Tag Archives: China

• China sanctions US and Canadian bodies over Xinjiang 27 March 2021 | Reuters Staff This post has no comments yet

  China on Saturday imposed sanctions against two American religious rights officials and one Canadian lawmaker in response to sanctions imposed by the United States and Canada over Xinjiang. ...

• West sanctions China over Xinjiang abuses, Beijing hits back at EU 23 March 2021 | Robin Emmott and David Brunnstrom This post has no comments yet

  The United States, the European Union, Britain and Canada imposed sanctions on Chinese officials on Monday for human rights abuses in Xinjiang, the first such coordinated Western action against Beijing under new US President Joe Biden. ...

• Russia’s top diplomat starts China visit with call to reduce US dollar use 22 March 2021 | Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Andrew Osborn This post has one comment

  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov began a visit to China on Monday with a call for Moscow and Beijing to reduce their dependence on the US dollar and Western payment systems to push back against "West’s ideological agenda". ...

• US ties with Russia, China sink as Biden toes tough lines 20 March 2021 | Matthew Lee This post has no comments yet

  US relations with its two biggest geo-political rivals are facing severe tests as President Joe Biden tries to assert America’s place in the world and distinguish himself from his predecessor. ...

• US and China clash at first high-level meeting under Biden 19 March 2021 | Humeyra Pamuk, Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom This post has 3 comments

  The first high-level US-China meeting of the Biden administration got off to a fiery start on Thursday, with both sides leveling sharp rebukes of the others’ policies in a rare public display that underscored the level of bilateral tension. ...

• US sanctions 24 China and Hong Kong officials ahead of talks 17 March 2021 | Zen Soo This post has no comments yet

  The US sanctioned an additional 24 Chinese and Hong Kong officials over Beijing’s ongoing crackdown on political freedoms in the semi-autonomous city, just ahead of the Biden administration's first face-to-face talks with China. ...

• China bristles at Quad summit, says ‘it will end up nowhere’ 16 March 2021 | Sutirtho Patranobis This post has 2 comments

  China on Monday said the Quad “will end up nowhere” if it does not abandon its ideological bias and cold war mentality, underscoring its opposition to the bloc. Beijing said the Quad's ideology is “detrimental to the international order". ...

• Canada calls on China to stop persecution of Uyghurs, Tibetans 15 March 2021 This post has 2 comments

  Conservative party of Canada has called on China to stop the persecution of people who practice their religion or belief including Christians, Tibetans and Uyghurs, saying Canada must stand behind those who advocate for religious freedom. ...

• Myanmar going under China points to need for QUAD 14 March 2021 | NS Venkataraman This post has no comments yet

  Considering China's present economic and military strength and the greed to become the super power of the world at any cost, the economic, military, and political strength of the four QUAD partners are vitally needed. ...

• Biden meets Quad leaders as US, allies step up efforts to counter China 12 March 2021 | Adela Suliman This post has one comment

  President Joe Biden on Friday took part in the first leaders' summit of the informal international alliance known as the "Quad" as his administration steps up efforts to deal with China's growing influence. ...