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China’s Key US Energy Imports Near Zero Before Vital Trade Talks
China’s imports of three major energy products from the US hit almost zero in June — a potentially sensitive shift as Beijing ...
US should focus on economic ties to compete with China in Indo Pacific, says former Australia PM
Australia's former Prime Minister Scott Morrison, testifying at a U.S. Congress panel hearing about countering China, has ...
Taiwan is paralyzed by political gridlock. A mass recall of ‘pro-China’ lawmakers could break that
A democratic check or an abuse of power? Mass recall vote in Taiwan polarizes island after months of paralysis.
Europe and China holding scaled-back trade talks with expectations low for major agreements
European leaders are meeting with top Chinese officials in Beijing to discuss trade, climate change and global conflicts.
Amazon to close China-based AI research lab
Amazon will shut down its AI research lab in a cost-cutting move as tensions flare with China and as other global companies ...
China controls over 80% of battery materials crucial to US defense equipment, unsettling report reveals
New report details China's strategic control of battery materials essential for military systems, while U.S. companies face ...
China Flexes Muscles at U.N. Cultural Agency, Just as Trump Walks Away
Washington had been a buffer against China’s efforts to use UNESCO to influence education, historical designations and even ...
Six University Students Drown at Zhongjin Gold Mine in China
Six students from a Chinese university died during a visit to a mine owned by Zhongjin Gold Corp. in Inner Mongolia, northern ...
Both targets of Trump’s tariffs, the EU and China still can’t get along
As the two biggest economic targets in Donald Trump’s trade war, some analysts thought the European Union and China could ...
China Reacts to Trump's UNESCO Decision
"This is not what a major country should do," Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said of Donald Trump's decision ...