Biden administration

Washington 11/25/21, 04:32

Beijing became agitated upon learning that the Biden administration has invited Taiwan to attend its virtual democracy summit scheduled next month.  The Summit for Democracy listed 110 world participants on Tuesday, Nov. 23, who would gather together on Dec. 9 and 10 to discuss authoritarian forces, corruption, and human rights issues.  China ...

World 11/23/21, 15:40

One U.S. Navy warship entered the Taiwan Strait on Nov. 23. The USS Milius sailed through narrow waters separating Taiwan and mainland China. The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer was deployed following a virtual summit between President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The U.S. Seventh Fleet confirmed the routine voyage ...

U.S. 11/19/21, 15:31

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday, Nov. 18, affirmed that his administration is considering a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics over concerns of human rights abuses.  “Something we’re considering,” Biden said when he answered to a reporter who asked if his administration was taking it into account. The ...

D.C. 11/18/21, 23:41

The Biden administration is scrambling to ease inflation concerns fueled by the rising energy prices. The latest move has asked China and some other large oil consumers to use their emergency reserves to cool down global prices. According to Reuters, President Joe Biden and his top aides have discussed a possible release ...

U.S. 11/17/21, 15:37

News crews will be able to travel between the United States and China more easily, following a new deal between Washington and Beijing on Nov. 15. Joe Biden and Xi Jinping reached some common ground after holding a 3.5 hour-long virtual summit. Both nations will grant media workers multiple-entry visas that ...

D.C. 11/14/21, 02:10

The climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, is ending in disappointment and more criticism. For the past two years, the world has been seeing more vivid consequences of climate change, forcing world leaders to pay attention to it. Yet, two weeks of negotiations have passed, and activists see more issues and feel ...

Washington 11/12/21, 21:50

The National School Boards Association (NSBA) was already in communication with the White House before a controversial letter that compared disapproving parents to terrorists came out, according to recently found emails. "NSBA has been actively engaged with the White House, Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Education, the ...

U.S. 11/12/21, 03:48

Responding to international pressure on the escalating conflict with Taiwan, Chinese leader Xi Jinping used the return of the Cold War to urge other governments to turn away from the issue.  "Attempts to draw ideological lines or form small circles on geopolitical grounds are bound to fail," Xi said at a ...

D.C. 11/12/21, 02:12

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry was confident the U.S. would eliminate coal use in just nine years, he said in an interview at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow Tuesday, Nov. 9. "By 2030 in the United States, we won't have coal," he said, according to Bloomberg. "We will not have ...

Washington 11/10/21, 18:16

The ban on securities investments that finance certain companies with alleged association with the Chinese military is to be extended, President Joe Biden announced Tuesday, Nov. 9. He said in a  statement that the policy would remain effective beyond Nov. 12, 2021.  The policies were first issued by Biden’s Republican predecessor, former ...

Washington 11/08/21, 16:48

Satellite imagery of the northwestern Xinjiang region of China detected replicas of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and other U.S. warships, marking preparation for a potential conflict. Satellite imagery company Maxar Technologies on Sunday, Nov. 7, was able to capture shapes resembling the U.S. military complex from above Ruoqiang, a Taklamakan ...

U.S. 11/08/21, 03:15

Governor Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.), in a news conference in Jacksonville on Thursday, Nov. 4, said he would stop secret flights sponsored by the Biden administration that transport illegal migrants into his state. The move was not simply a political rebuke, as DeSantis said he was urged to take immediate action after ...

U.S. 11/07/21, 16:02

President Joe Biden on Saturday, Nov. 6, reversed course and defended the plan by the Justice Department (DOJ) to compensate migrants split up from their families during the Trump administration. "Whether [the border crossing] was legal or illegal, and you lost your child," Biden said, as Fox News reported, "he's gone, you deserve ...

D.C. 10/24/21, 03:52

China warned President Joe Biden to be careful of his words about Taiwan disputes after he declared the U.S. would defend the island. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Friday, Oct. 22, said that the U.S. should "be cautious with its words and actions on the Taiwan issue, and not send ...

D.C. 10/23/21, 03:59

The National School Boards Association (NSBA) apologizes for the letter to the White House asking for federal help with disapproving parents. "On behalf of NSBA, we regret and apologize for the letter," they wrote in a memorandum to members on Friday, Oct. 22.  "... There was no justification for some of the ...

Washington 10/22/21, 15:33

President Joe Biden, on Thursday, Oct. 21, declared that the U.S. would come to defend Taiwan if it is under attack by Beijing.  "Yes, we have a commitment to do that," Biden said at a CNN town hall event Thursday when asked about the recently intensified conflict between both nations. When Beijing ...

U.S. 10/19/21, 20:28

Elbridge Colby, a former defense official, has warned that China is seeking to replace the United States as the world superpower "that can impose its will on us," in an interview on Fox Nation’s "Tucker Carlson Today" on Monday, Oct. 18. Colby said that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) currently ranks ...

D.C. 10/15/21, 15:55

The Biden administration has introduced measures to counter an impending low Christmas season, but some doubt it could likely improve anything. "The White House is doing the right thing," said Moody's Analytics senior economist Tim Uy, according to CNN. "But I wouldn't characterize it as a game changer. It's a step ...

U.S. 10/06/21, 17:31

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday evening, Oct. 5, said that President Xi Jinping of China has agreed with him on the "Taiwan agreement." "I've spoken with Xi about Taiwan. We agree ... we'll abide by the Taiwan agreement," the president said, according to Reuters. "We made it clear that I don't ...

Washington 10/03/21, 02:17

As the Biden administration is looking to resume a nuclear deal with Iran, its government on Saturday set out the first condition—unfreeze $10 billion of Tehran's frozen funds. The condition was issued indirectly via intermediaries at the United Nations, reports Reuters. "The Americans tried to contact us through different channels (at the ...