the Winter Olympics ignore how many family traditions and culture we’re already lost. Certainly, China should rethink its policies in Xinjiang; common prosperity, not forced re-education, will bring stability. → Read More
A year after the US Capitol attack, American democracy is in no better shape
As a national commission sheds new light on the January 6 insurrection, Trump’s Republican wall of defence has weakened – but not collapsed. → Read More
US, Taiwan to hold talks about closer economic ties
The US and Taiwanese governments will convene a formal dialogue on Monday meant to strengthen commercial and economic cooperation between Washington and Taipei, the State Department announced on Friday, sparking an angry response from Beijing’s US embassy. → Read More
US and Taiwan to hold talks on Monday about forging closer economic ties
The latest sign that President Joe Biden intends to continue developing closer ties with Taipei despite the rising tensions with Beijing. → Read More
Under Trump’s influence, the Republican Party’s slide into lies and support for violence continues
While some thought the certification of Biden’s win after the ransacking of the Capitol would be the beginning of the end for Trump, the opposite has occurred as shown by Senator Chuck Grassley’s appearance alongside Trump at a rally over the weekend. → Read More
Blinken to China: Halt ‘provocative’ actions vs Taiwan
Beijing has sent scores of warplanes into the island’s air defense identification zone in recent weeks, ratcheting up tensions. Blinken also urged China to act ‘responsibly’ in the Evergrande financial crisis. → Read More
Marvel’s Asian superheroes reflect a changing America
The film Shang-Chi, starring Simu Liu, Awkwafina and Tony Leung, showcases how Asian filmmakers and actors are moving ever further away from racist stereotypes. The cultural diversity now visible on screen is the result of larger demographic trends that the US far right cannot hold back even if it tried. → Read More
China rejects blame for sharp rise in US fentanyl overdoses
Chinese embassy in Washington blasts congressional report finding that Beijing has failed to stop synthetic opioid reaching US. → Read More
Fractious domestic politics, not Afghanistan withdrawal, is hastening America’s decline
China’s propaganda organs are portraying the US withdrawal from Afghanistan as another sign that its influence is waning. But, the reverse might end up being the reality. → Read More
US to ‘use appropriate tool’ vs Taliban if it bars evacuations
Washington’s engagement with the Taliban ‘depends entirely on the actions and conduct of the Taliban’, the US Secretary of State said. → Read More
EXPLAINER: Why is the US probing COVID-19 origins?
US President Joe Biden’s administration is expected to announce the results of a three-month investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic as soon as this week, potentially aggravating US-China friction as health authorities globally struggle to subdue the ever-evolving contagion. → Read More
Why is the US investigating the origins of the coronavirus?
The Biden administration is expected to announce the results of an investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic as soon as this week. → Read More