Tag Archives: United States

• China fires missiles into South China Sea in warning to US 26 August 2020 | Kristin Huang This post has one comment

  China launched two missiles, including an “aircraft-carrier killer”, into the South China Sea on Wednesday morning, a source close to the Chinese military said, sending a clear warning to the United States. ...

• Clashes at US protest over police shooting of black man 25 August 2020 | Robert Chiarito This post has one comment

  Police fired tear gas on Monday when a protest demanding racial justice in the city of Kenosha in Wisconsin turned violent, as rage builds once more in the US at the shooting of a black man by a white officer. ...

• TikTok sues Trump administration over US ban, calls it an election ploy 24 August 2020 | Echo Wang and Jonathan Stempel This post has no comments yet

  TikTok and one of its employees on Monday separately sued US President Donald Trump’s administration over his executive order banning transactions in the United States with the popular short-form video-sharing app. ...

• “General Secretary” Xi Jinping vs Premier Li Keqiang 23 August 2020 | Tenzin Tsedup This post has no comments yet

  Xi Jinping's hawkish diplomacy has resulted in global isolation and emerging widespread opposition in his own party, leading to political struggle between President Xi and Premier Li Keqiang. ...

• US may soon refer to Chinese president as “General Secretary” Xi Jinping 22 August 2020 | Sophia Yan This post has 3 comments

  US lawmakers have introduced a bill that seeks to change how the government refers to Xi Jinping, the leader of China, and would prohibit calling him “president”, instead refering to him by his official titles. ...

• More evacuations as massive fires rapidly expand in California 20 August 2020 | Jocelyne Zablit This post has no comments yet

  A series of massive fires in northern and central California forced more evacuations as they quickly spread Thursday, sending plumes of smoke over the San Francisco area and dangerously affecting air quality. ...

• Trump to ‘take a look’ at pardoning whistleblower Edward Snowden 15 August 2020 | Frederick Florin This post has no comments yet

  President Donald Trump said Saturday he will "take a look" at pardoning Edward Snowden, the former US intelligence contractor who revealed in 2013 that the US government was spying on its citizens. ...

• US plans registration requirement for China’s Confucius Institutes 12 August 2020 This post has no comments yet

  The US State Department may announce as soon as Thursday a requirement for Chinese government-funded cultural centers at US universities to register as foreign missions, a development that would be signal further deterioration in ties. ...

• China warns US against ‘playing with fire’ over Taiwan visit | Wang Teng-yi This post has one comment

  China warned Washington not to "play with fire" on Wednesday as a US delegation wrapped up a historic trip to the self-ruled island of Taiwan. Beijing has been infuriated by the highest-profile visit in decades to Taiwan. ...

• Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as his running mate 11 August 2020 | Win McNamee This post has 6 comments

  White House hopeful Joe Biden named Kamala Harris, a high-profile black senator from California, as his vice presidential choice Tuesday, capping a months-long search for a Democratic partner to challenge President Donald Trump in November. ...