Tag Archives: United States

  • China to impose sanctions on US firms over Taiwan arms sales 26 October 2020 | Reuters Staff This post has no comments yet

    China will impose sanctions on Lockheed Martin, Boeing Defense, Raytheon and other US companies it says are involved in Washington’s arms sales to Taiwan, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday. ...

  • In Asia next week, Pompeo expected to bolster allies against China 24 October 2020 | Sanjeev Miglani This post has no comments yet

    US Secretary of State of Mike Pompeo is flying to India next week to strengthen strategic ties with a nation that is locked in a military standoff with China, in Washington’s latest effort to bolster allies against Beijing. ...

  • US says no justification for ‘concentration camps’ in China 23 October 2020 | David Brunnstrom and Andrea Shalal This post has 3 comments

    The deputy White House national security adviser on Friday denounced China’s treatment of Uyghur Muslims, saying there was no justification for the country maintaining “concentration camps” within its borders. ...

  • China threatens retaliation over US-Taiwan arms sale 22 October 2020 This post has one comment

    China on Thursday threatened to make a "legitimate and necessary" retaliation over the US sale of $1 billion worth of missiles to Taiwan as Beijing becomes increasingly strident over its claims to the self-ruled island. ...

  • Snowden granted permanent residency in Russia This post has no comments yet

    Fugitive US whistleblower Edward Snowden has been granted permanent residency in Russia, his lawyer said on Thursday. Snowden, 37, fled the United States after he revealed in 2013 that the US government was spying on its citizens. ...

  • Trump keeps undisclosed bank account in China: report 21 October 2020 This post has 2 comments

    Trump spent years cultivating business projects in China, where he maintained a previously unknown bank account, The New York Times reported Tuesday, as the US president attempts to portray election rival Joe Biden as weaker on Beijing. ...

  • China says US should stop meddling after exiled Tibetan leader visits State Dept 20 October 2020 | Reuters Staff This post has one comment

    China’s foreign ministry said the United States should immediately stop interfering in its internal affairs, after the leader of the head of the Tibetan government-in-exile met a US State Department official in Washington. ...

  • Head of Tibetan government-in-exile meets US special coordinator 16 October 2020 | Elizabeth Roche This post has 2 comments

    In a move that is expected to exacerbate frictions between the US and China, the head of the Tibetan government-in-exile in India, Lobsang Sangay, on Thursday met the newly appointed US special coordinator for Tibetan issues Robert Destro. ...

  • China angered as US names Special Coordinator for Tibet 15 October 2020 | Reuters Staff This post has one comment

    China accused the United States on Thursday of seeking to destabilise Tibet, after the Trump administration appointed a senior human rights official as special coordinator for Tibetan issues. ...

  • US appoints Special Coordinator for Tibet amid tensions with China 14 October 2020 | Tal Axelrod This post has 2 comments

    The US State Department announced Wednesday it is appointing a special coordinator to oversee relations with Tibet, filling the role for the first time in the Trump administration, which has had an increasingly tense relationship with China ...