For two decades, Venezuela cultivated anti-American allies across the globe, from Russia and China to Cuba and Iran, in the hope of forming a new world order that…
Read more Why Russia and China Are Sitting Out Venezuela’s Clash With TrumpTOKYO—Japan’s finance ministry plans to boost government bond issuance by $75 billion to fund an economic stimulus package, potentially stoking concerns about the nation’s fiscal health. Prime Minister…
Read more Japan Plans Extra Bond Issuance That May Fuel Fiscal FearsTaiwan is making the most of the U.S.’s policy of “strategic ambiguity,” even as President Trump’s stance raises concern for some in Taipei. Joyu Wang Source link
Read more Trump Is Silent on Taiwan After Talking to Xi—and That Is Fine With TaipeiThe fire spread at an astonishing pace. It started Wednesday afternoon. When Ho Wai-ho and his fellow firefighters arrived at the scene about 10 minutes later, the blaze…
Read more The Deadly Mix of Factors That Made a Hong Kong High-Rise Fire so DevastatingU.S. adversaries are using President Trump’s eagerness to strike deals as a chance to drive a wedge between the U.S. and its allies and undermine the Washington-led security…
Read more Where Trump Sees Deals, Russia and China See a Chance to Disrupt U.S. AlliancesChina Vanke’s 000002 -5.60%decrease; red down pointing triangle proposal to delay repayment of an onshore bond led to trading halts in three other local notes and triggered a…
Read more Vanke’s Bid to Delay Bond Payment Sparks Selloff in Chinese DevelopersChinese leader Xi Jinping was angry, and President Trump was listening. Days after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi outraged China by suggesting a Chinese attack on Taiwan could…
Read more Exclusive | Trump, After Call With China’s Xi, Told Tokyo to Lower the Volume on TaiwanPolice in Hong Kong said three people have been arrested in connection with a fire that engulfed a housing complex and killed at least 36 people. The three…
Read more Three Arrested in Hong Kong Housing Fire That Killed At Least 36In an unusual diplomatic move, Chinese leader Xi Jinping initiated a phone call with President Trump on Monday, discussing Taiwan and Ukraine as Washington, Kyiv and Moscow try…
Read more China’s Xi Calls Trump in Unusual Move to Discuss Ukraine, TaiwanWorkaholic Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is riding high despite the perils of a fight with Beijing. Jason Douglas Source link
Read more Japan’s New Leader Infuriated Beijing. She Isn’t Backing Down.For years, a mining project in Africa held the promise of helping free the West from its dependence on China for rare earths. Some weeks back, it fell…
Read more The Failed Crusade to Keep a Rare-Earths Mine Out of China’s HandsTOKYO—Japan’s cabinet has approved $135 billion of stimulus to help households cope with rising living costs and boost economic growth, launching the first fiscal salvo under new Prime…
Read more Japan Approves $135 Billion Stimulus Shot to Help Households, EconomyOne of the biggest questions in global affairs is whether President Trump is chasing a grand bargain with Beijing’s Xi Jinping—and at what cost to the United States.…
Read more Opinion | Trump Says Arms Are Going to TaiwanThe Trump administration’s renewed focus on securing critical minerals highlights an urgent truth, reinforced in “China Aims to Keep U.S. Military From Obtaining Its Rare Earths” (U.S. News,…
Read more Opinion | End U.S. Energy DependenceExports of Swiss watches remained on a declining trend in October, driven by a sharp decrease in the U.S. as tariffs continue to take a toll. Total exports…
Read more Swiss Watch Exports Continue on Downward Trend in U.S. Tariff FalloutThe Dutch government handed back control of semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia to its Chinese owner, moving toward resolving a spat that had blocked vital chip supply to the auto…
Read more Netherlands Hands Back Control of Chip Maker Nexperia to Chinese OwnerThe new nuclear race has begun. But unlike during the Cold War, the U.S. must prepare for two peer rivals rather than one—at a time when it has…
Read more New Nuclear Arms Race Pits U.S. Against Both Russia and ChinaEurope is trying to get itself on the global rare-earths map, and a new facility on Russia’s border is its opening bid. The city of Narva in Estonia,…
Read more A New Rare-Earths Plant in Europe Shows How Tough Breaking China’s Grip Will BeBeijing is furious with the Japanese prime minister after she said Japan would defend itself if China moved to seize the island. Jason Douglas Source link
Read more China Tells Citizens to Avoid Japan as Taiwan Spat DeepensThe U.S. is falling behind China in one of the defining technologies of the modern battlefield. Drones have proven indispensable in conflicts like Ukraine, where troops rely on…
Read more How American and Chinese Drone Arsenals Stack Up