Tag: China

"An incredibly dangerous climate exists out there top of the list is North Korea," Mullen said. (Image courtesy screenshot)

National Security

Former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman: US is closer to nuclear war with North Korea than it has ever been

Kyle Feldscher · December 31, 2017 2:57 pm

President Trump must flip the deck on President Xi. (Thomas Peter/Pool Photo via AP)

Beltway Confidential

China is playing Trump on foreign policy

Tom Rogan · December 29, 2017 9:53 pm

That's a problem not for reasons of political correctness, but rather because white people aren't terribly predisposed to be able to wander around Karachi or Baghdad or Beijing without being noticed. (AP Photo/Lennart Preiss)

Beltway Confidential

An inside look at where, why, and how the UK spies

Tom Rogan · December 29, 2017 6:11 pm

"Caught RED HANDED - very disappointed that China is allowing oil to go into North Korea," Trump wrote in a tweet. "There will never be a friendly solution to the North Korea problem if this continues to happen!" (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump slams China for sanction-breaking oil sales to North Korea

Gabby Morrongiello · December 28, 2017 4:47 pm

Save for a major disaster, let's grade President Trump's performance based on his top four campaign promises and how he's fared in his first year delivering on them. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

Does Trump earn a passing grade for his first year as president?

Siraj Hashmi · December 27, 2017 8:52 pm

According to a report, China will overtake the United States economy in 2032. (Fred Dufour/Pool Photo via AP)

China to overtake US economy by 2032: Report

Kelly Cohen · December 26, 2017 1:51 pm

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has not been confirmed for the position of Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom. Congress must do this as soon as possible, given the state of religious freedom abroad. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel File)

End the delay: Confirm Sam Brownback

Hunter Estes · December 25, 2017 5:01 am

Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., on Sunday had words of praise for the Trump administration's handling of North Korea at the U.N., but less kind words for the administration's handling of Israel. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

Ben Cardin praises new North Korea sanctions: ‘That was a major accomplishment’ for Trump

Kelly Cohen · December 24, 2017 4:53 pm

A crowd chants during a rally in opposition to U.S. missile strikes in Syria on April 7 in Allentown, Pa. Allentown has one of the nation's largest Syrian populations. They are mostly Christian and support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

In 2018, Trump faces off against North Korea, and his own promises to rebuild the military

Jamie McIntyre, Travis J. Tritten · December 23, 2017 5:01 am

President Trump lays out a national security strategy that envisions nations in perpetual competition, reverses Obama-era warnings on climate change, and de-emphasizes multinational agreements. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Beltway Confidential

Will Trump kill a world-trade Santa Claus?

Bruce Yandle · December 21, 2017 4:26 pm

Cyberattacks offer adversaries low-cost and deniable opportunities to seriously damage or disrupt critical infrastructure, cripple American businesses, weaken our Federal networks.

Cybersecurity is featured prominently in Trump’s new national security strategy

Charlie Mitchell · December 21, 2017 5:01 am

The top Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Ben Cardin said, "I don't believe China understands the U.S. objective in North Korea." (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Ben Cardin: US must convince China it doesn’t plan to oust Kim Jong Un to get help in North Korea

Joel Gehrke · December 20, 2017 4:32 pm