Category: Antony Blinken

Australia to Keep Engaging With Beijing, Foreign Minister Says US Should Do the Same

Following the downing of a Chinese surveillance balloon by the U.S. military, Australia’s foreign minister says that while there are concerns of international laws being violated, her government would continue engaging with Beijing. “We have come to government with a very clear view about the importance of stabilising the relationship with China and we’ve taken…


Biden on Chinese Spy Balloon: ‘We’re Going to Take Care of It’

President Joe Biden on Feb. 4 said the United States is going to “take care of” the spy balloon that has been allowed to fly over the country. “We’re going to take care of it,” Biden told reporters after Air Force One landed at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, New York. Biden, who…


Blinken Calls for ‘Two-State’ Solution Amid Mounting Israel-Palestine Violence

On the second day of a three-day Middle East tour, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Jan. 30 repeated calls for a “two-state” solution to the perennial Israel-Palestine conflict. Blinken made the appeal amid steadily escalating Israeli-Palestinian violence that in recent days has claimed more than a dozen lives. At a joint press conference…


Blinken Calls for ‘2-State’ Solution Amid Mounting Israel–Palestine Violence

On the second day of a three-day Middle East tour, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Jan. 30 repeated calls for a “two-state” solution to the perennial Israel–Palestine conflict. Blinken made the appeal amid steadily escalating Israeli–Palestinian violence that in recent days has claimed more than a dozen lives. At a joint press conference…


Top Turkish Diplomat’s Washington Visit Highlights Complex Relationship

A visit to Washington on Jan. 18 by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, during which he met U.S. counterpart Antony Blinken, served to highlight the complex relationship between the NATO allies. At the meeting, both men reaffirmed their “longstanding commitment to collective defense as [NATO] allies,” according to a joint statement released afterward. While both…


Blinken ‘Surprised’ Biden Classified Documents Found at Center He Directed

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Jan. 17 that he was “surprised” to learn that classified documents had been discovered at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement in Washington, where President Joe Biden previously had an office. Blinken served as Biden’s national security adviser when he was vice president and the…


Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Visits NASA HQ

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, joined by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other U.S. and Japanese officials, visit the NASA headquarters in Washington at 4:15 p.m. ET on Jan. 13. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


LIVE NOW: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Visits NASA HQ

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, joined by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other U.S. and Japanese officials, visit the NASA headquarters in Washington at 4:15 p.m. ET on Jan. 13. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


US Sending $1.8 Billion More in Military Aid to Ukraine, Including Patriot Defense System

President Joe Biden’s administration announced on Dec. 21 that the United States is sending $1.8 billion in additional military aid to Ukraine, including, for the first time, a patriot air defense system. The announcement came as Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, landed in Washington with plans to appeal to Biden and Congress not to stop giving…


LIVE NOW: Blinken Holds Closing Press Conference at US–Africa Leaders Summit

Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds a closing press conference at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington at 6:00 p.m. ET on Dec. 15. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. Access the event on this page. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on…