It is unclear if the 2 cases are related.
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U.S., Europe are growing alarmed by China’s rush into legacy chips
Senior E.U. and U.S. officials worry Chinese companies could dump their legacy chips on global markets in the future, driving foreign rivals out of business like in the solar industry.
U.S. announces $345 million military aid package for Taiwan
The package is in addition to nearly $19 billion in military sales of F-16s and other major weapons systems that the U.S. has approved to help Taiwan counter China.
Blinken, China’s top diplomat discuss rivalry in effort to bolster ties
The conversation between the senior diplomats continues a flurry of high-level contact between the United States and China that began last month with Blinken’s trip to Beijing.
After Yellen visit, China speaks of ‘rainbows’ but prepares for trade battle
The Finance Ministry called discussions over Yellen’s four-day visit ‘frank, pragmatic, in-depth and constructive.’
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen hails modest gains in economic talks with Chinese leaders
The U.S. treasury secretary’s talks with members of Xi Jinping’s new economic team – spanning about 10 hours over two days – were “direct, substantive and productive,” she said.
U.S. and China struggle to balance security concerns and economic goals
On Friday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met with Liu He, the former vice premier who is well known to U.S. officials from previous trade and economic talks; Yi Gang, the outgoing central bank chief; and Li, the new premier.
Yan Mingfu, Communist Party envoy to protesters in Tiananmen Square, dies at 91
In 1989, Yan visited student-led protesters who were on a hunger strike and told them they were hurting chances for reform, urging them to go home.
China restricts exports of high-tech metals in a slap at Washington ahead of Yellen’s visit
China has imposed export curbs on two metals used in computer chips and solar cells, expanding a squabble with Washington over high-tech trade ahead of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s visit to Beijing this week
Vietnam bans ‘Barbie’ movie over map showing China’s territorial claim
The map shows China’s ‘nine-dash line,’ which extends Beijing’s territorial claims far into waters that fall within areas claimed by Vietnam and other countries.