Tag Archives: United States

  • Stressing diplomacy, Biden says not seeking conflict with China, Russia 29 April 2021 | Shaun Tandon This post has one comment

    US President Joe Biden said Wednesday he was not seeking conflict with China or Russia as he put a renewed focus on diplomacy in his first address to Congress. ...

  • New US Bill to counter China includes policies for Tibet, Xinjiang 22 April 2021 | Shishir Gupta This post has no comments yet

    The United States in its new Bill to counter China includes policies for Tibet, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Xinjiang, the problem areas of the People's Republic of China, where it aims to uphold democratic values against China's oppression. ...

  • US lawmakers look to advance sweeping bid to counter China 21 April 2021 | Patricia Zengerle and Michael Martina This post has no comments yet

    US lawmakers expect to boost the country's ability to push back against China if a Senate panel approves sweeping legislation on Wednesday as expected, even as they voiced a need to do far more to counter Beijing. ...

  • Jury finds Derek Chauvin guilty of murdering George Floyd | Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski and Tammy Webber This post has no comments yet

    Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee on the Black man’s neck in a case that triggered worldwide protests, violence. ...

  • Xi Jinping hits out, asks US not to meddle in others’ internal affairs 20 April 2021 This post has no comments yet

    Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday hit out at the US, saying there should be no "bossing" and "meddling" in the internal affairs of other countries as Beijing is increasingly coming under pressure from Washington and its allies. ...

  • Beijing warns US, Japan against collusion vs China 16 April 2021 This post has one comment

    China said Friday it has expressed “serious concerns” to the United States and Japan over what it calls negative moves and collusion between the two countries against 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. ...