Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States won’t have a physical diplomatic presence in Kabul by Sept. 1 when the United States fully withdraws from Afghanistan. In an interview on Sunday, the Biden administration’s top diplomat said an “on-the-ground diplomatic presence” is not likely after the Taliban took over Kabul just over two…
Blinken: US Likely Will Not Have Physical ‘Diplomatic Presence’ in Afghanistan on Sept. 1
Beijing Says Sino–US Cooperation on Afghanistan Conditional on Washington’s ‘Attitude Toward China’
August 30, 2021
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Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi on Aug. 29 said Washington’s “attitude toward China” would decide how the two countries would work together on Afghanistan, during a phone call with U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. Yi not only set the condition for bilateral cooperation, but also accused the United States of “fighting terrorism selectively,” according…
Biden Admin Says 300 Americans Remain in Afghanistan as Terror Risk Remains ‘Very High’
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday revealed that 300 Americans remain in Afghanistan and are awaiting evacuation amid a heightened terror threat near the airport. “We have about 300 American citizens left who have indicated to us that they want to leave. We are very actively working to help them get to the airport,…
Biden Secretary of State: US Embassy Staff Being Evacuated in Kabul
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that the United States is evacuating its personnel from the embassy in Kabul, although he did not say whether the embassy would be shut down. “We are working to make sure that our personnel are safe and secure,” Blinken said during an ABC News interview on Sunday. “We’re…
China’s ‘Breathtaking’ Pace in Military Modernization Poses Serious Threat to US, Admiral Says
Navy Admiral Charles Richard, the commander of the U.S. Strategic Command, which oversees the country’s nuclear weapons, on Thursday gave a dire warning about China’s rapidly increasing military capability. “We are witnessing a strategic breakout by China. The explosive growth and modernization of its nuclear and conventional forces can only be what I describe as…
Blinken Levels Criticism at China Over South China Sea
August 10, 2021
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday said that bullying is threatening rules-based maritime order in the South China Sea, in a thinly veiled criticism of the Chinese regime. “In the South China Sea, we have seen dangerous encounters between vessels at sea and provocative actions to advance unlawful maritime claims,” Blinken said. “The…
Live Q&A: Apple Begins Scanning Photos From All iPhones; US Warns of China’s Growing Nuke Arsenal
Apple will begin scanning photos from all iPhones in an effort it says is to combat child abuse. And in other news, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently warned about the rapid growth of China’s nuclear weapons arsenal. In this live Q&A with Crossroads host Joshua Philipp, we’ll discuss these stories and others, and…
US, Indonesia Countering Red China’s Expansion Launch Security Dialogue on South China Sea
August 5, 2021
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Aug. 3 that the Biden administration is launching “strategic dialogue” with Indonesia. The two countries have pledged to cooperate on issues such as safeguarding freedom of navigation in the South China Sea to contain communist China’s expansion in the region. Indonesia is the largest country and biggest…
China, Afghanistan Top Blinken Agenda on India, Kuwait Trip
WASHINGTON—Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to India and Kuwait next week for talks on China, the coronavirus, and Afghanistan, the State Department said Friday. The trip comes as the Biden administration seeks to shore up U.S. leadership in vaccinating the world against COVID-19, tries to blunt increasing Chinese aggression, and moves to evacuate…
Biden: America Last or America Never
Commentary The anti-American elites, including those who were making huge amounts of money in China, deeply disliked President Trump’s emphasis on “America First.” They saw America First as repudiating and undermining their commitment to the international global elites. Now, the Biden administration is replacing America First with America Last—or possibly, America Never. The left has…
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