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Playing Chinese checkers
Recognition of the predominantly tactical environment is fundamental to our being able to play China at its own game
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US to challenge judge's order that blocked WeChat app store ban
By David Shepardson
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China denies its 'unreliable entity list' targets US companies
China said it would continue to welcome foreign investors, open its economy by deepening market reforms, and that it has no intention to target any particular countries or entities
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Trump clears TikTok deal 'in concept', ByteDance seeks $60 bn in valuation
TikTok to give $5 billion to fund the education of American youths; ban delayed till September 27
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'Resolutely opposed' to US decision of banning WeChat, TikTok: China
China's Commerce Ministry said on Saturday it was "resolutely opposed" to the U.S. decision to ban WeChat and video-sharing app TikTok from U.S. app stores starting Sunday night
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US-China investment flows slide to 9-yr-low as bilateral tensions escalate
Investment between the two countries fell 16.2 per cent to $10.9 billion in January-June from the same period a year earlier
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Trump reviews ByteDance's plan to keep majority stake in TikTok: Report
Trump has ordered ByteDance to divest TikTok amid US concerns that user data could be passed to China's Communist Party government
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New flashpoint: US issues China travel warning, bans five exports
Trump admin warns Americans of 'arbitrary detention and exit bans'
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US pulls back from broad import bans for cotton, tomatoes from China
CBP acting Commissioner Mark Morgan said on Monday that the agency's investigations into the region-wide orders were continuing
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US halts imports from 4 firms in China's Uighur region for forced labour
US blocked imports from 4 firms and manufacturing facility in northwestern China suspected of using forced labour from people detained as part of sweeping crackdown on ethnic minorities in the region
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US ambassador Terry Branstad to China to step down next month
Terry Branstad, appointed by President Donald Trump in 2017, confirmed his decision in a phone call with Trump last week, the US Embassy said in a statement on Monday
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Chinese military says US poses biggest threat to international order
The statement follows the September 2 release of the annual Defence Department report to Congress on Chinese military developments and goals
US urges int'l order to address tensions in South China Sea at ASEAN meet
The meeting was attended by Foreign Ministers of the 26 ARF participating countries, including the DPRK, as well as the EU High Commissioner
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US, Maldives sign defence deal to counter China's presence in Indian Ocean
The Trump administration is looking for strengthening alliances in the Indo-Pacific to counter China's growing presence in the region
China announces restrictions on US diplomats' activities in mainland, HK
China has announced new restrictions on the activities of US diplomats working in mainland China and Hong Kong
China retaliates against American diplomats, including in Hong Kong
China notified the US of the 'reciprocal' measures being taken against its diplomats, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian stated on Friday, without giving any details
US cancels visas of more than 1,000 Chinese nationals deemed security risks
The acting head of the US Department of Homeland Security, Chad Wolf, said earlier that Washington was blocking visas "for certain Chinese students and researchers with ties to China's military"
Asian summits underway to combat global threats amid US-China friction
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi cautioned the United States and China against entangling South East Asian nations in their geopolitical battle
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US to block cotton, tomato imports from China's Xinjiang over forced labor
The Trump administration announcement of the actions, initially expected on Tuesday, has been put off until later this week because of scheduling issues
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US-China clash over big data to leave decades-long impact on global economy
While the actions are intensifying in the middle of an election campaign, the question of what US data can be accessed by Chinese companies -- if any -- cuts across partisan lines
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