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Jul 20 2023
News
U.S. Ambassador to China Hacked in China-Linked Spying Operation
Hackers linked to Beijing accessed the email account of the U.S. ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns, in an attack that is believed to have compromised at least hundreds of thousands of individual U.S. government emails, according to people familiar with the matter.
Wall Street Journal (News)Mar 04 2022
News
China and Ukraine
“China on Thursday denounced a report that it asked Russia to delay invading Ukraine until after the Beijing Winter Olympics… The article in The New York Times cited a ‘Western intelligence report’ considered credible by officials… Russian President Vladimir Putin met with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in Beijing on Feb. 4, hours before the Olympics opening ceremony. The two countries
The Flip SideSep 04 2023
News
Chinese nationals posing as tourists are trying to enter US military bases: report
The federal government is investigating over 100 incidents in recent years in which Chinese nationals illegally gained access to, or tried to gain access to, U.S. military installations, often by posing as tourists, the . The FBI and Defense Department have launched a probe into these incidents, which are being described as "gatecrashing" — in some senses, almost literally, the report said.
Raw StorySep 04 2023
News
Xi’s G-20 Rebuff Reflects a More Divided World
Welcome to Balance of Power, bringing you the latest in global politics. If you haven’t yet, sign up here. President Xi Jinping is set to snub the Group of 20 summit in India this weekend for the first time since coming to power. While the Chinese president’s reason for skipping is unknown, one thing is clear: The G-20 looks more divided than ever. China alone is feuding with multiple members
BloombergSep 28 2023
News
U.S., China Talks Gain Momentum, Paving Way for Xi-Biden Summit
Beijing and Washington are paving the way for Chinese leader Xi Jinping to visit the U.S., moving ahead with high-level official exchanges and taking other steps to improve the tone of their turbulent relations.
Both sides are discussing a trip to Washington by Xi’s top economic-policy aide, Vice Premier He Lifeng, according to people briefed on the matter. He would be the most-senior
Wall Street Journal (News)Sep 03 2023
News
Biden 'Disappointed' That Xi Set To Miss G20
US President Joe Biden on Sunday expressed disappointment that Chinese leader Xi Jinping would not attend the G20 summit in India this week, as Washington seeks to repair relations with Beijing. Asked about Xi reportedly not planning to join the gathering in New Delhi, Biden told reporters, "I am disappointed, but I am going to get to see him," without elaborating. Bilateral ties between the
Barron'sFeb 09 2022
Opinion
Controversy over gold medalist Eileen Gu skiing for China misses the point
It turns out Olympic gold medalist Eileen Gu and I have something in common. We were both athletes at University High School in San Francisco.
She is one of the best skiers in the world and I was the backup first baseman on the varsity baseball team, so the similarity only goes so far. I don't follow sports other than baseball, so I learned of Gu only a few days ago when I saw a picture
CNN (Opinion)Sep 05 2023
News
Pentagon refuses to be drawn on Chinese 'gate-crashers' at military bases
Chinese nationals posing as lost tourists have attempted to sneak onto U.S. military bases and other secured sites more than 100 times in the past few years as Beijing experiments with non-traditional methods of espionage. Some of the more audacious attempts have included so-called tourists accidentally scuba diving in the cloudy waters near a U.S. rocket launch site in Florida to people
Washington ExaminerAug 20 2023
News
The US is distancing itself from its longtime scientific partner
The U.S. and China are severing ties in scientific research as tensions continue to accelerate between the two countries.
In Washington, some U.S. lawmakers are eager to see a decades-long joint science and technology agreement expire without further renewal. The agreement was signed in 1979 and has been routinely extended ever since.
The last time Beijing signed the agreement
SemaforSep 04 2023
News
Biden’s Strategy Toward China Is ‘Doomed to Fail,’ Ministry Says
China criticized the Biden administration’s strategy toward Beijing as being “doomed to fail,” less than a week after Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo’s visit to the Asian nation aimed at bolstering ties. The focus by US on “competition and controlling competition” is fundamentally no different than its decades-old approach of “engagement and containment,” China’s Ministry of State Security
Bloomberg