[ad_1] US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) shakes hands with China’s Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on June 19, 2023. (Photo by Leah MILLIS / POOL / AFP) (Photo by LEAH MILLIS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) Leah Millis | Afp | … Read more
[ad_1] National security adviser Jake Sullivan said the Biden administration is willing to negotiate with North Korea “without preconditions” about its nuclear program. His comments come days after North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile. “We have indicated to North Korea that we’re prepared to sit down and talk without preconditions about their nuclear program,” … Read more
[ad_1] China artificial intelligence Ying Tang | Nurphoto | Getty Images Chinese regulators on Thursday finalized first-of-its-kind rules governing generative artificial intelligence as the country looks to ramp up oversight of the rapidly growing technology. The powerful Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said it worked with several other regulators to come up with the new … Read more
[ad_1] Manila — Philippine censors said Wednesday they have allowed the “Barbie” movie to be shown in cinemas, after asking its Hollywood distributor to blur lines on a brightly-colored world map drawing allegedly showing China’s claims to the disputed South China Sea. The fantasy comedy film about the famous doll, directed by Greta Gerwig and starring … Read more
[ad_1] Beijing lashed back at NATO’s accusation that China challenges the bloc’s interests and security, and opposed any attempt by the military alliance to expand its footprint into the Asia-Pacific region. In a strongly worded communique issued midway into a two-day summit in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius on Tuesday, NATO said the People’s Republic … Read more
[ad_1] A crane with the China Vanke logo at a residential construction site in China, on Sept. 28, 2021. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Reaction from Chinese banks were muted. Hong Kong-listed shares of China Construction Bank were flat, ICBC was up 0.28% and Bank of China also … Read more
[ad_1] Six people were killed and one wounded in an attack at a kindergarten in southern China’s Guangdong province on Monday, a spokeswoman for the city government said. “The victims include one teacher, two parents and three students,” she said. She didn’t offer details about the identities or ages of the victims, nor the weapon … Read more
[ad_1] Open: This is “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” July 9, 2023 – CBS News Watch CBS News This week on “Face the Nation,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says in an interview from Beijing that her trip to China has been “successful,” plus Utah Gov. Spencer Cox discusses his stance on gender-affirming care for … Read more
[ad_1] China has cancelled a trip by European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell scheduled for next week, an EU spokesperson said on Tuesday. According to international media report, Josep Borrell and Chinese diplomats were expected to discuss trade, human rights and the war in Ukraine. As per reports, EU spokesperson Nabila Massrali said: “Unfortunately, we were … Read more
[ad_1] China is restricting the exports of gallium and germanium, two metals key to the manufacturing of semiconductors, its commerce ministry said in a statement late on July 3, escalating a technological trade war over access to microchips with Europe and the United States. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China is restricting the exports … Read more