The United States has deployed some 6,000 to 7,000 troops in Africa, most of which have been concentrated in the sub-Saharan region and in the Horn of Africa, according to media reports.
The US Congress had already passed spending bills for five government agencies for the fiscal year 2019, which began on Oct 1, and it still needs to decide on the funding for seven more agencies, including the Homeland Security Department, the Justice Department, and the Agriculture Department.
The US move will also hurt American companies and consumers, the ministry said in the statement.
The US-China trade frictions have brought concerns of great uncertainties to the market, which has led to recent yuan fluctuations, according to E Zhihuan, chief economist at the Bank of China (Hong Kong).
The UK will reveal its decision on Huawei in a pending telecommunications supply chain review. If a full ban is announced, UK operators will be forced to remove all existing Huawei hardware from their networks, something that will cost each company tens of millions of pounds and that will delay the rollout of 5G in the UK by up to two years, according to estimates from tech consultancy Assembly Research.
The US Department of Defense said in a statement that the US Air Force, in partnership with the Strategic Capabilities Office, at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time (0030 GMT) Thursday conducted a flight test of a prototype conventionally-configured ground-launched ballistic missile from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
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The US has also stated on multiple occasions that it is ready and interested in mediating the dispute, but its offers have been rejected by both China and India so far.
The UK government has expressed concern that too few people from the black, Asian, and other minority ethnic communities are being recognized for their contributions to society.
The US Trade Representative and the US Department of Treasury released on Monday a statement in response to the white paper.
The US economy, he said, is close to the goals of maximum employment and price stability. "Our challenge now is to do what monetary policy can do to sustain the expansion."