Foreign Policy

TAIPEI, June 24 (Reuters) - The United States no longer sees Taiwan as a problem in its relations with China, but as an opportunity to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific, a senior U.S. diplomat said on Thursday. Like most nations, the United States has no formal diplomatic ties with...

A U.S. diplomat on Thursday said the U.S. no longer sees Taiwan as a problem in Chinese relations, but an opportunity to promote a "free and open Indo-Pacific." Raymond Greene, the deputy director of the United States' de facto embassy in Taiwan, made the remarks while giving a speech in Taipei, Reuters reports.

Lawmakers fear Afghans who served alongside American troops will be killed by the Taliban as the U.S. completes its military withdrawal.

SEOUL, June 24 (UPI) -- North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Son Gwon dismissed the notion of dialogue with the United States, saying it "would get us nowhere," in a statement carried by government media. "We are not considering even the possibility of any contact with the U.S., let alone having...

BEIJING, June 24 (Reuters) - China said on Thursday that it would take all necessary measures to safeguard legitimate interests of Chinese companies after the United States blacklisted five Chinese firms over alleged human rights abuses in Xinjiang. China strongly condemns the United State's sanctions against Chinese companies, Zhao Lijian,...

The Biden administration will move to shield Afghan citizens who aided US forces as translators and guides in the face of threats of retaliation from the Taliban as the US withdraws from the country.A senior administration official confirmed in a statement obtained by Voice of America that “a group of [Special Immigrant Visa (SIV] applicants who have served as interpreters and translators” will be “relocated to another location outside of Afghanistan” while their visa claims are processed.An official told ABC News that the plan could begin “in a few days – at the most, a week.”The decision comes as the...

The Biden administration is moving to bar U.S. imports of a material used in solar panels produced by a Chinese-based firm that officials say is engaged in forced labor practices, ratcheting up pressure on China over its human rights abuses. The White House said that the Department of Homeland Security’s...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Material used to produce solar panels in China will be barred from the U.S. market as part of a broader effort to halt commerce tied to the country’s repressive campaign against Uyghurs and other minorities, the Biden administration said Thursday. U.S. Customs and Border Protection will immediately...

Russia and China have drawn closer to each other due to a shared desire for "what they call a new type of great-power relations," one expert said.

Cuba slammed Joe Biden for breaking an election promise to improve relations between the two countries after the US voted against a United Nations resolution to end the blockade of the island.The Biden administration voted against the UN General Assembly’s annual resolution to end the economic embargo despite the president’s campaign commitment to lift current restrictions on remittances and travel.Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez told the UN in New York on Wednesday that Mr Biden’s "pernicious passivity" was due to the Democrat’s electoral ambitions in Florida."The electoral platform for the Democratic party around the election promised voters that it...