The development comes as White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan plans to meet Monday with his Chinese counterpart, Yang Jiechi, in Rome.
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Karen Cheung’s ‘The Impossible City’ is a tribute to Hong Kong’s vanishing way of life
Cheung introduces readers to an array of characters and tackles themes such as belonging, postcolonial identity and the meaning of home in a nearly uninhabitable city.
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Biden signs Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act into law
The House and the Senate passed the measure last week. Lawmakers from both parties welcomed Biden’s signing of the law.
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China reports its first omicron variant cases
China is one of the last countries maintaining a zero-tolerance COVID policy, with Beijing requiring all inbound travelers to quarantine for two to three weeks and to undergo repeated testing.
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Commentary: A boycott of the Olympics won’t force China to change
Neither a diplomatic boycott, nor refusing to send American athletes, will improve Beijing’s human rights record.
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U.S. lawmakers meet with president of Taiwan in surprise visit
The visit comes as tensions between Taiwan and China have risen to their highest level in decades.
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At virtual summit with China’s Xi, Biden stresses competition, not conflict
Biden expressed his enthusiasm for what he said would be ‘a candid and forthright discussion.’
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Another View: U.S. should be realistic about missile defense
Spending more on unproven technologies is the wrong way to protect against emerging threats.
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China passes history resolution to enshrine open-ended rule of Xi Jinping
In official party lore, Xi now sits alongside the founding leader of the nation and the man often considered responsible for launching China’s economic reforms as an architect of his own epoch
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Pentagon: Chinese nuclear force growing faster than predicted
The number of warheads Beijing has could increase to 700 within six years, a report says, and may top 1,000 by 2030.