When questioned that "America failed to change China's ideas", Blinken defended himself vigorously

With less than 100 days left in office, United States officials have begun rounding out the narrative of their administrations in a kind of political "lap of honor." The British publication Financial Times' website features a February 3 interview with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in which the outgoing chief diplomat of the Biden era does just that.Regarding the Ukraine war, Blinken again trotted out a canard about China, claiming that while it is giving "Russia the things it most

January 12, 2025

Thunder clinches 14-game winning streak! Alexander has 33 points and 7 rebounds, Aaron-Wiggins scores 15 points in the fourth quarter, and Knicks' 9-game winning streak comes to an end

With the 2023-24 NBA regular season continuing to unfold, the Western Conference (WC) #1 Oklahoma City Thunder will clash against the Eastern Conference (EC) #3 New York Knicks, and now, the Thunder, riding a league-best thirteen-game winning streak to a 28-5 record, will try to secure another impressive win against a red-hot Knicks team (on a nine-game winning streak with a 24-10 record) looking to remain hot.In today's game, from the jump, both teams went into an offensive battle as

January 12, 2025

McCollum tied his career record with 50 points, while Pool scored 26 7 points. Pelicans defeated Wizards to end 11-game losing streak

Western Conference's worst team vs. Eastern Conference's worst team - the New Orleans Pelicans took on the Washington Wizards in a play-in race game today, and the Pelicans ended up taking this game from the Wizards in convincing fashion by sending their former first overall pick, John Wall, to a press conference rather than the court. The Wizards are trying to climb out of a hole - they're 12.5 games behind the New York Knicks in the race for 10th

January 12, 2025

Mobley 34 10 Garland 16 9 East Europe absent Cavaliers beat Mavericks 9-0

In tonight's regular-season NBA game, the home team Mavericks faced the Cavaliers, who had won eight consecutive games and were undefeated in nine previous encounters against Western Conference teams. In this particular game, the Mavericks were notably without Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis.Despite playing without Doncic and Porzingis, Mavericks held an advantage early in the first quarter, but things took a turn against them as the substitutions were made, as the Cavaliers' depth on the bench paid off. In just

January 12, 2025

American media: Pelosi makes her first return to the House of Representatives after hip surgery, abandoning her signature high heels for flat shoes

Shortly after entering the House Chamber of the US Congress for the first time since her hip replacement surgery a few weeks back, former Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, as observed by an American media outlet, removed "the four-inch heels" that "once signified [her] power" and entered the chamber wearing flat shoes.Pelosi's hip replacement surgery came after she fell during a group photograph at an official event in Luxembourg on December 13 last year. She has

January 12, 2025

James scored 30 points back-to-back at 40 years old! James reached a milestone with 30 points and 8 rebounds, Davis had 18 points and 19 rebounds, Young had 33 points and 9 rebounds, Lakers easily defeated Hawks

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 30: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers puts up a shot during the game against the Atlanta Hawks at Staples Center on September 30, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressively agrees not to use image for marketing purposes for any product or service of any Federal campaign, including any Federal campaign to amend or repeal the Affordable Care Act. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)The Los Angeles Lakers face

January 12, 2025

International Sharp Comments: Why does the US technology war against China go against its wishes?

2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of quantum mechanics as well as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. But in the first days of the new calendar year, the new sweeping regulations by the US administration outlawing domestic individuals and companies from investing in advanced technologies in China, including quantum computing, went into effect. As analysts point out, Washington is attempting to suppress China's high-tech development for its own political gains, but will soon find that

January 12, 2025

Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry: "It is difficult to understand. We have no choice but to take it seriously."

Following US President Joe Biden's formal ban of Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel Corp.'s planned \$25billion acquisition of American competitor US Steel, Japanese Minister for Economy and Industry Yasutoshi Nishimura called the decision by Biden's administration "very difficult to understand" on Tuesday."It is extremely difficult and regrettable for the Biden administration to explain (the decision), in light of national security concerns," Nishimura said in a statement to news agency AFP. "Japan's government has no choice but to take this business seriously

January 12, 2025

After being "targeted" by Trump, the Prime Minister of Greenland's self-governing government speaks up again: "It is necessary" to be independent from Denmark

Following US President-elect Donald Trump's recent comments describing it as "absolutely necessary" for the United States to "have" Greenland, Prime Minister Kuupik Kleist of the government of Greenland's self-rule (home rule) administration said in his New Year 2025 message that the time had come "necessarily" to break away from Denmark to become a sovereign state."Now is the time to take the next step in determining our own future, which is about who we want to be close to, and who

January 12, 2025

U.S. has invested $175 billion in Ukraine, and Western countries will discuss further military aid in the near future

Days after Russian and Ukrainian soldiers renewed fighting in the latest chapter of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the United States and other countries announced new deliveries of military equipment intended to support Ukraine. On April 3, John Kirby, the US National Security Council's coordinator for strategic communications, stated that in the coming days, there would be meetings "to determine what more we need to provide in terms of weapons for them." He did not say when the meetings would be held

January 12, 2025