2 h. ago Trump recasts US allies as tools to counter China in security playbook: analysts

US President Donald Trump’s new national security strategy frames America’s allies not just as partners, but as instruments to preserve US primacy and counter China’s rise, analysts say. The strategy urges wealthy allies to increase defence spending, align more closely with Washington on measures such as export controls, and take greater responsibility for their regions, a shift that recasts long-standing alliances as tools in great-power competition. The 33-page document declares that the era...

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49 h. ago USMCA urged to form joint mechanism to address China’s national security threats

Witnesses at a US trade agency hearing are pushing officials to put economic security high on the agenda to counter China ahead of a high-stakes review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The hearing convened by the Office of the US Trade Representative on Wednesday – the first public session before next July’s joint review of the free trade deal – kicks off three days of testimony from more than 140 representatives from business, think tanks, academia and advocacy groups. “One...

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58 h. ago EU rehashes economic doctrine and resources plans to counter China threat

EU rehashes economic doctrine and resources plans to counter China threat  Euractiv

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61 h. ago Taiwan unveils $40B defense spending plan to counter China military threat over next decade

Taiwan unveils $40B defense spending plan to counter China military threat over next decade  Fox News

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63 h. ago U.S. searches for critical minerals as push to counter China's dominance grows

U.S. searches for critical minerals as push to counter China's dominance grows  NPR

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3 d. ago ‘America first’ can’t mean America alone if West hopes to counter China

“Some of his ideas really are the same ideas that I have,” US President Donald Trump declared while hosting New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the Oval Office. “I want him to do a great job, and we’ll help him do a great job,” he added, marking a dramatic turnabout after months of attacking Mamdani as a “communist lunatic” endangering Trump’s beloved city. In another reversal, Trump also cleared the release of the Epstein files after months of stiff resistance in the face of growing...

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3 d. ago Opinion | ‘America first’ can’t mean America alone if West hopes to counter China

Opinion | ‘America first’ can’t mean America alone if West hopes to counter China  South China Morning Post

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7 d. ago Xi invoked WWII cooperation with Trump. Is China seeking to recast US–Japan dynamics?

Xi invoked WWII cooperation with Trump. Is China seeking to recast US–Japan dynamics?  TRT World

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8 d. ago New NATO Allies’ Arctic Laser Base Will Counter Russia and China

New NATO Allies’ Arctic Laser Base Will Counter Russia and China  Newsweek

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9 d. ago Taiwan unveils $40bn budget for defence spending to counter China

Taiwan unveils $40bn budget for defence spending to counter China  Al Jazeera

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9 d. ago Taiwan plans extra $40bn in defence spending to counter China’s ‘intensifying’ threats

Taiwan plans extra $40bn in defence spending to counter China’s ‘intensifying’ threats  The Guardian

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9 d. ago Taiwan plans extra $40 billion in defence spending to counter China

Taiwan plans extra $40 billion in defence spending to counter China  Reuters

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1 week ago Report: Space Force Needs More Funding, Training to Counter China’s Space Ambitions

Report: Space Force Needs More Funding, Training to Counter China’s Space Ambitions  Air & Space Forces Magazine

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1 week ago Pro/Con: A US minerals reserve could counter China's control

Pro/Con: A US minerals reserve could counter China's control  Duluth News Tribune

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2 w. ago Japan Should Counter China Threats With US Help, Lawmaker Says

Japan Should Counter China Threats With US Help, Lawmaker Says  MSN

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2 w. ago House Passes Bills to Renew Cyber Grants and Counter Threats From China

House Passes Bills to Renew Cyber Grants and Counter Threats From China  MeriTalk

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2 w. ago UK measures to counter China's threat to lawmakers, business, universities

UK measures to counter China's threat to lawmakers, business, universities  Reuters

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2 w. ago Nuclear submarines deal: is Seoul falling too far into US Indo

Washington’s approval for South Korea to build nuclear-powered submarines has become a turning point in the alliance, analysts say, one that is already pushing Seoul towards a more explicit role in the United States’ broader Indo-Pacific strategy to counter China. As the US military reframes the region around a “strategic triangle” linking South Korea, Japan and the Philippines, observers say Washington has already begun “presenting the bill” for its endorsement of the submarine project –...

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2 w. ago South Korea’s nuclear sub deal signals shift from strategic ambiguity: analysts

Washington’s approval for South Korea to build nuclear-powered submarines has become a turning point in the alliance, analysts say, one that is already pushing Seoul towards a more explicit role in the United States’ broader Indo-Pacific strategy to counter China. As the US military reframes the region around a “strategic triangle” linking South Korea, Japan and the Philippines, observers say Washington has already begun “presenting the bill” for its endorsement of the submarine project –...

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2 w. ago Chinese bombers fly over disputed South China Sea to counter joint Philippines–US–Japan drills

Chinese bombers fly over disputed South China Sea to counter joint Philippines–US–Japan drills  Firstpost

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