China has halted the work on a military base in the UAE after the intervention of the United States. Earlier, the Wall Street Journal had reported that China was constructing a military facility on a secret port.

China halts work on military base in UAE after US intervention: Report

The United States and Taiwan next week will hold a second session of an economic dialogue launched last year in the face of increasing pressure on the island from China, the State Department said on Friday.

US and Taiwan to hold second round of economic dialogue next week

On Tuesday, U.S. officials said that they made progress in their talks with Chinese officials to improve working conditions and access for journalists in China. China's treatment of US journalists has deteriorated in recent years, and Washington regularly denounces it.

Journalists to freely depart and return; Washington hails 'progress' for US media working in China

On Monday, US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping opened a virtual summit, calling for more communication between the superpowers and "guardrails" to prevent a conflict.

US-China virtual summit: Biden seeks 'guardrails' against conflict, Xi calls for better communication

In a virtual summit scheduled for Monday, US President Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping will talk about Taiwan and other flashpoints, but neither side seems receptive to a significant compromise.

Insisting China 'play by the rules of the road', Biden-Xi virtual summit seeks to settle tense relationship

The top diplomats from China and the United States have exchanged stern warnings over the flashpoint issue of Taiwan, ahead of Monday's hotly awaited summit between their leaders.

US, China trade Taiwan warnings ahead of Biden-Xi summit

Russia and China have defended their measures on climate change in the face of criticism from US President Joe Biden, and both nations have criticised the US for 'backsliding' on its climate plans.

COP26: China, Russia hit back at Biden's jibe, slam US on climate policies

US President Joe Biden has criticised Russia and China for missing the crucial United States climate change conference, COP26. He said that both the countries have ''walked away'' from the ''gigantic issue'' of global warming that is adversely affecting the entire world.

US President Joe Biden slams Russia, China for missing COP26

China has criticised the United for 'backpedalling' on its policies regarding climate change after US President Joe Biden chided Xi Jinping for missing the COP26 summit.

China lambasts US for 'backpedalling' on climate policies after Biden chided Jinping

The United States Air Force General John Hyten has called China a ''pacing threat'' after confirmation of the country's hypersonic weapons test. Slamming the ''brutal'' bureaucracy in the US, Hyten said ''China will surpass Russia and the United States if we don't do something to change it.

US Air Force General John Hyten calls China 'pacing threat'

US President Joe Biden met with leaders from Southeast Asia for a virtual summit in Washington's first high-level engagement with the bloc in four years. The summit is seen as an attempt aimed at containing China's growing assertiveness, with Biden striving to strengthen US presence in the Pacific amid China's emergence as a national security and economic adversary.

US-ASEAN virtual summit: With eye on China, Joe Biden reiterates need for free Indo-Pacific

Being a superpower can be defined as the extensive ability to exert influence on an international scale. It is the state of possessing the might, both economic and military that is superior in comparison to other countries.

Why is India poised to become the next superpower?

After a week of extraordinary tensions aimed at increasing pressure for reunification, US officials said the US commitment to Taiwan is "rock solid" and that the US is united with Taiwan against the current danger posed by the People's Republic of China.

US commitment to Taiwan is 'rock solid': Pentagon

The White House has said that US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks for the first time in 7 months. The discussion between the two leaders was to ensure that the ''competition'' between the two world powers does become the cause of ''conflict.

White House says Biden, Jinping hold first phone call in seven months

China has accused the United States of 'politicisation' and 'scapegoating' over its efforts to trace the origin of the coronavirus. After the release of a intelligence report on the COVID-19, China demanded, without any evidence, that American labs be investigated.

China accuses US of 'politicisation' and 'scapegoating' over COVID-19 origin report

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called out bullying in the South China Sea on Monday and warned the UN Security Council that a conflict "would have serious global consequences for security and for commerce," sparking a strong rebuke from China.

US, China trade barbs at UN over South China Sea

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong speaking at the Aspen Security Forum said that there is bipartisan consensus in the US about China but added that "stance is to take a hard line.

'Neither side can put the other one down': Singapore PM on US-China rivalry

US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R Sherman will travel to China this weekend as part of the country's ongoing effort to hold candid exchanges with Chinese officials to responsibly manage the "incredibly consequential bilateral relationship".

Seeking 'guardrails' in tense ties, US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman to visit China

Following a statement by American climate tsar John Kerry urging China to curb emissions, Beijing has warned the US that climate cooperation with Washington will be governed by overall Sino-US relations.

Beijing warns US against meddling in internal affairs and links climate cooperation to relations

In a video broadcast on a Communist Party of China-approved channel, the government threatened to deploy "continuous nuclear bombs" against Japan over its intervention in Taiwan, Fox News reported.

We will use nuclear bombs continuously: China to Japan over interference in Taiwan 

Putting several rumours to rest, the US has formally accused China of hacking into the servers of Microsoft. On Monday, the White House condemned the Chinese government for leading "malicious cyber activity".

US formally accuses China of hacking Microsoft

Growing military tensions around Taiwan as well as economic and technological rivalry between China and the United States threaten peace and stability in East Asia as the regional power balance shifts in Beijing`s favour, Japan said in its annual defence white paper.

Japan warns of crisis over Taiwan, growing risks from US-China rivalry

The US Navy pulled the plug, for now, on a futuristic weapon that fires projectiles at up to seven times the speed of sound using electricity. The Navy spent more than a decade developing the electromagnetic railgun and once considered putting them on the stealthy new Zumwalt-class destroyers built at Maine's Bath Iron Works.

US Navy ditches futuristic railgun, eyes hypersonic missiles

The United States has said China's rapid build-up of its nuclear forces was concerning and called on Beijing to engage with it "on practical measures to reduce the risks of destabilising arms races.

US calls report of China building more than 100 nuclear missile silos 'concerning'

us-china

Us China, News on Us China, stories on Us China, articles on Us China, Us China stories at Wion, Us China news, Us China latest news

us china