Donald Trump signs pandemic aid bill as allies abandon it

WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump capitulated to Congressional pressure Sunday night and I signed the pandemic aid bill which had called a disgrace earlier in the week. The executive’s surrender prevented a government shutdown and released $ 900 billion in stimulus funds to the economy, including a $ 600 …

Read More »

US infuriates China with tough new policy on Tibet and Taiwan

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump and the U.S. Congress have upped the ante on China, legislating a new policy aimed at challenging Beijing’s efforts, acceded to by Washington for years, to intimidate Tibet and Taiwan in submission. In the massive spending bill signed into law by President Trump on Sunday night …

Read More »