Biden lumps India and Japan — its Quad partners — with its adversaries Russia & China, calling them ‘xenophobic’, and juxtaposes this with the US and its “welcoming” immigration policy.
Amidst fears of potential famine, Karni and Erez crossings are set to be fully opened by Israel, along with Gate 96, to allow access into northern Gaza for aid purposes.
The Justice Department said that 7 Chinese citizens were indicted for involvement in China-based hacking group, APT31, that spent approximately 14 years targeting US & foreign critics.
In his last State of the Union address before the elections, US President Joe Biden claimed that the US is in a strong position to compete and win against China.
Conflict in Gaza escalated after 7 October attack by Hamas, when about 2,500 terrorists breached the border into Israel from Gaza Strip, leading to casualties and seizure of hostages.
A US official quoted Xi Jinping as saying China's preference was for peaceful 'reunification' with Taiwan, but that he also talked about conditions in which force could be used.
Biden, Jake Sullivan and Secretary of State Antony Blinken 'discussed the prospect of a Biden-Xi summit in talks with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi' at the White House last week.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
The Chinese are said to have hired ex-fighter pilots & air force operators from NATO countries over the past several years to help them fine-tune their operational & flying capabilities.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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