Tag Archives: United States

• 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. ...

• Anti-Asian hate crimes on the rise in US 18 March 2021 | Rich McKay and Gabriella Borter This post has 15 comments

  Before the COVID-19 pandemic began last year, Kyung Cho noticed people sometimes gave him odd looks or asked if he spoke English. These days, Cho said, attitudes toward Asian-Americans like him have become far more hostile. ...

• 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. ...

• Kim Jong-un’s sister sends warning to Biden 16 March 2021 | Amanda Macias This post has 2 comments

  The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent an eerie message to the United States on Tuesday, as Biden administration officials arrive for high-level talks in Japan and South Korea. ...

• China bristles at Quad summit, says ‘it will end up nowhere’ | 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". ...

• Six killed in protests in Myanmar as US, allies vow to restore democracy 13 March 2021 | Reuters Staff This post has 2 comments

  At least six protesters were killed by security forces in Myanmar, witnesses and media reported, as activists marked the death anniversary on Saturday of a student whose killing in 1988 sparked an uprising against the military government. ...

• 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. ...

• US condemns China at UN rights forum for abuse of Uyghurs, Tibetans | Stephanie Nebehay This post has no comments yet

  The United States on Friday condemned China’s abuse of ethnic and religious minorities, including what it called “crimes against humanity and genocide” in Xinjiang against Muslim Uyghurs and severe restrictions in Tibet. ...

• Top US, China diplomats to hold first in-person talks of Biden presidency 11 March 2021 | Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom This post has one comment

  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with top Chinese officials on 18 March in Alaska, the White House said on Wednesday, the first high-level in-person contact between the two sparring countries under the Biden administration. ...

• China for decades waged campaign to destroy Tibet’s proud culture, history: Nancy Pelosi This post has 2 comments

  China for decades has waged a campaign to destroy Tibet's proud culture and history, House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has alleged, asserting that the US will continue to stand with the Tibetan people. ...