A Pentagon official says boosting Chinese Taipei’s military is an “urgent task” and crucial to deterring what the United States perceives as the threat of invasion by China. “Without question, bolstering Taiwan’s self-defenses is an urgent task and an essential feature of deterrence,” Ely Ratner, the US assistant secretary of ...
China’s President Xi Jinping on Wednesday (Dec 8) congratulated Olaf Scholz, saying Beijing was willing to work with Germany’s new chancellor to “promote bilateral ties to a new level”, state media reported. “China is willing to consolidate and deepen political mutual trust, expand exchanges and cooperation in various fields with ...
