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China names 'Wolf Warrior' diplomat as new ambassador in Washington

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 29 11:36 AM

WASHINGTON, United States - One of China's most prominent "Wolf Warrior" diplomats was on Wednesday announced as his nation's new ambassador to the United States. Read more »

Biden: Xi believes autocracies will fare better than democracies

Owen Churchill, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jul 23 02:45 AM

Discussion comes just days before high-level US-China meeting in Tianjin.  Read more »

US and allies accuse China of global hacking spree

Steve Holland and Doina Chiacu, Reuters
Posted at Jul 20 08:59 AM

The United States and its allies accused China on Monday of a global cyberespionage campaign, mustering an unusually broad coalition of countries to publicly call out Beijing for hacking. Read more »

Facebook says it should not be blamed for US failing to meet vaccine goals

Jan Wolfe and David Shepardson, Reuters
Posted at Jul 19 09:06 AM

Facebook on Saturday defended itself against US President Joe Biden's assertion that the social media platform is "killing people" by allowing misinformation about coronavirus vaccines to proliferate, saying the facts tell a different story Read more »

35 million Americans get cash aid from expanded Child Tax Credit program

Andrea Shalal and Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters
Posted at Jul 16 02:28 AM

WASHINGTON - Some 35 million American families have started receiving their first monthly payout from the U.S. government in an expanded income-support program that President Joe Biden said on Thursday could help end child poverty. Read more »

US, Japan, China leaders to attend virtual APEC summit

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 15 06:36 PM

SYDNEY — US President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend an informal meeting of APEC leaders held virtually on Friday, their respective governments confirmed Thursday. Read more »

Biden says ransomware attack caused 'minimal damage' to US companies

Raphael Satter and Andrea Shalal, Reuters
Posted at Jul 07 11:56 AM

President Joe Biden said on Tuesday the ransomware attack centered on the Florida information technology firm Kaseya seems to have inflicted only "minimal damage" on American businesses.   Read more »

China, US can coexist in peace but challenge is enormous, says White House

David Brunnstrom and Humeyra Pamuk, Reuters
Posted at Jul 07 03:15 AM

The challenge for the US would be to come up with a strategy that presented China with opportunities, but also a response if it takes steps "antithetical to the maintenance of peace and stability", one official says. Read more »

US celebrates 245th Independence Day

Joshua Roberts, Reuters
Posted at Jul 05 11:41 AM

People enjoy the fireworks as they gather for the annual Independence Day celebration at the National Mall in Washington, U.S., Sunday.  Read more »

Biden on Richardson's sprinting suspension: 'The rules are the rules'

Reuters
Posted at Jul 04 10:49 AM

U.S. President Joe Biden weighed in on the suspension of sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson over marijuana use, saying Saturday "the rules are the rules." Read more »

Progress on COVID-19 and economy under Biden, but disunion haunts US on 245th birthday

Jeff Mason, Reuters
Posted at Jul 04 10:21 AM

More than five months into Joe Biden's presidency, the United States has changed in multiple ways, with a healthier business outlook and a pandemic - at least in many parts of the country - increasingly under control.   Read more »

Massive ransomware attack potentially hit 1,000 businesses

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 04 09:54 AM

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - A ransomware attack on a US IT company potentially targeted 1,000 businesses, researchers said Saturday, with one of Sweden's biggest supermarket chains revealing it had to temporarily close around 800 stores after losing access to its checkouts. Read more »

China's foreign minister says Indo-Pacific strategy should be dumped

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 04 07:48 AM

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Saturday the Indo-Pacific strategy led by the United States is aimed at countering Beijing in a group and claimed the strategy "should be dumped at a trash heap." Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 02, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 02 11:49 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

POTUS, First Lady visit Florida apartment collapse memorial

Saul Loeb, AFP
Posted at Jul 02 03:29 PM

US President Joe Biden (R) and US First Lady Jill Biden visit a photo wall, the 'Surfside Wall of Hope & Memorial', near the partially collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, Florida on Thursday. Read more »

130 nations back global tax reform deal covering multinational firms

Jürgen Hecker, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 02 12:12 PM

A total of 130 countries have agreed a global tax reform ensuring that multinationals pay their fair share wherever they operate, the OECD said on Thursday, but some EU states refused to sign up.   Read more »

Ratings for China’s Xi stuck near lows while US rebounds, survey says

Reuters
Posted at Jul 01 05:37 AM

The survey involving 17 advanced economies shows views about China have remained broadly negative and confidence in its leader Xi Jinping. Read more »

Xi and Putin show united front in message to Biden

Shi Jiangtao, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jun 30 02:33 PM

Beijing and Moscow have stepped up their rhetoric against Washington and its allies, vowing to strengthen their quasi-alliance and promote a “more just and democratic international order” to counterbalance the United States and its ideologically driven offensive.   Read more »

Blinken meets Pope Francis as US bishops challenge Biden

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 28 06:33 PM

Pope Francis on Monday met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in the pontiff's first face-to-face interaction with the new administration of President Joe Biden, who has been challenged by US bishops. Read more »

Afghan leader meets Biden as US exit looms

Paul Handley and Jerome Cartillier, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 26 09:03 AM

US President Joe Biden promised Afghan leader Ashraf Ghani strong support during a White House meeting Friday but made clear he was not planning to slow the US withdrawal after nearly two decades of fighting.   Read more »