The U.S. and many other governments, the U.N., and human rights groups accuse China of sweeping a million or more people from its Uyghur community into detention camps, where many have said to have had their human rights violated
During a hearing on Thursday, the platform’s CEO, Shou Zi Chew, denied before the House of Representatives that the app threatens U.S. national security
The U.S. president will discuss some of the world’s largest challenges with his Canadian counterpart, including trade, mass migration and an increasingly assertive China
The move ‘would seriously damage investors from multiple countries’ and hurt ‘confidence to invest in the United States,’ said a spokeswoman for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce
Shou Chew will make a high-profile appearance Thursday before a U.S. Congressional committee to make the case for why the hugely popular video-sharing app shouldn’t be banned
Shou Zi Chew is due to answer questions Thursday from U.S. lawmakers concerned about the social media platform’s effects on its young user base and possible national security risks
South Korean President Yoon’s bid to resolve the disputes between the two countries, which stem from Japan’s colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula, has been met with domestic opposition
The Japanese Prime Minister made a surprise visit to Kyiv on Tuesday, stealing some of the global attention from the Chinese president, who remains in Moscow
The platform’s CEO said that the hearing ‘comes at a pivotal moment’ for the company as the video sharing app faces a possible ban in the United States
China is the biggest buyer of Russian oil and gas, which pumps billions of dollars into Putin’s treasury and helps the Kremlin resist Western sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine
Scholz brought six of the 17 Cabinet members for talks with Japanese counterparts, including economy, finance, foreign, interior, transport and defense ministers
China accused the United States, which also prohibits official employees from having the app on their mobile devices, of spreading disinformation and suppressing the short-form video service
The ambitious agreement between the US, the UK and Australia will enhance the allies’ influence in the Asia-Pacific and help unify their military strategies and capabilities
Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said the arrangement, given the acronym AUKUS arises from the ‘typical Cold War mentality which will only motivate an arms race’
Here are the main takeaways from the National People’s Congress, where the president highlighted the importance of reunification, and took a softer tone on the technological race with the US
The Pentagon is asking Congress for $842 billion in the 2024 budget year. It’s the largest request since the peak of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars in the mid-2000s