Hegseth tones down warnings about China in visit to region
Last year, Hegseth called China a "threat" to Taiwan and said an attack might be "imminent."
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Last year, Hegseth called China a "threat" to Taiwan and said an attack might be "imminent."
The acting secretary of the U.S. Navy said Thursday that arm sales to Taiwan had been put on "pause" to ensure that the American military had sufficient munitions for its Iran operations.
President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded their summit in Beijing on Friday with both countries looking to claim the visit as a win.
For decades, U.S. presidents have remained steadfast in their defense of the tiny Asian ally from its neighboring giant.
Relatively little is known about Denisovans, an extinct group of human cousins that interacted with Neanderthals and Homo sapiens.
President Biden has signed the annual defense authorization bill into law.
A new Pentagon report says China is continuing to expand its nuclear force and has strengthened its ties with Russia over the past year.
The head of U.S. IndoPacific Command Admiral spoke on a video call to his Chinese counterpart as part of an effort to increase military-to-military communications.
Xi Jinping welcomes Vladimir Putin to Beijing - talking peace in Ukraine amid a backdrop of war and growing tension with the U.S. and NATO.
His comments come as a deadlocked Congress continues to stall on Ukraine aid.
Taiwan's strongest earthquake in 25 years hit during morning rush, killing several, injuring hundreds and sparking tsunami warnings as far away as Japan and the Philippines.
The Pentagon said it was "concerned" that China's fighter pilot "was unaware of how close he came to causing a collision."
The drills will be conducted as tensions continue to mount in the South China Sea following Russian and Chinese military activity in the region.
The top U.S. diplomat capped 2 days of meetings in Beijing by sitting down with China's leader, as both countries work to pull relations back from a "low point."
A growing number of close calls in the region have raised concerns of a possible accident that could lead to an escalation between the two countries' militaries with tensions there already high.
Video showed the Chinese warship speeding towards the USS Chung-Hoon.
The three-day operation comes after Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen met with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other congressional leaders in California this week.
Rep. Ro Khanna told CBS News that the topics of discussion will include how U.S. companies can maintain a competitive edge with China while shifting product manufacturing back to the U.S.
Doctors treating a Taiwanese woman for a swollen eye were shocked to find four tiny bees living under her left eyelid.
Gigi Wu, a Taiwanese internet star famous for hiking mountains, has been found dead after falling into a gorge.
A former Guatemalan president who was sentenced to nearly six years in prison for accepting $2.5 million in bribes was released Tuesday from a U.S. prison in Colorado, a Guatemalan Embassy official said.
