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Speaker Kevin McCarthy hosted Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday in a show of U.S. support for the self-ruled island, which Beijing claims as its own

The app is a photo-based app that could be described as a mixture of Instagram and Pinterest with sprinkles of videos that resemble those posted on TikTok

The high-profile encounter Wednesday between Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is designed to boost support for the island government

French officials say the president plans to urge Xi in talks Thursday to use Beijing’s influence with Russian President Vladimir Putin but didn’t expect a big shift in the Chinese position

The Covid pandemic, the war in Ukraine and tension between the West and China have caused a paradigm shift in which resilience has gained ground over efficiency

The Biden administration is arguing that America’s traditional reliance on promoting free trade pacts failed to anticipate China’s brass-knuckled brand of capitalism

President Xi Jinping’s government sees the chips that are used in everything from phones to fighter jets as critical assets in its rivalry with Washington and efforts to gain wealth and global influence

The Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles issued a statement Monday saying it opposed any ‘any form of contact’ between Taiwan authorities and the U.S.

Combined with a cut of two million barrels per day announced in October, producers have axed about 3% of the world’s oil supply

The locations for the camps have infuriated Chinese officials because they would provide U.S. forces with a staging ground close to southern China and Taiwan, the self-governed island Beijing claims as its own

Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is making a two-day visit to China, becoming Japan’s first diplomat to make the trip in more than three years as frictions grow between the countries

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. is tasked with investigating corporate deals for national security concerns and holds power to force the Chinese company to change

President Tsai Ing-wen’s visit is fraught for both Taiwan and the U.S. because China views Taiwan as its territory and treats any dealings between U.S. and Taiwanese officials as a challenge to its sovereignty

At his second democracy summit, the president looked to spotlight hopeful advancements over the past year despite Russia’s war in neighboring Ukraine and U.S. tensions with China

China has demanded that no U.S. officials meet with Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen, who departed Wednesday on her trip, which includes visits to Guatemala, Belize and Los Angeles

The funding will focus on initiatives that support free and independent media, combat corruption, bolster human rights, advance technology that improves democracy, and support free and fair elections

It is the 13th charge facing Bankman-Fried as he awaits trial in New York while staying with his parents in Palo Alto, California

The announcement comes as the Chinese e-commerce company attempts to become more nimble in reacting to changes in the market and increase the value of those units

The leaders of China and Russia continue to strengthen ties as they ‘drive changes’ together. EL PAÍS offers a detailed analysis of the joint statement published after their meeting in Moscow last week

The diplomatic victory for Beijing signals growing Chinese influence in Latin America

The two nations have reached an agreement to update rules for migrants seeking asylum, according to U.S. and Canadian officials

The U.S. and many other governments, the U.N., and human rights groups accuse China of sweeping a million or more people from its Uyghur community into detention camps, where many have said to have had their human rights violated

During a hearing on Thursday, the platform’s CEO, Shou Zi Chew, denied before the House of Representatives that the app threatens U.S. national security

The U.S. president will discuss some of the world’s largest challenges with his Canadian counterpart, including trade, mass migration and an increasingly assertive China

The move ‘would seriously damage investors from multiple countries’ and hurt ‘confidence to invest in the United States,’ said a spokeswoman for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce

Shou Chew will make a high-profile appearance Thursday before a U.S. Congressional committee to make the case for why the hugely popular video-sharing app shouldn’t be banned

Shou Zi Chew is due to answer questions Thursday from U.S. lawmakers concerned about the social media platform’s effects on its young user base and possible national security risks