The U.S. Senate voted 75–18 on Dec. 16 to confirm President Joe Biden’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to China as the two rivals ramp up global competition, after reaching the key 50-vote threshold. Nicholas Burns, 65, will be the first career diplomat in recent years to fill the position, which has been vacant for over…
US Senate Approves Biden Pick Ambassador to China
US Senate Approves Biden Ambassador Pick for China
The U.S. Senate voted 75–18 on Dec. 16 to confirm President Joe Biden’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to China as the two rivals ramp up global competition, after reaching the key 50-vote threshold. Nicholas Burns, 65, will be the first career diplomat in recent years to fill the position, which has been vacant for over…
Top US Diplomat for Asia to Visit 4 ASEAN Countries
WASHINGTON—The top U.S. diplomat for East Asia will visit Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand from the weekend after President Joe Biden pledged stepped up engagement with Southeast Asia, a key battleground in his contest for influence with China. Daniel Kritenbrink, the assistant secretary of state for East Asia, will be in the region from Saturday…
EU Says It Has No Option but to Talk to Taliban
BRUSSELS—The European Union has no option but to talk to Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers and Brussels will try to coordinate with member governments to organize a diplomatic presence in Kabul, the top EU diplomat said on Tuesday. “The Afghan crisis is not over,” EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told the European Parliament in Strasbourg….
Top US Diplomat Talks Relocation of Afghan Allies in Kuwait
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—The United States is negotiating with Kuwait and other countries whether they can host Afghans who supported the American war effort and could face Taliban revenge attacks if they stay in Afghanistan, America’s top diplomat said Thursday. During a visit to tiny, oil-rich Kuwait, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken did not…
China’s Ambassador to Brazil Criticized by Netizens for Provoking the West With ‘Shotgun Diplomacy’
China’s diplomat in Brazil demonstrated Beijing’s “wolf warrior” diplomacy on social media, but the post was immediately removed after it triggered backlash among Chinese netizens. The Twitter post by Li Yang, the Chinese consul general in Rio de Janeiro, warned the West about criticizing China. He posted a photo of sleeping elephants, which he described…
Senior Swiss Diplomat in Iran Found Dead After Fall From High-Rise
DUBAI—The first secretary at the Swiss embassy in Tehran was found dead on Tuesday after falling from a high-rise building where she lived in the north of the city, a spokesman for emergency services was quoted as saying by Iranian news agencies. The Swiss foreign ministry (FDFA) said an employee at its embassy in Iran…
China Insider: U.S., Chinese Diplomats Clash Publicly in First Meeting Under Biden
The first U.S.-China meeting under the Biden administration got off to a rocky start on March 18, when the diplomats of both countries traded sharp criticism against each others’ policies in front of reporters.
China in Focus (Feb. 26): China: Anal Swab Tests on US Diplomats Done ‘In Error’
China says they made a mistake when they performed an invasive method of CCP virus testing on American diplomats. President Joe Biden says it’s important to work with communist China on climate change. But carbon emissions data suggests the regime may not keep its promises. A Taiwanese company that makes semiconductors presents a possible Achilles…
China in Focus (Feb. 2): Fertility App Sued for Data Sharing
One woman accuses a smartphone app of sharing data with the Chinese regime. The software helps women plan their pregnancies. Chinese people living overseas finally make their way back to their home country. But citizens there denounce their return—calling them “disease-ridden.” A major financial services company is going bankrupt. The Chinese firm’s fall from success…
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