Beijing on ‘its back heels’ as Washington shares details of balloon incident with ‘dozens’ of countries, says spokesman. Source link
Read More »Blinken visiting China in February to discuss ‘broad array of issues’
Few details revealed for top American diplomat’s trip viewed as potentially paving way for Xi Jinping to attend Apec in San Francisco in November. Source link
Read More »China sends more students to US universities than any other nation: survey
Over 290,000 came to American institutions of higher education in 2021-2022 academic year, down 8.6 per cent compared with previous year. Source link
Read More »US State Department slams ‘spurious’ Jimmy Lai fraud conviction in Hong Kong
Under US policy, Washington determined in 2020 that Hong Kong was no longer autonomous from Beijing because of the national security law. Price said the move against Lai “undermines” China’s obligations under the Sino-British Joint Declaration, which was supposed to guarantee Hong Kong a “high degree of autonomy” after the …
Read More »US hits Chinese firms with new Iran oil sanctions
The US Treasury Department also targeted Iranian brokers and front companies in Hong Kong, India and the UAE. Source link
Read More »US rejects Ukraine demand for blanket visa ban on Russians
The US does not want to close off pathways to refuge for the country’s dissidents and other vulnerable people, an official said. Source link
Read More »US urges China to ramp up pressure on Myanmar over 4 executed activists
‘Arguably no country has the potential to influence the trajectory of Burma’s next steps more so than the PRC’, says State Department. Source link
Read More »US religious freedom report criticises China’s vetting of clergy
Along with Muslims in Xinjiang, Beijing ‘continues to harass adherents of other religions that it deems out of line with Chinese Communist Party doctrine’, says US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Source link
Read More »China must ‘think of strategic bottom line’ in US relations, expert says
China needs to consider its “strategic bottom line” in its relationship with the United States and be prepared for challenges, a prominent international relations expert says.“We must see the internal and external changes as we seek to safeguard US-China ties,” said Yang Jiemian, president of the Shanghai Institutes for International …
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