Kamala Harris accuses China of ‘intimidation’ in South China Sea
3 years, 4 months ago

Kamala Harris accuses China of ‘intimidation’ in South China Sea

Al Jazeera  

US Vice President Kamala Harris has accused China of using “coercion” and “intimidation” to back unlawful claims in the South China Sea as she sought to rally Asian countries against Beijing and shore up US credibility in the wake of a chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. “We know that Beijing continues to coerce, to intimidate and to make claims to the vast majority of the South China Sea,” Harris said in her speech in Singapore. The US Embassy in Hanoi issued a statement saying the delay was because Harris’ office learned about a report of a “recent possible anomalous health incident” in the Vietnamese capital. The embassy provided no details, but said Harris’ office decided to travel to Hanoi “after careful assessment.” The US government uses “anomalous health incident” to describe the syndrome, a rash of mysterious health incidents first reported by American diplomats and other government employees in Havana, Cuba, beginning in 2016.

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In Southeast Asia, Kamala Harris is at the center of White House efforts to counterbalance China
1 year, 4 months ago

In Southeast Asia, Kamala Harris is at the center of White House efforts to counterbalance China

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — It took more than a day of flying, including two refueling stops, for Vice President Kamala Harris to reach this year’s summit of Southeast Asian countries. Jake Sullivan, President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, said “many of our best successes in the region were made possible thanks to her diplomacy,” crediting Harris with helping to “move the …

Vice President Harris will face doubts and dysfunction at the Southeast Asian nations summit
1 year, 4 months ago

Vice President Harris will face doubts and dysfunction at the Southeast Asian nations summit

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris will deepen her outreach to Southeast Asia this week at an international summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, where she’ll try to erase doubts about U.S. commitment to the region stirred by President Joe Biden’s absence. John Kirby, a White House national security spokesman, said Harris has “made our alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific a …

China now threatens 'U.S. entities' in response to shot down spy balloon
1 year, 11 months ago

China now threatens 'U.S. entities' in response to shot down spy balloon

Daily Mail  

China warned it would take countermeasures against U.S. entities in response to American fighter jets shooting down its surveillance balloon amid tense diplomatic relations. Beijing's foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin also claimed the U.S. has flown high-altitude balloons flew over its Xinjiang and Tibet regions after the White House rejected claims it was behind any flights. It follows a report …

Republican Senators asks Blinken to tell China its aggression against India, Taiwan is 'unacceptable'
1 year, 11 months ago

Republican Senators asks Blinken to tell China its aggression against India, Taiwan is 'unacceptable'

Firstpost  

Several influential Republican lawmakers on Wednesday urged Secretary of State Antony Blinken to tell the Chinese leadership that their blatant aggression against Taiwan and India in the Himalayas is “unacceptable” Washington: Several influential Republican lawmakers on Wednesday urged Secretary of State Antony Blinken to tell the Chinese leadership that their blatant aggression against Taiwan and India in the Himalayas is …

VP Harris urges defence of sovereignty in South China Sea
2 years, 1 month ago

VP Harris urges defence of sovereignty in South China Sea

Al Jazeera  

Harris calls on countries to stand up for territorial integrity and freedom of navigation in disputed South China Sea, claimed by China. The United States will stand by the Philippines in the face of intimidation and coercion in the South China Sea, US Vice President Kamala Harris has said while visiting Palawan island on the edge of the disputed waters. …

Kamala Harris To Visit Front-line Philippine Island In South China Sea Feud
2 years, 1 month ago

Kamala Harris To Visit Front-line Philippine Island In South China Sea Feud

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Kamala Harris will underscore America’s commitment to defending treaty ally the Philippines with a visit that started Sunday and involves flying to an island province facing the disputed South China Sea, where Washington has accused China of bullying smaller claimant nations. Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel Romualdez said Harris’s trip to …

VP Harris meets with China’s Xi in bid to ‘keep lines open’
2 years, 1 month ago

VP Harris meets with China’s Xi in bid to ‘keep lines open’

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris spoke briefly with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Saturday in another step toward keeping lines of communication open between the two biggest economies. “I noted a key message that President Biden emphasized in his November 14 meeting with President Xi: we must maintain open lines of communication to responsibly manage the competition between …

VP Harris has brief encounter with China's leader Xi
2 years, 1 month ago

VP Harris has brief encounter with China's leader Xi

The Independent  

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Kamala Harris has 'brief' meeting with Xi Jinping in Bangkok as tensions rise over North Korea
2 years, 1 month ago

Kamala Harris has 'brief' meeting with Xi Jinping in Bangkok as tensions rise over North Korea

Daily Mail  

Chinese President Xi Jinping and US Vice President Kamala Harris called for open communication during a brief meeting on Saturday, days after his extensive talks with President Joe Biden. Chinese President Xi Jinping and US Vice President Kamala Harris called for open communication during a brief meeting on Saturday, days after his extensive talks with President Joe Biden US Vice …

Vice President Kamala Harris to host meeting with Quad leaders
3 years, 3 months ago

Vice President Kamala Harris to host meeting with Quad leaders

India TV News  

US Vice President Kamala Harris would host a separate meeting with the prime ministers of three Quad countries - India, Australia and Japan - at the White House to discuss with them the important factors for democracies to go forward, officials said. President Joe Biden, the three prime ministers -- Narendra Modi, Scott Morrison from Australia and Yoshihide Suga from …

Harris holds steady on Southeast Asia trip as crises loom
3 years, 4 months ago

Harris holds steady on Southeast Asia trip as crises loom

Associated Press  

HONOLULU — In Singapore, in between a foreign policy speech and a roundtable talk about supply chain issues, Vice President Kamala Harris stopped to smell the flowers. “They delivered key messages to our partners and showed both continuity and a future for the relationships, by the fact that they had steady nerves and they continued with the trip, even despite …

Harris says she urged Vietnam to free political dissidents
3 years, 4 months ago

Harris says she urged Vietnam to free political dissidents

Associated Press  

HANOI, Vietnam — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday she raised issues of human rights abuses and restrictions on political activism in her conversations with Vietnamese leaders this week, but offered no indication those talks bore fruit. In her news conference, Harris also fielded questions on the chaotic U.S. exit from Afghanistan, but did not respond directly when asked …

US Vice President Harris ends Asia tour with fresh jab at China
3 years, 4 months ago

US Vice President Harris ends Asia tour with fresh jab at China

Al Jazeera  

In visits to Singapore and Vietnam, the US’s Kamala Harris charged Beijing with bullying its neighbours in the region. “We welcome stiff competition, we do not seek conflict but on issues such as the South China Sea, we are going to speak up,” Harris told a news conference in Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi on Thursday. In meetings with Vietnamese leaders on …

Kamala Harris ends Asia tour with fresh jab at China
3 years, 4 months ago

Kamala Harris ends Asia tour with fresh jab at China

The Hindu  

Vice-President Kamala Harris launched a new broadside against China as she ended her Southeast Asian tour in Hanoi on Thursday, warning the U.S. would continue to push back against Beijing’s claims in disputed Asian waters. During the trip, Ms. Harris had already accused Beijing twice of bullying its neighbours in the resource-rich South China Sea — and on Thursday she …

Harris urges Vietnam to join US in opposing China ‘bullying’
3 years, 4 months ago

Harris urges Vietnam to join US in opposing China ‘bullying’

Associated Press  

HANOI — Vice President Kamala Harris called on Vietnam to join the U.S. in challenging China’s “bullying” in the South China Sea, continuing her sharp rhetoric against Beijing as she met with Vietnamese leaders on Wednesday. Harris also expressed support for sending an additional U.S. Coast Guard cutter to Vietnam to help defend its security interests in the disputed waterway, …

VP Kamala Harris calls on Vietnam to join US opposing China ‘bullying’
3 years, 4 months ago

VP Kamala Harris calls on Vietnam to join US opposing China ‘bullying’

India TV News  

The United States will provide an additional 1 million coronavirus vaccine doses to Vietnam, Vice President Kamala Harris announced Wednesday, offering additional aid to a country currently grappling with a fresh coronavirus surge and stubbornly low vaccination rates. During her meeting with Vietnamese President Ngyuen Xuan Phuc, Harris also expressed support for sending an additional U.S. Coast Guard cutter to …

Harris urges Vietnam to join U.S. in opposing ‘bullying’ by China
3 years, 4 months ago

Harris urges Vietnam to join U.S. in opposing ‘bullying’ by China

LA Times  

Vice President Kamala Harris called on Vietnam to join the U.S. in challenging China’s “bullying” in the South China Sea, continuing her sharp rhetoric against Beijing as she met with Vietnamese leaders Wednesday. Harris also expressed support for sending an additional U.S. Coast Guard cutter to Vietnam to help defend its security interests in the disputed waterway, and pledged that …

Harris rebukes China in speech on Indo-Pacific vision
3 years, 4 months ago

Harris rebukes China in speech on Indo-Pacific vision

Associated Press  

HANOI — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a sharp rebuke to China for its incursions in the South China Sea, warning its actions there amount to “coercion” and “intimidation” and affirming that the U.S. will support its allies in the region against Beijing’s advances. Harris underscored this shift, calling the Indo-Pacific “critically important to our nation’s security and prosperity.” …

Kamala Harris to meet with Singapore officials to begin Asia visit
3 years, 4 months ago

Kamala Harris to meet with Singapore officials to begin Asia visit

India TV News  

Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with Singapore’s president and prime minister as she kicks off a visit to Southeast Asia focused on strengthening ties with key allies in the region, a task complicated by the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Singapore is the anchor of the U.S. naval presence in Southeast Asia and has a deep trade partnership with …

US Vice-President Kamala Harris visits South-East Asia to deepen ties, counter China's influence
3 years, 4 months ago

US Vice-President Kamala Harris visits South-East Asia to deepen ties, counter China's influence

ABC  

US Vice-President Kamala Harris has met with Singapore's leaders to kick off a visit to South-East Asia focused on strengthening ties with key allies in the region, a task complicated by the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan. Key points: Ms Harris is meeting with the leaders of Singapore and Vietnam to discuss economic and security issues The trip is aimed …

Kamala Harris says focus must stay on Afghan evacuation
3 years, 4 months ago

Kamala Harris says focus must stay on Afghan evacuation

LA Times  

Vice President Kamala Harris asserted Monday that the U.S. must maintain its focus on evacuating Americans and vulnerable Afghans and shouldn’t get distracted by questions over what went wrong in the chaotic U.S. exit from Afghanistan. Prime Minister Lee offered his country’s support for the U.S. decision to withdraw, however, and said Singapore was “grateful” for the U.S. efforts to …

Harris to focus on security, economic ties on SE Asia trip
3 years, 5 months ago

Harris to focus on security, economic ties on SE Asia trip

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Southeast Asia later this month aiming to bolster U.S. engagement in the region in an effort to counter China’s growing influence globally. In an early preview of the goals for her trip to Singapore and Vietnam, Harris deputy national security adviser Phil Gordon said the vice president will emphasize the Biden administration’s …

Harris to visit Singapore, Vietnam, focus on economic ties
3 years, 5 months ago

Harris to visit Singapore, Vietnam, focus on economic ties

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Singapore and Vietnam next month on a trip focused on strengthening economic ties and celebrating America’s cultural connection with the Indo-Pacific region. It will be Harris’ first overseas travel and second foreign trip, after she visited Guatemala and Mexico in June as part of her role leading diplomatic efforts to address the …

US defense secretary visits Vietnam, vows support for region
3 years, 5 months ago

US defense secretary visits Vietnam, vows support for region

Associated Press  

HANOI, Vietnam — U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is seeking to bolster ties with Vietnam, one of the Southeast Asian nations embroiled in a territorial rift with China, during a two-day visit starting Wednesday. In a speech in Singapore, his first stop in the region he is visiting for the first time as a member of President Joe Biden’s …

Kamala Harris’ nomination adds ‘fuel to fire’ for China-U.S. conflict: Chinese observers
4 years, 5 months ago

Kamala Harris’ nomination adds ‘fuel to fire’ for China-U.S. conflict: Chinese observers

The Hindu  

China on Wednesday officially declined to react to the U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s move to pick Indian-origin Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate but the official media in Beijing said that her nomination will add fuel to fire to the current conflict between the two sides given her strong stand on human rights issues relating to Xinjiang …

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