The Pentagon announced in its new National Defense Strategy that China remains the U.S.’s most “serious challenge” to security and noted that Beijing is increasing its “aggressive endeavor to refashion the Indo-Pacific region and the international system to suit its interests and authoritarian preferences.”
Rishi Sunak’s ascendance to the top of British politics has rankled some in the U.K. who say the secrecy surrounding his personal wealth is at odds of what 10 Downing needs given the financial turmoil facing the country.
Russian President Vladimir Putin laughed off U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan during the summer as an unnecessary provocation of China.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been one of the Biden administration’s most outspoken critics of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
A LendingClub report found that 63 percent of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, which is nearing its all-time high that was reached in March.
The U.S. wants to arm Taiwan with so much weaponry that the tiny island off the coast of mainland China would be able to stand up to an invasion.