The US president’s announcements have drawn sharp responses from several impacted countries, with some like China vowing retaliation and others seeking negotiations.
Biden stressed that the submarines would be nuclear-powered, not nuclear-armed: 'These boats will not have nuclear weapons of any kind on them,' he said.
Beijing's ties to the other countries have increasingly frayed as tensions flare over the coronavirus outbreak, security law in Hong Kong and the South China Sea dispute.
Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.
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