China keeps it low-key as TikTok prepares to take fight for survival to U.S. courts
China’s Foreign Ministry refused to answer questions on Wednesday about a new U.S. ultimatum ordering China-based ByteDance to sell the American arm of its wildly popular app TikTok or face a ban in the U.S., in sharp contrast to the loud approach Beijing and the app’s supporters have previously pushed.
Rising threat environment could prompt ‘nuclear reconsideration’ in Asia, top State official warns
Asian governments are increasingly concerned by growing nuclear threats posed by China, North Korea and Russia, and a U.S. extended deterrence is key to preventing a breakout of new nuclear-armed states in the region, Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said on Wednesday.