US Secretary of Mike Pompeo informed that he has had phone conversations with India's external affairs minister S Jaishanker on several occasions while hitting out at Chinese Communist Party's behaviour in the region.

India-China standoff: Pompeo hits out at 'aggressive' Chinese action at Galwan, says US, Europe 'serious' about threat

China's foreign ministry said on Monday that it has "decided to impose visa restrictions against American individuals who have behaved egregiously on matters concerning Hong Kong.

After US, China to impose visa restrictions against Americans over Hong Kong row

Trump is trying to create a bloc to counter China with this year's G7 summit in September. The US president thought of inviting more guests to the summit so he targeted the emerging economic powers such as Australia, Russia, South Korea and India.

Trump's bid to counter China: Invite India, Russia to G7

The US government is convinced that China has been spying on its systems for the coronavirus research. The Trump administration says its hospitals, research labs, pharma companies and healthcare providers have been hit by Chinese cyber attacks with the US determined to pluck every possible Chinese mole.

China targeting hospitals, labs for coronavirus research, says US government

It is the advent of Cold War 2.0 with America and its allies on one side and on the other China and Russia involving suspicion, hostility, and aggression including military muscle-flexing without exchanging fire.

Cold War 2.0: US and its allies tussle against China, Russia

As trade talks between China and the US continued to threaten world markets, US President said on Wednesday that China wasn't "stepping up" to the level he wanted.

China not stepping up to the level I want, says Trump on trade talks

The sudden deterioration in trade talks between the United States and China last month has ratcheted up concerns among US firms that the dispute could go beyond tariffs and affect business in the long-term.

US firms fret as China's FedEx probe, planned hit-list heightens trade frictions