The Middle East is once again balancing on the edge of a knife. Inside the heavily secured Situation Room at the White House, US President Donald Trump spent more than two tense hours with his top advisers on Friday, reviewing what could become one of the most consequential diplomatic agreements of the year. Outside those […] Read more
The visit of U.S. President Donald Trump to Beijing was far more than a routine political stop in the ongoing power struggle between Washington and China. It appeared instead as the opening chapter of a dangerous new international game — one in which the map of the next Middle East war may already be taking […] Read more
BEIJING — China, possessor of the world’s largest oil refining sector, has announced its readiness to assist Southeast Asian nations in mitigating energy security challenges arising from the ongoing war in Iran. In a statement on Thursday, Beijing also issued a call for an immediate cessation of military operations in the Middle East to stabilize […] Read more
