China has refuted US Defense Secretary Mark Esper’s recent claim that it was destabilising the Indo-Pacific region, dismissing the remarks as irresponsible blame shifting, and reiterated the purely defensive nature of Beijing’s military development. Answering reporters’ questions, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said that for a long time, the ...
US President Donald Trump has ordered a freeze on all Venezuelan government assets in the United States, stepping up pressure on Caracas with the aim of ousting President Nicolas Maduro. Trump issued an executive order on Monday, blocking “all property and interests in property of the Government of Venezuela that ...
