US Locks In China Tariff Hikes on EVs, Chips, Steel
Tariff increases will target Beijing’s ‘harmful policies and practices,’ according to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai. Sharp tariff hikes on imports from China, including...
Dutch House Passes Motion Rejecting China’s Territorial Claim Over Taiwan
The motion rebuked China’s distortion of U.N. Resolution 2758 of 1971. The Dutch House of Representatives adopted a motion on Thursday supporting Taiwan’s sovereignty...
German Warships Pass Through Taiwan Strait for First Time in 22 Years Despite Beijing’s Opposition
A German frigate and supply ship are currently participating in exercises with global allies in the Indo-Pacific. Two German warships are sailing to Indonesia...
US House Passes Bill to Shut Hong Kong Trade Offices as Human Rights Deteriorate
The bill requires the U.S. president to ’remove the extension of certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices.’...
Floods in Burma Leave 19 Dead, Displace Thousands
At least 19 people were killed in Burma (also known as Myanmar) after heavy rains triggered floods in and around the war-torn country’s capital...
Filipino Televangelist Pleads Not Guilty to Child Abuse and Human Trafficking Charges
MANILA, Philippines—A Philippine televangelist, who calls himself the “anointed son of God” and once claimed to have stopped an earthquake, pleaded not guilty Friday...
India Needs to Play a Greater Role in Countering Beijing: Study
A new paper from the US Studies Centre says India is too focused on its land border with China, risking the erosion of its...
New Zealand GPs Take Fee Complaint to the Commerce Commission Amid Funding Concerns
GPs, who traditionally see themselves more as independent small business owners, have taken the unusal step of launching collective action. New Zealand General Practitioners...
US Aircraft Carrier Leaves Middle East for Indo-Pacific
The carrier is returning following a weeks-long extension of its deployment to the Middle East. The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt is returning to...