China Suffers Heavy Blow as US Blocks Iranian Ports: Analysts
After U.S.-Iran peace talks collapsed over the weekend in Pakistan, the United States set up a naval blockade of Iranian ports and coastal areas...
Taiwan Foreign Minister Urges Single-Theater Defense of First Island Chain to Deter China
TAIPEI, Taiwan—Countries should treat the first island chain in the Western Pacific as a single theater and coordinate closely to deter China, Taiwanese Foreign...
Majority of Vape Products Sold in US Not Authorized by FDA, Watchdog Finds
The majority of vape or e-cigarette products and related devices being sold in the United States are unauthorized by the Food and Drug Administration,...
Chinese Authorities Pursue 3-Year Prison Sentence for 94-Year-Old Falun Gong Practitioner
Xu Shujun, 94, a Falun Gong practitioner from Jixi City, China’s northeastern Heilongjiang Province, is being threatened by a judge who is seeking to...
China’s Top Diplomat Meets North Korea’s Kim for Closer Coordination Amid US–Iran Conflict
News Analysis The Chinese regime’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, has met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang on April 10 during...
Monster Typhoon Strengthens as It Nears Remote US Islands in Pacific Ocean
A massive typhoon strengthened as it headed toward the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands, remote islands in the western Pacific Ocean, while barely missing Guam,...
Taiwan Opposition Figure’s Praise of China’s Xi Sparks Backlash
The recent high-profile meeting between Taiwanese opposition figure Cheng Li-wen and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing has triggered a wave of criticism in...
China Seeks to Influence Taiwan Elections With Incentives, Taiwan Security Chief Says
TAIPEI, Taiwan—Beijing is seeking to influence Taiwan’s local elections later this year through newly announced incentives, Taiwan’s top intelligence official has said, a day...
Chinese Regime Dumped Toxic Chemical in South China Sea, Manila Says
Chinese boats dropped bottles containing cyanide in the disputed South China Sea, the Philippines said on April 13, calling it an act of “sabotage”...