Laura Zhou

President Vladimir Putin of Russia and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to discuss the outcome of the recent talks between US and Russian officials, according to the Kremlin. “One can expect it,” state news agency Tass quoted Kremlin spokesman […]

With one of his final moves to counter China, US President Joe Biden is leaving his successor a national security challenge that will likely confront the US for the foreseeable future. Biden, whose term ends on January 20, imposed export

Analysts in the US are looking for signs of how the Donald Trump administration will shape policy on Taiwan, a potential flashpoint between the world’s two major powers, with opinions consistently divided over what direction the president-elect will take. Some

The top Philippine envoy in Washington has expressed confidence that US support will remain steady in president-elect Donald Trump’s second term, as Manila seeks to prioritise its economic and defence cooperation following a string of maritime disputes with Beijing. However,

Indo-Pacific leaders may need to play up whatever personal ties they have with Donald Trump to manage their countries’ relations with the US in the coming years, analysts say, amid concerns that a return of his “America First” approach could

State-level and other subnational officials from the US and China are expected to meet in Azerbaijan next week at a key multinational forum to address climate change amid concerns that Donald Trump’s re-election could jeopardise global inroads on the issue.

In an open letter, the 103 lawmakers comprising Democrats and Republicans, appealed for the families who were “left in a state of uncertainty about the completion of their adoption” from China. They also voiced concern for the Chinese children already

Last week, eight US senators urged President Joe Biden to order a security review of the global network of undersea communications cables, citing the “threat of sabotage” by Russia – and China. It was just the latest expression of US

The US has pledged to deepen its cooperation with long-time ally the Philippines by committing US$8 million in funding to help modernise its coastguard as China’s rival maritime claims with the island nation press on. The funding would be used

China said it would carry out live-fire drills in the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, two days after US and Canadian warships sailed through the contentious waterway following Beijing’s massive military exercise a week ago. The live-fire drills are to take