New agreements and lengthy discussions between the leaders of the U.S. and China signaled a return to relatively smooth relations. But it didn’t take long for tension to shine through.
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C hinese President Xi Jinping has indicated China will continue to send pandas to the United States following his meeting with President Biden in California .
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China’s rapid economic growth has fueled speculation about its potential to become a global superpower, but its repressive regime, inhospitable investment environment, and absence of soft power pose …
Biden Plies Xi for a Fentanyl Deal Beijing Can’t Deliver
Previous efforts to enlist Chinese aid in cracking down on fentanyl-related trade have failed as Beijing never fully delivered on its promises. Maybe this time will be the charm, although probably not. Mr. Xi committed…
Ethiopia’s new debt-service suspension to mirror China deal – finance ministry
An agreement being finalised with Ethiopia’s official bilateral creditors is expected to largely mirror a previous deal with China that suspended debt payments for the fiscal year ending next July, a …
China Pushes Itself Into a Deflationary Corner
An apparent drop in exports has supposedly compounded China’s economic woes lately. In fact Beijing is selling as much as ever, if not more, volume-wise. It’s the price of exports that’s dropping—8% …
China pushes back on Biden calling Xi a ‘dictator’
China’s Foreign Ministry is pushing back on President Biden calling Chinese President Xi Jinping a “dictator,” telling reporters Thursday it “strongly opposes” the comments, without mentioning Biden …
Biden calls China’s Xi a dictator again, upsetting Beijing after high-stakes meeting
Well, look, he is,” Biden said when asked whether he stands by his assessment that Chinese President Xi Jinping is a dicator.
US-China military hotlines are reopening to prevent things like risky run-ins from triggering a full-blown crisis
Biden announced the resumption of military-to-military communications, which had gone quiet on the Chinese side since last year.
EU’s von der Leyen: China summit aims to achieve level playing field
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday that a key goal of the EU summit with China in Beijing in December was to achieve a level playing field in trade in light…
Don’t Expect U.S.-China Relations to Get Better
By meeting President Joe Biden in San Francisco yesterday, China’s leader, Xi Jinping, made a tacit, and probably uncomfortable, admission that China still needs the United States, whether he likes it …
China may send new pandas to the US as ‘envoys of friendship’
Chinese leader Xi Jinping suggested that Beijing may send new pandas to the U.S. as “envoys of friendship between the Chinese and American peoples.” …
Why is the crypto market up? Bitcoin nears $38,000
Bitcoin has shown its solid resistance amid the inflation and interest rates that have already affected other financial assets, including the US stock market. The crypto market however is facing a …
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