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As Blinken heads to China, these are the major divides he will try to bridge
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is starting three days of talks with senior Chinese officials in Shanghai and Beijing this week with U.S.-China ties at a critical point over numerous global disputes. The mere fact that Blinken is making the trip — shortly...
A far-right German EU lawmaker's aide is arrested on suspicion of spying for China
BERLIN (AP) — A man who works for a prominent German far-right lawmaker in the European Parliament has been arrested on suspicion of spying for China, authorities said Tuesday. The detention came less than 24 hours after three people were arrested for spying for China in a separate German case. ...
Tensions between Beijing and Washington are the biggest worry for US companies in China, report says
Simmering tensions between Beijing and Washington remain the top worry for American companies operating in China, according to a report by the American Chamber of Commerce in China released Tuesday. The survey of U.S. companies said inconsistent and unclear policies and enforcement,...
A German European Parliament lawmaker's employee has been arrested on suspicion of spying for China, prosecutors say
Chinese general takes a harsh line on Taiwan and other disputes at an international naval gathering
QINGDAO, China (AP) — One of China's top military leaders took a harsh line on regional territorial disputes, telling an international naval gathering in northeastern China on Monday that the country would strike back with force if its interests came under threat. The 19th biennial...
Chinese generosity in lead-up to cleared doping tests reflects its growing influence on WADA
In the two years before the World Anti-Doping Agency signed off on clearing 23 Chinese swimmers of intentionally taking performance enhancers, that country's government contributed nearly $2 million above its yearly requirements to WADA programs, including one designed to strengthen the agency's...
Takeaways from AP report on how the search for the coronavirus origins turned toxic
BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government froze meaningful efforts to trace the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, despite publicly declaring it supported an open scientific inquiry, an Associated Press investigation has found. The AP drew on thousands of pages of undisclosed emails...
Toxic: How the search for the origins of COVID-19 turned politically poisonous
BEIJING (AP) — The hunt for the origins of COVID-19 has gone dark in China, the victim of political infighting after a series of stalled and thwarted attempts to find the source of the virus that killed millions and paralyzed the world for months. The Chinese government froze...
UK prosecutors charge 2 men with spying for China, including a parliamentary researcher
LONDON (AP) — A former researcher working in the U.K. Parliament and another man have been charged with spying for China, British prosecutors said Monday. Police said Christopher Cash, 29, and Christopher Berry, 32, were charged with “providing prejudicial information to a...
3 Germans arrested on suspicion of spying for China, transferring info on potential military tech
BERLIN (AP) — Three people suspected of spying for China and arranging to transfer information on technology with potential military uses were arrested in Germany on Monday. Prosecutors said the three German citizens are accused of having acted for Chinese intelligence since some...