US officials wary of Chinese plans for floating nuclear plants
Officials fear reactors will be used to power military bases on artificial islands in the South China Sea.
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Officials fear reactors will be used to power military bases on artificial islands in the South China Sea.
U.S. President Joe Biden hosted Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the White House on Thursday, aiming to send China a clear message that it must halt its aggressive behavior in the South China Sea. "United States defense commitments to Japan and to the Philippines are ironclad," Biden said…
States jostling for territorial dominance in the South China Sea have inflicted untold damage on the marine environment, according to a new investigation by the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) and China Ocean Institute, both based in the U.S. The findings, presented in a recent report, are the “most complete picture to date” of the […]
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
WASHINGTON — US President Joe Biden sought to manage tensions over the South China Sea and Taiwan's May presidential inauguration in a call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday (April 2), their first direct talks since meeting in November. Biden used the call to emphasise "the importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and the rule...