China and the US

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Why is Biden meeting "enemies"?

Why is Biden meeting "enemies"?

In the US national security strategy and the updated NATO strategy, China and Russia are identified as the main rivals of Washington and the military bloc. This does not prevent US President Joseph Biden from planning meetings with the …

Xi: China ready to work with U.S. to manage differences

Xi: China ready to work with U.S. to manage differences

China is ready to properly manage differences with the United States, President Xi Jinping has said, ahead of a virtual meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden. In a letter read on Tuesday by China's ambassador to the United States, …

Blinken: Washington does not seek to contain Beijing

Blinken: Washington does not seek to contain Beijing

The Biden administration is not seeking to pressure countries to decide whether to do business with the United States or China and it is not looking to contain the latter, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. "We are not …

Blinken assesses current U.S. relationship with China

Blinken assesses current U.S. relationship with China

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States has a complicated relationship with China. "It cannot be defined in one sentence. There are aspects of competition, there are aspects of cooperation, there are …

Biden calls Xi as U.S.-China relationship grows more fraught

Biden calls Xi as U.S.-China relationship grows more fraught

U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with China’s Xi Jinping on Thursday amid growing frustration on the U.S. side that high-level engagement between the two leaders’ top advisers has been largely unfruitful in the early going of the Biden …

U.S. charges Chinese nationals  in global hacking campaign

U.S. charges Chinese nationals in global hacking campaign

Four Chinese nationals have been charged in a global hacking campaign aimed at dozens of companies, universities and government agencies in the United States and abroad, the U.S. Justice Department said on Monday. The charges were …

U.S. calls build-up of China's nuclear arsenal 'concerning'

U.S. calls build-up of China's nuclear arsenal 'concerning'

The United States said on Thursday China's rapid build-up of its nuclear forces was concerning and called on Beijing to engage with it "on practical measures to reduce the risks of destabilizing arms races." The build up …

Biden prohibits U.S. investment in 59 Chinese companies

Biden prohibits U.S. investment in 59 Chinese companies

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday expanded restrictions on American investments in certain Chinese companies with alleged ties to the country’s military and surveillance efforts, adding more firms to a growing blacklist. In an …

Biden sends Xi, Putin warning in Memorial Day speech

Biden sends Xi, Putin warning in Memorial Day speech

U.S. President Joe Biden sent a warning to the presidents of China and Russia during his Memorial Day address on Sunday. "I had a long conversation for two hours recently with [Chinese] President Xi …

Biden: China won't surpass U.S. as global leader on my watch

Biden: China won't surpass U.S. as global leader on my watch

U.S. President Joe Biden said he would prevent China from passing the United States to become the most powerful country in the world, vowing to invest heavily to ensure America prevails in the race between the world’s two largest …

Top U.S. and China diplomats to hold in-person talks

Top U.S. and China diplomats to hold in-person talks

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with top Chinese officials on March 18 in Alaska, the White House said, the first high-level in-person contact between the two sparring countries under the Biden administration. The …

Biden’s first phone call with Xi lasts two hours

Biden’s first phone call with Xi lasts two hours

U.S. President Joe Biden said his first phone call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping since taking office lasted two hours. "Last night, I was in the phone for two straight hours with Xi Jinping," Biden told reporters - an …

Xi says China-U.S. confrontation to be disaster

Xi says China-U.S. confrontation to be disaster

Confrontation between China and the United States would be a disaster and the two sides should re-establish the means to avoid misjudgments, Chinese President Xi Jinping told his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden in their first telephone call as …