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Why is ex-US diplomat Henry Kissinger in China?

Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger told Chinese defence minister Li Shangfu on Tuesday that he was in Beijing ‘as a friend’. China’s top diplomat Wang Yi, who met the 100-year-old American today, praised his ‘historic contributions’ in normalising the relations between the two countries

Have US, China dialed it down? Antony Blinken meets Xi Jinping in Beijing

The meeting on the final day of Antony Blinken’s two-day visit, could help to facilitate a summit between Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden in November this year

China to build spy base in Cuba, claims report; US and Cuba call it inaccurate, unfounded

After a report suggested that Cuba has agreed to allow China to construct a surveillance facility on the island, the US on Thursday dismissed the report saying "it's not accurate" while Cuba termed it "totally mendacious and unfounded" 

Biden planning new crackdown on China defence industry: Report

US President Joe Biden is finalising an executive order to restrict American investment in China’s defence industry, the move which is likely to further ratchet up a campaign that Beijing calls "economic coercion", according to a report

Spy Games: How China operated a ‘secret police station’ in New York and threatened pro-democracy activists

The FBI has arrested two alleged Chinese agents for running a ‘covert police station’ in New York at the behest of the Xi Jinping government. They worked closely with China’s Ministry of Public Security and tracked dissents in the US. There are reportedly 100 such outposts across the world

China can't get US data under plan, says top attorney for TikTok

Under intense scrutiny from Washington that could lead to a potential ban, the top attorney for TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance defended the social media platform’s plan to safeguard US user data from China

Chinese foreign minister signals closer ties with Russia, says US attempts to contain Beijing will not succeed

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Tuesday signalled closer ties with Russia, including dropping the US dollar and Euro in bilateral trade while asserting that America's attempts to contain China will not succeed.

US general warns China biggest threat in space

The space arms race is nothing new. As early as 1985, the Pentagon used a missile to destroy a satellite in a test. Since then, the United States's rivals have been seeking to show they can compete -- China did the same in 2007, and India in 2019. 

What world can expect from Joe Biden and Xi Jinping's virtual meet on Monday

The meet presents the biggest opportunity yet to reset the bilateral relationship, which has been witnessing escalating tensions

Xi Jinping congratulates Joe Biden on US election win, seeks to 'manage differences' amid strained trade ties

The Chinese president told the US president-elect he hoped the two countries would 'uphold the spirit of non-conflict, focus on cooperation and control differences'