TOKYO: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said it was more critical now than ever for the regional allies in Indo-Pacific to collaborate against what he called Chinese Communist Party’s “exploitation, coercion and corruption.” Speaking at the start of a Quad meeting, a gathering of the foreign ministers of United States, Australia, India and Japan, … Read more
Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Tokyo to attend the second ministerial meeting of the four countries under the Quad — India, Japan, Australia and US — but will not go to Mongolia and South Korea as originally planned, the State Department has said. Pompeo was scheduled to visit Japan, Mongolia … Read more
HONG KONG—Families of Hong Kong activists detained by mainland Chinese authorities last month after trying to flee the city by boat on Saturday appealed for information about the group and demanded their immediate return. Their plea followed comments by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Friday who expressed concern the group of 12 arrested had been … Read more
HONG KONG—Beijing said it has imposed restrictions on American diplomats in China to retaliate against Washington’s recent move to curb activities of Chinese diplomats in the U.S. On Friday, China’s Foreign Ministry said it recently sent a diplomatic note announcing “reciprocal restrictions” on the U.S. Embassy in Beijing and American consulates across the country, including … Read more
MOSCOW— Alexander Cherevach, a software engineer in Belarus, said he was returning from work when police stopped him on the street in Minsk and accused him of participating in mass demonstrations against the country’s authoritarian president, Alexander Lukashenko. Mr. Cherevach, 26, said that when he wouldn’t unlock his computer and phone, the officers shoved him into a … Read more
Washington: The Trump administration on Wednesday stepped up its battle with China by further restricting the ability of Chinese diplomats to travel, hold meetings with academics and host cultural events in the United States. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that senior US-based Chinese diplomats will now be required to get permission to visit American … Read more
New Delhi: The foreign ministers and national security advisers of the Quadrilateral, a strategic forum between India, the US, Japan and Australia, are preparing to meet in September and October, as China’s foreign policy unnerves countries in the Indo-Pacific region. Plans are afoot to organise back-to-back and in-person meetings ahead of the US Presidential polls … Read more
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council has overwhelmingly rejected a US resolution to indefinitely extend an arms embargo on Iran, prompting an angry Trump Administration to threaten that it could initiate a “snapback” to reimpose all UN sanctions on Tehran. The US only received support for the proposal from the Dominican Republic in the 15-member … Read more
WASHINGTON: Wishing India on its 74th Independence Day, the US has said the two countries share “close bonds of friendship and democratic traditions,” which over the time has flourished into a comprehensive global strategic partnership. “On behalf of the government of the United States of America and the American people, I extend greetings and best … Read more
NEW YORK: President Donald Trump plans to take action on a what he sees as a broad array of national security risks presented by software connected to the Chinese Communist Party, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday. Pompeo’s remarks followed reports that Microsoft is in advanced talks to buy the U.S. operations of TikTok, … Read more