by WorldTribune Staff, May 9, 2018 The U.S. Department of Justice on May 8 announced it indicted a former CIA agent on charges of spying for China. Jerry Chun Shing Lee was charged with one count of conspiracy to gather or deliver national defense information to aid a foreign government, and two counts of unlawfully […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 8, 2018 North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un traveled to China for an unannounced meeting with China’s supreme leader, Xi Jinping on May 7-8. It was Kim’s second visit to China and third trip abroad in as many months. The North Korean leader met South Korean President Moon Jae-In just south of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk Forget about the U.S. pulling troops from Korea any time soon. It’s not going to happen, at least to judge by the denials from the White House and President Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton. “Utter nonsense,” was all Bolton had to say about a report that Trump had […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 6, 2018 The White House blasted demands by China that U.S. airlines must change references to Taiwan on their websites to indicate Taiwan is part of China. President Donald Trump “ran against political correctness in the United States” and as president he will “stand up for Americans resisting efforts by the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 4, 2018 The United States filed a formal diplomatic complaint after two U.S. airmen were injured by a Chinese laser in Djibouti, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said. Pentagon spokeswoman Maj. Sheryll Klinke said the injuries were the result of an incident in which two pilots of a C-130 aircraft […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 2, 2018 China on May 2 vowed to play a role in the “peace regime” between North and South Korea that has been dominated by the U.S. administration of Donald Trump. Beijing reiterated its stance that the process calls for an end to U.S.-South Korea joint military exercises along with the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk Here’s a hard truth that’s certifiable by any rudimentary review of modern Korean history: the real news about Korea catches almost everyone by surprise. Who, for instance, would have predicted the outbreak of the Korean War nearly seven decades ago? Who knew, in the depths of South Korea’s economic […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 25, 2018 North Korea, if it chooses “to pivot” can become the “Switzerland of the East,” Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams wrote on his blog. U.S. President Donald Trump “understands the mental game like no president before him,” Adams wrote. “And Kim Jong-Un appears to have a similar toolset. Never have we […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 25, 2018 Though he “hopes we are entering a new era with North Korea,” Paul Wolfowitz, former U.S. deputy defense secretary, said he remains skeptical the Kim Jong-Un regime will follow through with its pledge of denuclearization. Wolfowitz, who served as deputy defense secretary from 2001-2005, also said it will be […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 24, 2018 “In a panic” following the election victory of Donald Trump, China appointed the sister-in-law of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to the Bank of China’s board of directors, the author of a new book on the monetizing of political influence said. Angela Chao was named to the Bank […]
