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Universal Studios Beijing opens amid uneasy US-China ties

Reuters
Posted at Sep 20 11:28 AM

Universal Studios' Beijing resort was set to open its doors to the public on Monday after a two-decade wait, including delays because of COVID-19. Read more »

China holds naval, air drills as US warship transits Taiwan Strait

Teddy Ng, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Sep 19 08:05 AM

The PLA’s Eastern Theatre Command slams repeated ‘provocative actions’, as USS Barry marks the ninth transit of Taiwan Strait by American warships this year. Read more »

'Chinese-marked device found in PH waters in July just buoy'

Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 16 06:04 PM

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the Chinese-marked device found at the Pangasinan side of the West Philippine Sea in July was just a buoy. Read more »

Top US general called China to allay war fears: book

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 16 05:01 PM

The top US general secretly contacted his Chinese counterpart twice last year over concerns then President Donald Trump could spark a war with China. Read more »

Biden to host Australia, India, Japan leaders next week

David Brunnstrom, Reuters
Posted at Sep 14 06:48 AM

The first in-person summit of leaders of the so-called Quad countries will be held at the White House in Washington on September 24. Read more »

China reiterates position on Coast Guard Law

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 07 10:47 PM

The Philippines in January filed a diplomatic protest against China’s new coast guard law. Read more »

Did the 9/11 tragedy give US-China relations a respite?

Mark Magnier, South China Morning Post
Posted at Sep 02 01:19 PM

Beijing saw the opportunity to reset its relationship with Washington, which needed its support and agreed to label ETIM a terrorist group. More recently, analysts say, the US focus on other theaters has emboldened China’s aggressive moves in the South China Sea and elsewhere Read more »

Chinese military ‘not afraid of suffering, death’ after US vows to intimidate enemies

Harvey Kong, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Sep 01 01:40 PM

A senior Chinese air force officer has said his country’s military will not be scared by the United States, citing past confrontations between China’s armed forces and their US counterparts. Read more »

US warship transits Taiwan Strait after Chinese assault drills

Reuters
Posted at Aug 28 04:44 AM

The passage comes amid a spike in military tensions in the past two years between Taiwan and China. Read more »

Taiwan allocates $1.4 billion for new warplanes

Lawrence Chung, South China Morning Post
Posted at Aug 27 12:27 PM

Taiwan has unveiled a record NT$471.7 billion (US$16.8 billion) defense budget for next year, as the democratic island comes under growing pressure and military intimidation from Beijing. Read more »

VP Harris says US will 'speak up' on South China Sea

Nandita Bose and James Pearson, Reuters
Updated as of Aug 27 10:55 AM

Harris's seven-day trip to Singapore and Vietnam is part of a broader US strategy to take on China globally. Read more »

US, China accuse each other of 'bullying' nations

Nandita Bose and James Pearson, Reuters
Posted at Aug 25 05:27 PM

US Vice President Kamala Harris again charged China with bullying its Southeast Asian neighbors. Read more »

China has failed to cut its fentanyl trafficking: US

Jacob Fromer in Washington, South China Morning Post
Posted at Aug 25 12:39 PM

‘China remains the primary country of origin for illicit fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances,’ the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission says. Read more »

Kamala Harris visits Singapore to deepen ties

Nandita Bose and Aradhana Aravindan, Reuters
Posted at Aug 23 07:11 AM

US Vice President Kamala Harris will meet Singapore's leaders on Monday on the first working day of a trip to Southeast Asia aimed at bolstering ties as part of Washington's efforts to counter China's growing influence. Read more »

Blinken: US infra bill vital to competition with China

Mark Magnier in New York, South China Morning Post
Posted at Aug 10 12:34 PM

‘Our domestic renewal and our strength in the world are completely intertwined,’ says Blinken. The bill calls for US$550 billion in new spending. Read more »

Biden's admin ignores calls to remove tariffs on China

Jacob Fromer in Washington, South China Morning Post
Posted at Aug 08 09:48 AM

More than 30 groups signed a letter to Biden officials imploring them to work with China towards the eventual goal of ‘full removal of tariffs’. Read more »

EXPLAINER: Who are the new Chinese diplomats in US?

Shi Jiangtao and Catherine Wong, South China Morning Post
Posted at Aug 06 01:19 PM

China and the US have been at loggerheads on almost all fronts, but with tensions continuing into the Joe Biden presidency, where is the relationship heading? The South China Morning Post looks at how a new generation of Chinese diplomats will handle Beijing’s relations with Washington. Read more »

Oil trades lower on concerns over Delta variant

Jessica Resnick-Ault, Reuters
Posted at Aug 04 02:41 PM

Concerns over the spread of Delta variant in the United States and China, the top oil consumers, weighed on prices. Read more »

US meetings with ASEAN will include China concerns, but no call to pick sides

Owen Churchill, South China Morning Post
Posted at Aug 03 09:29 PM

The United States will raise concerns about China’s human rights record and “coercion” in the South China Sea during ministerial meetings with Southeast Asian countries this week, yet will not force countries in the region to pick sides in the ongoing US-China spat, a senior US official said on Monday.   Read more »

Japan-US ties must not harm China, Chinese envoy warns

Kinling Lo, South China Morning Post
Posted at Aug 02 01:11 PM

China's ambassador to Japan takes aim at Tokyo’s ‘dismissive attitude’ on Xinjiang, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Practical action is needed to show goodwill towards Beijing, he says. Read more »