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The Philippine military said it will not allow Beijing to turn Scarborough into another island base.
China’s teapot refiners cut output due to a weak economy and reliance on stockpiles that won’t last.
Taiwan’s Coast Guard said Chinese vessels hailed ships flagged in Singapore, Liberia, and Benin and made jurisdictional claims around Taiwan.
Pyongyang continues producing nuclear material capable of making roughly 10 to 20 nuclear weapons per year, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said.
The law applies to China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela’s Maduro regime, and Syria.
Eurostat data show that the EU’s goods deficit with China hit 98 billion euros (about $114 billion) in the first quarter.
Anti-Slavery Commissioner Chris Evans has previously outlined concerns with cheap Chinese fast fashion import platforms like Temu.
Taiwan condemned Beijing for using Japan–Philippine maritime negotiations as a pretext to assert jurisdiction.
Beijing, Pyongyang, Moscow, and Tehran are ‘sleeping in the same bed, but dreaming different dreams,’ an expert said.
Without adequate U.S. support, South Korea could become a weak link in the First Island Chain to contain the CCP and North Korea, experts said.
The USTR has proposed 10 percent or 12.5 percent duties on 60 economies, with public comments due July 6 and hearings set for July 7.
The bulletin said recruiters typically start with casual discussions before seeking information about government contacts or military activities.
Hanson alleges that Labor has failed to invest sufficiently in defence.
Anti-Slavery Commissioner Chris Evans previously pointed out that Chinese online retailers, like Temu, are not subject to local laws against slavery.
The Chinese regime not only smuggles AI chips and materials through other countries, but also recruits U.S. AI engineers, insiders said.
Matthew Wale hopes to turn around ties with Australia and to eventually sign a ‘comprehensive security’ deal.
The journalist worked for Xinhua, China’s state-run news agency, in the United States.
The network of desert launch platforms host long-range missiles that can reach any U.S. city, but one expert cautioned that missile silos are sometimes fake.
U.S. and Japanese defense chiefs called for allied burden-sharing, stronger deterrence, and expanded regional defense cooperation.
The bulk of the latest tranche of money will be spent on drone systems, critical ship maintenance and work to replace the country’s aging naval fleet.
