Beijing, May 13 (IANS) US President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday evening for a State Visit to China. At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Trump is visiting China from May 13 to 15.This is the first US presidential visit to China in almost nine years and Trump’s second since November 2017.The two leaders will have an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning bilateral relations and world peace and development, according to China’s foreign ministry, Xinhua…
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Washington, May 13 (IANS) US lawmakers pressed Secretary of War Pete Hegseth over President Donald Trump’s upcoming trip to China, warning that allies such as Taiwan, Japan and the Philippines were closely watching whether Washington would stand firm against Beijing’s growing military and economic influence.China emerged as a dominant theme during a lengthy Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defence hearing on Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion defence budget, with lawmakers from both parti…
Washington, May 13 (IANS) US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth fiercely defended the Trump administration’s military campaign against Iran, clashed repeatedly with Democratic senators over the soaring costs of the conflict, and insisted the United States still “holds all the cards” despite continued disruption in the Strait of Hormuz.Appearing before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defence alongside Joint Chiefs Chairman General Dan Caine, Hegseth also sought to reassure allies in th…
Washington, May 8 (IANS) More than 100 bipartisan members of the US Congress have urged President Donald Trump to press Chinese President Xi Jinping for the release of jailed Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai during their upcoming meeting, warning that the 78-year-old’s health is rapidly deteriorating.In a bicameral letter led by Representative Chris Smith and Senator Rick Scott, lawmakers said Lai’s 20-year prison sentence under Hong Kong’s National Security Law …
Washington, May 8 (IANS) A US federal trade court struck down President Donald Trump’s latest global tariff move, ruling that the administration exceeded its authority under a 1974 trade law while trying to impose a 10 per cent import surcharge on goods entering the United States.In a 2-1 ruling, the US Court of International Trade said the Trump administration could not rely on broad trade and current account deficits to justify the tariffs under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974.The court…
Washington, March 18 (IANS) Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard defended President Donald Trump’s decision to strike Iran, after National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Director Joe Kent resigned in protest, marking the first high-level exit from the administration over the war.Donald Trump “was overwhelmingly elected by the American people to be our President and Commander in Chief,” Gabbard said.“As our Commander in Chief, he is responsible for determining what is and is no…
Washington, Jan 8 (IANS) The Trump administration’s comments on Greenland, framed by officials as a national security issue, set off a political debate in Washington over diplomacy, NATO alliances and US strategy in the Arctic. At a White House briefing on Wednesday (local time), Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the possible acquisition of Greenland by the United States was “something that’s currently being actively discussed by the president and his national security team.”She argued the i…