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US-China officials to meet on economy, aim to ease tension
•The Chinese economy is reopening after a COVID-19 resurgence killed tens of thousands of people and shuttered countless businesses
Explained: Why US lawmakers continue to visit Taiwan despite objections from China
•Taiwan and mainland China split during a civil war in 1949, but Beijing claims the island as its own territory and has not ruled out using military force to take it back. The US maintains informal diplomatic, defence and trade ties with Taipei
'Stop interfering in Beijing Olympics', China tells US amid diplomatic boycott of the event
•The US has said it will not send dignitaries to the Games, which will begin on 4 February, in protest over China’s detention of more than a million Uyghur Muslims in the northwestern region of Xinjiang
'Border talks with India positive and constructive', China hits back at US over official's remark
•"We've been pretty clear how we view Beijing's behaviour in the region around the world. We believe it can be destabilising, and we're concerned by China's attempt to intimidate its neighbours," White House said
United States announces diplomatic boycott of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
•The decision comes after Washington spent months wrangling with what position to take on the Games, hosted in February next year by a country it accuses of perpetrating "genocide" against Uyghur Muslims in the northwestern Xinjiang region.
India-China ties going through a 'bad patch', says External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar
•The Union minister while speaking at the 'Greater Power Competition: The Emerging World Order' at the Bloomberg New Economic Forum also said that Beijing had 'no credible explanation' on violation of agreements
Why US-China ties are showing signs of thawing and what it means for India
Chintamanimahapatra •US-China economic interdependence is too deep and intense to allow the two countries to pursue traditional Cold War strategies.
Not looking to pursue new Cold War: Biden to clarify in maiden speech at UNGA
•UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had earlier asked the US and China to repair their relationship to avoid a potential Cold War
Xi Jinping declines Joe Biden's proposal to meet face-to-face during 90-minute call
Fp Staff •The US president reportedly proposed to his Chinese counterpart that the leaders hold the summit in an effort to break an impasse in US-China relation
Worsening US-China ties could impact cooperation over climate change, warns Beijing
•Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi has said such cooperation cannot be separated from the broader relationship shared with the US