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Trump administration says Hong Kong no longer independent from China as tension with US grows Xi Jinping

Trump administration says Hong Kong no longer independent from China as tension with US grows

GettySecretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Wednesday that the Trump administration no longer views Hong Kong as independent from China, a move that could cause it to lose special trading status with Washington as Donald Trump threatens to punish Beijing over coronavirus.White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters…
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May 27, 2020
Trump Is Offering to Mediate in the India-China Border Dispute. Here’s What to Know About the Escalating Tensions Xi Jinping

Trump Is Offering to Mediate in the India-China Border Dispute. Here’s What to Know About the Escalating Tensions

As precursors to possible nuclear war go, fistfights and stone throwing aren’t exactly the first things that come to mind. But along India and China’s long, contested border, that’s exactly what has been happening for the past month, prompting President Trump on Wednesday to offer to mediate what he called…
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May 27, 2020
China’s Xi urges preparedness for military combat amid coronavirus epidemic: state TV Xi Jinping

China’s Xi urges preparedness for military combat amid coronavirus epidemic: state TV

FILE PHOTO: Chinese President Xi Jinping walks past officials wearing face masks following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak as he arrives for the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 22, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File PhotoBEIJING (Reuters) -…
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May 26, 2020
The U.S. Relationship With China Is in Trouble. That’s a Challenge for Climate Change Xi Jinping

The U.S. Relationship With China Is in Trouble. That’s a Challenge for Climate Change

As the coronavirus pandemic rages, the Trump administration’s already-rocky relationship with China has deteriorated. President Trump has sought to blame the country for the public health and economic disaster, for a time calling the new coronavirus the “Wuhan virus” or the “Chinese virus,” and as recently as May 7, spreading…
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May 21, 2020
America’s latest salvo against Huawei is aimed at chipmaking in China Xi Jinping

America’s latest salvo against Huawei is aimed at chipmaking in China

AMERICA HAS it in for Huawei—and not just because some of its politicians fear the Chinese giant’s networking gear lets spooks in Beijing eavesdrop on customers’ communications. The firm, a world leader in futuristic 5G telecoms, also symbolises China’s technological and economic ascent. President Donald Trump does not like it…
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May 21, 2020
Trump points finger at China’s Xi Jinping, escalating fight over virus Xi Jinping

Trump points finger at China’s Xi Jinping, escalating fight over virus

By: Bloomberg | Published: May 21, 2020 10:06:31 am Donald Trump added that China was “desperate” to have former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, win the presidential race. (Reuters)President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric against China, suggesting that the country’s leader, Xi Jinping, is behind a “disinformation…
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May 21, 2020
Europe is abandoning Trump on the world stage as it turns away from the US toward China Xi Jinping

Europe is abandoning Trump on the world stage as it turns away from the US toward China

Analysis bannerBusiness InsiderPresident Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic has triggered global criticism.GettyRecent polling suggests Europeans are turning away from the US under President Donald Trump's leadership.Public opinion toward America has declined in major European countries since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.Seventy-six percent of Germans in a new…
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May 20, 2020