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17 Feb 2021

Direct hit? China will pay a price, says US President Joe Biden

In February, Biden emphasized the US priority of preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region, where the United States and China are major strategic rivals. The US will reassert its global role in speaking up for human rights, Biden said, adding that he would work with the international community to get China to protect them.

11 Feb 2021

Biden speaks to Xi for two straight hours; know what the leaders spoke about

The phone call between the two leaders came hours after the Pentagon announced a task force on China. This was the first phone call between the two leaders after Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on January 20.

04 Dec 2020

US intelligence director says China is top threat to America

Donald Trump administration officials have been stepping up their anti-China rhetoric for months. On the campaign trail, Trump had warned that Biden would go easy on China.

04 Dec 2020

Mike Pompeo slaps visa restrictions on Chinese accused of quashing dissent

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that he had imposed visa restrictions on Chinese officials and others for these reasons. He added that restrictions were imposed on those who have used or threatened to use violence, the release of private information or other coercive tactics to intimidate critics.

21 Jul 2020

US accuses Chinese nationals of hacking spree targeting COVID data

The US Justice Department indicted two Chinese nationals for hacking defence contractors, COVID researchers and hundreds of other victims worldwide. US authorities said the Chinese nationals participated in a multiyear cyber espionage campaign. The Chinese Embassy in Washington did not immediately return a message seeking comment.

Human Rights Violations

09 Jul 2020

US imposes sanctions on 3 Chinese officials for human rights violations

The US on Thursday imposed sanctions and visa restrictions on three senior officials of the ruling Chinese Communist Party for alleged human rights abuses targeting Uyghurs, ethnic Kazakhs, and members of other ethnic minority groups in the Muslim-majority Xinjiang province.

15 May 2020

US senator unveils 18-point plan to hold China accountable for coronavirus

The prominent suggestions are moving manufacturing chain from China and deepening military-strategic ties India, Vietnam and Taiwan.

South China Sea

24 Apr 2020

China's governance rules in SCS irks nations, US says Beijing taking advantage

Earlier in April, China approved the establishment of two districts to administer disputed Paracel and Spratly island in the South China Sea.

31 Dec 2019

Donald Trump says US-China trade deal will be signed on January 15

Last week, Trump said he and Chinese President Xi Jinping would host a signing ceremony to ink the Phase 1 deal. The Phase 1 deal, struck earlier this month, is expected to reduce tariffs and boost Chinese purchases of American farm, energy and manufactured goods while addressing some disputes over intellectual property.

14 Dec 2019

Steven Mnuchin says US-China trade deal will boost global economy

Mnuchin said full details of the new deal, or a factsheet on "phase one", would come out later on Saturday or on Sunday after both sides do fact and language checks. "We expect it will be fully executed in January. And then we get to `phase two`," Mnuchin told the Doha Forum conference in Qatar.

US China trade talks

21 Nov 2019

US President Trump says he doesn't think China is 'stepping up' in trade talks

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he has not made a trade deal with China yet because Beijing is not "stepping up" in negotiations.

06 Jul 2019

China says briefed by US on latest meeting between Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un

Trump became the first sitting US president to set foot in North Korea on Sunday when he met Kim in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) at Panmunjom between the two Koreas and agreed to resume stalled nuclear talks.

06 May 2018

Orwellian nonsense: US warns China, says stop threatening American citizens

The United States strongly objects to China's attempts to compel private firms to use specific language of a political nature, says America.

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