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USTR's Tai highlights China, climate in talks with Japan, France, others
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai spoke on Tuesday with top officials in Japan, South Korea, Mexico and France about shared interests ranging from concerns about China's trading practices and human rights to World Trade Organization reforms, USTR said.
US, Japan agree to work together in event of Beijing-Taiwan clash, sources say
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and Japanese Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi agree to cooperate but do not discuss how a response should be coordinated.
Visiting Japan, Top U.S. Envoys Set Combative Tone for China Talks
American and Japanese officials issued a two-page statement that left little doubt that President Biden would defy Beijing in territorial disputes, challenges to democracy and other regional crises.
US and Japan express 'serious concerns' over China coast guard law
Allies agree to hold joint drills around Senkaku Islands in 'two-plus-two' talks
Top U.S., Japan officials say China's behaviour inconsistent with international order
Senior officials from United States and Japan on Tuesday raised concerns about China's behaviour in Hong Kong, Xinjiang and other areas and said it was inconsistent with the international order.
Japan, U.S. share serious concerns over tensions in South China Sea: Kishi
Japan and the United States have shared serious concerns over rising tensions in the East and South China Seas, Japanese defence minister Nobuo Kishi said on Tuesday.
Blinken warns China against 'coercion and aggression' on first Asia trip
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned China on Tuesday against using "coercion and aggression" as he sought to use his first trip abroad to shore up Asian alliances in the face of growing assertiveness by Beijing.
Biden Goals Converge in Asia: Rebuilding Alliances and Countering China
A flurry of diplomacy, which includes talks in Tokyo and Seoul, is a prelude to the administration’s first in-person meeting with top Chinese envoys.
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.
IOC Head Defends Plan to Buy Chinese Vaccines for Olympics
The International Olympic Committee defended its offer to buy Covid-19 vaccines from China after the announcement drew criticism by human rights activists.
IOC is no 'super world government' to solve China issues, says Bach
The International Olympic Committee said on Friday it is not a "super world government" that can resolve political issues in China ahead of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games even though activists say the IOC has ignored Tibetan and Uighur claims of human rights violations.
Olympics: No Chinese vaccines to be taken by Team Japan, minister says
Japanese athletes at the Summer Olympics will not be eligible for coronavirus vaccinations offered by China since Japan has not approved the vaccines, Olympics Minister Tamayo Marukawa said on Friday.
Despite transatlantic 'love fest', EU charts third way in ties with U.S. and China
By Robin Emmott, John Irish, Michael Martina and Sabine Siebold
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.
U.S. admiral calls for ground-based offensive weaponry in western Pacific
The United States military needs more long-range weaponry in the western Pacific, including ground-based arms, the top U.S. admiral for the Asia-Pacific said on Tuesday, underscoring U.S. concerns about China's growing military strength, particularly among its missile forces...
‘Uncomfortable signal to China’: Japan raises Hong Kong in call to India
The two leaders have pledged to realise a free and open Indo-Pacific as Japan expresses concern over China’s ‘attempts to change status quo’ in disputed seas.
India seeks funds from Quad alliance to match China's vaccine push: source
India has urged the United States, Japan and Australia to invest in its vaccine production capacity, an Indian government source told Reuters, as the so-called Quad alliance tries to counter China's growing vaccine diplomacy.
Japan considers sending in troops to help meet China’s Diaoyu challenge
The Chinese coastguard has increased its activity near the Japanese-controlled islands, raising alarm in Tokyo.
Factbox: China's anal tests for coronavirus upset visitors
Foreign visitors have been upset by China's anal swab tests for COVID-19, prompting complaints of inconvenience and even psychological trauma, and stoking debate over their necessity.
Prickly problem: Taiwan says won't be beaten by China pineapple ban
Taiwan will not be beaten by China's ban on pineapple imports and will rally round its farmers to turn crisis into opportunity with new markets and more sales at home, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday, offering a defiant rebuke to Beijing.