Australia says China’s claims to disputed islands are ‘invalid’ and are not consistent with UN convention on law of the sea … ( read original story …)
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US-China Ties Fray As Beijing’s Houston Consulate Is Close
US-China relations deteriorated in a Cold War-style standoff Friday as Beijing ordered a US consulate to shut in retaliation for the closure of its Houston mission — accused of being a hub for … (…
Tech stocks drag on markets as U.S.-China relations sour
The three major U.S. stock indexes closed down by at least 0.5% Friday amid tensions between the United States and China. ( read original story …)
China shuts down American consulate amid rising tensions
NBC News’ Janis Mackey Frayer details the political fallout as China shuts down a U.S. consulate in response to the U.S.’s order of the closure of China’s Houston consulate. ( read original story …)
US-China Ties Slide As Beijing Orders Consulate Shut
US-China relations deteriorated further in a Cold War-style standoff Friday as Beijing ordered the US consulate in Chengdu to shut in retaliation for the closure of its own Houston mission — accused … ( read…
China May Have Eyed Coronavirus Research at Shuttered Consulate, Officials Say
“From where I sit and you look at what happened with the corona outbreak in China in 2019, they have been very clear about their intent to be the first to the market with a…
China Orders U.S. to Shut Chengdu Consulate, Retaliating for Houston
The tit-for-tat consulate closures marked yet another round of rising tensions between Washington and Beijing. ( read original story …)
Senior China diplomat says Sino-U.S. tensions caused entirely by U.S.
Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said on Friday that current tensions in Sino-U.S. relations were entirely caused by the United States. ( read original story …)
China Pushes Energy Reform With Pipeline Deals
China is moving to wean its economy off coal and boost use of cleaner natural gas, with two of the country’s energy giants set to pump nearly $56 billion of assets into a new national…
Beijing partly reopens movie theaters as virus declines
Beijing has partially reopened movie theaters as the threat from the coronavirus continues to recede in China’s capital … ( read original story …)
Ahead of U.S. election, China braces for rocky ride, potential change
With bilateral relations in free-fall, Beijing is bracing for more turbulence in the run-up to the U.S. election in November, and the possibility that a Joe Biden presidency presents an opportunity to … ( read…
East China Sea Tensions: Japan Plans New Electronic Warfare Unit To Monitor China
A new electronic warfare unit in southern Japan will coordinate with an older system to the north to increase Japan’s defensive capabilities in the event of an invasion on the Senkaku Islands. ( read original…
China orders U.S. to shut Chengdu consulate
Posted . China ordered the United States to close its consulate in the city of Chengdu on Friday, responding to a U.S. dem … ( read original story …)
