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Chinese President Xi Jinping deplanes in Callao, Peru, on Thursday to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. Photo: AP

Xi arrives in Peru for Apec, ready to sign 30 bilateral deals for China

A focal point of his visit will be the virtual inauguration of the South American country’s US$3.5 billion port funded by Beijing.

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China to court G20 nations amid US-led sanctions over Taiwan: report

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Joe Biden, Xi Jinping will meet at Apec in Peru: US official

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Trump’s China dealings to rely on billionaires like Elon Musk: analysts

President-elect’s transaction-based approach to diplomacy could see informal behind-the-scenes dialogue with Beijing coming to the forefront.

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Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk speaks during a rally for Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, on October 5, 2024. Photo: Reuters

US commerce chief tells China counterpart hi-tech trade limits ‘not negotiable’

American side cites Washington’s national-security concerns about Beijing’s military uses and electric vehicles, among other industries.

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Opinion | Podesta’s China trip a chance for Biden to seal his climate legacy

For true leadership from the world’s two largest greenhouse gas emitters to be possible, the current bilateral dynamics need a reset.

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US-China fentanyl cooperation deepens as Beijing tightens drug controls

Washington hails ‘valuable step forward’ following Chinese ministry’s announcement of three substances to be singled out from September 1.

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Fentanyl precursors will be more tightly controlled, according to the US National Security Council. Photo: Reuters

China delegation visits US for fentanyl crisis collaboration amid ‘complex’ ties

Talks transpire as Beijing takes concerted action to disrupt the global supply chain of synthetic substances and Washington seeks more steps.

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On China and AI, US sends mixed message about talks over nuclear use

While State Department’s No 2 touts dialogue, a National Security Council official points to Beijing’s disagreement with long-stated policy.

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‘Bullying’ China spurs US to limit advanced tech exports: ambassador

Beijing’s increasingly hardline policies are convincing more countries to boost strategic relations with Washington, says Nicholas Burns.

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Nicholas Burns, a career diplomat, has been the US ambassador to China since 2022. Photo: Bloomberg

US and China set to meet in Azerbaijan to discuss methane emissions

News of the summit, slated to take place during the UN’s top climate conference, shared after the two sides’ new envoys met in Washington for talks.

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John Podesta, a White House senior adviser, succeeded John Kerry as the US climate envoy. Photo: Reuters

US-China ties experts urge powers to embrace shared interests and introspection

With ties at ‘crucial juncture’, Beijing and Washington should find common ground on challenges such as climate change, AI and debt, according to leaders in business, academia and politics at annual China forum at Harvard University.

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Xi-Biden phone call signals deepening disconnect on tech, economy: analysts

‘Constructive’ conversation took place arranged around priorities that American leader ‘holds so seriously’, says national security spokesman.

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Top Beijing envoy to US criticises Biden’s targeting Chinese products

Seeing e-vehicles as ‘iPhone on wheels’ or cargo cranes as ‘Trojan horses’ yields never-ending cycle and ‘excessive anxiety’, says Ambassador Xie Feng.

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Xie Feng, China’s ambassador to the United States, began his assignment in Washington in May 2023. Photo: Reuters

‘America is rising’: Biden uses State of the Union to push contest with China

Annual presidential address has Biden appearing vibrant and confident about US, including its partnerships and alliances in the Pacific.

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US President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address during a joint meeting of Congress in the House chamber at the US Capitol on Thursday. Photo: Getty Images/TNS

Outgoing US climate envoy hopes to maintain dialogue with Chinese counterpart

John Kerry and Xie Zhenhua reached a bilateral agreement in November that helped catalyse the “Dubai consensus” between nearly 200 countries to transition away from fossil fuels.

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China economy gaining momentum despite calls for US hard line: senior diplomat

American domestic politics should not disrupt ‘stabilising’ bilateral relations, says Qian Jin, Beijing’s number two envoy in New York.

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Opinion | Gaza, Ukraine, TikTok: US double standards are eroding its global power

From US support for Israel in Gaza to Biden’s turnaround on using TikTok for his re-election campaign, America’s breathtakingly transparent double standards are killing its credibility.

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My Take | Bangkok meeting yields no gains except vow by China and US to keep talking

While Biden needs to stabilise ties with China in the face of a tough re-election race and diplomatic troubles, Beijing is also struggling to deal with woes at home.

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Chinese foreign friendship chief goes on tour to boost US ties

The visit is designed to ‘deepen the friendship between the two peoples and advance cooperation between sister cities’ through non-official channels

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China and US vow closer cooperation in fighting America’s fentanyl crisis

Washington said new working group’s first meeting in Beijing was a ‘good start’ but says ‘there’s a lot more work to be done’ in fighting illicit opioid trade.

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Synthetic opioids such as fentanyl are responsible for tens of thousands of deaths in the US each year. Photo: Reuters

Senior US, Chinese commerce officials poised to hold talks on business concerns

Dialogue slated for first quarter of 2024 to bring government and private sector together in working group focused on trade and investment disputes.

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The world’s two largest economies have been navigating trade disputes since the Donald Trump administration. Photo: Mongkolchon/Adobe Stock

US lawmakers criticise lifting of sanctions to gain China’s help on fentanyl

As part of a Biden-Xi summit deal, the US lifted curbs on a Chinese agency deemed complicit in human rights violations in an effort to stem the flow of opioids.

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Xi Jinping calls for stable China-US ties in letter to long-time American friend

Chinese leader praises role of ordinary people in improving bilateral relations in message to ‘citizen diplomat’ from small Iowa city where he led agricultural delegation in 1985.

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China sanctions US risk management firm and researchers over Xinjiang ‘excuse’

It is a tit-for-tat response to US Treasury sanctions this month on Chinese entities over alleged human rights abuses.

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China has responded to Washington’s sanctions over alleged human rights issues and forced labour in China’s Xinjiang region by declaring its own sanctions against a firm and two researchers. Photo: AFP

‘I wouldn’t say I’m optimistic’ about state of China relations: US ambassador

Comments by Nicholas Burns, the US ambassador to Beijing, follow recent signals from both sides that they plan to address some of the deep divisions that have destabilised the US-China relationship.

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Nicholas Burns, the US ambassador to China, speaks in Washington on Thursday. Photo: Xinhua

US-China engagement is a ‘moral imperative’, Hong Kong forum told

Speakers at an event discussing the relationship view recent developments as positive but warn that events such as Taiwan’s election could strain ties.

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China-US relations: ambassadors foresee warmer future between recent rivals

At 50th anniversary gala of the US-China Business Council, US ambassador to China Nicholas Burns talks of ‘revival of a close, coordinated relationship’ between the two nations.

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9 September, 2024
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