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America’s record at keeping global order is deeply flawed, but the only winners from its drift towards isolationism will be Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin
American global leadership took a serious kicking last week. Politicians and pundits on both sides of the Atlantic queued up to condemn George W Bush’s and Tony Blair’s of Iraq 20 years ago this month. At the same time, Congress moved to repeal the war powers act that enables a US president to launch military interventions abroad.
In Moscow, meanwhile, Xi Jinping, stringing along his Russian puppet, Vladimir Putin, proposed a to replace the post-1945 US-led model. China’s de facto dictator is generously offering to “stand guard” over the planet. In Xi’s brave new world, subservience and surveillance replace shock and awe. Democracy takes a back seat.

Under Chinese law, tech companies can be compelled to turn over ... TikTok has powerful, big-spending American companies as rivals, including Meta’s Facebook and Google’s YouTube. No big U.S.

As the Biden administration weighs a ban on the app, many budding entrepreneurs fear losing a tool that has helped them build a robust customer base.

Baseball players of Filipino descent were few and far between in California, but Southland teams now feature several standouts with WBC aspirations.

Baseball players of Filipino descent were few and far between in California, but Southland teams now feature several standouts with WBC aspirations.

Honduras becomes the ninth diplomatic ally that Taipei has lost to Beijing since pro-independence president Tsai Ing-wen first took office
Honduras has cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan, the Latin American country announced on Saturday, saying it recognises “only one China in the world”.
Honduras is the ninth diplomatic ally that Taipei has lost to Beijing since pro-independence president Tsai Ing-wen first took office in May 2016. The move leaves Taiwan recognised by only 13 sovereign states.

The Victorian premier will leave on Monday night for the first visit to China by an Australian state or national leader since the pandemic began
The Victorian premier, Daniel Andrews, will travel to China to meet with senior officials on education, trade and cultural issues.
The premier will leave on Monday night, visiting Beijing and the Jiangsu and Sichuan provinces before returning to Melbourne on Saturday morning.

Taiwan's foreign minister on Sunday accused Honduran President Xiomara Castro of "harbouring illusions" over Chinese promises of financial aid, shortly after the Central American country cut ties with ...

Taiwan's foreign minister on Sunday accused Honduran President Xiomara Castro of "harbouring illusions" over Chinese promises of financial aid, shortly after the Central American country cut ties with ...

House Republicans are pushing for an investigation of the Chinese Communist Party’s ties to the collapsed Silicon Valley Bank.

Move by Greater London authority comes after Chinese-owned app was blocked on UK parliamentary devices
London City Hall staff will no longer have TikTok on their devices in the latest ban imposed on the Chinese-owned social media app over security concerns.
The Greater London authority (GLA) said the rule was implemented as it takes information security “extremely seriously”.