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In affront to China, US announces highest-level visit to Taiwan in decades
Aug 05, 2020 03:25The United States says Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar will travel to Taiwan in the coming days, marking the highest-level visit to the self-ruled island in decades, amid escalatory posturing toward China.
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China to retaliate potential US expulsion of journalists
Aug 04, 2020 11:26China says it will retaliate the United States’ potential expulsion of Chinese journalists, following a move by Washington to decline to renew their visas.
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Riled up Pompeo slams Iran-China deal, threatens with sanctions
Aug 04, 2020 03:11The US administration, riled up by a potential long-term strategic partnership between Iran and China, has threatened to slap the same unilateral sanctions already imposed on Tehran against Beijing in case the deal was finalized.
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US says its citizens received mysterious seeds mailed from China
Aug 04, 2020 01:39Hundreds of American citizens have received in their mail boxes mysterious seed packs sent from China, the US Department of Agriculture says.
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Microsoft talks to buy TikTok's US operations spark ire in China
Aug 03, 2020 11:18A potential shotgun wedding to Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) for TikTok’s US operations provoked an outcry on Monday on Chinese social media as well as criticism from a prominent Chinese investor in TikTok owner ByteDance.
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Trump pressuring Chinese firm to divest TikTok
Aug 02, 2020 03:44US President Donald Trump has announced a decision to ban a Chinese-owned popular video app, Tik Tok, once more escalating the existing tensions between the two countries.
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China conducts ‘high-intensity’ aerial drills in S. China Sea, dismisses US claims
Jul 31, 2020 07:09China has conducted "high-intensity" aerial drills over the South China Sea, as tensions escalate because of the unwarranted intrusion of US warships in in the strategic waterway.
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Pompeo claims 'tide is turning' in US dealings with China
Jul 31, 2020 00:57US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that the “tide is turning” in United States dealings with China, claiming that there is international support for American policies against Beijing.
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US warns Brazil of 'consequences' if it picks Huawei 5G
Jul 31, 2020 00:47The US ambassador to Brazil has warned the country of “consequences” if it allows Huawei Technologies into its 5G network as part of Washington's mounting pressure on the Chinese tech giant.
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Beijing says US stoking new Cold War on China ahead of presidential election
Jul 30, 2020 14:29China says the United States is triggering a new Cold War as a number of American politicians are looking for a scapegoat to rally further support for President Donald Trump ahead of the US presidential election in November.