The United Nations logo is seen on a window in an empty hallway at United Nations headquarters during the 75th annual UN General Assembly high-level debate, which is being held mostly virtually due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in New York, on Sept 21, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]
The US government’s distrust of China can be found in its National Security Strategy report issued in December, which mentioned China 33 times and defined China as its “competitor”. The Trump administration claimed that China attempted to challenge the US status and poses a threat to US prosperity and security.
The US has said plainly that Turkey cannot have the S-400 and be part of the F-35 program. The F-35 is made by Lockheed Martin Corp.
The USS John S. McCain collided with a merchant vessel while underway east of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore at 6:24 am local time (2224 GMT on Sunday), leaving 10 sailors missing and five others injured.
The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) permitted drugmakers to boost production of opioids even as overdose deaths were skyrocketing, the Justice Department's Inspector General said Tuesday.
The United States, France and Japan now have military bases in Djibouti.
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The US already imposed additional tariffs on billion worth of Chinese goods earlier in July, and China has responded in kind. The commission stressed that China adopts the tariff measures to defend its lawful rights and interests, and to curb the escalation of trade friction, as well as minimize the impact on domestic production and people's livelihoods.
The US economy expanded at an annual rate of 2.1 percent in the third quarter this year, slightly up from the 2-percent growth rate in the second quarter but a sharp deceleration from 3.1 percent in the first quarter, according to the US Commerce Department.
The United Nations was founded after the painful lessons of World War II, and has played an indispensable role in safeguarding world security and stability, Wang said.
The US dollar's status as the top global reserve currency is set to weaken, although no currencies will substantially challenge its supremacy in the short term, said economists on Monday.