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China, Afghanistan top Blinken agenda on India, Kuwait trip
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to India and Kuwait next week for talks on China, the coronavirus and Afghanistan, the State Department said Friday. The trip comes as the Biden administration seeks to shore up U.S.
Washington calls China’s tit-for-tat sanctions ‘baseless’
Beijing’s latest tit-for-tat salvo is likely to increase tensions between the two nations ahead of an upcoming visit by US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman to Tianjin.
Latest US sanctions on Hong Kong draw a collective shrug from analysts
‘They’re running out of things to do,’ former US consul general in Hong Kong says after seven deputy directors in the Hong Kong Liaison Office are sanctioned.
Biden, Yellen to Maintain Trump's Halt in U.S.-China Economic Talks
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and her staff have no plans to resurrect the regular U.S.-China economic dialogue that governed ties between the two nations during the Bush and Obama administrations, continuing for now the suspension put in place under President Donald Trump.
Biden Taps Ex-Defense Official for Key Post on China Tech Policy
President Joe Biden will nominate a Deloitte LLP logistics consultant and former Defense Department official to lead a Commerce Department agency that’s a key player in the administration’s strategy to limit China’s access to cutting-edge technology.
China slams Yellen's call for US-European 'unified front'
BEIJING (AP) — China on Tuesday denounced an appeal by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen for a U.S.-European “unified front” against Chinese “unfair economic practices” and human rights abuses. “China strongly deplores and rejects Treasury Secretary Yellen’s remarks,” said a Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Zhao Lijian.
US cites China, Myanmar, Ethiopia in genocide report
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Monday renewed genocide allegations against China for repression of Uyghur Muslims and other minorities in its northwest Xinjiang region. It also warned Eritrea, Ethiopia, Myanmar and South Sudan of possible further sanctions for ethnic cleansing in conflicts they are involved in.
China criticizes US moves to expand financial sanctions
BEIJING (AP) — China’s government on Friday criticized new U.S. moves to reduce access to American financial markets and said it will protect Chinese companies but gave no indication of possible retaliation.
China a ‘welcome friend’ in Afghanistan: Taliban spokesman
With the US withdrawal emboldening the Taliban, the group’s spokesman says it welcomes Chinese investments in reconstruction and would guarantee the safety of investors and workers.
U.S. and China can co-exist peacefully, says White House's Kurt Campbell
The U.S.-China relationship should not be viewed as a "new cold war," White House coordinator for the Indo-Pacific Kurt Campbell said at an Asia Society event.
China trying to ‘cut Australia out of the herd’ with diplomatic freeze, US warns
White House coordinator for the Indo-Pacific says Beijing’s targeting of Australian exporters has only intensified Canberra’s ties with US
China calls on US to end ‘toxic’ Trump-era visa rules for students
Appeal follows report of rejection of applications by more than 500 Chinese science graduates.
France, Germany, China push to revive Iran nuclear talks
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed there is “a window of opportunity” now for talks aimed at reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the French presidency said.
As Pandora’s Box opens in Afghanistan, China is in the firing line
Once defeated insurgent groups with bones to pick against Beijing are back in town as the Taliban’s battlefield successes bring the country to the brink of civil war.
Experts question if WHO should lead pandemic origins probe
BEIJING (AP) — As the World Health Organization draws up plans for the next phase of its probe of how the coronavirus pandemic started, an increasing number of scientists say the U.N. agency it isn’t up to the task and shouldn’t be the one to investigate.
Fewer have confidence in China’s Xi than US’s Biden: Pew survey
Positive views of the US got a Biden bounce across 17 advanced economies, while negative views of China and Xi persist.
Japan Defense Official Outlines Threat From More Assertive China
Japan’s No. 2 defense official laid out the increasing threats he sees from a more assertive China, including longer-range missiles and more frequent airspace incursions, as the U.S. ally moves to boost defense spending to help counter Beijing.
China's aggressive behavior on the global stage is an 'immense danger,' says analyst
Orville Schell of the Asia Society's Center on U.S.-China Relations warned of a "military accident, even a military clash" as China's rise is accompanied by stronger military.
China slams US curbs on solar materials as economic attack
BEIJING (AP) — China’s government on Friday criticized U.S. curbs on imports of solar panel materials that might be made with forced labor as an attack on its development and said Beijing will protect Chinese companies, but gave no details of possible retaliation.
G7 leaders will call for fresh WHO inquiry into Covid origins, leaked communique suggests
Statement indicates leaders will also commit to delivering 1bn vaccine doses and plans to tackle forced labour
