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China’s ‘growing authoritarianism’ poses a global challenge, Taiwan’s President Lai warns

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te has cautioned that China’s “growing authoritarianism” will not stop with the island, and that it poses…

Harris’ foreign policy record suggests focus on China, Indo-Pacific, CFR political scientist says

Vice President Kamala Harris would likely prioritize countering China and strengthening partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region if she were to…

Consumer giants from Starbucks to General Mills have one big sales problem: China

BEIJING — A theme emerging in the latest slew of U.S. companies’ earnings reports is a drag from the China…

Quad foreign ministers meet in Tokyo for talks on maritime security, cyber

Foreign ministers from Australia, India, Japan and the United States — a grouping known as the “Quad” — met in Tokyo on Monday for talks expected…

NORAD says it tracked Chinese and Russian long-range bombers off Alaska

Two Chinese and two Russian long-range bombers were tracked flying over international waters near Alaska and U.S. and Canadian fighter…

Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah sign reconciliation agreement in China

Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah agreed to end their long-standing enmity and work to form a national unity government…

U.S., Japan to hold high-level security talks on nuclear deterrence

Foreign and defense ministers from Japan and the United States will hold security talks on July 28 that for the first time will cover “extended deterrence,” a…

The West must be ready to face the ‘deadly quartet’ of global adversaries, analysts warn

LONDON — Hot on the heels of last week’s NATO summit that highlighted the threat and “systemic challenges” posed by…