Page 24 - Eric Sayers News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Australia Draws a Line on China Sun Online Desk 7th May, 2021 05:57:51 Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to the media during a press conference at Australia’s parliament in Canberra, on Nov. 25, 2019. TRACEY NEARMY/GETTY IMAGES Australian defense officials and politicians alike are striking an increasingly hawkish tone on China. This week, it was revealed that a former top general warned his troops last year of the “high likelihood” of war with China. This comes just days after Australian Defense Minister Peter Dutton raised eyebrows with his assessment that Chinese bullyi...

US Lawmakers Intensify Bipartisan Efforts to Counter China A bipartisan U.S. congressional push to counteract China picked up steam on Wednesday as a Senate committee overwhelmingly backed a bill pressing Beijing on human rights and economic competition and other lawmakers introduced a measure seeking billions for technology research. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee backed the “Strategic Competition Act of 2021” by 21-1, sending the bill for a vote in the 100-member Senate, even as they voiced a need to do even more to counteract Beijing. Separately, a group of Senate and ...

POLITICO Playbook: Fury over 'Anglo-Saxon' caucus Presented by Facebook Framing their new organization around former President Donald Trump, Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) plan to call their group the “America First Caucus.” | Susan Walsh/AP Photo DRIVING THE DAY — MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE (R-Ga.) and PAUL GOSAR (R-Ariz.) are planning to launch a House caucus based on “uniquely Anglo-Saxon” (read: “white people”) traditions has GOP leaders and Democrats protesting the embrace of blatant racism by some in the chamber. All eyes are on House Republican...

POLITICO Get the Morning Defense newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by With Connor O’Brien Editor’s Note: Morning Defense is a free version of POLITICO Pro Defense's morning newsletter, which is delivered to our subscribers each morning at 6 a.m. The POLITICO Pro platform combines the news you ...

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero