China bullying its neighbours in Himalayas, instigating deadly confrontation with India: Mike Pompeo
Washington DC: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo once again slammed China for its expansionist agenda and urged "the entire world" to stand up to Beijing. Launching a scathing attack on the Chinese leadership over the “cover-up” of the COVID-19 crisis, the top US diplomat said the Chinese Communist Party's "exploitation of this disaster to further its own interest has been disgraceful". In a reference to India-China border standoff, Pompeo accused Beijing of bullying its neighbours and accused it of instigating …
India has 'chance move supply chains away from China', reduce its reliance: Mike Pompeo
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged India on Wednesday to focus on domestic supply chains and reduce its dependence on China for telecommunications and medical supplies, as Washington's ties with Beijing deteriorate dramatically. India had a chance to move "supply chains away from China and reduce its reliance on Chinese companies in areas like telecommunications, medical supplies and others," Pompeo said at the US-India Business Council’s India Ideas Summit, being conducted online. "India is in this position …
BREAKING: Brands Beijing’s South China Sea claims illegal
WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday the United States would treat Beijing’s pursuit of resources in the dispute-rife South China Sea as illegal, ramping up support for Southeast Asian nations and triggering a furious response from Beijing. It was the latest forceful statement by President Donald Trump’s administration to challenge China, which he has increasingly cast as an enemy ahead of November elections. “We are making clear: Beijing’s claims to offshore resources across most of the South China Sea are completely unlawfu…
Bolton: Trump lacks strategic vision, historical knowledge
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida. — Former national security adviser John Bolton said Monday he believes President Donald Trump committed several impeachable offenses, but Democratic congressional leaders doomed their effort to remove him from office by rushing the process for partisan purposes. Bolton told a Florida group in an online presentation that Trump’s business and re-election concerns drive not only his dealings with Ukraine, which led to his impeachment by the House, but also with China, Turkey and other countries. He said he would …
Allegations made against WHO called unacceptable: Tedros
The World Health Organization on Thursday denounced accusations against the organization made by United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as "untrue and unacceptable". Pompeo launched an extraordinary attack on the WHO during a private meeting in the United Kingdom, accusing it of being in the pocket of China and responsible for "dead Britons" who passed away during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Guardian reported on Tuesday. Pompeo told the audience that he believed the WHO was a "political not a science-based…
US sends Aircraft Carriers in South China Sea after China's ‘campaign of bullying’
US aircraft carriers have sailed through the South China Sea as Washington accused Beijing of a "campaign of bullying" in the disputed region. USS Nimitz and USS Ronald Reagan sailed along with their strike groups into the sea in a major show of strength to China. Pictures show the steel armada sailing through the region that has been the source of years of tensions between the US and China. The nuclear-powered aircraft carriers launched F/A 18E Super Hornet fighter jets, and were joined by guided missile destroyers and cruisers in…
China vows to retaliate after U.S. orders closure of its consulate in Houston
CHANGSHA, China — The United States has ordered China to close its consulate in Houston by Friday, an abrupt move that opens up a new front in a battle for supremacy between the world's two biggest economies. Beijing immediately vowed to retaliate for the "unprecedented escalation," leading to speculation it could order the closure of the U.S. Consulate in Wuhan, which has been shuttered since the coronavirus epidemic spread across the city in January. The confrontation in the diplomatic sphere widens a conflict that alrea…
Donald Trump sees China as a threat, says Nikki Haley
Addressing the virtual India Ideas Summit organized by US India Business Council, Haley said on Wednesday that the threat China poses to the US would be one of the factors in the November presidential elections. US President Donald Trump sees China as a threat, Republican leader and Indian American Nikki Haley has said, adding that she would campaign and work “very hard” to get him re-elected in the November elections. Addressing the virtual India Ideas Summit organized by US India Business Council, Haley said on Wednesday that the threat…
India-US naval drill shows ability to project power with allies, says US defence secretary
NEW DELHI: US defence secretary Mark Esper said America was “closely monitoring” the India-China stand-off and the disengagement process on the Line of Actual Control (LAC). In his virtual address to the International Institute of Strategic Studies, a global think-tank, Esper also said the USS Nimitz-Indian Navy exercises “shows US ability to project power in the Indian Ocean, and to sustain it with our allies and partners”. The Indian Navy’s maritime drill with the US carrier strike group has been interpreted as signalling America’s in…
US striving to become India's 'first choice' in Defence Solutions: Senior Pentagon official
WASHINGTON: The US is striving to become India's "first choice" in defence solutions, a top Pentagon official has said, noting that America's defence sales to the country has grown "exponentially" over the last 10 years, from nil to over USD 20 billion this year. "Promoting acquisition and sustainment initiatives with key international partners like India remains a top priority of mine," Under Secretary of Defence for Acquisition and Sustainment Ellen M Lord said on Tuesday. " US Defence sale…
From Ladakh to Japan’s Senkaku Islands, ‘bully’ China is in an overdrive
China complained to Japan early this month about its fishing boats moving in the vicinity of Senkaku islands in the East China Sea. Beijing also wanted Japan to cancel the resolution passed by the Ishigaki city assembly last month to change the name of the southern Japan area from Tonoshiro to Tonoshiro Senkaku. Japan, as expected, has told off China. Beijing’s latest complaint to Tokyo falls into a pattern and is part of its tactic to push the envelope with its neighbours - one step at a time. In the East China Sea, the demarche was d…
Taliban Make Big Changes Ahead of Expected Talks with Kabul
ISLAMABAD — The Taliban have put the son of the movement's feared founder in charge of their military wing and added several powerful figures to their negotiating team, Taliban officials said. The shake-up, one of the most significant in years, comes ahead of expected talks with Kabul aimed at ending decades of war in Afghanistan. As head of a newly united military wing, 30-year-old Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob brings his father's fiercely uncompromising reputation to the battlefield. Equally significant is the addition of four member…
American troops in Afghanistan drops to 8,600 as Taliban make big changes ahead of expected talks
ISLAMABAD — The Taliban have put the son of the movement’s feared founder in charge of their military wing and added several powerful figures to their negotiating team, Taliban officials said. The shake-up, one of the most significant in years, comes ahead of expected talks with Kabul aimed at ending decades of war in Afghanistan. American troops in Afghanistan returning As head of a newly united military wing, 30-year-old Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob brings his father’s fiercely uncompromising reputation to the battlefield. Equally signifi…
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