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South Africa is set to start joint naval drills with Russia and China, despite criticism from American, European and even some South African officials that it looks like an endorsement of Russia’s Ukraine war.

Wang Yi, China's top diplomat, called the U.S. reaction to the balloon incident "absurd and hysterical" in his remarks at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. Why it matters: The incident, ...

‘Electronics and optics’ among wreckage of suspected surveillance craft shot down off South Carolina after recovery efforts end
The US has finished work to recover sunken remnants of the Chinese balloon shot down off the coast of South Carolina and the debris reinforces that it was for spying, officials have said.
The White House national security spokesman, John Kirby, said the wreckage included “electronics and optics” but declined to say what the US had learned from it so far.

President Xi Jinping has modernized and expanded his military, but the balloon incident may indicate the challenges he faces in consolidating its power.

President Biden revealed Thursday that he is not 100% sure yet, but the three incidents last week where the U.S. military shot down so-called "unidentified flying objects" over North American airspace ...

As Russia’s invasion approaches its second year with no end in sight, Ukraine’s supporters faced lingering questions at the Munich Security Conference about how long their resolve will last.

Tammy Bruce: The American people don't matter at all to the Biden admin Fox News contributor Tammy Bruce and former Trump official Monica Crowley dig into the Biden administration's lack of ...

The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus wants President Joe Biden to diversify his Cabinet by picking Julie Su as the next labor secretary.

Some Republicans wrote to the FBI, asking for an investigation into Dominic Ng, who was recently appointed to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation's Business Advisory Council, citing allegations he ...

American officials are worried China is far along in developing military technology that operates in the unregulated high-altitude zone of “near space.”

Never mind high-flying balloons. The two sides should aim low, concentrating on preventing further deterioration in relations
In the closing years of the cold war, as relations between the Soviet Union and US thawed, Ronald Reagan adopted a Russian proverb: trust, but verify. These days, with Sino-US relations chilling rather than warming, there is precious little trust, and limited ability to read the other’s intentions accurately.
Relations were deteriorating long before the Chinese balloon floated into US airspace and the military shot it down. Everyone knows that the US spies on China and vice versa; it is also obvious, despite Beijing’s feigned outrage, that it would take swift action against a US device appearing in its skies. Instead of , countries would do better to reconsider what trade-offs they have made in security for convenience and cost – as with the .

The congressional group is backing Julie Su, who would be the first Asian American to serve as a Cabinet secretary in the Biden administration if nominated and confirmed.