China’s overseas infrastructure investment program is a form of economic and geopolitical imperialism, according to a senior member of President Trump’s administration.“The Chinese pitch is orientation toward China,” said Adam Boehler, the first CEO of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation. “It is about advancing China's control and interest," he said in an interview with the Washington Examiner. "I'd liken it more toward colonialism, back in the 1800s, which doesn't work out that well, because sovereign nations like to run themselves.”That observation is a window into the...…China’s overseas infrastructure investment program is a form of economic and geopolitical imperialism, according to a senior member of President Trump’s administration.“The Chinese pitch is orientation toward China,” said Adam Boehler, the first CEO of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation. “It is about advancing China's control and interest," he said in an interview with the Washington Examiner. "I'd liken it more toward colonialism, back in the 1800s, which doesn't work out that well, because sovereign nations like to run themselves.”That observation is a window into the...WW…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Israel of abusing the Palestinian people and lashed President Trump and Persian Gulf nations as “collaborators” during his speech to the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday.“The Palestinian people have stood up against Israel's policies of oppression, violence, and intimidation for more than half a century,” Erdogan said, condemning Trump’s peace deal between Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain as a “document of surrender” for the Palestinians. “Israel this time accelerated its attempts to have the inside track with the help of...…Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Israel of abusing the Palestinian people and lashed President Trump and Persian Gulf nations as “collaborators” during his speech to the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday.“The Palestinian people have stood up against Israel's policies of oppression, violence, and intimidation for more than half a century,” Erdogan said, condemning Trump’s peace deal between Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain as a “document of surrender” for the Palestinians. “Israel this time accelerated its attempts to have the inside track with the help of...WW…

President Trump will on China if Beijing authorizes arms sales to Iran following his move to dismantle the 2015 nuclear deal and renew international sanctions on Tehran.“We're going to go after every violation that we can muster the resources to respond to,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told the Washington Examiner. “That will be [the case], whether it's Chinese violations or violations from the Russians, arms or economic sales; these U.N. Security Council resolutions are serious business.”Pompeo raised that threat as the administration moved in the United Nations Security Council to...…President Trump will on China if Beijing authorizes arms sales to Iran following his move to dismantle the 2015 nuclear deal and renew international sanctions on Tehran.“We're going to go after every violation that we can muster the resources to respond to,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told the Washington Examiner. “That will be [the case], whether it's Chinese violations or violations from the Russians, arms or economic sales; these U.N. Security Council resolutions are serious business.”Pompeo raised that threat as the administration moved in the United Nations Security Council to...WW…

ROME — Pope Francis’s persistent interest in controversial negotiations with China could foreshadow a move to downgrade relations with Taiwan in favor of the mainland communist regime.“Everybody is watching for that,” Ambassador Sam Brownback, the State Department’s point man for international religious liberty issues, said on the sidelines of a symposium hosted by the U.S. mission to the Holy See. “It is a key issue.”The question of official papal relations with China adds to the geopolitical significance of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s high-profile opposition to the renewal of a...…ROME — Pope Francis’s persistent interest in controversial negotiations with China could foreshadow a move to downgrade relations with Taiwan in favor of the mainland communist regime.“Everybody is watching for that,” Ambassador Sam Brownback, the State Department’s point man for international religious liberty issues, said on the sidelines of a symposium hosted by the U.S. mission to the Holy See. “It is a key issue.”The question of official papal relations with China adds to the geopolitical significance of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s high-profile opposition to the renewal of a...WW…

China has a “neo-imperial” ambition to make the entire world comply with its communist ideas, according to a senior State Department official.“We know that the Chinese Communist Party’s neo-imperial ways aren’t incidental to its character but are an essential feature of a nationalist and Marxist-Leninist mindset,” State Department assistant secretary David Stilwell, who leads the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, said Tuesday. “Beijing wants to dominate its immediate neighborhood — and eventually impose its will and its rules on your neighborhood too, wherever you may be.”Noting...…China has a “neo-imperial” ambition to make the entire world comply with its communist ideas, according to a senior State Department official.“We know that the Chinese Communist Party’s neo-imperial ways aren’t incidental to its character but are an essential feature of a nationalist and Marxist-Leninist mindset,” State Department assistant secretary David Stilwell, who leads the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, said Tuesday. “Beijing wants to dominate its immediate neighborhood — and eventually impose its will and its rules on your neighborhood too, wherever you may be.”Noting...WW…

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi derided President Trump’s administration in an unusually public phone call with his Russian counterpart, a trend of between Washington and Beijing.“The U.S. ... has lost its mind, morals, and credibility,” the Chinese envoy said, according to a of the call released by the Foreign Ministry as reported by the South China Morning Post.China published the barbs just days after the foreign minister called for a dialogue between U.S. and Chinese diplomats. The transcript shows Wang arguing that the U.S.-China competition is a sign of Trump’s hostility to...…Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi derided President Trump’s administration in an unusually public phone call with his Russian counterpart, a trend of between Washington and Beijing.“The U.S. ... has lost its mind, morals, and credibility,” the Chinese envoy said, according to a of the call released by the Foreign Ministry as reported by the South China Morning Post.China published the barbs just days after the foreign minister called for a dialogue between U.S. and Chinese diplomats. The transcript shows Wang arguing that the U.S.-China competition is a sign of Trump’s hostility to...WW…

A violent confrontation between the United States and China could take place within months, according to an American lawmaker wary of Beijing’s expansionist foreign policy.“I would predict there will be a clash within the next three to six months,” Florida Rep. Ted Yoho, the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee for Asia, told the Washington Examiner.Yoho’s forecast attests to the suspicion that has come to characterize U.S.-China relations in recent years, as U.S. intelligence officials that the world’s largest communist power is waging against Washington. That...…A violent confrontation between the United States and China could take place within months, according to an American lawmaker wary of Beijing’s expansionist foreign policy.“I would predict there will be a clash within the next three to six months,” Florida Rep. Ted Yoho, the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee for Asia, told the Washington Examiner.Yoho’s forecast attests to the suspicion that has come to characterize U.S.-China relations in recent years, as U.S. intelligence officials that the world’s largest communist power is waging against Washington. That...WW…

BREAKING: Sen. Lindsay Graham proposes 15-week national abortion banClosePresident Trump has played a “weak” role in the trans-Atlantic response to the , according to the European Union’s top diplomat.“Too weak,” EU High Representative Josep Borrell of the United States during a videoconference with members of the European Parliament. “Maybe because they were not at all prepared to face this problem, and now, they are suffering the consequences as much as some European countries have done.”Borrell, a former Spanish official, offered that blunt criticism despite past warnings that Western...…BREAKING: Sen. Lindsay Graham proposes 15-week national abortion banClosePresident Trump has played a “weak” role in the trans-Atlantic response to the , according to the European Union’s top diplomat.“Too weak,” EU High Representative Josep Borrell of the United States during a videoconference with members of the European Parliament. “Maybe because they were not at all prepared to face this problem, and now, they are suffering the consequences as much as some European countries have done.”Borrell, a former Spanish official, offered that blunt criticism despite past warnings that Western...WW…

China should grant international inspectors access to labs where scientists study viruses similar to the one that caused the coronavirus pandemic, in order to prevent the “accidental release” of such contagions, according to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.“We have to make sure that the Chinese government is handling those materials in an appropriate way, not only in the Wuhan Institute of Virology, but elsewhere,” Pompeo told reporters at the State Department.That call puts pressure on China and the World Health Organization, the United Nations specialized agency responsible for regulating...…China should grant international inspectors access to labs where scientists study viruses similar to the one that caused the coronavirus pandemic, in order to prevent the “accidental release” of such contagions, according to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.“We have to make sure that the Chinese government is handling those materials in an appropriate way, not only in the Wuhan Institute of Virology, but elsewhere,” Pompeo told reporters at the State Department.That call puts pressure on China and the World Health Organization, the United Nations specialized agency responsible for regulating...WW…

World Health Organization officials who praised China’s transparency regarding the novel could face the klieg lights in an international investigation into the mishandling of the pandemic, despite Beijing’s attempt to shape the investigation.“The WHO needs to be reformed. The WHO committed mistakes,” a senior European diplomat said. “They were much too much inclined at the early stage to suck up to China," the diplomat said. "And that may have prevented transparency that was necessary early on.”That perception of the premier global health agency has grown throughout the coronavirus...…World Health Organization officials who praised China’s transparency regarding the novel could face the klieg lights in an international investigation into the mishandling of the pandemic, despite Beijing’s attempt to shape the investigation.“The WHO needs to be reformed. The WHO committed mistakes,” a senior European diplomat said. “They were much too much inclined at the early stage to suck up to China," the diplomat said. "And that may have prevented transparency that was necessary early on.”That perception of the premier global health agency has grown throughout the coronavirus...WW…