Republican chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Michael McCaul said the visit 'sends a signal to the Chinese Communist Party that the United States stands with the people of Taiwan.'
President Lai Ching-te pledges to stand side by side with military and safeguard Taiwan, hours after China Thursday launched 2 days of military exercises surrounding Taiwan.
Secretary of state concludes trip to China after meeting President Xi Jinping & foreign minister Wang Yi. Wang calls on US to refrain from sending ‘wrong signals’ to Taiwanese separatists.
Taiwan's incoming president Thursday appointed a national security and diplomacy team amid what he called unprecedented challenges. China views Lai as a dangerous separatist.
The four-bill package also includes a measure that includes a threat to ban the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok and the potential transfer of seized Russian assets to Ukraine.
Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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