Geopolitics - Page 68

July 9, 2020

Taliban, despite 'peace' talks, led the world by far in 2019 terrorist attacks, study finds

Almost 8,500 terrorist attacks took place in 2019, killing more than 20,300 people – some 5,460 were known perpetrators and 14,840 were victims, according to a report released this week.

May 22, 2020

Pompeo condemns China’s law as ‘death knell’ for Hong Kong, warns of economic hardship

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday slammed efforts by China to enact national security legislation in Hong Kong, claiming that such a move would be a "death knell" for the Chinese territory and warned it could impact the economic relationship Hong Kong has with the United States.

May 18, 2020

China backs WHO investigation into coronavirus origin, pledges $2B

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday pledged $2 billion to the World Health Organization to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.

May 15, 2020

Gen. Jack Keane accuses China of 'criminal behavior,' says Xi 'doesn't care about loss of life' from pandemic

Fox News senior strategic analyst Gen. Jack Keane joined "The Story" Friday to discuss the escalating tension between the United States and China, telling host Martha MacCallum the Communist country needs to be held accountable for the coronavirus pandemic.

May 5, 2020

EU to call for independent investigation into coronavirus origins, spread

The European Union isn't taking sides in the coronavirus origin fight between the United States and China... yet. The EU said the bloc and its 27 member states will co-sponsor a resolution that calls for an independent investigation into the origins and spread of COVID-19 - a move its foreign policy chief described as "standing aside from the battlefield between China and the US."

May 4, 2020

China's Xian H-20 stealth bomber completes nuclear triad, could make debut this year

China's newest supersonic stealth bomber -- which doubles the country's strike range and completes its nuclear triad--could be ready for rollout later this year but Beijing has purportedly been weighing the step and what it could mean for escalating regional tensions brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. 

May 1, 2020

US gets dragged into fight as Australia-China war of words escalates

The animosity brewing between Australia and China over coronavirus reached a fever pitch this week with both sides digging in - but tensions between the trading partners have been simmering for more than a year over alleged plots to plant spies in the government as well as control over strategic islands in the South Pacific that could have consequences for the United States.  

April 9, 2020

Taiwan hits back at World Health Organization chief's claims of racism

Taiwanese officials on Thursday pushed back strongly on allegations from World Heath Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that the Asian island off the coast of China was involved in a months-long racist smear job against him. 

April 7, 2020

Taiwan shows up China, sending hard-hit countries lifesaving coronavirus supplies

While Beijing works to rebrand itself as a global leader by selling -- at times-- faulty protective gear amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, Taiwan has been giving it away for free. The gesture is not only a dig at China, which has refused to acknowledge Taiwan's existence, but also raises Taiwan's profile internationally, something China has been actively trying to prevent for years. 

March 26, 2020

China cashes in off coronavirus, selling Spain $467 million in supplies, some of them substandard

As the novel coronavirus continues its diabolical trek around the world, some countries are finding themselves in a difficult situation. Low on supplies or money, traditional American allies like Spain, Italy, France and Japan have had to turn to China for help.