US Charges Chinese Shipping Firms, Executives For Pandemic Price Fixing
The Department of Justice has charged four of the world’s largest shipping container manufacturers and seven former executives for allegedly orchestrating a yearslong global...
Trump–Xi Summit Ends in a Truce, Not a Breakthrough: Analysts
News Analysis The U.S.–China summit wrapped up in Beijing on the afternoon of May 15, with preliminary deals on Boeing aircraft, U.S. farm exports,...
‘Silent Harvest’ Aims to Break the Silence on Forced Organ Harvesting
WASHINGTON—It’s the elephant in the room, hidden in plain sight for the past 20 years, a taboo topic that the Chinese Communist Party suppresses...
Key Objective of Putin’s Visit to China Is to Obtain Information About Trump–Xi Summit: Insider
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on May 19, only four days after U.S. President Donald Trump left China. An insider within the...
Taiwan Can Help Global Health If Allowed to Join WHO, Taiwanese President Says
TAIPEI, Taiwan—President Lai Ching-te has said Taiwan could play a bigger role in global health efforts if the island were allowed to join the...
Indonesia Defense Minister Says No Deal Reached on US Military Access to Airspace
Indonesia’s defense minister said on May 19 that a letter of intent signed last month with U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth did not...
Taiwanese Defense Minister ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ About US Arms Sale Deal
Taiwanese Defense Minister Wellington Koo said on May 19 that he was “cautiously optimistic” about an arms sales deal with the United States that...
Taiwan Open to Direct Trump–Lai Call After US–China Summit
Taiwan has offered to arrange a direct phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te. Taiwanese Deputy Foreign Minister Chen...
Seoul, Tokyo Boost LNG, Crude Oil Cooperation Amid Supply Concerns
Leaders of South Korea and Japan have agreed to deepen cooperation on energy security and regional defense coordination amid the Middle East conflict and...