https://www.scmp.com/rss/524205/feed Jim Risch: An American politician with extensive public service, he currently leads the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, focusing on foreign policy legislation, international treaties, and safeguarding US interests globally. His work includes strategic competition with China, strengthening NATO, and advocating for human rights. Previously, Risch served as a U.S. Senator for Idaho since 2009, and held significant state-level positions including Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Idaho. A... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Bochen Han Bochen Han A bipartisan group of US lawmakers is urging Donald Trump’s administration to reject Myanmar’s “sham” elections next month, days after the administration cited the country’s electoral progress as grounds to remove legal protections for Myanmar nationals in the US. “Burma’s planned elections this December are proving to be a sham,” said Representatives Brian Mast and Gregory Meeks and Senators Jim Risch and Jeanne Shaheen on Wednesday, using the former name for the war-torn country. “Orchestrated... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3334287/us-lawmakers-urge-trump-condemn-myanmars-china-backed-sham-elections-next-month?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3334287/us-lawmakers-urge-trump-condemn-myanmars-china-backed-sham-elections-next-month?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 Nov 2025 20:14:04 +0000 Bochen Han Bochen Han Washington needs to accelerate arms sales to Taiwan and help establish a regional contingency stockpile for its defence, the US Senate heard on Thursday. Such steps would help implement provisions in a landmark 2022 law – the Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act (TERA) – that have not yet been fully realised, as well as boost morale on the self-governed island, witnesses said at a hearing hosted by the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Despite last week’s approval of a sale of aircraft... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3333609/us-should-speed-arms-deliveries-taiwan-create-regional-stockpile-senate-hears?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3333609/us-should-speed-arms-deliveries-taiwan-create-regional-stockpile-senate-hears?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Nov 2025 23:05:02 +0000 Jevans Nyabiage Jevans Nyabiage Kenya has become the latest country in a high-stakes geopolitical struggle between the US and China after Washington threatened to revoke Nairobi’s Major Non-Nato Ally status. The tension escalated following a state visit to Beijing in April, when President William Ruto secured landmark infrastructure and trade deals and publicly praised China’s role in what he called a “new world order”. This provoked a backlash from the United States, which has launched a review of the ally status. The status,... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3321166/kenya-faces-us-threat-praising-chinas-role-new-world-order?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3321166/kenya-faces-us-threat-praising-chinas-role-new-world-order?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Aug 2025 06:40:13 +0000 Willa Wu Willa Wu Beijing has hit out at a United States official and the European Union’s diplomatic wing for attacking Hong Kong’s national security laws, singling out their “hypocrisy” and “malicious intention” of trying to contain China by going after the city. The statement from China’s foreign ministry arm in Hong Kong on Tuesday was in response to remarks by Jim Risch, the chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and the European External Action Service. Risch said that Hong Kong had become... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3316514/beijing-slams-us-official-eu-body-attack-hong-kong-national-security-law?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3316514/beijing-slams-us-official-eu-body-attack-hong-kong-national-security-law?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Jul 2025 09:23:19 +0000