China Cancels High-Level Security Talks With the U.S.
Summary A significant annual security meeting with U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has been canceled by China. Several point to the increasingly cold …
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Remarks by Vice President Pence on the Administration’s Policy Toward China
Summary On October 4, 2018, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence gave a harshly worded speech accusing China of interfering elections by swaying American public opinion …
India Signs S-400 Deal with Russia Sidestepping US Opposition
Summary India and Russia signed a $5 billion deal that will see New Delhi buy an S-400 air defense system from Moscow. The deal was …
Melania Trump’s sunny message in Africa at odds with US policy
Summary On her first solo trip abroad as first lady, Melania Trump wants to promote her “Be Best” campaign and highlight women’s and children’s health …
Interpol Chief Was China’s Pride. His Fall Exposes the Country’s Dark Side
Summary Last year in Beijing, President Xi Jinping expressed China’s support of international law enforcement to 1,000 members of Interpol at their general assembly. …
Electric cars cast growing shadow on profits
Summary The promotion of electric cars is jeopardized by its incompetent of making profits in the European market. With the effort of reducing carbon emission …
Smoking Marijuana Is Legal in Canada, Unless You’re South Korean
Summary While recreational marijuana use was legalized last week in Canada, the second country after Uruguay to legalize it, not everyone in Canada can benefit …
Greece ‘Ready’ to Extend Sovereignty to 12 Miles in the Ionian Sea
Summary Nikos Kotzias, Greece’s departing Foreign Minister, has stated that Greece is ready to extend its territorial waters from six nautical miles to twelve nautical …
China and Japan pledge to take their relationship in ‘new historic direction’
Summary Japan prime minister Shinzo Abe and China President Xi Jinping met in Beijing to discuss trade deals, which highlighted the improved relationship between the …
North, South Korea begin demilitarizing ‘scariest place on earth’
Summary North and South Korea have removed all weapons and ammunition from the Joint Security Area (JSA), which is also known as the Panmunjom truce …