[ Recent breakthroughs in U.S.-China ties are already starting to fray over Beijing’s support for Russia in Ukraine. Despite renewed communications between Washington and Beijing, championed since late last year, the U.S. is angry about China’s growing role in the Russia-Ukraine war, specifically its commercial support of Moscow’s military production. The Biden administration is now … Read more
[ Rapid escalations in Myanmar’s civil war are creating a rare opening for potential cooperation between the U.S. and China, with the chaos and violence in Southeast Asia posing a threat to both countries’ interests overseas. While Washington and Beijing are making an effort to improve relations with each other, any common ground on Myanmar … Read more
[ The Biden administration is unlikely to ease high-level travel warnings for China unless the country takes concrete steps to address safety concerns, a senior administration official told The Hill ahead of Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip to Beijing this week. Blinken will raise with Chinese officials steps they must take before the State … Read more
[ President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping opened a new chapter in the superpower rivalry with their November meeting, embracing open lines of communication despite simmering tensions over competing geopolitical and economic interests. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip to Beijing this coming week will spotlight how this strategy is holding firm almost five … Read more
[ China is stepping up a campaign to coerce and intimidate Taiwan, sending batches of spy balloons over the self-governing island nation that flouted Beijing’s warning with the election of a pro-U.S. president earlier this month. The spy balloons flew into Taiwanese airspace almost daily before and after Taiwan’s Jan. 13 presidential elections, part of … Read more
[ Senior House lawmakers met Taiwan’s president-elect in Taipei on Thursday, marking the first congressional delegation to the island after elections earlier this month, in a show of American support amid an intimidation campaign from Beijing. Taiwan president-elect William Lai said he welcomed deepening ties with the U.S. alongside Reps. Mario Díaz-Balart (R-Fl.) and Ami … Read more
[ Taiwanese exports of hi-tech goods to China have accelerated in recent months as Chinese companies look to end their reliance on American technology and replace components no longer available due to US sanctions. US president-elect Joe Biden is not expected by analysts to call off the trade war initiated by the Trump administration in … Read more
[ Xu’s job search has been hampered by the pandemic but things were made even more difficult after the Trump administration last week announced significant changes in the H-1B visa program, which is a possible pathway to US citizenship for foreigners. An H-1B visa is issued temporarily to highly educated immigrants who work in specialised … Read more
