China-US tensions

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (L) shakes hands with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng during a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, 08 July 2023. EPA-EFE/MARK SCHIEFELBEIN
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10 July 2023
Yellen says visit helps put US-China ties on 'surer footing'
China's latest broadside comes days after a raft of new restrictions by Washington on staff working for Beijing's foreign missions (Photo: AFP)
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12 September 2020
Beijing to impose restrictions on all US...
Beijing will impose "reciprocal restrictions" on all American diplomats in China in...
Tensions between China and the US have risen over a host of issues including trade, blame for the pandemic and China's policies in Xinjiang and Hong Kong. Photo: AFP
Business
25 August 2020
China, US hold trade talks, agree to 'push...
Top Chinese and US negotiators spoke on the phone Tuesday and agreed to "push forward"...
US Health Minister Alex Azar gestures to journalists after his meeting with Taiwan Foreign Ministers Joseph Wu (not pictured) in Taipei, Taiwan, 11 August 2020. Photo: EPA
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14 August 2020
China warns US against 'playing with fire...
China warned Washington not to "play with fire" on Wednesday as a US delegation wrapped...
US Senator Marco Rubio is among the 11 Americans sanctioned by China. Photo: EPA
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11 August 2020
China sanctions 11 Americans in retaliation for...
China on Monday sanctioned 11 Americans, including senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, in...
Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam. Photo: EPA
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09 August 2020
China-US ties plunge further over Hong Kong...
China on Saturday slammed the United States for imposing "barbarous" sanctions in...
Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar. Photo: EPA
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06 August 2020
US plan for 'highest level' Taiwan...
The United States announced Wednesday its highest-level visit to Taiwan since it switched...
The US consulate in Chengdu covered China's southwest, including Tibet (AFP Photo)
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27 July 2020
Curious onlookers flock to closed US consulate in...
Taking selfies and waving Chinese flags curious locals flocked to the US consulate in...
The US ordered China to shut its Houston, Texas consulate on Tuesday because, the State Department alleged, it had become a center of efforts to steal US technology and intellectual property (AFP Photo/Mark Felix)
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25 July 2020
US-China ties fray as Beijing's Houston...
US-China relations deteriorated in a Cold War-style standoff Friday as Beijing ordered a...
The girl may be fearless, but investors are getting nervous (AFP Photo/Michael M. Santiago)
Business
25 July 2020
Stock markets retreat as US-China tensions rise
Global equities took a beating Friday as China-US tensions intensified, while stalled...
George N. Sibley, deputy chief of mission at the U.S. embassy in Myanmar. Photo: US embassy
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20 July 2020
U.S. diplomat’s statement irks China
An op-ed by a U.S. diplomat accusing China of eroding Myanmar’s sovereignty led to the...
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Photo: EPA
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18 July 2020
Beijing says US officials have 'lost their...
US officials have "lost their minds and gone mad" in their dealings with Beijing, China's...
Pedestrians wearing face masks cross a street before Shinjuku station in Tokyo, Japan, 10 July 2020. Photo: EPA
Business
14 July 2020
Asian markets hit by new lockdowns, fresh China-...
Fears over a spike in coronavirus infections around the world, the reimposition of...

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