WASHINGTON DC: Asean leaders stand firm on several international issues during their meeting with United States President Joe Biden at the Asean-US Special Summit here Friday (May 13) (Saturday in Malaysia). Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said Asean leaders also showed a common stand during the discussions on Russia-Ukraine and South China Sea issues. ALSO … [Read more...] about PM: Asean stands firm on international issues in meeting with US President Biden
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Biden threatens military action against China
Not content with provoking Russia into a war of aggression with Ukraine by having NATO troops camped all along the former Soviet border, US President Joe Biden is threatening to do the same with China. Biden today threatened military action if China were to invade Taiwan, despite having no evidence to support any warlike intentions of the Chinese mainland. The 79 year old … [Read more...] about Biden threatens military action against China
Biden in Japan to launch regional economic plan to counter Beijing
TOKYO — President Joe Biden arrived in Japan on Sunday (May 22) to launch a plan for greater US economic engagement with the Indo-Pacific, facing criticism even before the programme is announced that it will offer scant benefit to countries in the region. On the second leg of his first Asia trip as president, Biden is to meet with leaders of Japan, India and Australia, the … [Read more...] about Biden in Japan to launch regional economic plan to counter Beijing
Biden’s message for North Korea’s Kim Jong Un: ‘Hello… period.’
SEOUL - US President Joe Biden, in Seoul before heading to Japan as part of his first Asia trip as president, had a simple message for North Korea's Kim Jong Un: "Hello... period," he told reporters on the last day of his visit to South Korea on Sunday. Biden said he was "not concerned" about new North Korean nuclear tests, which would be the first in nearly five years. But … [Read more...] about Biden’s message for North Korea’s Kim Jong Un: ‘Hello… period.’
Biden’s senior exec says Asean meet shows US isn’t overly focused on Ukraine
US President Joe Biden meeting with Asean leaders at the US-Asean special summit in Washington DC on May 13, 2022. AFP file photo MANILA, Philippines — The recently concluded United States (US)-Asean Special Summit is also an assurance that US President Joe Biden’s administration is not overly focused on the Ukraine issue, a senior official of the US government told … [Read more...] about Biden’s senior exec says Asean meet shows US isn’t overly focused on Ukraine