In his first standoff with China, Secretary of State Antony Blinken took a calculated risk. Staring at his Chinese counterpart across a hotel conference room in Alaska’s largest city, he called … ( read original…
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Tensions between U.S. and China exposed
Watch “Tensions between U.S. and China exposed during first diplomatic talks “, a CBSN video on CBSNews.com. View more CBSN videos and watch CBSN, a live news stream featuring original CBS News … ( read…
China’s Geely to launch new premium EV brand: Sources
BEIJING • China’s Geely plans to roll out electric vehicles (EVs) under a new marque with different branding and sales strategies, people familiar with the matter said, as the Volvo owner looks to … (…
Geely to take on Tesla with premium brand Zeekr as demand for electric cars soars in China
Geely will make battery-powered cars under ‘Zeekr’, with the premium brand set to operate as part of a new entity named Lingling Technologies, based in Hefei. ( read original story …)
Clinical characteristics and related risk factors of disease severity in 101 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Wuhan, China
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) broke out in December 2019. Due its high morbility and mortality, it is necessary to summarize the clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients to provide more … ( read original story …)
‘Fundamentally at odds’: Blinken, China meeting got heated in Alaska
Tensions boiled over during the Biden administration’s first face-to-face meeting with Chinese diplomats in Alaska, where the global rivals sparred. ( read original story …)
Biden says he’s ‘proud’ of his secretary of state for confronting China’s top diplomat in a heated debate
Blinken called out China for human rights abuses and defended America’s record in a testy exchange with the top Chinese diplomat. ( read original story …)
US, China wrap up ‘candid’ first talks despite tense opening
US diplomats have had “serious discussions” with counterparts from China in Alaska and will not let “theatrics” from the Chinese side distract from laying out our principles and having tough … ( read original story…
Ted Cruz Calls for Olympics to Be Moved Out of China As Tensions Rise Between Beijing and US
Senator Ted Cruz and Representative Michelle Steel have called for the 2022 Olympic games to be relocated on behalf of “democracy and freedom around the world.” … ( read original story …)
Will a chilly meeting in Anchorage set the tone for US-China relations?
Openings of summits are often dull affairs, but the tense exchanges in Alaska hint at turbulent times ahead … ( read original story …)
Trudeau condemns closed-door espionage trial of Canadian in China
Michael Spavor has been detained in China since 2018 in apparent retaliation for Canada’s arrest of a Huawei executive AFP in Ottawa Justin Trudeau holds a press conference in Ottawa on Friday. ( read original…
Bitter Alaska Meeting Complicates Already Shaky U.S.-China Ties
A divisive exchange between senior foreign policy officials exposes the deepening distrust between the two powers. ( read original story …)
U.S. and China spar over racism at United Nations
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, who is Black, clashed with her Chinese counterpart on Friday when she described her own experience with racism as a challenge, but said ……
