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Blinken meets with Russian Foreign Minister, demands end to ‘war of aggression’
Secretary of State Anthony J. Blinken met with his Russian counterpart on Thursday. It was the first private face-to-face meeting between an administration cabinet member and a senior Kremlin official…
German Chancellor Scholz is making his second visit to the United States to send a message of solidarity
A year later, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited the United States for the second time since taking office. The visit was meant to “reaffirm the deep friendship between the two…
Chairman of China Renaissance Capital is under investigation for allegedly trading his position at the company for loans
More details have emerged about the detention of China Renaissance Capital Holdings Chairman Bao Fan, who was interviewed several times by authorities in connection with a corruption case involving the…
TikTok has been suspended by various government agencies
The European Parliament has decided to ban employees from using Chinese short video-sharing app TikTok for security reasons, EU officials said on Monday. The ban will also apply to private…
US enacts new sanctions against Russia concerned about possible economic support from China
On the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. government on Friday announced a new round of sanctions against Russia, including more than 60 individuals and entities involved…
China is urging state-owned enterprises to stop using “Big Four” accounting firms or to decouple from international investment
Last month, China’s Ministry of Finance and other government agencies issued window instructions to some state-owned enterprises urging them not to renew contracts with Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC when…
Biden Backs Ukraine again Putin Hints at Possible nuclear Test
U.S. President Joe Biden: “The appetite of dictators is insatiable. They must be stopped.” In Warsaw, on the second leg of a previously scheduled tour of Eastern Europe, America’s president,…
Blinken met with Wang Yi in Munich
In what U.S. officials described as a confrontational meeting Saturday night with China’s top foreign affairs official in Munich, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned the Chinese that their…
Taiwan’s foreign ministerwill meet with US officials for low-key diplomatic consultations
The White House will meet with senior Taiwanese officials in Washington next week, Reuters reported, citing the Financial Times. The meeting was intended to be private to avoid an angry…
American Congressman John Kana led a congressional delegation to Taiwan
Democratic U.S. Representative John Khanna announced Friday he will lead a bipartisan delegation of lawmakers to Taiwan starting February 18 to strengthen ties between Silicon Valley and the island’s semiconductor…
Ohio train derailment raises pollution and health concerns
This month, a freight train carrying toxic chemicals crashed in East Palestine, Ohio. 38 cars derailed and 12 were damaged in a fire that followed the accident. No injuries have…
The WHO has denied giving up efforts to trace the origin of COVID-19
A team of WHO experts investigated the source of the coronavirus in China in January-February 2021, more than a year after the first cases were reported in Wuhan, China, in…
