DefenceTalkBeijing on Wednesday accused Washington of “paranoid delusion” after the US Senate passed a sweeping industrial policy bill aimed at countering the surging economic threat from China. America’s political parties overcame partisan divisions to support pumping more than $170 billion into research and development, one of the most significant achievements in Congress since Joe Biden’s […]

DefenceTalkPresident Joe Biden will unveil measures on Thursday aimed at curbing rampant US gun violence, especially seeking to prevent the spread of untraceable “ghost guns,” White House officials said. Biden has come under pressure from his Democratic party to tackle the bloodshed, most recently highlighted by mass killings in Colorado, Georgia and California. In addition […]

DefenceTalkChina’s foreign ministry said on Thursday it would not make concessions to the US on key issues including Xinjiang and Hong Kong, ahead of high-level meetings between the two countries’ diplomats in Alaska. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan are set for talks with senior Chinese official Yang […]

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkTurkey has hired an international law firm to help it win back its spot in the US-led F-35 fighter jet program, state media reported on Friday. The six-month contract with Arnold & Porter — worth a reported $750,000 (620,000 euros) — comes as Turkey seeks to find a solution with US President Joe Biden over […]https://www.defencetalk.com/turkey-hires-law-firm-to-lobby-biden-over-f-35-jets-report-76782/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkUS President Joe Biden said he won’t lift sanctions against Iran as long as the Islamic republic is not adhering to its nuclear deal commitments. Asked whether he would halt sanctions to convince Iran to return to the bargaining table, Biden offered a clear reply in a CBS interview aired Sunday: “No.” The journalist then […]https://www.defencetalk.com/biden-says-us-wont-lift-sanctions-to-bring-iran-to-talks-76779/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkUS President Joe Biden’s administration said Friday it wants Turkey to renounce a major Russian missile defense system it controversially bought in 2019, holding the line set by Donald Trump’s government, which imposed rare sanctions on the NATO ally. “Our position has not changed,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters. “We urge Turkey not to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/biden-maintains-tough-line-on-turkey-over-russia-arms-76773/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkPresident Joe Biden will Thursday announce an end to US military support for the Saudi allies’ devastating war in Yemen in a speech meant to show a reinvigorated focus on diplomacy. Two weeks into his presidency, Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris traveled together to the State Department in a show of support for the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/biden-ends-us-support-for-yemen-war-freezes-germany-troop-redeployment-76763/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkUS President Joe Biden’s administration Wednesday extended the New START nuclear treaty with Russia by five years, saying it hoped to prevent an arms race despite rising tensions with Moscow, including over its imprisonment of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. One day before the treaty was set to expire, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-extends-new-start-nuclear-treaty-with-russia-as-rifts-rise-76751/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkUS President Joe Biden’s administration has temporarily frozen for review a massive package of F-35 jets to the United Arab Emirates and arms to Saudi Arabia, officials said Wednesday. The nearly week-old administration has already signaled it plans to end support for the Saudi-led, UAE-backed offensive in Yemen, which is facing a humanitarian catastrophe. A […]https://www.defencetalk.com/biden-freezes-giant-uae-f35-jet-package-saudi-arms-for-review-76692/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkOne week into the job, US President Joe Biden has sent a clear warning to Beijing against any expansionist intentions in East and Southeast Asia. In multiple calls and statements, he and his top security officials have underscored support for allies Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, signalling Washington’s rejection of China’s disputed territorial claims in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/in-multiple-messsages-biden-warns-beijing-over-expansionism-76698/