Japanese report claims China has tightened screening of Japan-bound rare-earth exports; it shows Japanese firms’ concerns about supply
Japanese media outlets have recently continued to publish reports with uncorroborated claims about China’s export control measures on dual-items to Japan. In the latest example, according to Kyodo News, trade…
No, Trump can’t cancel the midterms. He’s doing this instead
Worried about losing unified Republican power in Washington and mystified at his lack of support among the public, President Donald Trump keeps talking about not holding the November midterm elections,…
Commercial firm launches rocket from Yellow Sea in China’s first sea-based mission in new year
Chinese commercial space firm Galactic Energy successfully carried out a sea-based launch of its CERES-1 carrier rocket at 4:10 am on Friday, sending four satellites into orbit in China’s first…
On the verge of strikes in Iran, the US held off. What happens next is up to Trump
Emerging on Tuesday from a late-night Situation Room meeting to discuss options for striking Iran, some of President Donald Trump’s top national security officials were relatively sure a decision on…
Canadian PM Carney arrives in Beijing; visit to help Ottawa gain more room for balance with US, China
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for an official visit to China through Saturday. This marks the first trip to China by a Canadian Prime Minister…
Senate GOP shields Trump from limits to his war powers in Venezuela after Vance breaks tie
Senate Republicans blocked an effort to curb the Trump administration’s military action in Venezuela, a victory for the president who was incensed that some Republicans tried to tie his hands…