The U.S. can’t go it alone in dealing with Beijing but must lead countries that seek the rule of law, democratic values and strengthened international institutions.
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Despite trade deal, U.S. lobster exports to China are down in 2020
China vowed to buy more U.S. lobsters, but year-to-date sales are 23 percent lower than in 2019.
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U.S. praises Taiwan’s coronavirus strategy in highest-level visit since 1979
The island of 23 million has reported only 480 cases.
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Hong Kong police raid newspaper, detain owner under new law
It is the highest-profile use yet of the new security law Beijing imposed on the city in June.
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Trump may order China’s ByteDance to sell TikTok
Published reports say the president may soon order the sale because of national-security concerns, and Microsoft is in talks to buy the hit video app.
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Hong Kong leader postpones elections, further eroding political freedoms
Chief Executive Carrie Lam said in a news conference that she was invoking emergency powers to postpone the vote.
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4 Hong Kong youths arrested under China’s new security law
Police say the group made comments on social media that urged independence for the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.
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Jim Fossel: Trump deserves credit for standing up to China
Beijing is appropriately considered an adversary by this administration, which hasn’t always been the case.
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France says it’s not banning Huawei, though phaseout is underway
The pressure to reverse course comes from the U.S., which has warned that Huawei’s systems could be infiltrated by hackers or hostile states.
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U.S. orders China to close its consulate in Houston
China strongly condemned the move, the latest in a series of steps by the Trump administration as it ratchets up pressure on China.