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 …)
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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 ……
Beijing’s Biggest Sandstorm in 10 Years Is Worse Than It Looks
Moreover, particles smaller than 10 micrometers can enter deep into the human lungs and pose a health risk. The site notes dust storms are not a new natural event. In fact, they have occurred for…
Their Uyghur relatives are imprisoned in China. From Virginia, they plead for help.
Their family members in Northern Virginia — one of the largest diasporas of Uyghurs in the United States — are largely powerless to help them. Speaking out, even from here, can carry grave risks of…
U.S. and China open first talks with accusations and barbs
President Biden is attempting to reconfigure the frayed U.S. relationship with China to be both competitive and cooperative. His administration is off to a rocky start. In two days of talks concluding … ( read…
U.S.-China high-level talks to wrap up after acrimonious opening
Senior U.S. and Chinese officials are set to conclude their talks in Alaska on Friday after a dramatic opening round laid bare the depth of tensions between the world’s two largest economies at the ……
China controls Uighur minority through family separations, reports say
The human rights watchdog said in a new report parents are being systemically cut off from their children since 2017 across international borders, when China escalated its surveillance and detention … ( read original story…
China Fears Tesla Cars Could Be Sending Secret Locations to U.S.
Tesla vehicles will reportedly be restricted at government agencies, military facilities and some state-owned businesses. ( read original story …)
Chinese Soldiers Stand in Formation in Beijing, China
Chinese soldiers stand in formation as they wait to march back to their barracks in Beijing on Friday, March 19, 2021. China’s foreign ministry says the government would not make concessions to the … (…
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