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Apparent rapprochement with western leaders does not mean China is about to ditch its ‘wolf-warrior’ diplomacy
, Xi Jinping struck a largely cordial tone at the G20 summit in Indonesia, but don’t expect a change in China’s often aggressive “wolf-warrior” diplomacy.
While laying down a hard line on Taiwan, the Chinese president’s three-hour meeting with Joe Biden was described by the US president as “candid and clear” on subjects ranging from Taiwan to trade. After China accused the US of breaching the “One China” policy in its pledge to protect Taiwan, Biden reassured Xi that the US remained committed to the policy and “a new cold war” could be avoided.

A federal judge has handed down a 20-year prison sentence to a Chinese national convicted of trying to steal trade secrets from U.S.

Most Native American voters supported Democratic candidates during this year’s midterm elections, according to a new report from the Brookings Institution.  Brookings’ Midterm Voter Election Poll ...

Chinese imports to the U.S. have fallen faster than total imports in recent months as political upheavals around the world force businesses to rethink traditional supply chains ...

The first Chinese spy to be extradited to the US was sentenced to prison for attempting to steal trade secrets from Western aerospace companies, in a landmark case for American efforts to thwart ...

China's president, Xi Jinping, confronted the Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, at the G20 leaders' summit in Bali, Indonesia. The Chinese leader accused Trudeau of 'leaking' details of their diplomatic conversations to the media. 'That is not appropriate,' Xi's translator relays to Trudeau during the tense exchange. Xi's displeasure was probably a reference to Trudeau raising 'serious concerns' over suspected domestic interference by China in his first talks with Xi in more than three years. Tensions between the two countries have remained high since 2018, when Canada, at the request of US officials, arrested the Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou at a Vancouver airport

French president believes China can help push Russia to de-escalate Ukraine war
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has said he intends to visit Beijing in the new year and believes his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, can play a mediating role that prevents a resumption of large-scale land fighting in Ukraine in February.
Speaking at the close of the , a summit dominated by the Russian attack on Ukraine and its implications for the world economy, he said he believed China could take a mediating role in the conflict.

Support for Asian American studies programs is growing across the country. Students at Williams College and the University of Minnesota St. Paul are asking their administrators to add an Asian ...

From Xi Jinping’s first international appearance in three years to leaders snubbing Russia, here are the significant moments
The meeting in Bali signalled Xi Jinping’s emergence from three years of self-imposed pandemic isolation, with the French president, Emmanuel Macron, and Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, among those keen to secure a chat and photo opportunity with the Chinese leader.
Despite condemnation of Chinese human rights abuses and anxiety over its intentions in the Taiwan Strait, the largely positive tone set by Xi’s bilateral with US president Joe Biden continued until the end of the summit.

The first Chinese intelligence officer to be extradited to the U.S. has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for trying to steal high-tech aviation trade secrets from an American company. Yanjun Xu ...

A Chinese intelligence officer convicted of economic espionage and stealing aviation trade secrets from companies including General Electric (GE) was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison on ...

A Chinese intelligence officer convicted of economic espionage and stealing aviation trade secrets from companies including General Electric (GE) was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison on ...