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On Balance by Robert Delaney The president’s call for a major infrastructure plan for America should have been made without referencing the China threat China’s ways are ill-suited to the US, and such rabble-rousing tactics are double-edged swords Published: 1:30am, 16 Feb, 2021 Updated: 2:17am, 16 Feb, 2021 Read More

Analysts say next appointment will indicate whether Beijing wants to reset US-China relations after tough diplomatic times Long-serving ambassador to Washington was asked to stay on for the Trump years but is well past retirement age Read More

US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have held their first phone call as leaders and appeared at odds on most issues, even as Xi warned that confrontation would be a "disaster" for both nations. While Xi has called for "win-win" co-operation, Biden has called China America's…

Joe Biden has warned that China will “eat our lunch” if the United States fails to embrace new technology and infrastructure initiatives, following a phone call with Chinese president Xi Jinping. Speaking at the White House as he hosted a bipartisan group of senators to discuss infrastructure plans, the US…

President Biden told reporters on Thursday that his call Wednesday evening with China's Xi Jinping lasted two hours. Why it matters: Biden summed up his view on China during the brief remarks from the Oval Office on Wednesday, saying, "If we don't get moving, they're going to eat our lunch."…

Analysts say conversation is a first step in getting ties on the right track, but Washington is expected to continue taking a tough line on Beijing US messaging emphasised concerns raised on economic practices, human rights and Taiwan, while China focused on cooperation and dialogue Published: 10:00pm, 11 Feb, 2021…

BEIJING (AP) — Cui Tingting dyed her hair Mars red for the arrival of China’s spacecraft at the planet known in Chinese as the Fire Star. “This is a great era for space, and the future of mankind lies in the exploration of outer space,” said Cui, director of the…

President Joe Biden confronted Chinese President Xi Jinping over trade policies and actions towards Taiwan during the first phone call between the leaders on Wednesday. The call took place on the same day that Biden announced a Pentagon review of national security strategies relating to China. The leaders discussed a…

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping by phone Wednesday evening for the first time since he took office, the White House said. The White House said in a statement that Biden raised "fundamental concerns" about Beijing's "coercive and unfair economic practices, crackdown in Hong Kong,…

President Biden on Wednesday evening held his first call with Chinese President Xi Jinping since taking office, raising thorny issues including human rights in Hong Kong and Xinjiang. The big picture: Ahead of the call, senior administration officials offered reporters the most detailed portrait to date of Biden’s policies toward…