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Trump Calls Taiwan Arms a “Negotiating Chip” After Xi Summit
A $14 billion weapons package sits in abeyance. The president says approval depends on China — and openly questioned a 1982 assurance to do so.
A $14 billion weapons package sits in abeyance. The president says approval depends on China — and openly questioned a 1982 assurance to do so.
Beijing calls Taiwan the "most important issue." Washington's summit summary focuses on trade and Iran.
EU-Mercosur, Canada-China, and Mexico's hedge are all moves the U.S. media barely covered.
Biden's former Mideast envoy says the global oil shortage is no longer hypothetical, and the bite is moving from poor countries toward the West.
Tehran reimposes "strict control" one day after declaring the strait fully open
France's president used an Asia tour to openly challenge U.S. leadership — calling on Europe, South Korea, Japan, and other allies to build independence from Washington as the Iran war fractures the Western alliance
French-owned ship first to transit strait as Iran rewards diplomatic opposition to US military approach
Tehran lets India, China, Russia, and others through the strait — for a price — while locking out the U.S. and its allies