Day: March 16, 2026
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U.S Senators Reassure Taiwan on Weapons Approvals in Coming Weeks
By Michael Martina The United States will likely approve pending weapons sales to Taiwan in coming weeks, a bipartisan group of senators assured Taiwanese lawmakers in a letter, urging Taipei to hasten its stalled defense spending in the face of
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President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed not to send weapons to Iran after he personally asked Beijing to hold back, inserting China more directly into the diplomacy around the Iran conflict. In an interview aired on ...
WEEK IN REVIEW: China Denies Iran Arms Reports After Trump Tariff Threat
China’s economy grew 5.0% year-on-year in the first quarter, accelerating from 4.5% in the previous quarter, according to official data released Thursday. The stronger result gives Beijing some momentum as policymakers brace for fallout from the Iran war, which raises the hazards of trade disruption and higher energy ...
Leading from the “Global Middle”: China’s Bid to Host the New Ocean Treaty
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China Pushes Iran to Reopen Hormuz, Keep Ceasefire on Track
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi used a phone call with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araqhchi on Wednesday to urge efforts to restore normal navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, while also backing continued ceasefire talks. The call put China’s position squarely on ...
A worker at Sunripe factory in Limuru Town, Kiambu County, Kenya, arranges avocados on August 2, 2022. Image via Xinhua.
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Vietnam Overtakes China and Mexico in U.S. Trade Surplus, Testing Washington’s Tariff Threats
Vietnam may soon be back in the crosshairs of the Trump administration after it overtook both China and Mexico in January as the country with the largest trade surplus with the U.S. A 53% surge in Vietnam's exports to the ...
Top Chinese Security and Diplomacy Chiefs Meet Vietnamese Counterparts in First-Ever Three-Minister Talks
The first-ever "3+3 Strategic Dialogue" between Chinese and Vietnamese foreign policy and security leaders began on Monday in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, together with Defense Minister Dong Jun and Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong, began three ...
Chinese Analysts Say the Iran Conflict May Leave China Better Positioned Than the United States
There was no media coverage in China on Monday about U.S. President Donald Trump's request that Beijing contribute military forces to a coalition to force Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. This is not unusual, as it often takes a day or two for the government ...
3 Reasons China Will Ignore Donald Trump’s Demand to Contribute Forces to Re-Open Strait of Hormuz
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China’s Wang Calls for Deepening Ties in Talks With Vietnam
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for China and Vietnam to "strengthen strategic cooperation" to guard against global turbulence during talks with his counterpart in Hanoi, Chinese state media said Monday. The two socialist states have sought to deepen already ...
Philippines Rejects Beijing’s Claim to Sovereignty Over Entire South China Sea
The Philippines said on Monday it rejected Beijing's assertion of sovereignty over the entire South China Sea, disputing a claim by China's embassy that a Filipino diplomat had once conceded the disputed Scarborough Shoal was not part of Philippine territory. ...
Samoan Leader Calls out Great Power ‘Bullying’ as Hosts NZ Prime Minister
Samoa's prime minister condemned major powers "bullying" on Monday, a thinly-veiled swipe at the United States and China as he hosted New Zealand's leader for a rare state visit to the Pacific nation. New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's trip ...
Vietnam Braces for Flight Cuts From April After China, Thailand Ban Jet Fuel Exports
By Phuong Nguyen and Francesco Guarascio Vietnamese authorities have warned the country's aviation industry to prepare for potential flight reductions from April after China and Thailand halted exports of jet fuel due to the Iran war, increasing the likelihood ...
How the Strait of Hormuz Disruption Exposed Southeast Asia’s Fragile LNG Strategy
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FT: Trump Pressures China to Help Reopen Strait of Hormuz, Warns NATO of “Very Bad” Future
U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that NATO faces a “very bad” future if U.S. allies fail to assist in opening up the Strait of Hormuz, in an interview with the Financial Times published on Sunday. Trump told the FT he ...