DefenceTalkDefenceTalkEurope and the United States need to face up to a “new Cold War with China” together, regardless of who wins the White House in November, Germany’s point man on transatlantic ties told AFP. With just five weeks to go until the US election, the German government’s coordinator for relations with the United States and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-cold-war-with-china-demands-us-europe-united-front-germany-76408/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkChina on Thursday lashed out at the United States at a high-level UN meeting over its criticism on the coronavirus, with its envoy declaring, “Enough is enough!” Two days after President Donald Trump used his annual address to the General Assembly to attack China’s record, the US ambassador to the United Nations also took an […]https://www.defencetalk.com/enough-is-enough-china-attacks-us-at-security-council-76385/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkUS-China rivalry is set to dominate discussions as the foreign ministers of 10 Southeast Asian countries begin an online summit Wednesday, with Washington’s top diplomat ready to take aim at Beijing’s “bullying” in the South China Sea. The summit comes just days after China launched ballistic missiles in the flashpoint waters as part of live-fire […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-china-tensions-set-to-dominate-southeast-asia-summit-76293/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkSouth Korea and the United States began annual military exercises on Tuesday following a coronavirus delay, with the drills likely to infuriate the North which has long considered them rehearsals for invasion. The drills come as tensions remain high between Seoul and Pyongyang after the North blew up an inter-Korean liaison office on its side […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-south-korea-begin-joint-military-drills-after-virus-delay-76174/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe United States and Australia said Tuesday they will expand military cooperation as tensions soar with China, presenting a common front between the allies. Going ahead in Washington with annual talks despite the coronavirus pandemic, Australia’s foreign and defense ministers offered clear, if more mildly stated, support for a hawkish shift on China by President […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-australia-seek-new-military-cooperation-in-face-of-china-76092/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe United States this week accused Russia of having tested an anti-satellite weapon in space, a charge Moscow has denied, saying the device was a “special instrument” for inspecting orbiting Russian equipment. Whatever it was, the incident marks for Washington a rare military escalation in space. The ability of one satellite to attack another was […]https://www.defencetalk.com/mystery-russian-projectile-raises-fears-of-arms-race-in-space-76051/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkChina on Friday ordered the closure of the US consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu in retaliation for America shuttering Beijing’s diplomatic mission in Houston this week. The move was a “legitimate and necessary response to the unreasonable measures by the United States”, the foreign ministry said in a statement. “The current situation in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-orders-closure-of-us-consulate-in-chengdu-76005/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkPresident Donald Trump told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday that he hopes to avoid an “expensive” US arms race with Russia and China, the White House said. Washington and Moscow are preparing negotiations on a successor to the New START treaty capping their countries’ nuclear arsenals. However, China has so far rejected pressure […]https://www.defencetalk.com/trump-tells-putin-hopes-to-avoid-us-russia-china-arms-race-75997/

DefenceTalkSOUTH CHINA SEA: The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) and the Republic of Singapore Navy Formidable-class multi-role stealth frigate RSS Steadfast (FFS 70) conducted a bilateral exercise in the South China Sea, May 24-25. The events were an opportunity for Gabrielle Giffords and Steadfast to practice and enhance bilateral interoperability between […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-singapore-navies-conduct-joint-exercise-in-south-china-sea-75672/

Washington called Tuesday on Beijing to join its nuclear arms talks with Moscow, warning that lack of transparency around China’s growing weapons stockpile posed a “serious threat”. The United States and Russia have held two rounds of talks aimed at reducing misunderstandings about critical security issues since the collapse of a Cold War nuclear pact […]