High-speed train derailment in China kills 1, injures 8

The cause of the accident is under investigation.

• Jun 4, 2022

U.S. strengthens trade ties with Taiwan

The Biden administration has announced new trade initiatives with Taiwan to strengthen economic ties, focusing on supply chains, clean energy, labor rights and technology exports. Tensions between Washington and Beijing are already high after President Biden promised to defend Taiwan if it was invaded. Shelley Rigger, a political science professor at Davidson University, joined CBS News' Elaine Quijano to discuss.

• Jun 1, 2022
• 05:50

Stocks slip after EU agrees to partial ban on Russian oil

Investors retreat as global crude prices jump on European Union plan to embargo most Russian oil exports.

• May 31, 2022

China fails to strike huge investment deal with Pacific Islands, for now

Beijing's top diplomat is headed home without the comprehensive economic and security agreements he'd hoped for. But if the U.S. doesn't step up, he'll be back.

• May 31, 2022

Beijing man breaks COVID rules, lands thousands of neighbors in quarantine

It came even as virus restrictions began to be eased in city, with authorities re-opening parks, museums and cinemas and declaring the outbreak under control.

• May 30, 2022

Biden vows to defend Taiwan from China

President Biden has vowed to defend Taiwan if China attacks the island, comparing the situation with the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Michael Green, senior vice president for Asia, Japan Chair and Henry A. Kissinger Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins CBS News' "Red & Blue" to discuss the president's comments and his trip to the region.

• May 23, 2022
• 06:11

Biden meets with Indo Pacific leaders

President Biden is on his way back to Washington after wrapping up his first trip to Asia as president. CBS News' Skyler Henry has more from the White House.

• May 24, 2022
• 03:35

U.S. Marines train for war against China

As the war of words ramps up between the Biden administration and Chinese government over the status of Taiwan, U.S. forces in Japan are gearing up for a possible conflict. This comes as President Biden wraps up his first official trip to Asia where he said the U.S. will step in if China invades Taiwan. Ed O'Keefe reports.

• May 24, 2022
• 02:33

China's growing threat

President Biden wrapped up his first trip to Asia as president. The final day included a summit with other leaders. High on their agenda was the growing threat from China. CBS News senior foriegn correspondent Elizabeth Palmer spoke with U.S. troops in the region training to take on Chinese forces if needed. She joined Anne-Marie Green and Mola Lenghi to talk more about this training and the rising tensions in the Indo-Pacific region.

• May 24, 2022
• 07:02

What is the U.S. doing to deter China from attacking Taiwan?

CBS News sees U.S. Marines train for warfare in terrain just like Taiwan's as Biden bolsters alliances in the region. It's all a clear message to Beijing.

• May 24, 2022

5/23: Red and Blue

Biden says U.S. would defend Taiwan from Chinese invasion; New York judge approves new congressional map

• May 23, 2022
• 49:55

Biden: U.S. willing to defend Taiwan "militarily"

During his first official trip to Asia, President Biden said the U.S. would respond "militarily" if China were to invade the self-ruled island of Taiwan. The comment is drawing criticism due to the United States' long-standing policy of maintaining ambiguity when it comes to making a security commitment to Taiwan. Dan Blumenthal, senior fellow and director of Asian studies at the American Enterprise Institute, joined CBS News' Lana Zak to discuss.

• May 23, 2022
• 06:45

Biden vows to defend Taiwan if China attacks

President Biden said the U.S. is willing to use force to defend Taiwan against Chinese aggression. But the administration is downplaying Mr. Biden's comments, which appeared to upend decades of U.S. policy towards Taiwan. Nancy Cordes reports.

• May 23, 2022
• 02:35

Biden says U.S. will defend Taiwan militarily

In a departure from longstanding U.S. policy, President Biden said at a press conference with the Japanese prime minister that the U.S. would intervene militarily if China decides to invade Taiwan. Nancy Cordes reports.

• May 23, 2022
• 02:48

Biden says U.S. would intervene militarily if China invades Taiwan

At a Tokyo news conference, he also said he doesn't think a recession is inevitable in the U.S. and there's no need for strict anti-monkeypox quarantine measures.

• May 23, 2022

China reacts to Biden's remarks on Taiwan

China has expressed its "strong dissatisfaction" with President Biden's remarks on defending Taiwan if Beijing ever chooses to invade. David Sacks, research fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, speaks with CBS News' Tanya Rivero and Tony Dokoupil about the significance.

• May 23, 2022
• 05:40

Biden says U.S. will defend Taiwan

The White House is attempting to clarify President Biden's comment that the U.S. is prepared to defend Taiwan militarily in the event that China attempts a takeover. He said it in response to a question from CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes, who joins us to discuss the fallout from that comment, as well what Mr. Biden had to say about the spread of monkeypox.

• May 23, 2022
• 06:56

Biden reaffirms alliance with South Korea

President Biden reaffirmed the U.S.-South Korea alliance as the two countries look to deter North Korean nuclear missile threats and dependence on Chinese manufacturing. Nancy Cordes has more.

• May 21, 2022
• 02:58

Biden takes multi-day trip to Asia

President Biden is on his first overseas trip to Asia since taking office, spending time in both South Korea and Japan. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes reporters. Then CBS News political analyst Leslie Sanchez and CBS News political contributor Joel Payne join CBS News' Lana Zak to discuss the president's travels and more.

• May 20, 2022
• 09:57

Biden visits South Korea amid "real risk of some kind of provocation"

As Biden arrived to tout deals for American jobs, North Korea was poised for a nuclear weapons test and China launched military exercises.

• May 20, 2022

Two Secret Service agents sent home after off-duty incident in Seoul

After bar-hopping Thursday night, one of the employees had an "altercation" with a local taxi driver, a source familiar with the situation said.

• May 20, 2022

President Biden looks to bolster alliances

President Joe Biden is in South Korea for the start of a strategically crucial trip to meet with allies. That country has a new leader who is already being tested by renewed aggression from the North. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joined Anne-Marie Green from Seoul to discuss the importance of this visit, and a reported incident involving two Secret Service employees.

• May 20, 2022
• 05:07

Report suggests plane intentionally crashed

A preliminary U.S. assessment suggests that the China Eastern plane crash in March was intentional. All 132 people on board were killed. Andrew Tangel, an aviation reporter who co-authored the Wall Street Journal piece about the report, joins Elaine Quijano on CBS News.

• May 18, 2022
• 04:39

California church shooting suspect appears in court

The suspect in a California church shooting made his first court appearance. Prosecutors say the suspect was motivated by his hatred against Taiwan and he chained the church's doors shut and used super glue to disable the locks before he opened fire.

• May 17, 2022
• 00:32

Student protesters claim rare victory over China's "zero-COVID" crackdown

Students say an elite Beijing university backed down from plans to wall them onto campus after a protest against the school's mounting anti-virus measures.

• May 17, 2022

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