US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called for vigorous competition with arch-foe China to preserve the existing global order but hastened to add that Washington did not seek a “Cold War.” In a speech at George Washington University, the top US diplomat outlined the Biden administration’s approach as “invest, ...
China will hold naval exercises in the South China Sea on Saturday, its maritime authority confirmed, after a week of Western frenzy over its military ambitions across the Pacific region. The exercises, set to take place in the sea less than 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) off the coast of south ...