<p>The United States said on Monday it was establishing a new bilateral economic dialogue with Taiwan, an initiative it said was aimed at strengthening ties with Taipei and supporting it in the face of increasing pressure from Beijing.</p>

<p>Washington also said it had declassified six Reagan-era security assurances given to Taiwan, a move analysts said appeared intended to show further support for Taipei.</p>

<p>The announcements come at a time of increasing Chinese threats towards Taiwan, and when relations between Washington and Beijing have sunk to their lowest level in decades. U.S. President Donald Trump is campaigning for re-election in November with a tough approach to China among his key foreign policy platforms.</p>

<p>The State Department`s top diplomat for East Asia, David Stilwell, told a virtual forum hosted by the conservative Heritage Foundation the latest U.S. moves were not a policy shift, but part of a set of "significant adjustments" within Washington`s longstanding "one-China" policy.</p>

<p>Washington felt compelled to make these given the "increasing threat posed by Beijing to peace and stability" in a vitally important region and Beijing`s attempts to isolate Taiwan diplomatically while subjecting it to military threats.</p>

<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="http://13.235.153.162/world/china-lacks-formal-combat-capability-to-assault-us-taiwan-324271">China lacks 'formal combat capability' to assault us: Taiwan</a></strong></p>

<p>"We will continue to help Taipei resist the Chinese Communist Party’s campaign to pressure, intimidate, and marginalize Taiwan," Stilwell said.</p>

<p>Taiwan`s Foreign Ministry expressed thanks for the show of support at a time when it said China was using military intimidation to damage peace and stability near Taiwan, and said it would continue to strengthen its defence capabilities.</p>

<p>The United States, like most countries, has official relations with Beijing, but not Taiwan, which is claimed by Beijing as Chinese territory. However, Washington is bound by law to help Taiwan defend itself and is its main arms supplier.</p>

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<p>Daniel Russel, a predecessor of Stilwell until early in the Trump administration, said the "Six Assurances" made to Taipei by the administration of former President Ronald Reagan had been a "loosely-kept secret" at best.</p>

<p>He said the decision to publish them looked like a compromise response to pressure from administration hawks to abandon "strategic ambiguity" — a long-standing policy of withholding a clear-cut U.S. commitment to defend Taiwan while still showing sufficient support to deter any Chinese military adventurism.</p>

<p>Among the assurances made in 1982, but never formally made public, are statements that the United States has not set a date for ending arms sales to Taiwan, nor agreed to prior consultation with Beijing on such sales, or to revise the Taiwan Relations Act that underpins U.S. policy towards the island.</p>

<p>The assurances, Stilwell said, "endure today."</p>

<p>Douglas Paal, a former U.S. representative to Taiwan, said the move appeared largely for show.</p>

<p>"My guess at this time is that Stilwell and the administration want to look tough ... So they are walking close to China`s red lines, but remain unwilling to cross them."</p>

<p>Stilwell said the economic dialogue would "explore the full spectrum of our economic relationship - semiconductors, healthcare, energy, and beyond, with technology at the core."</p>

<p>"While they may be interrelated, our relationship with Taiwan is not a subset of our bilateral relationship with the PRC," he said, referring to mainland China.</p>

<p>Monday`s announcements come several months after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd , the world`s biggest contract chipmaker, announced plans to build a $12 billion factory in Arizona as the Trump administration stepped up efforts to cut back supply chains dependency on China.</p>

<p>Taiwan has been keen to negotiate a free trade agreement with the United States, but a large U.S. trade deficit, which Trump has been determined to reduce along with those of other trading partners, including China, has been an obstacle to this.<br />
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The United States said on Monday it was establishing a new bilateral economic dialogue with Taiwan, an initiative it said was aimed at strengthening ties with Taipei and supporting it in the face of increasing pressure from Beijing.

The United States said on Monday it was establishing a new bilateral economic dialogue with Taiwan, an initiative it said was aimed at strengthening ties with Taipei and supporting it in the face of increasing pressure from Beijing. Washington also said it had declassified six Reagan-era security assurances given to Taiwan, a move analysts said appeared intended to show further support for Taipei. The announcements come at a time of increasing Chinese threats towards Taiwan, and when relations between Washington and Beijing have sunk to their lowest level in decades. U.S. President Donald Trump is campaigning for re-election in November with a tough approach to China among his key foreign policy platforms. The State Department`s top diplomat for East Asia, David Stilwell, told a virtual forum hosted by the conservative Heritage Foundation the latest U.S. moves were not a policy shift, but part of a set of "significant adjustments" within Washington`s longstanding "one-China" policy. Washington felt compelled to make these given the "increasing threat posed by Beijing to peace and stability" in a vitally important region and Beijing`s attempts to isolate Taiwan diplomatically while subjecting it to military threats. Also Read: China lacks 'formal combat capability' to assault us: Taiwan "We will continue to help Taipei resist the Chinese Communist Party’s campaign to pressure, intimidate, and marginalize Taiwan," Stilwell said. Taiwan`s Foreign Ministry expressed thanks for the show of support at a time when it said China was using military intimidation to damage peace and stability near Taiwan, and said it would continue to strengthen its defence capabilities. The United States, like most countries, has official relations with Beijing, but not Taiwan, which is claimed by Beijing as Chinese territory. However, Washington is bound by law to help Taiwan defend itself and is its main arms supplier. × Daniel Russel, a predecessor of Stilwell until early in the Trump administration, said the "Six Assurances" made to Taipei by the administration of former President Ronald Reagan had been a "loosely-kept secret" at best. He said the decision to publish them looked like a compromise response to pressure from administration hawks to abandon "strategic ambiguity" — a long-standing policy of withholding a clear-cut U.S. commitment to defend Taiwan while still showing sufficient support to deter any Chinese military adventurism. Among the assurances made in 1982, but never formally made public, are statements that the United States has not set a date for ending arms sales to Taiwan, nor agreed to prior consultation with Beijing on such sales, or to revise the Taiwan Relations Act that underpins U.S. policy towards the island. The assurances, Stilwell said, "endure today." Douglas Paal, a former U.S. representative to Taiwan, said the move appeared largely for show. "My guess at this time is that Stilwell and the administration want to look tough ... So they are walking close to China`s red lines, but remain unwilling to cross them." Stilwell said the economic dialogue would "explore the full spectrum of our economic relationship - semiconductors, healthcare, energy, and beyond, with technology at the core." "While they may be interrelated, our relationship with Taiwan is not a subset of our bilateral relationship with the PRC," he said, referring to mainland China. Monday`s announcements come several months after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd , the world`s biggest contract chipmaker, announced plans to build a $12 billion factory in Arizona as the Trump administration stepped up efforts to cut back supply chains dependency on China. Taiwan has been keen to negotiate a free trade agreement with the United States, but a large U.S. trade deficit, which Trump has been determined to reduce along with those of other trading partners, including China, has been an obstacle to this.

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The Republican National Convention continues Wednesday under the theme "America, Land of Heroes" with Vice President Mike Pence

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“This is the most important election in the history of our country,” Trump said before remarking on the “special evening” that was the 2016 election.

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<p>Florida's Key West police arrested an 8-year-old boy with disabilities from his elementary school on a felony battery charge in December 2018, only to realize the boy's wrists were too small for the handcuffs.</p>

<p>The mother of the&nbsp;little boy,&nbsp;Bianca N. Digennaro,&nbsp;has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit over the incident. She believes her son was arrested and almost handcuffed after experiencing a mental health crisis at school. He has been diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder, depression, anxiety, and ADHD.</p>

<p>“I refuse to let them make him a criminal,” she said in a press conference Tuesday.</p>

<p>Part of body-camera footage was&nbsp;released on Monday by civil rights attorney Ben Crump,&nbsp;who is representing the boy's mother.</p>

<p>In the clip police officers can be seen making statments such as&nbsp;“You understand this is very serious, OK?” and&nbsp;“You know where you’re going? You’re going to jail.”</p>

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<p>The officer then instructs him to stand up and place his hands on a metal cabinet in the hallway of his elementary school for a pat-down. Quivering with tears, the boy puts his hands behind his back, but his wrists are so slight that the handcuffs keep slipping off.</p>

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<p>Abandoning the cuffs, the officer tells the boy to put his hands in front of him as they escort him to the police car parked outside.</p>

<p>The case had been dismissed after a mental health evaluation was conducted on the boy, in conjunction with his attorney, and that determined it was in the child's best interest to dismiss the charges, based on the boy's age and mental evaluation.</p>

<p>The Key West Police Department defended the conduct of its officers in a brief statement.</p>

<p>“Based on the report, standard operating procedures were followed,” Key West Police Chief Sean T. Brandenburg said&nbsp;in a statement.</p>

<p>The two-minute clip had racked up more than 2 million views as of early Tuesday.&nbsp;</p>
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Florida's Key West police arrested an 8-year-old boy with disabilities from his elementary school on a felony battery charge in December 2018, only to realize the boy's wrists were too small for the handcuffs.

Florida's Key West police arrested an 8-year-old boy with disabilities from his elementary school on a felony battery charge in December 2018, only to realize the boy's wrists were too small for the handcuffs. The mother of the little boy, Bianca N. Digennaro, has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit over the incident. She believes her son was arrested and almost handcuffed after experiencing a mental health crisis at school. He has been diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder, depression, anxiety, and ADHD. “I refuse to let them make him a criminal,” she said in a press conference Tuesday. Part of body-camera footage was released on Monday by civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is representing the boy's mother. In the clip police officers can be seen making statments such as “You understand this is very serious, OK?” and “You know where you’re going? You’re going to jail.” Unbelievable!! @KWPOLICE used “scared straight” tactics on 8yo boy with special needs. He's 3.5 ft tall and 64 lbs, but they thought it was appropriate to handcuff and transport him to an adult prison for processing!! He was so small the cuffs fell off his wrists! pic.twitter.com/iSTlXdKas6 — Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) August 10, 2020 × The officer then instructs him to stand up and place his hands on a metal cabinet in the hallway of his elementary school for a pat-down. Quivering with tears, the boy puts his hands behind his back, but his wrists are so slight that the handcuffs keep slipping off. Abandoning the cuffs, the officer tells the boy to put his hands in front of him as they escort him to the police car parked outside. The case had been dismissed after a mental health evaluation was conducted on the boy, in conjunction with his attorney, and that determined it was in the child's best interest to dismiss the charges, based on the boy's age and mental evaluation. The Key West Police Department defended the conduct of its officers in a brief statement. “Based on the report, standard operating procedures were followed,” Key West Police Chief Sean T. Brandenburg said in a statement. The two-minute clip had racked up more than 2 million views as of early Tuesday.

US: Bodycam footage shows 8-year-old boy with disabilities arrested at school

A wildfire in Southern California quickly spread across 12,000 acres Saturday, destroying at least one home and two structures and forcing 7,800 people to evacuate.

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<p>Actress Megan Fox and rapper Machine Gun Kelly made their relationship official on social media on Tuesday.<br />
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The rapper, whose real name is Richard Baker, confirmed his relationship with the 'Transformers' star with a heartfelt post.<br />
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The photo is a black-and-white selfie where the couple stands next to each other and stick out their tongues. "waited for an eternity to find you again..." Kelly captioned the image.</p>

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<p>The new couple, who starred together in Kelly's music video "Bloody Valentine," gave their first joint interview on the podcast "Give Them Lala … With Randall" on July 22. The "Jennifer's Body" actress revealed that she knew she and Kelly were meant to be once he was revealed as her co-star in their upcoming film 'Midnight in the Switchgrass.'<br />
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Fox was married to Brian Austin Green when she met Kelly. They share sons Noah, 7, Bodhi, 6, and Journey, 3. The couple broke up in May after Fox was photographed in a car with Kelly.<br />
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"I was like, 'who is going to play this role?' And he (director Randall Emmett) was like, 'Oh, we just got Machine Gun Kelly,' and immediately, I was like, 'Uh-oh,' " Fox revealed during the interview.<br />
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"I just felt it, like, deep in my soul – that something was going to come from that."<br />
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Kelly too was smitten and waited outside Fox' trailer steps, every day. Just "to catch one glimpse of eye contact." Fox eventaully invited him inside her trailer and the two hit off instantly.</p>


Actress Megan Fox and rapper Machine Gun Kelly made their relationship official on social media on Tuesday. The rapper, whose real name is Richard Baker, confirmed his relationship with the 'Transformers' star with a heartfelt post.

Actress Megan Fox and rapper Machine Gun Kelly made their relationship official on social media on Tuesday. The rapper, whose real name is Richard Baker, confirmed his relationship with the 'Transformers' star with a heartfelt post. The photo is a black-and-white selfie where the couple stands next to each other and stick out their tongues. "waited for an eternity to find you again..." Kelly captioned the image. View this post on Instagram waited for eternity to find you again ... 🔪💫❤️🔪 A post shared by the Blonde Don (@machinegunkelly) on Jul 28, 2020 at 10:38am PDT × The new couple, who starred together in Kelly's music video "Bloody Valentine," gave their first joint interview on the podcast "Give Them Lala … With Randall" on July 22. The "Jennifer's Body" actress revealed that she knew she and Kelly were meant to be once he was revealed as her co-star in their upcoming film 'Midnight in the Switchgrass.' Fox was married to Brian Austin Green when she met Kelly. They share sons Noah, 7, Bodhi, 6, and Journey, 3. The couple broke up in May after Fox was photographed in a car with Kelly. "I was like, 'who is going to play this role?' And he (director Randall Emmett) was like, 'Oh, we just got Machine Gun Kelly,' and immediately, I was like, 'Uh-oh,' " Fox revealed during the interview. "I just felt it, like, deep in my soul – that something was going to come from that." Kelly too was smitten and waited outside Fox' trailer steps, every day. Just "to catch one glimpse of eye contact." Fox eventaully invited him inside her trailer and the two hit off instantly.

Megan Fox just made her relationship with Machine Gun Kelly Instagram official

US National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien has become the highest-ranking official close to President Donald Trump to test positive for Covid-19

US' National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien tests positive for COVID-19

<p>The Trump administration moved Friday to ease controls on exports of armed drones, saying that allies need US technology and that other countries outside of a non-proliferation pact were taking over the market.</p>

<p>The White House announced that President Donald Trump had approved a move to diverge partly from the 1987 Missile Technology Control Regime, in which 35 countries agreed to restrict the sales of unmanned weapons delivery systems.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The MTCR was aimed at controlling the spread of missiles that could deliver large payload like nuclear weapons.</p>

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<p>But it also covered armed drones, at the time not a major component of armed conflict as they are now.</p>

<p>The change ordered by Trump will reclassify armed drones from technology whose export is severely restricted to a category that can be considered on a case-by-case basis.</p>

<p>The drones in the category must have a maximum airspeed of less than 800 kilometers per hour, which will allow sales of the Reaper and Predator drones used by the US military, as well as others made by US defense manufacturers.</p>

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<p>"The Trump administration has once again weakened international export controls on the export of lethal drones," said Senator Bob Menendez in a statement.</p>

<p>"This reckless decision makes it more likely that we will export some of our most deadly weaponry to human rights abusers across the world," he said.</p>

<p>"The MTCR's standards are more than three decades old," the White House said in a statement.</p>

<p>"Not only do these outdated standards give an unfair advantage to countries outside of the MTCR and hurt United States industry, they also hinder our deterrence capability abroad by handicapping our partners and allies with subpar technology."</p>

<p>The White House statement said two years of talks had failed to reform the MTCR.</p>

<p>The move has worried arms control advocates who say the US sale of advanced drones to more countries could fuel the global arms race.</p>


The Trump administration moved Friday to ease controls on exports of armed drones, saying that allies need US technology and that other countries outside of a non-proliferation pact were taking over the market.

The Trump administration moved Friday to ease controls on exports of armed drones, saying that allies need US technology and that other countries outside of a non-proliferation pact were taking over the market. The White House announced that President Donald Trump had approved a move to diverge partly from the 1987 Missile Technology Control Regime, in which 35 countries agreed to restrict the sales of unmanned weapons delivery systems. The MTCR was aimed at controlling the spread of missiles that could deliver large payload like nuclear weapons. Also read: Caught in a lie: Here's why Donald Trump cancelled Florida convention But it also covered armed drones, at the time not a major component of armed conflict as they are now. The change ordered by Trump will reclassify armed drones from technology whose export is severely restricted to a category that can be considered on a case-by-case basis. The drones in the category must have a maximum airspeed of less than 800 kilometers per hour, which will allow sales of the Reaper and Predator drones used by the US military, as well as others made by US defense manufacturers. Also read: TikTok tries to lure US, send India a message: But who really got 'hurt'? "The Trump administration has once again weakened international export controls on the export of lethal drones," said Senator Bob Menendez in a statement. "This reckless decision makes it more likely that we will export some of our most deadly weaponry to human rights abusers across the world," he said. "The MTCR's standards are more than three decades old," the White House said in a statement. "Not only do these outdated standards give an unfair advantage to countries outside of the MTCR and hurt United States industry, they also hinder our deterrence capability abroad by handicapping our partners and allies with subpar technology." The White House statement said two years of talks had failed to reform the MTCR. The move has worried arms control advocates who say the US sale of advanced drones to more countries could fuel the global arms race.

Trump allows defense contractors to sell more armed drones to foreign military

<p>Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday accused the Trump administration&nbsp;of "egregious tactics" in cracking down on protests in Portland, Oregon, saying the response by federal agents was stoking divisions in the country.</p>

<p>In his first public comments on the Portland unrest,&nbsp;Biden said in a statement that Homeland Security agents in Portland, some without any identifying markings, had been "brutally attacking peaceful protesters" and ranging far from federal property to detain people.</p>

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<p>"We have a president who is determined to sow chaos and division. To make matters worse instead of better,"&nbsp;he added.</p>

<p>Trump and Department of Homeland Security officials have defended the efforts of officers in Portland as the city has faced prolonged demonstrations against racial injustice, saying they were trying to protect federal property.</p>

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<p>Portland's mayor has protested the federal presence and Oregon's attorney general has filed a lawsuit, saying federal agents had seized and detained people without probable cause.</p>

<p>Congressional Democrats have demanded an internal investigation by the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general.</p>

<p>On Monday, Trump suggested he would send federal law enforcement agents into other cities, saying without presenting evidence that Democratic mayors in those places had failed to control crime.</p>

<p>Biden said officers had the right to protect federal property but could do it without "resorting to these egregious tactics, and without trying to stoke the fires of division in this country."</p>

<p>Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh&nbsp;said Biden's statement showed the former vice president was "siding with the criminals."</p>

<p>"That Biden would accuse law enforcement of 'stoking the fires of division' while the mob is literally setting fires to police buildings is unconscionable. Biden has clearly lost his moral bearings and failed the leadership test."</p>

<p>Biden&nbsp;served as Democratic President Barack Obama's vice president and leads Republican President Donald Trump in opinion polls ahead of the November 3 election.</p>


Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday accused the Trump administration of "egregious tactics" in cracking down on protests in Portland, Oregon, saying the response by federal agents was stoking divisions in the country.

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday accused the Trump administration of "egregious tactics" in cracking down on protests in Portland, Oregon, saying the response by federal agents was stoking divisions in the country. In his first public comments on the Portland unrest, Biden said in a statement that Homeland Security agents in Portland, some without any identifying markings, had been "brutally attacking peaceful protesters" and ranging far from federal property to detain people. Also read: US virus crisis to ‘get worse before it gets better’, warns Donald Trump "We have a president who is determined to sow chaos and division. To make matters worse instead of better," he added. Trump and Department of Homeland Security officials have defended the efforts of officers in Portland as the city has faced prolonged demonstrations against racial injustice, saying they were trying to protect federal property. Also read: After Portland, Trump will send 'unknown' forces to 'liberal Democrat' cities to muzzle protests Portland's mayor has protested the federal presence and Oregon's attorney general has filed a lawsuit, saying federal agents had seized and detained people without probable cause. Congressional Democrats have demanded an internal investigation by the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general. On Monday, Trump suggested he would send federal law enforcement agents into other cities, saying without presenting evidence that Democratic mayors in those places had failed to control crime. Biden said officers had the right to protect federal property but could do it without "resorting to these egregious tactics, and without trying to stoke the fires of division in this country." Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh said Biden's statement showed the former vice president was "siding with the criminals." "That Biden would accuse law enforcement of 'stoking the fires of division' while the mob is literally setting fires to police buildings is unconscionable. Biden has clearly lost his moral bearings and failed the leadership test." Biden served as Democratic President Barack Obama's vice president and leads Republican President Donald Trump in opinion polls ahead of the November 3 election.

Portland protest crackdown: Biden accuses Trump of 'egregious tactics'

<p>United States and its allies have not taken sufficient measures to counter Beijing's efforts at mass surveillance and censorship, according to a report released Tuesday by the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.</p>

<p>The 58-page long report warns against China's ''mounting influence'' which will transform into "digital authoritarianism" and very soon it will ''write the rules of the Internet as a leading tech superpower if necessary steps are not taken to halt its progress.''</p>

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<p>“Three and a half years into the Trump administration, the United States is now on the precipice of losing the future of the cyber domain to China,'' the report states.</p>

<p>''If China continues to perfect the tools of digital authoritarianism and is able to effectively implement them both domestically and abroad, then China, not the United States and its allies, will shape the digital environment in which most of the world operates.''&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The report which was published on Tuesday is the latest glaring sign of the distrust toward China that now runs rampant in Washington, across the entire political spectrum.</p>

<p>At present there is a growing shift in the Western world away from Chinese technology amid concerns about mounting privacy and security risks.</p>

<p>According to New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez, the top Democrat on the committee who commissioned the report, “If the United States fails to rally and lead the international community around our core founding principles, to respond to the Chinese Communist Party’s efforts to create a new big brother, as this administration has so far failed to do, I am deeply concerned about what the future may hold,” he said when announcing the report.</p>

<p>He also warned of a “global dystopian future, dominated by a hi-tech, totalitarian state”.</p>

<p>The report highlighted China’s use of biometric and facial recognition technology,&nbsp;big data analytics, internet censorship and surveillance of digital communications.</p>

<p>It also explicates China's treatment of Uygurs Muslims and other ethnic minority groups and how their&nbsp;movements are tracked, communications monitored, and genetic data collected by the Chinese state.</p>

<p>The report comes as the Trump administration considers a ban on Chinese-owned apps like the video-sharing app TikTok and after Britain barred Huawei from its 5G networks.</p>


United States and its allies have not taken sufficient measures to counter Beijing's efforts at mass surveillance and censorship, according to a report released Tuesday by the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

United States and its allies have not taken sufficient measures to counter Beijing's efforts at mass surveillance and censorship, according to a report released Tuesday by the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The 58-page long report warns against China's ''mounting influence'' which will transform into "digital authoritarianism" and very soon it will ''write the rules of the Internet as a leading tech superpower if necessary steps are not taken to halt its progress.'' Also read:Trump properties have imported tonnes of goods from China since Sep: Report “Three and a half years into the Trump administration, the United States is now on the precipice of losing the future of the cyber domain to China,'' the report states. ''If China continues to perfect the tools of digital authoritarianism and is able to effectively implement them both domestically and abroad, then China, not the United States and its allies, will shape the digital environment in which most of the world operates.'' Also see: How US-China relationship took a turn for the worse The report which was published on Tuesday is the latest glaring sign of the distrust toward China that now runs rampant in Washington, across the entire political spectrum. At present there is a growing shift in the Western world away from Chinese technology amid concerns about mounting privacy and security risks. According to New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez, the top Democrat on the committee who commissioned the report, “If the United States fails to rally and lead the international community around our core founding principles, to respond to the Chinese Communist Party’s efforts to create a new big brother, as this administration has so far failed to do, I am deeply concerned about what the future may hold,” he said when announcing the report. He also warned of a “global dystopian future, dominated by a hi-tech, totalitarian state”. The report highlighted China’s use of biometric and facial recognition technology, big data analytics, internet censorship and surveillance of digital communications. It also explicates China's treatment of Uygurs Muslims and other ethnic minority groups and how their movements are tracked, communications monitored, and genetic data collected by the Chinese state. The report comes as the Trump administration considers a ban on Chinese-owned apps like the video-sharing app TikTok and after Britain barred Huawei from its 5G networks.

United States may lose ‘cyber domain’ to China, says Senate report

US President Donald Trump in an interview refused to publically commit to accepting the results of the upcoming presidential polls if he were to lose. Watch report.

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The United States government rescinded its controversial decision to revoke foreign student visas whose courses move online due to coronavirus

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The COVID-19 cases in the United States are rising at a rapid rate. Governor Gavin Newsom on July 13 ordering the closure of bars, indoor restaurants, movie theaters, and many other recently reopened businesses across California. Florida is seeing a massive surge in coronavirus cases. Watch WION report from Washington D.C.

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As the United States continues to battle the coronavirus, there is another war brewing at the white house. The Trump administration is now clashing with its expert and its new target is the top US infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci.

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<p>The United States on Saturday warned citizens of "heightened risk of arbitrary detention" in China as tensions between Beijing and Washington soared over issues including Hong Kong, Xinjiang and Tibet.&nbsp;</p>

<p>''US&nbsp;citizens may be detained without access to US. consular services or information about their alleged crime,''&nbsp;the State Department said in a security alert issued to its citizens in China, adding that US&nbsp;citizens may face ''prolonged interrogations and extended detention''&nbsp;for reasons related to state security.</p>

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<p>The State Department said Chinese authorities may also impose exit bans as part of "arbitrary enforcement of local laws for purposes other than maintaining law and order".</p>

<p>''Security personnel may detain and/or deport US&nbsp;citizens for sending private electronic messages critical of the Chinese government,''&nbsp;it added, without citing specific examples. The state department also did not say what prompted the security alert.</p>

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<p>The security alert comes as bilateral tensions intensify over issues ranging from the COVID-19 pandemic, trade, the new Hong Kong security law and allegations of human rights violations against Uighurs in the Xinjiang region.</p>

<p>Beijing and Washington have traded barbs and sanctions on a slew of issues in recent months, including the coronavirus pandemic and Chinese policies in the far west regions of Tibet and Xinjiang, with Chinese authorities threatening retaliation this week for US sanctions on Chinese officials.&nbsp;</p>

<p>A controversial security law pushed on Hong Kong by China's central government in June has also&nbsp;caused international concern over the wording of the legislation, which bans subversive acts and speech against the Chinese government made anywhere in the world.</p>

<p>Australia and Canada have also issued travel warnings over fears of arbitrary detention by Beijing.</p>

<p>Last year China arrested Australian-Chinese writer Yang Hengjun, who was indicted earlier this year for espionage.</p>

<p>China has also arrested two Canadians after Canada detained a high-profile executive of Chinese telecom giant Huawei in late 2018.</p>


The United States on Saturday warned citizens of "heightened risk of arbitrary detention" in China as tensions between Beijing and Washington soared over issues including Hong Kong, Xinjiang and Tibet.

The United States on Saturday warned citizens of "heightened risk of arbitrary detention" in China as tensions between Beijing and Washington soared over issues including Hong Kong, Xinjiang and Tibet. ''US citizens may be detained without access to US. consular services or information about their alleged crime,'' the State Department said in a security alert issued to its citizens in China, adding that US citizens may face ''prolonged interrogations and extended detention'' for reasons related to state security. Also read: Australia warns citizens against 'arbitrary detention' risk in China The State Department said Chinese authorities may also impose exit bans as part of "arbitrary enforcement of local laws for purposes other than maintaining law and order". ''Security personnel may detain and/or deport US citizens for sending private electronic messages critical of the Chinese government,'' it added, without citing specific examples. The state department also did not say what prompted the security alert. Also read| We can do both: Canadian detainee's wife disappointed after Trudeau rejects 'prisoner swap' The security alert comes as bilateral tensions intensify over issues ranging from the COVID-19 pandemic, trade, the new Hong Kong security law and allegations of human rights violations against Uighurs in the Xinjiang region. Beijing and Washington have traded barbs and sanctions on a slew of issues in recent months, including the coronavirus pandemic and Chinese policies in the far west regions of Tibet and Xinjiang, with Chinese authorities threatening retaliation this week for US sanctions on Chinese officials. A controversial security law pushed on Hong Kong by China's central government in June has also caused international concern over the wording of the legislation, which bans subversive acts and speech against the Chinese government made anywhere in the world. Australia and Canada have also issued travel warnings over fears of arbitrary detention by Beijing. Last year China arrested Australian-Chinese writer Yang Hengjun, who was indicted earlier this year for espionage. China has also arrested two Canadians after Canada detained a high-profile executive of Chinese telecom giant Huawei in late 2018.

US warns citizens of 'heightened risks of arbitrary detention' in China

The US topped three million confirmed coronavirus cases on Thursday as President Donald Trump pushed for schools to re-open amid a COVID-19 resurgence

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The U.S. has asked foreign students to go home or face deportation. The new visa rule does not allow them to attend online-only courses while residing in America. Chinese & Indians are the worst-hit student groups.

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US President Donald Trump lashed out at Harvard University on Tuesday, calling its decision to move all its courses online in the fall due to the coronavirus pandemic "ridiculous."

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The United States passed another grim coronavirus milestone as the death toll from the virus climbed past 130,000, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University.

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