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Published
July 7, 2023

U.S. and China struggle to balance security concerns and economic goals

On Friday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met with Liu He, the former vice premier who is well known to U.S. officials from previous trade and economic talks; Yi Gang, the outgoing central bank chief; and Li, the new premier.
Published
July 4, 2023

Yan Mingfu, Communist Party envoy to protesters in Tiananmen Square, dies at 91

In 1989, Yan visited student-led protesters who were on a hunger strike and told them they were hurting chances for reform, urging them to go home.
Published
July 4, 2023

China restricts exports of high-tech metals in a slap at Washington ahead of Yellen’s visit

China has imposed export curbs on two metals used in computer chips and solar cells, expanding a squabble with Washington over high-tech trade ahead of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s visit to Beijing this week
Published
July 4, 2023

Vietnam bans ‘Barbie’ movie over map showing China’s territorial claim

The map shows China’s 'nine-dash line,' which extends Beijing’s territorial claims far into waters that fall within areas claimed by Vietnam and other countries.
Published
July 2, 2023

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is making a long-awaited trip to China this week

Yellen, who has called the notion of an economic decoupling from China 'disastrous,' has frequently said in the past year that she would like to visit China.

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Published
June 28, 2023

Billionaires and bureaucrats mobilize China for AI race with U.S.

AI investments in the U.S. dwarf that of China, totaling $26.6 billion in the year to mid-June versus China's $4 billion, according to previously unreported data collated by consultancy Preqin.
Published
June 25, 2023

Russia says China backs its efforts to stabilize the country after mercenary rebellion

The Russian Foreign Ministry said China declared support for the leadership in Moscow during a previously unannounced trip to Beijing by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko.
Published
June 21, 2023

Biden calling China’s leader a ‘dictator’ opens new rift just after Blinken’s tensions-easing trip

A senior administration official said it should come as 'no surprise' that Biden 'speaks candidly about China and the differences that we have.'
Published
June 19, 2023

Blinken and Xi pledge to stabilize U.S.-China ties, but main U.S. request is rebuffed

There was little indication that either is prepared to bend from positions on issues including trade, Taiwan, human rights conditions in China and Hong Kong, and Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Published
June 18, 2023

U.S., China remain at odds on many issues as Blinken finishes 1st day of Beijing meetings

Both sides said advancement on the issues that divide them remains a work in progress, while the Chinese foreign ministry said “the China-U.S. relationship is at the lowest point since its establishment.”