There will be little progress on the phase one trade deal before the U.S. presidential election in November, former U.S. Ambassador to China Max Baucus said Tuesday. President Donald Trump signed the partial trade agreement with Beijing in January, but the coronavirus pandemic since then has affected China’s economy. There …
Read More »China “to counter-attack” as UK suspends Hong Kong extradition deal | UK News
China on Tuesday accused the United Kingdom of interfering in its internal affairs and said it would “defend” after Britain announced that it would suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong as a result of China’s decision to impose a national security law on the territory. An unidentified spokesman at …
Read More »‘We are a battlefield now’: in Southeast Asia, tensions between the United States and China erupt on social media
(Reuters) – Tensions between the United States and China over the South China Sea have erupted into a war of words on social media, in what analysts see as a change in US strategy amid a growing superpower rivalry in Southeast Asia. FILE PHOTO: Chinese and American flags fly in …
Read More »‘We are a battlefield now’: in Southeast Asia, tensions between the United States and China erupt on social media
(Reuters) – Tensions between the United States and China over the South China Sea have erupted into a war of words on social media, in what analysts see as a change in US strategy amid a growing superpower rivalry in Southeast Asia. FILE PHOTO: Chinese and American flags fly in …
Read More »UK suspends Hong Kong extradition treaty in reprimand to China
Britain’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab arrives for a COBRA meeting at 10 Downing street in central London on April 9, 2020. OLGA AKMEN | AFP via Getty Images The UK has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong amid mounting tensions with China over its new national security law in …
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