US planning to send Ukraine more than $300 million in weapons using savings from an Army contract
The United States is preparing a new $300 million military aid package for Ukraine as House Republicans continue to block funding for the war-torn country.
The aid will be paid for from savings the Pentagon has from previous contracts it has negotiated.
‘I’m announcing an emergency package of security assistance of $300 billion worth of weapons and equipment to address some of Ukraine’s pressing needs,’ White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Tuesday.
‘This is possible because ...
The US should stop creating a lose-lose calamity in the Red Sea
This round of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has sent ripples beyond Gaza’s fences, particularly on one of the world’s most important trade routes—the Red Sea. Safety of passage has already been put under severe threat in this critical waterway. Now it will be even harder to guarantee such safety with the ongoing military forays in Gaza and a series of counterintuitive actions taken by the United States.
Flames Fanned Higher
Instead of pressuring Israel into stopping its collective punishment ...
Dimensions to see China's confidence
On the afternoon of March 11, the warm spring sun shone in Beijing, and the Second Session of the 14th National People’s Congress concluded successfully. At this point, the eight-day National Two Sessions came to an end.
2024 is the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China and a critical year for achieving the goals and tasks of the “14th Five-Year Plan”. Forging ahead on the new journey of comprehensively building a modern socialist country, this year’s two sessions a ...
Looking at the focus of mainland China’s work on Taiwan from the perspective of the National Two Sessions in 2024
The National Two Sessions in 2024, from the government work report to the speeches of leaders participating in the CPPCC Joint Group Meeting and the National People’s Congress delegation’s deliberation, to the foreign minister’s press conference, “anti-independence and promotion of reunification”, “integrated development”, “exchanges and cooperation” and other related topics The frequent occurrence of statements about Taiwan has provided the outside world with an observation point for mainland ...