In a first since 2022, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin had a telephone conversation with Chinese Admiral Dong Jun on Tuesday (April 16). US Defence Secretary and his Chinese counterpart talked about “defence relations” and international security concerns ranging from North Korea's recent provocations to Russia's war with Ukraine.

US defence secretary and Chinese counterpart hold first talks since 2022

The chief of US space agency NASA has told lawmakers in Washington that China is using civilian programmes to hide military objectives in space. "China has made extraordinary strides [in space] especially in the last 10 years, but they are very, very secretive," Bill Nelson told the appropriations committee of the US House of Representatives as he testified on the US space agency's 2025 budget request.

NASA chief warns of China's secretive space militarisation, urges accelerated moon mission

Two years of the Russia-Ukraine war and six months of the Israel-Hamas conflict are now followed ominously by Iran’s unprecedented airborne attack on Israel. With West Asia facing the prospect of a major regional conflagration, these developments seemingly robbed the Indo-Pacific region of some of its salience.

Indo-Pacific is regaining salience amid West Asia crisis, US-China strategic contestation

During her recent four-day visit to Guangzhou and Beijing, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Chinese economic leaders regarding their overinvestment in factory capacity for clean energy goods, calling it unacceptable.

Yellen's China Visit: Clean Energy Trade Talks

China is too large to export its way to rapid growth -- that's US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's message to the asian powerhouse. Yellen, who is on a four-day visit to china, has flagged concerns over the economic fallout from Beijing's excess manufacturing capacity.

Yellen: China too large to export its way to rapid growth

In pics | Thousands flock to Washington DC zoo to bid goodbye to giant pandas

Top officials from China and the United States held "constructive and candid" talks on a range of maritime issues in Beijing, the State Department said Friday (Nov 3).

South China Sea: US official holds ‘constructive’ talks with Beijing’s top borders official

The US-China chip wars continue to intensify as Washington directed one of the world's top chipmakers, the Santa Clara, California-headquartered Nvidia, to enforce new curbs on the export of its high-end Artificial Intelligence chips to China.

US-China chip war: Biden administration imposes new curbs on exports to China

A US Navy soldier has admitted that he took $15,000 as a bribe in exchange for providing photos of unclassified US military information to China, including on US military exercises in Indo-Pacific.

US Navy soldier admits to taking $15,000 bribe for passing military information to China

China on Friday sanctioned two US defence companies— Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman—for supplying arms to Taiwan. In a press conference, China’s foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said that the punitive measures are being taken under the country's Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law.

China sanctions two US defence firms for supplying arms to Taiwan

In the latest move to lower tensions between the world's two largest economies, the United States and China have agreed to undertake frequent talks about commercial concerns and limitations on access to sophisticated technology.

US and China expand talks in effort to reduce trade tensions

China on Monday (Aug 21) protested against a statement given by the US, Japan and South Korea wherein they criticised Beijing's “dangerous and aggressive behaviour” in the marine disputes relating to the East and South China Sea.

China slams US, South Korea and Japan over their statements on South China Sea

United States President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that seeks to prevent certain American investments in China, especially in sensitive technology and requires prior government approval for funding in other tech sectors.

Biden administration curbs US investments in Chinese tech sectors

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing on Friday and told him that the United States was not taking a "winner-take-all" approach and that it wants healthy competition with China.

Yellen tries to temper down US-China chips war in meeting with Premier Li

The Biden administration is reportedly mulling imposing tougher sanctions on exports of artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China, amidst concerns that Beijing could use AI chips for weapon development and hacking.

US looking to impose tougher restrictions on AI chips exports to China: Report

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang has told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that America should “show respect” and stop meddling in China’s internal affairs with respect to the Taiwan issue.

'Don’t meddle in Taiwan issue': Chinese Foreign Minister Qin tells US’ Antony Blinken

"You can’t eat democracy. Human rights may sustain the spirit but not the body.” This quote, from a speech by Zambian president Hakainde Hichilema at a US-sponsored Summit of Democracy, may be one of the most important keys to understanding why most of the world’s population live in countries whose leaders do not share Western values – and why a new world order now in the making might be dominated by China.

In US-China struggle for global dominance, the outcome is uncertain

Japan said on Friday that it will restrict exports of 23 types of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, aligning its technology trade controls with a US push to curb China's ability to make advanced chips.

Japan to restrict export of chipmaking equipment as it aligns with curbs by US

US President Joe Biden on Thursday (March 9) proposed spending of more than USD 25 billion, mostly to be spent in the Indo-Pacific region with an eye on growing Chinese assertiveness.

Biden proposes mega-spending of USD 25 billion to counter China in Indo-Pacific

WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called on all the countries to reveal what they know about the origins of the COVID-19 virus after US government agencies claimed that a Chinese lab leak was responsible for the pandemic outbreak.

WHO calls on countries to share information on Covid origins after US blames Chinese lab leak

Addressing his second State of the Union address, US President Joe Biden issued a warning to China that Washington will act to protect if Beijing threatens its sovereignty, as the schism between the two nations widened over the Chinese spy balloon row.

‘Make no mistake’, US will act if China threatens its sovereignty, says Joe Biden

In another act of strategic containment of the Chinese assertions in the Indo-Pacific, the United States and the Philippines announced a deal on Thursday to give US troops access to another four bases in the Southeast Asian nation.

Close to Taiwan, the Philippines grants US wider access to military bases

Chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd (TSMC), began mass production of its most advanced chips in southern Taiwan on Thursday and the company's chairman said it would continue to expand capacity on the island.

World Business Watch: TSMC begins mass production of most advanced chips in Taiwan

China has launched a trade dispute at the World Trade Organization against the United States. The dispute is over its chip export control measures. Watch further to know more.

China challenges U.S. chip curbs at WTO

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