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LIVE: Blinken Outlines US Policy Toward China

Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers address outlining U.S. policy toward China. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on social media: Twitter: twitter.com/EpochTVus Rumble: rumble.com/c/EpochTV Truth Social: truthsocial.com/@EpochTV Gettr: gettr.com/user/epochtv Facebook: www.facebook.com/EpochTVus Gab: gab.com/EpochTV Telegram: t.me/EpochTV …


US Gives Sweden Security Assurances If It Submits NATO Application

The U.S. government on Wednesday reaffirmed to Sweden its commitment to NATO’s “open-door policy” and will support the Nordic country during the period of a potential NATO application. Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken in Washington on May 4 and discussed NATO’s commitment to welcoming new members and…


US Assures Sweden of Support Should It Submit NATO Application

The U.S. government has reaffirmed to Sweden its commitment to NATO’s “open-door policy” and said that it will support the Nordic country during the period of a potential NATO application. Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington on May 4 and discussed NATO’s commitment to welcoming new members…


Blinken, Austin to Visit Kyiv and Hold Talks with Ukrainian Leader: Zelenskyy

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin are to meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Sunday, the Ukrainian president said Saturday. The U.S. top diplomat and Pentagon chief will hold talks with Zelenskyy and discuss what kinds of weapons are to be provided to Ukraine to confront the Russian offensive,…


LIVE: Blinken Delivers Remarks on Human Rights Report


Understanding China’s Transnational Repression; State Department Bans Visas for Chinese Officials

The State Department has placed new visa restrictions on Chinese officials for their role in repressing human rights fighters around the world. I’m joined by Laura Harth to discuss China’s overseas long arm policing. She explains what’s at stake, and what to do next. We then discuss how China established and continues to protect its…


Bill Urges Blinken to Hold Cameroon Accountable for Human Rights Abuses

Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) has introduced a bill urging Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to hold the government of Cameroon accountable for human rights abuses linked to Cameroon’s Anglophone crisis. The Feb. 2 bill came after a damning report by Human Rights Watch detailing the killing of children and women by Cameroonian soldiers during three…


Virus Case Cuts Short Blinken’s Tour of Southeast Asia

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—A positive COVID-19 test among U.S. Secretary of State Blinken’s traveling party has cut short the top diplomat’s first official tour of Southeast Asia. A member of the press corps accompanying Blinken on what was to have been a three-nation visit to Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday…


Blinken Heads to Southeast Asia to Deepen Cooperation on China Pushback

WASHINGTON—The Biden administration will seek to bolster economic and security cooperation with Southeast Asia through a visit to the region next week by its top diplomat, as it works to forge a united front against China in the Indo-Pacific. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Monday and will…


Canada’s new foreign affairs minister meets in D.C. with U.S. counterpart Blinken

WASHINGTON—Melanie Joly is meeting U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in her first stateside visit as Canada’s new foreign affairs minister. The meeting comes one week before Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sits down with President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador at the White House. Joly is in D.C. to discuss making…