Tag: The United States

CCP Threatens America Over Downed Balloon; Biden Admin Gives Death Blow to Chinese Industry

The CCP is threatening the United States with “resolute action” after the Biden administration shot down a Chinese spy balloon that flew across the country, and passed through the American heartland. The CCP claims the balloon was a civilian craft, yet the Pentagon said it had information suggesting otherwise. Meanwhile, a trade war is underway…


LIVE 2/6, at 10:30 AM ET: CCP Threatens America Over Downed Balloon; Biden Admin Gives Death Blow to Chinese Industry

The CCP is threatening the United States with “resolute action” after the Biden administration shot down a Chinese spy balloon that flew across the country, and passed through the American heartland. The CCP claims the balloon was a civilian craft, yet the Pentagon said it had information suggesting otherwise. Meanwhile, a trade war is underway…


US Vows to Defend South Korea With Nuclear Capability Amid North Korean Threats

The United States remains committed to using the full range of its military capabilities, including nuclear weapons, to defend South Korea from North Korean aggression, U.S. secretary of state Antony Blinken said on Friday. Speaking alongside South Korean foreign minister Park Jin at a press conference, Blinken reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to improving its allied…


US, South Korea Vow to Scale up Joint Military Drills to Deter North Korean Threats

The United States and South Korea agreed on Tuesday to scale up their joint military exercises in a bid to counter North Korea’s military escalation. In a joint statement, U.S. defense secretary Lloyd Austin and South Korean defense minister Lee Jong-sup condemned North Korea’s continued provocations and vowed to take “a strong stance” against any…


US, Japan Sign Agreement for Operational Collaboration on Cybersecurity

The United States and Japan have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen their operational collaboration on cybersecurity, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The memorandum was signed by Japan’s Trade Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas during their meeting in Washington on Friday, DHS said in…


US, Japan, South Korea Trilateral Cooperation Crucial to Deter North Korea: State Dept

Trilateral cooperation between the United States, Japan, and South Korea is crucial to effectively respond to security challenges in the Indo-Pacific, particularly North Korea’s nuclear threat, the State Department said. Speaking at the Foreign Press Center on Friday, State Department’s spokesperson Ned Price said that bolstering trilateral cooperation will be a focal point of the…


US, Japan to Discuss Bolstering Security Alliance Amid China Concerns

The United States and Japan will hold talks between their foreign and defense ministers about strengthening their security alliance in the face of communist China’s growing military threats, Japan’s government said on Jan. 6. Japan’s Minister of Defense Yasukazu Hamada and Minister of Foreign Affairs Yoshimasa Hayashi will meet with their U.S. counterparts, Secretary of…


More Than 25 Million Watched World Cup Final in US

Argentina’s dramatic victory over France in penalty kicks in the World Cup final was the second most-watched soccer match of any kind in the United States. The early numbers from Nielsen, Fox and Telemundo show Sunday’s match had an English- and Spanish-language combined audience of 25,783,000. That trails the 26.7 million that tuned in to…


US, South Korea, Japan Pledge Cooperation to Block North Korea Missile Financing

South Korea, Japan, and the United States will work closely to prevent North Korea from evading international sanctions and financing its nuclear program through illegal cyber activities, according to South Korea’s government. The three countries’ top nuclear envoys held a meeting in Indonesia on Tuesday to discuss North Korean nuclear threats, according to a statement…


US Condemns Hong Kong Media Tycoon’s ‘Grossly Unjust’ Jail Sentence

The United States has condemned a Hong Kong court decision to sentence pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai to prison, a move that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime has characterized as an attempt to “whitewash criminals.” U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price on Sunday urged Chinese authorities “to respect freedom of expression, including for the…