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White House adviser Peter Navarro says ‘economic nationalism’ critical to nation’s future

September 23, 2020 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — White House trade and manufacturing adviser Peter Navarro said he used to visit the High Point Furniture Market when he managed a furniture company in Cambridge, Mass. while earning his PhD in economics […]

Chinese chipmaker denies military ties as US steps up feud

September 8, 2020 The Associated Press

BEIJING — China’s leading maker of semiconductors has denied it has any links to the military following reports Washington is considering stepping up its feud with Beijing over technology and security by imposing export controls […]

Hong Kong police arrest 16, including 2 opposition lawmakers

August 26, 2020 Zen Soo, Associated Press

HONG KONG — Hong Kong police arrested 16 people, including two opposition lawmakers, on Wednesday on charges related to anti-government protests last year. The arrests of pro-democracy legislators Ted Hui and Lam Cheuk-ting were announced […]

Bannon’s Chinese host an irritant to Communist Party

August 23, 2020 Joe McDonald, Associated Press

BEIJING — The self-exiled Chinese tycoon on whose 150-foot yacht Steve Bannon was arrested is a high-profile irritant to the ruling Communist Party. Guo Wengui left China in 2014 during an anti-corruption crackdown led by […]

Trump administration imposes new Huawei restrictions

August 17, 2020 Matt O'Brien, Associated Press

The U.S. is imposing another round of restrictions on China’s Huawei as President Donald Trump renewed accusations that the company’s telecommunications equipment is used for spying. “We don’t want their equipment in the United States […]

China sanctions 11 US politicians, heads of organizations

August 10, 2020 The Associated Press

BEIJING — China on Monday announced unspecified sanctions against 11 U.S. politicians and heads of organizations promoting democratic causes, including Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, who have already been singled out by Beijing. Foreign […]

260 Chinese boats fish near Galapagos; Ecuador on alert

July 30, 2020 Gonzalo Solano and Christopher Torchia, Associated Press

QUITO, Ecuador — Some call it a floating city, a flotilla of 260 mostly Chinese fishing vessels near the Galapagos archipelago that is stirring diplomatic tension and raising worries about the threat to sharks, manta […]

At Nixon library, Pompeo declares China engagement a failure

July 28, 2020 Matthew Lee, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration took a hammer to one of the most significant Republican foreign policy achievements in the past five decades, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declaring U.S. engagement with China […]

Consulate closures an inflection point in China-US relations

July 28, 2020 Sam McNeil, Associated Press

CHENGDU, China — In the more than 40 years since China and the U.S. established formal diplomatic relations, accusations have been traded, tensions have risen and fallen and the two sides have come dangerously close […]

China says it will ban Cruz, Rubio, Smith, Brownback for criticism

July 13, 2020 The Associated Press

BEIJING — China said Monday it will impose sanctions on three U.S. lawmakers and one ambassador in response to similar actions taken by the U.S. last week against Chinese officials over alleged human rights abuses […]