Tag Archives: United States

• Taiwan, US coast guards meet despite Chinese pressure 12 August 2021 This post has one comment

  Officers from the US and Taiwanese coast guards have met to discuss improving cooperation and communication despite efforts by China to isolate the self-governing island democracy. ...

• People fleeing Hong Kong crackdown get temporary US haven 5 August 2021 | Ben Fox This post has no comments yet

  President Joe Biden granted temporary refuge Thursday to people from Hong Kong amid the Chinese government's effort to crush the pro-democracy movement and tighten its control on a city once known for its freedom. ...

• What should I know about the delta variant? 3 August 2021 | The Associated Press This post has no comments yet

  What should I know about the delta variant? It’s the most contagious coronavirus mutant so far in the pandemic, but COVID-19 vaccines still provide strong protection against it. Nearly all hospitalizations and deaths are among the unvaccina ...

• US warns China is building more nuclear missile silos 30 July 2021 | Huizhong Wu and Jon Gambrell This post has no comments yet

  The US military is warning about what analysts have described as a major expansion of China’s nuclear missile silo fields at a time of heightened tension between Beijing and Washington. ...

• China lashes out at Blinken’s meeting with Dalai Lama aide 29 July 2021 | Sutirtho Patranobis This post has 2 comments

  Beijing on Thursday lashed out at the US secretary of state Antony Blinken for meeting Tibetan leader Dalai Lama’s representative in New Delhi, saying it violated Washington’s commitment to recognise Tibet as part of China. ...

• Secretary Blinken gives a boost to Free Tibet movement | Lobsang Wangyal This post has one comment

  US Secretary of State Blinken's meeting with Dongchung is a highly significant move, because it indicates that Tibet matters in US politics, and that the US is concerned about the plight of the Tibetan people. ...

• US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Dalai Lama’s representative in Delhi 28 July 2021 This post has one comment

  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday held a meeting with a senior representative of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, in a clear signal to China about the Biden administration's continued support to the Tibetan cause. ...

• China-Taliban ties warming ahead of US withdrawal This post has no comments yet

  China’s foreign minister met Wednesday with a delegation of high-level Taliban officials as ties between them warm ahead of the US pullout from Afghanistan. ...

• Ecuadorian court revokes citizenship for Julian Assange This post has no comments yet

  Ecuador has revoked the citizenship of Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks who is currently in a British prison. Ecuador’s justice system formally notified the Australian of the nullity of his naturalization in a letter. ...

• Chinese President Xi Jinping visiting Tibet is a threat to India: US Congressman 27 July 2021 This post has one comment

  Chinese President Xi Jinping visiting Tibet last week is a threat to India, an influential US lawmaker has said, accusing the Joe Biden-led administration of not doing enough to stop the Chinese "march". ...