China urges all parties to ‘actively’ guide Taliban

China urges all parties to ‘actively’ guide Taliban

Obviously, the State Department isn’t being very transparent.

H/T Alexander Mercouris on YouTube: Wang Steamrolls Blinken Again in Harsh Call on Afghanistan, US-China relations

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Secretary Blinken’s Call with People’s Republic of China State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi

Wang Yi Speaks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the Phone

NYT: The ‘Unshakable’ Bonds of Friendship With Israel Are Shaking

Surprising opinion piece, from a New York Times columnist, although the author pretty much demonizes Syria and Iran. He also refuses to call what Israel is doing war crimes, instead they’re “possible war crimes.”

If you oppose war crimes only by your enemies, it’s not clear that you actually oppose war crimes.

The ‘Unshakable’ Bonds of Friendship With Israel Are Shaking