CCP’s Influence Further Wanes as India Rejects Shanghai Cooperation Organization Statement
The Chinese communist regime’s attempt to expand its geopolitical influence has met with a setback, as India rejected signing a joint statement for the...
China Sanctions Former Filipino Lawmaker Over South China Sea Dispute
The Chinese regime sanctioned a former Filipino senator on July 1 over alleged “egregious conduct” regarding China-related issues, a decision that has drawn condemnation...
US Lawmaker, EU Decry Repression of Dissent on 5-Year Mark of Hong Kong National Security Law
Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and the European Union decried the repression of dissent under Hong Kong’s national security law, as the city marked the...
Trump Announces US–Vietnam Trade Agreement
The United States and Vietnam have reached a trade agreement, President Donald Trump confirmed on July 2. “I just made a trade deal with...
Kurdish PKK May Disarm Within Days After Decades of Violence, Turkey’s AK Party Says
The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) may soon begin handing over its weapons in line with a groundbreaking disarmament deal reached earlier this year, Turkey’s...
Why US Banned Transfer of Genetic Samples to China
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has halted a program that allowed the transfer of U.S. citizens’ biological samples to China and other “hostile...
Quad Nations Agree to Cooperate on Building Critical Minerals Resilience
Foreign ministers from the Quad alliance agreed on July 1 to cooperate on securing and diversifying critical mineral supply chains amid efforts to tackle...
CCP Leaders Propose Regulations to Rein In Xi’s Superagencies
News Analysis China’s top leaders are proposing new rules to regulate a set of powerful commissions and groups established nearly a decade ago by...
Bessent Hoping Rare Earths From China Flow Faster
Rare-earth products from China are still not coming to the United States at a speed that Washington would like to see, according to Treasury...