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China's Xi on 'epoch-making' visit to Saudi as Riyadh chafes at U.S. censure

Chinese President Xi Jinping began a visit to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday that Beijing said marked its biggest diplomatic initiative in the Arab world, as Riyadh expands global alliances beyond a long-standing partnership with the West.

Reuters · Dec 7, 2022

Canada to send more warships to Taiwan Strait as China claims ‘sovereign rights’

Ottawa says it will push back against unilateral actions that threaten status quo

The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2022

Beijing says testy Xi-Trudeau exchange sparked by leak to media

A tense exchange between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at this week's G20 summit was triggered by the leaking of details of a conversation between the two, China's foreign ministry said on Friday.

Reuters · Nov 18, 2022

China accuses US of 'Cold War thinking' in security strategy

The Chinese government has accused Washington of “Cold War thinking.”

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2022

UK Spy Chief Warns China's Technology is 'Urgent Problem'

China's growing technological dominance "is an increasingly urgent problem" for Western countries, who must act to defend their values and influence, the director of Britain's GCHQ spy agency warned Tuesday. In a speech to the RUSI defense think-tank in London, Jeremy Fleming said "technology has become not just an area…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 12, 2022

China lashes out at latest U.S. export controls on chips

China has criticized the latest U.S. decision to tighten export controls that would make it harder for China to obtain and manufacture advanced computing chips, calling it a violation of international economic and trade rules that will “isolate and backfire” on the U.S. The Foreign Ministry spokesperson accused the U.S.…

The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2022

China says U.S. abusing trade measures with chip export controls

New U.S. export controls targeting Chinese chip manufacturers are an abuse of trade measures and designed to maintain the country's "technological hegemony", China's foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Saturday.

Reuters · Oct 8, 2022

China dismisses complaints over quarantining US diplomats

China is dismissing complaints from two U.S. lawmakers over the quarantining of American diplomats and their family members under the country's strict COVID-19 regulations

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022

China says Joe Biden’s remarks on Taiwan send ‘seriously wrong signal’

Biden earlier vowed that American forces would defend Taiwan against a Chinese attack

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022

China lodges complaint after Biden says US would defend Taiwan in a Chinese invasion

BEIJING: The Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday that China has lodged "stern representations" with the United States, after US President Joe Biden said US forces would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion.

Bangkok Post · Sep 19, 2022