The Brazilian president is trying to play peacemaker in Europe,while not wanting to upset his big trading partners,China and Russia.
Vice Admiral Mark Hammond forcefully rejected claims the nuclear-powered submarines will be obsolete before they arrive.
Taiwan said that it had successfully urged China to drastically reduce the time it will close the airspace north of the island,averting wider travel disruption.
Former mayor William Lai has been thrown into the centre of a race that will be watched closely in Beijing,Washington and Canberra.
Experts ask whether the EU bloc of 27 countries can become the “third superpower” that Macron says he hopes to build within “a few years”.
As the sun set on the harbour in 2018,Emmanuel Macron announced his strategy for the Indo-Pacific. On Sunday,he revealed doubts about that commitment.
A US Navy destroyer passed through waters claimed by Beijing in the South China Sea,as China begins its third day of military drills around Taiwan.
After visiting China,French President Emmanuel Macron said Europe should reduce its dependency on the US and avoid getting involved in any conflict between Washington and Beijing over Taiwan.
Taiwan’s defence ministry said that in the past 24 hours,it had spotted 71 Chinese air force aircraft and nine navy vessels around the island.
The Taiwanese Defence Ministry said it had detected 40 PLA aircraft and three vessels around the island in the 24 hours to Saturday morning.
By previous standards,Beijing’s reaction to the Taiwanese president’s unprecedented meeting on US soil with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been muted.