The US Pentagon turned up the pressure on Beijing in its 2025 budget request earlier this week, singling out an “increasingly aggressive” China as a major focus for its defence spending in the coming year.
President Joe Biden came out in opposition to the planned sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel of Japan, saying on Thursday that the U.S. needs to “maintain strong American steel companies powered by American steel workers.”
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is set to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken next week to discuss cooperation and security matters amid continuing tensions in the South China Sea.
If some U.S. lawmakers have their way, the United States and China could end up with something in common: TikTok might not be available in either country.