#china-pacific-tensions

#china-pacific-tensions

The provisions of the Bahrain-led resolution had been repeatedly pared down in an effort to convince Russia and China to abstain from voting, an effort that ultimately failed as the two nations refused to back down in Tuesday's vote.

President Trump stated that the service member is injured but 'will be just fine' and that the US had been monitoring his location during the search-and-rescue operation.

The major shift in the NDS lies in the shifting approach of the US Defense Department, which considers security of the homeland and Western Hemisphere its primary concern. The document noted that the US military would be guided by four central priorities: defend the homeland, push allies around the world away from reliance on the US military, strengthen defence industrial bases and deter China as opposed to a policy of containment.

Pakistan's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tahir Andrabi stated that the government hopes for a durable solution, emphasizing that the burden of real process lies with Afghanistan to act against terrorist groups.