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US luring ‘variety’ of nations to join AUKUS in defiance of Russia, China warnings
Jun 27, 2023 09:46Senior US officials say they are in talks with a “variety” of countries about possibly adding them to the second phase of the Indo-Pacific AUKUS security pact, amid escalating tensions between world powers.
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Blinken upholds Biden’s calling Xi ‘dictator’; Beijing slams label as ‘extremely absurd’
Jun 26, 2023 10:29US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has upheld the American president’s recent labeling of his Chinese counterpart as a “dictator,” which Beijing slammed as “extremely absurd.”
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Top Chinese, Russian Foreign Ministry officials exchange views on common concern
Jun 26, 2023 05:46Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu have exchanged views with visiting Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko on a range of international and regional issues of common concern.
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Beijing condemns US sanctions of Chinese firms over fentanyl
Jun 25, 2023 04:55China has condemned the United States for sanctioning several Chinese firms and individuals for allegedly trafficking chemicals used for the manufacturing of fentanyl, calling their arrests "arbitrary detention."
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Key US think tank pushes firmer anti-China policy over Taiwan
Jun 25, 2023 04:01A major US foreign policy think tank has called for stronger American measures against China over the self-ruled island of Taiwan, advocating closer military, diplomatic and economic ties with Chinese Taipei in face of Beijing’s insistence on reunification.
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US intelligence: No direct evidence COVID-19 originated in China's Wuhan lab
Jun 24, 2023 06:24A declassified report has revealed that American intelligence agencies failed to find any direct evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic originated from China's Wuhan Institute of Virology as US administrations and media have claimed for years.
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Biden rants against Chinese President Xi, calls him a ‘dictator’
Jun 21, 2023 05:15US President Joe Biden has called Chinese President Xi Jinping a “dictator,” a day after Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Xi on a trip to the country that was aimed at easing tensions between the two powers.
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Make a choice between 'dialogue and confrontation': China tells US
Jun 19, 2023 10:57China's top diplomat Wang Yi has warned US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that Washington must choose between “dialogue and confrontation” in its relations with Beijing, further reiterating that Taiwan meddling remains a red line for China.
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China's foreign minister: Relations with US at lowest point since their establishment
Jun 19, 2023 05:34China's top diplomat says his country's relations with the United States have hit a historical low, warning that the situation is not in the interests of either country.
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US’s top diplomat meets counterpart in China for high-stake talks amid faint hopes
Jun 18, 2023 10:26The US Secretary of State has met his Chinese counterpart amid increased tensions between Beijing and Washington amid little hope for much progress in the talks.