U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman affirmed the support of the U.S. for Lithuania in the face of Chinese pressure over its decision to advance ties with Taiwan
As the Taliban took control of the presidential palace in Kabul and declared the war is over in Afghanistan, US unhesitant abandonment of its allies to evacuate its embassy personnel and citizens from the country has dealt a heavy blow to some media and US-ally-believers in the island of Taiwan, with many fearing that the island will become the next chess piece that the US will cast away as it has done with Vietnam and Afghanistan.