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US-China relations

US-China relations
Former US ambassador to China warns against alienating allies as China seeks greater global influence
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three diplomats shake hands in front of an embassy building
‘Open lines of communication’ are crucial to improving relations with Beijing, Amb Nicholas Burns says
US Army recruits in assumed position, wearing black t-shirts that have "ARMY" written across in bold yellow letters
Military
The US military faces challenges on the homefront as recruitment shortages continue
A man holds a child as they watch a dance performance at the International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi in western China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
Human rights
Leaked Xinjiang police files are a ‘devastating’ glimpse of abuses against Uyghur detainees in China, expert says
Mehray Mezensof with her husband Mirzat Taher
Human rights
This Uyghur woman was separated from her husband by Chinese authorities. She hasn’t given up hope.
Activists shout slogans to mark anniversary of death of Chinese Nobel prize winner Liu Xiaobo outside a district court in Hong Kong, Monday, July 13, 2020. 
Critical State
Protest projection: Part II
President Joe Biden meets virtually with Chinese President Xi Jinping from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington
Top of The World
US and Chinese presidents strike conciliatory tone during hourslong meeting
Screenshot of a soldier from the war epic "Battle at Lake Changjin"
Media
Chinese blockbuster war film salutes China’s military might and heroism
Visitors look at the Chinese military's KJ-500 airborne early warning and control aircraft during 13th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, also known as Airshow China 2021, in Zhuhai in southern China's Guangdong province
Top of The World
Why China’s air force is provoking Taiwan
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley are shown sitting and facing each other.
Top of The World
Top Pentagon leaders in the hot seat over Afghanistan withdrawal
Olaf Scholz is shown wearing a dark suit and standing inbetween two other top German politicians with all three waving their right hands.
Top of The World
Germany’s Social Democrats claim narrow election victory
People walk by a map showing Evergrande development projects in China at an Evergrande new housing development in Beijing, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021. 
Economics
China’s Evergrande crisis a ‘whole different situation’ than US’ 2008 housing collapse, analyst says
In this photo provided by US Navy, the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Illinois (SSN 786) returns home to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam from a deployment in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility
Top of The World
Aukus security pact sparks Chinese and French ire
Several people are shown wearing face masks and walking on a college campus with a ornate brick tower in the distance.
US-China relations
Chinese students hit by US visa rejections amid tension
A large auditorium is shown filled with people in color-coordinated clothing with Chinese President Xi Jinping projected on a large screen in the distance.
Business, Economics and Jobs
China chases ‘rejuvenation’ with control of tycoons, society
Workers packing ice-skating shoes at a manufacturing factory in the ice and snow sports equipment industry park in Zhangjiakou, in northwestern China's Hebei province, Thursday, July 15, 2021. 
Business, Economics and Jobs
Empty shelves for the holidays? Chinese suppliers face ambiguous global supply chain amid pandemic restrictions
In this Sept. 2, 2021, file photo provided by the US Department of State, US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry attends a meeting with Yang Jiechi, director of China's Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs
Climate Change
US Climate Envoy John Kerry heads to China with a ‘clean energy revolution’ message, adviser says
Hundreds of people, some holding documents, gather near an evacuation control checkpoint on the perimeter of the Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 27, 2021.
Top of The World
Afghanistan airlift continues after deadly suicide attacks
Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's plane makes its landing approach on Pohnpei International Airport in Kolonia, Federated States of Micronesia, Monday, Aug. 5, 2019.
Military
The US is building a military base in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Micronesian residents have questions.
A pickup truck is shown flying the white and black Taliban flag in the distance with two people holding rifles in the nearground.
Top of The World
Thousands desperate to be evacuated from Afghanistan
Four men are shown wearing traditional Afghani robes with two men holding large weapons.
Top of The World
Taliban takes over three more Afghan provincial capitals
Jim Nickel is shown wearing a suit and tie while speaking into a microphone with an image of Michael Spavor projected on a screen in the background.
Justice
China sentences Canadian to 11 years in case tied to Huawei executive
A man is shown riding a scooter in blurred focus while wearing a facemask with the brick facade of the Canadian embassy building in the distance.
Justice
Canadian faces spy ruling as Huawei decision looms
An several storeys tall stone church is shown carved into the side of a hillside.
Top of The World
Tigrayan forces take over Ethiopian town known for its ancient churches
United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Philippines Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana shake hands after a bilateral meeting with their counties' flags behind them
Global Politics
Philippine president reverses threat to void long-standing defense deal with the US
Simone Biles is shown in a profile photograph looking to her right, wearing a red, white and blue uniform with the Olympic rings in the distance.
Top of The World
Global gymnastics star Simone Biles withdraws from all-around competition
A row of more than a dozen purple buses are shown partially submerged by flood water.
Top of The World
Record rainfall causes severe flooding in central China
A screen shows Chinese President Xi Jinping speak during a ceremony to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Chinese Communist Party at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, July 1, 2021.
Global Politics
Reflections on the 100-year anniversary of China’s Communist Party  
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and US President Joe Biden are shown both wearing suits and sitting in white armchairs.
Biden administration
Biden at NATO: Ready to talk China, Russia and soothe allies
Cardinal Reinhard Marx, who has white hair and beard, is shown in a profile view wearing glasses and sitting.
Top of The World
Influential German archbishop offers to resign over church abuse
Two large four and five storey buildings are shown in the distance with a parking lot and a grove of trees in the near ground.
Top of The World
Biden calls for probe into origins of COVID-19
Exile Tibetan booth officials look at a green book, a necessary document for Tibetans to vote, during the second and final round of voting to elect their parliamentarians and the leader of the Central Tibetan Administration
Elections
Tibetans in exile elect a new president
Children ride on a motorcycle near a large billboard.
Human rights
New Zealand condemns China’s treatment of Uyghurs but won’t call it ‘genocide’
A person is shown in shadow and holding a placard with "#I am not a virus" printed on it.
Coronavirus Conversations
Discussion: The rise of racism against Asian Americans amid the coronavirus crisis
President Joe Biden speaks about Russia in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, April 15, 2021, in Washington.
Climate Change
Biden’s Earth Day summit tests US, global commitment to slowing climate change
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, is shown wearing a light colored blazer with his hands handcuffed behind his back.
Top of The World
Pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai sentenced in Hong Kong
A large military vessel is shown in the distnace amid foggy weather conditions.
Top of The World
China’s military exercises near Taiwan raise concerns in the West
The British Embassy is shown in the distance through a closed metal gate with a Chinese paramilitary police officer standing guard.
China announces ban on British politicians, organizations
A group of Uyghur mothers are trying to get the Turkish government to help find their missing children in China. The women set out on foot from Istanbul to Ankara, the capital of Turkey, to demonstrate, and say they will continue to wait there until offic
Human rights
Uyghur mothers in Turkey walk for miles to ask politicians for help locating their children in China
A woman is shown wearing a yellow jacket and driving a scooter with four children also onboard.
Conflict & Justice
China-Europe sanctions fight shatters image of amicable ties
Two long rows of tables are shown covered in white cloth with officials dressed in suits on either side.
Top of The World
A tense start to US-China talks in Alaska
A worker arranges yellow ginseng displays behind glass cases
Business, Economics and Jobs
American ginseng farmers battered by trade wars and pandemic
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen is shown wearing a dark suit and walking while flanked by a military officials to her left.
Global Politics
How will President Biden manage US-Taiwan relations?
Linda Thomas-Greenfield is shown speaking at a podium with microphones in front of her and a blue backgroud in the distance.
Biden administration
Watch live: Biden’s pick for UN post says US will counter China’s agenda
A jumbotron shown from below has newly inaugurated US President Joe Biden on screen.
US-China relations
China hopes for cooperation, better relations under Biden
American poet Amanda Gorman reads a poem during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021.
Biden administration
‘Even as we grieved, we grew’: Poet Amanda Gorman gives powerful performance at inauguration
A protester from the Uighur community living in Turkey, participates in a protest in Istanbul, Oct. 1, 2020, against what they allege is oppression by the Chinese government to Muslim Uighurs in far-western Xinjiang province. 
US bans cotton products from China’s Uighur region over forced labor concerns
In this Nov. 28, 2019, photo, a solar panel installation is seen in Ruicheng County in central China's Shanxi Province.
Environment
Green China: Where authoritarianism and environmentalism meet 
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi gavels in the final vote of the impeachment of President Donald Trump
Top of The World
Trump impeached for second time; WHO delegates arrive in Wuhan; Afghan intelligence foils ISIS plot to assassinate US diplomat
A health worker gives an injection to a mock patient during a coronavirus vaccine drill in Bali, Indonesia.
COVID-19
China’s ‘vaccine diplomacy’ fills void in developing world left by US ‘vaccine nationalism’
Members of the US National Guard stand inside anti-scaling fencing that surrounds the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 10, 2021.
Top of The World
Impeachment looms after US Capitol attack; Pakistan plunges into darkness; Taiwan-US diplomatic ties strengthened
Emily Mao, second from left, joined a co-living community of students in Hangzhou, China, who are studying online — often overnight — at US and Canada-based colleges and universities.
Education
Kept from foreign universities during pandemic, Chinese students form ‘study pods’ in shared housing
Rows of tall storage columns are show in a UNICEF warehouse.
Top of The World
Cyberespionage hits the vaccine refrigeration process; Iran moves to expand uranium enrichment; US tightens visa rules for Chinese Communist Party
US President Donald Trump speaks with his right hand raised.
US-China relations
China hits out at US over new visa restrictions
A truck leaves Pfizer Manufacturing in Puurs, Belgium, Dec. 2, 2020.
Top of The World
UK greenlights Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine; Pompeo harshly criticizes Turkey; Biden signals patience on China trade
A busy train station in Taiwan.
Disease
China beat the coronavirus with science and competent public health measures, not just with authoritarianism
The busy streets of the Shinjuku shopping district in Tokyo adorned with signs for stores and restaurants lining either side while a live broadcast shown on a large public television monitor of President-elect Joe Biden.
Foreign policy
Trump aims to box in Biden abroad, but it may not work
A woman sells balloons near a giant TV screen broadcasting news of US President-elect Joe Biden delivering his speech, at a shopping mall in Beijing, Nov. 8, 2020.
Top of The World
China congratulates Biden; UN issues warning on Tigray; Ghana’s Jerry Rawlings passes away
Workers move a sign at the Olympic Village for the 2022 Winter Olympics in the Chongli district of Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, China, Oct. 29, 2020.
Global Politics
Human rights groups weigh boycott of 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing
Pro-democratic legislators including Wu Chi-Wai, Claudia Mo and Lam Cheuk-ting announced plans to resign from the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, Nov. 11, 2020.
Top of The World
Hong Kong lawmakers resign en masse; Mozambique militants behead dozens; Explosion rocks Jeddah cemetery event