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Japan Faces Pressure to Join China Sanctions Ahead of U.S. Trip
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is under pressure to join other major democracies in imposing sanctions on China over human-rights violations as he prepares for his first face-to-face summit with U.S. President Joe Biden.
Canadian Michael Spavor’s Spying Trial in China Ends After Just Two Hours
The trial of a Canadian man detained in China since late 2018 on espionage charges has ended after about two hours, a lawyer said, one day after relatives pleaded for his release.
On eve of Alaska talks, China calls out US efforts to rally Asian allies
Chinese diplomats say they do not have high expectations for high-level talks in Anchorage, which follow US meetings with South Korea and the Quad.
Mr ‘Indispensable’: China’s top diplomat to US Cui Tiankai to stay on
Beijing ‘has no plan to replace Cui any time soon’ as it grapples with a longer term rivalry with the United States.
China Seeks Biden-Xi Summit in April If Alaska Talks Succeed
Beijing is seeking a meeting between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping next month if the first high-level U.S.-China talks in Alaska starting Thursday are productive, said people familiar with the situation.
India Considers 2050 Net-Zero Target, a Decade Before China
Top Indian government officials are debating whether to set a goal to zero out its greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century, an ambitious target that would require overhauling its coal-dependent economy.
Biden’s Solar Dreams Collide With Scorn for China ‘Genocide’
President Joe Biden’s White House is trying to reconcile his desire to ratchet up U.S. renewable power generation with his outrage over alleged Chinese human-rights abuses in Xinjiang, a major supplier of a key component in solar panels.
Spy Agencies Reject Trump Claim of China Election Meddling
The U.S. intelligence community concluded with “high confidence” that China didn’t attempt to change the outcome of the 2020 election, an assessment that contradicts repeated assertions by former President Donald Trump and his allies.
Max Hastings: China Might Defeat America In War Over Taiwan
A new Council on Foreign Relations report is a strong warning about Biden’s looming first foreign-policy crisis.
U.S. Imposes New 5G License Limits on Some Huawei Suppliers
The Biden administration has informed some suppliers to China’s Huawei Technologies Co. of tighter conditions on previously approved export licenses, prohibiting items for use in or with 5G devices, according to people familiar with the move.
In message to China, Biden to meet fellow Quad leaders on Friday
This is the first such summit between the US president and the PMs of India, Japan and Australia, in an alliance seen as a bulwark against Beijing’s ambitions.
Washington confirms direct engagement between US and Chinese diplomats
Source says senior envoys could meet in Alaska in bid to find common ground and reset relationship after Trump era.
Ex-national security adviser says US need not change ‘ambiguity’ on Taiwan
HR McMaster tells Senate Armed Services Committee he disagrees with call for ‘strategic clarity’, but wants more military in the region to counter Beijing’s operations.
Xi Mobilizes China for Tech Revolution to Cut Dependence on West
For U.S. politicians, China’s potential to dominate sensitive cutting-edge technologies poses one of the biggest geopolitical threats of the next few decades. President Xi Jinping is similarly worried the U.S. will block China’s rise, and this week will unveil plans for greater self-sufficiency.
Biden USTR Nominee Katherine Tai Pledges to Ensure China Tariffs Appropriate
President Joe Biden’s nominee for trade chief said she’d work to ensure that tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on billions of dollars of imported Chinese goods are appropriate, signaling no immediate changes to the levies.
Biden Putting Tech, Not Troops, at Core of U.S.-China Policy
The Biden administration is moving to put semiconductors, artificial intelligence and next-generation networks at the heart of U.S. strategy toward Asia, attempting to rally what officials are calling “techno-democracies” to stand up to China and other “techno-autocracies.”
China seems to be living up to trade deal pledges, Biden's Agriculture secretary says
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack believes China is making good on promises it made as part of the phase one trade deal.
Wally Adeyemo, Biden Nominee, Open to Using Trump-Era Order to Punish China
President Joe Biden’s nominee to be Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s No. 2 indicated the U.S. is open to using a Trump-era investment ban to punish Beijing for violating international trade rules.