Tag: International Relations

Australia Orders Review of Defence Force to Speed up ‘Military Modernisation’

The Australian Labor government is launching its promised review of the defence force to deal with the “nation’s security challenges over the next decade and beyond,” according to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. The latest review will be carried out by the former Labor Defence Minister Stephen Smith and former Chief of the Defence Force Angus…


Australian Foreign Minister Calls for Calm as Beijing Raises Stakes Over Pelosi Visit

Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong has called for calm as tensions rise following the visit of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan. Speaking to Australian Broadcasting Corporation on Wednesday, Wong called on all nations involved in the Asia-Pacific to push for stability. “I think it’s really important that we all continue to calmly assert…


Pelosi Meets Taiwanese President, Holds Joint Press Conference

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and held a joint press conference in Taipei, Taiwan, on Wednesday. Pelosi received the Order of Propitious Clouds with Special Grand Cordon, Taiwan’s highest civilian honor, from Tsai at the meeting at the president’s office. Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Aug. 2, in spite…


Pelosi Meets Taiwanese President

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and held a joint press conference in Taipei, Taiwan, on Wednesday. Pelosi received the Order of Propitious Clouds with Special Grand Cordon, Taiwan’s highest civilian honor, from Tsai at the meeting at the president’s office. Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Aug. 2, in spite…


LIVE August 2, 10:53 PM ET: Pelosi and Taiwanese President Hold Press Briefing

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen will hold a joint press briefing in Taipei, Taiwan, at 10:53 a.m. Wednesday (10:53 p.m. ET). Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Aug. 2, in spite of continued threats of violence from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its propaganda organs. She issued a public statement upon…


LIVE August 2, 10:30 PM ET: Pelosi Meets Taiwanese President

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will meet with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and hold a joint press briefing in Taipei, Taiwan, on Wednesday. Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Aug. 2, in spite of continued threats of violence from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its propaganda organs. She issued a public statement upon arrival in Taiwan,…


LIVE NOW: Pelosi Meets Taiwanese President

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will meet with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and hold a joint press briefing in Taipei, Taiwan, on Wednesday. Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Aug. 2, in spite of continued threats of violence from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its propaganda organs. She issued a public statement upon arrival in Taiwan,…


Pelosi and Taiwanese President Hold Press Conference

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will meet with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and hold a joint press briefing in Taipei, Taiwan, on Wednesday. Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Aug. 2, in spite of continued threats of violence from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its propaganda organs. She issued a public statement upon arrival in Taiwan,…


China Has ‘Positioned Itself to Take Further Steps’ Targeting Taiwan Amid Pelosi Visit, White House Warns

The White House and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) are in a war of words over the meaning of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s arrival in Taiwan on Tuesday. White House officials maintain that Pelosi’s arrival is in line with nearly five decades of precedent governing Sino–American relations. CCP authorities have lambasted the United States, however,…


Newt Gingrich Responds to Pelosi’s Trip to Taiwan, Calls Chinese Threats a ‘Bluff’

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) threats in response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) trip to Taiwan are merely posturing. Speaking to Fox News, Gingrich said a similar scenario unfolded in 1997 when he visited both China and Taiwan. He was the last speaker to visit the self-governing island…