Beijing considers Taiwan as its breakaway province and insists it should be unified with the mainland, by force if necessary. Taiwan, however, sees itself as completely distinct from China.
With the establishment of a “comprehensive strategic partnership”, the United States will have a diplomatic status that Vietnam has so far reserved for only a handful of other countries, including India, Russia, China, and South Korea.
All eyes are on US Secretary Antony Blinken who arrived in Beijing as he undertook a daunting task to cool soaring US-China tensions.
"We’ve never been shy of talking, and we hope the Chinese will meet us halfway on this," said a US diplomat.
"The theatre's troops are ready to fight at all times and can fight at any time to resolutely smash any form of Taiwan independence' and foreign interference attempts," the Chinese military said.
Chinese spy balloon row: Joe Biden asserts his country does want competition, nor a conflict with China. He also underscored keeping open communication channels.
China-US balloon row: US President Joe Biden said it was anticipated from China. However, he rejected any impact on Washington-Beijing talks on other issues.
Nancy Pelosi Taiwan visit: Nancy Pelosi portrays her high-profile trip as part of a US obligation to stand with democracies against autocratic countries, and with democratic Taiwan against China.
China is the only country with both the intent to reshape the international order and, increasingly, the economic, diplomatic, military, and technological power to do it, Blinken said in a major foreign policy speech on China.
The 12-person jury found Nancy Crampton Brophy, 71, guilty of second-degree murder on Wednesday after deliberating for two days over Daniel Brophy's death, according to reports.
Qi Fabao, China's People's Liberation Army's regimental commander, who had suffered severe injuries during the Galwan clash, became the torchbearer at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Torch Relay on Wednesday.
Limits on media workers had fueled tensions between the two countries for more than a year after the US cut 20 visas issued to Chinese state media workers and required those remaining to register as foreign agents, among other changes.
Biden would have preferred to meet Xi in person, but the Chinese leader has not left his country since before the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Biden, at the Group of 20 meeting in Rome and again at the U.N. climate gathering, criticized Xi for failing to show up to the summits.
The Biden Administration believes that a leader-to-leader engagement is essential and is an important part of its effort to responsibly manage the competition, Jean-Pierre said.
Systems made by Chinese manufacturer Da Jiang Innovations (DJI) pose potential threats to US national security, said the US defense department
President Joe Biden has nearly doubled the list of Chinese companies whose shares are off-limits to US investors.
The Biden administration is approaching China from the position of patience and is not in a hurry, the White House has said.
US President Joe Biden has said, as he referred to his recent meeting with leaders from Quad countries involving Australia, India and Japan.
Joe Biden on Wednesday said that his first call as US president with Xi Jinping lasted for two hours, pressing the Chinese leader about trade and Beijing’s crackdown on democracy activists in Hong Kong as well as other human rights concerns.
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