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Even before questions over Russian sanctions had increased tensions between Washington and Beijing, Congress and the White House had edged toward more open economic warfare with China. Several bills …
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When Chinese regulators canceled Ant Group’s $37 billion initial public offering in late 2020, the question was how long the financial services behemoth, which was then valued on paper at more than …
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With Biden forecasting ‘extreme competition’, scholars urge understanding of new faces formulating China policy in Washington.
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Millions in China’s northeast placed under COVID-19 lockdown
China has imposed stay-at-home orders on millions more people in the country’s northeast, as it tries to tackle its biggest coronavirus outbreak in two years. The country has largely kept the virus at …
China reports 1st COVID-19 death in a year amid the ongoing COVID-19 wave driven by the Omicron
Omicron has threatened China’s Zero COVID policy as it battles the worst COVID-19 wave in 2 years. Cases driven by the Omicron mutant variant has been forcing major cities in China into lockdowns. Now …
AP Exclusive: US admiral says China fully militarized isles
China has fully militarized at least three of several islands it built in the disputed South China Sea, arming them with anti-ship and anti-aircraft missile systems, laser and jamming equipment and …
Durbin says China’s Xi must decide his place in history
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said on Sunday that Chinese President Xi Jinping will need to decide what his place in history will be amid Beijing’s seemingly neutral stance on Russia’s …
China strives to win long-term battle against virus with more targeted measures
The daily tally of COVID-19 cases in China remained high over the weekend, with 3,803 infections being reported in the Chinese mainland on Sunday, involving 21 provincial-level localities. The Omicron …
China locks down millions more as COVID-19 spreads
Jilin, the second-biggest city in Jilin province, will lock down about 4.5 million inhabitants for three days from Monday night, local authorities announced. More than 4,000 new infections were …
