The global storm clouds are darkening. Last week a Chinese aircraft carrier strike group patrolled the waters east of Taiwan as U.S., Taiwanese and Chinese warplanes flew sorties. En route to Israel, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin conferred with his Filipino counterpart over the refusal of Chinese vessels to leave waters claimed by Manila. In a televised interview Secretary of State Antony Blinken again characterized China’s policy toward the Uighurs as genocide, blamed Chinese errors for making the pandemic worse, and warned Beijing against attempts to invade Taiwan.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) looks back at Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel. as Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (back L), China's President Xi Jinping (front L) and Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (back R) look on during a family photo session in front of the Osaka Castle at the G20 Summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019.
