Washington, May 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) A bipartisan group of US senators has introduced a resolution describing China as the “foremost rival and strategic competitor” of the United States and calling for deeper engagement with India and stronger Indo-Pacific alliances to counter Beijing. The resolution, introduced by Senator Chris Coons and several Republican and Democratic lawmakers, said China has the “intent and capacity to undermine the security, economic prosperity, and strategic interests” of the US and its allies. The measure accused China of rapidly expanding its military capabilities, including nuclear, cyber, maritime and space assets. It said Beijing was using “coercive, aggressive, and deceptive activities” in the Indo-Pacific and attempting to change the status quo in the Taiwan Strait “by coercion or force”. The resolution also said China supports US adversaries including Iran, North Korea and Russia through the sharing of military technology and materiel. Lawmakers accused Beijing of using state-backed economic and industrial policies to weaken American competitiveness and dominate strategic sectors. The resolution cited intellectual property theft, forced technology transfers, export controls and barriers to market access. The senators warned that China was seeking to overtake the United States in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and quantum computing. They said those technologies would define “twenty-first century economic and military power”. The resolution also linked China to the flow of precursor chemicals used to manufacture illicit fentanyl and nitazenes entering the United States. In a section closely watched in New Delhi, the Senate called for “broadening United States engagement with India, including through the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue”. The Quad brings together India, the United States, Japan and Australia. The grouping has gained prominence amid rising tensions with China in the Indo-Pacific region. The resolution reaffirmed US commitments to allies including Japan, South Korea, Australia and the Philippines. It also backed stronger trilateral cooperation among Indo-Pacific partners and stressed the need to preserve peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. The Senate measure called for stronger deterrence against China, tighter export controls, restrictions on investments in strategic US industries and efforts to maintain freedom of navigation in the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait. It also urged the United States to “dominate the artificial intelligence and other foundational technologies sectors” compared to China and other competitors. The resolution is non-binding but reflects growing bipartisan concern in Washington over China’s military rise, economic practices and influence in global institutions. Source: IANS About Gopi Gopi Adusumilli is a Programmer. He is the editor of SocialNews.XYZ and President of AGK Fire Inc. He enjoys designing websites, developing mobile applications and publishing news articles on current events from various authenticated news sources. When it comes to writing he likes to write about current world politics and Indian Movies. His future plans include developing SocialNews.XYZ into a News website that has no bias or judgment towards any. He can be reached at [email protected]
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International mediators have proposed a 10-day ceasefire between the United States and Iran, according to a senior Iranian official cited in reports. The measure is described as intended to reduce hostilities and allow renewed talks on a prior interim agreement.
Both sides are assessing next steps in the current regional security situation.
Reports indicate that a US-Iran ceasefire has broken down amid renewed fighting, with the potential impact of mediation efforts by Pakistan, Qatar, and Oman remaining unclear. Earlier diplomatic steps included a June memorandum of understanding between the parties for further negotiations and talks hosted in Geneva in February.
The summary also references Europe’s historical role in diplomacy, including the 1814-15 Congress of Vienna.
Donald Trump stated in a Fox News interview that his representatives had spoken with Iranian officials an hour earlier and that those officials wanted to make a deal to end the conflict, though he noted they had broken prior agreements and expressed uncertainty about whether one would be reached.
He added that people do not want to die and that Iran would need to proceed carefully to avoid further losses. The remarks come amid an ongoing US-Iran conflict that has involved casualties and shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, with some social media users criticizing the repetition of similar statements.
Why the Iran-US ceasefire is falling apart Iran and the US have resumed fighting because they don’t see each other as ‘reliable negotiating partners’, says analyst Ali Vaez. Neither Iran nor the United States seems able to deliver a “knockout blow at an acceptable price” to the other side, and both know “they have no choice other than engaging in diplomacy”, but they’re not ready to make uncomfortable concessions, argues Ali Vaez, director of the Iran Project at International Crisis Group.
Vaez tells host Steve Clemons that Tehran and Washington are trying to “enforce their own interpretation” of the ceasefire agreement they signed last month. President Trump has become “frustrated” with diplomacy because he’s not seeing “the kind of quick results that he likes to see”, Vaez says.