Tag: China

Trump to announce trade action against China after delay

Josh Siegel · August 12, 2017 3:08 am

A state-run Chinese newspaper argued that China should "stay neutral" if North Korean military threatens the U.S., but that China should move to block the U.S. if it moves first to alter the status quo on the Korean Peninsula. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Chinese paper: China should ‘stay neutral’ if North Korea threatens US

Pete Kasperowicz · August 11, 2017 1:14 pm

Susan Rice concedes Obama-era strategy to curtail North Korea’s nuclear program was a ‘failure’

Naomi Lim · August 10, 2017 11:27 pm

"We are concerned that unilateral sanctions could harm the U.S. economy, impair the global competitiveness of our businesses, and raise costs for our consumers," warned Sens. John Cornyn of Texas, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, and Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker of Mississippi in a letter. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Energy and Environment

GOP senators warn Trump to refrain from oil sanctions on Venezuela

John Siciliano · August 10, 2017 9:35 pm

Former Vice President Al Gore believes President Trump should be praised for his handling of escalating tensions between the United States and North Korea, lauding the U.N. Security Council's unanimous vote to impose new sanctions on Pyongyang. (AP Photo)

Al Gore: Trump ‘inherited a very dangerous situation’ in North Korea

Sean Langille · August 10, 2017 4:41 pm

Is solar energy now suddenly affordable and reliable despite its checkered history? Up until now, it has not been able to stand on its own two feet without substantial subsidies. The authors of a two-year, taxpayer-funded study acknowledge that the answer to that question is: not quite. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Beltway Confidential

Cronyism ruled Obama’s Energy Department

Kevin Mooney · August 9, 2017 7:37 pm

Ben Rhodes, who served as former President Barack Obama's foreign policy speechwriter from 2007 until the end of his term, said President Trump's "fire and fury" statement on Tuesday during a briefing about the country's opioid crisis was "an incredibly destabilizing statement." (AP Photo / Evan Vucci, File)

Obama adviser Ben Rhodes: Trump’s ‘fire and fury’ statement was ‘destabilizing’ and ‘amateurish’

Naomi Lim · August 9, 2017 5:26 pm

Red Alert Politics

Rise of the machines: China kills robots after they criticize communism, praise America

Siraj Hashmi · August 9, 2017 5:22 pm

The escalating tensions between Washington and Pyongyang could offer Trump a chance to demonstrate the tough but nimble leadership he promised on the campaign trail. (AP)

National Security

North Korea presents embattled Trump White House with high-stakes test

Sarah Bedford · August 9, 2017 4:01 am

The Republican chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said the U.S. should be focused on working with China and building up its missile defenses in the wake of a report that an updated intelligence assessment found North Korea now has the capability to miniaturize a nuclear warhead. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, file)

John McCain warns Trump: Don’t threaten North Korea unless you are ready to act

Travis J. Tritten · August 8, 2017 10:14 pm

Sergey Lavrov emphasized that North Korea always complains about sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council. (Noel Celis/Pool Photo via AP)

National Security

Russia downplays North Korea’s saber-rattling, tells US to be ‘prudent’

Joel Gehrke · August 8, 2017 7:57 pm

The Paris accord isn't just a bad deal, it's a fake deal. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Beltway Confidential

The lies behind the Paris climate accord

Tom Rogan · August 8, 2017 5:27 pm