Xi said the U.S. side should take real actions to honor its commitment of not supporting “Taiwan independence,” stop arming Taiwan, and support China’s peaceful reunification. China will realize reunification, and this is unstoppable, Xi stressed. San Francisco, US | Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe …
Read More »Biden admin open to training Ukrainians on F-16s from U.S.: official
Washington US | Xinhua | The United States is open to the idea of letting Ukrainian pilots come to the country for trainings on how to operate F-16 fighters, a spokesperson for the U.S. National Security Council (NSC) said Friday. “Our European allies, as I said, are leading the effort. But …
Read More »Biden signs order restricting tech investment in China despite ‘no-decoupling’ pledge
Washington, US | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday that would block U.S. high-tech investments in China despite Washington repeatedly stating it has no interest in “decoupling” from China. Designating China as a “country of concern,” the order aims to limit U.S. investments in three …
Read More »US supply of cluster bombs to Ukraine shows limitations of liberalism: Foreign Policy
New York, US | Xinhua | The Joe Biden administration’s controversial decision to supply Ukraine with cluster munitions is a telling illustration of liberalism’s limitations as a guide to the U.S. foreign policy, reported Foreign Policy on Wednesday. “The administration’s rhetoric extols the superiority of democracies over autocracies, highlights its …
Read More »Political theater on U.S. debt ceiling creates huge uncertainty with catastrophic implications
Washington, US | XINHUA | The debate over the debt ceiling in the United States is creating rampant uncertainty and risks an immediate economic recession, financial crisis, and hardships for American families and businesses, according to U.S. experts. Despite reaching the 31.4 trillion U.S. dollar debt limit in January, discussions …
Read More »Texas sues Biden gov’t over new asylum rule
Houston, US | Xinhua | The south central U.S. state Texas on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the Joe Biden administration over a newly-introduced asylum rule allowing migrants to set up appointments at the U.S.-Mexico border via a phone app so as to seek asylum in the United States. “The …
Read More »U.S. to end most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week
Los Angeles, US | Xinhua | The Biden administration will end most of the remaining federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements next week, the White House said Monday. The United States will lift its requirements that most international travelers, federal workers and contractors, healthcare workers and Head Start educators be vaccinated against …
Read More »Biden officially announces 2024 US presidential bid
Washington, US | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday formally announced that he is running for re-election for the presidency in 2024, seeking another four years in the White House, according to an online campaign video. “Every generation has a moment where they have had to stand up …
Read More »Cancerous skin lesion removed from Biden’s chest, no further treatment required: physician
Washington, USA | Xinhua | A cancerous skin lesion had been removed from U.S. President Joe Biden’s chest, White House physician Kevin O’Connor said on Friday. O’Connor wrote in a memo that the tissue was removed as part of Biden’s health assessment at a military hospital last month and sent for a …
Read More »FULL SPEECH: Biden delivers State of the Union address to divided Congress amid sour public mood
Washington, US | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday night amid a sour public mood. This is Biden’s second State of the Union speech since he took office in January 2021 and the first of its kind before a …
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