US-China relationship

Tillerson Says China Must Do More to Rein in North Korea

EghtesadOnline: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson again urged China to do more to rein in North Korea, saying it should use its growing clout responsibly.

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Publish Date:05/June/2017 | 11:31

Branstad Open to Sanctions on China Over North Korea

EghtesadOnline: Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to China, said there “may well be” a role for sanctions to punish Chinese companies that do business with North Korea in defiance of United Nations Security Council resolutions.

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Publish Date:03/May/2017 | 04:04

Trump says China could have hacked Democratic emails

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump said China may have hacked the emails of Democratic officials to meddle with the 2016 presidential election, countering the view of U.S. intelligence officials who have said Moscow orchestrated the hacks.

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Publish Date:01/May/2017 | 05:16

Carrier group heads for Korean waters, China calls for restraint

EghtesadOnline: Chinese President Xi Jinping called for all sides to exercise restraint on Monday in a call with U.S. President Donald Trump, as a nervous South Korea and Japan sought to join drills with a U.S. aircraft carrier strike group headed for Korean waters.

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Publish Date:24/April/2017 | 05:48

Trump explained U.S. position on THAAD to Xi: South Korea

EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump told South Korea on Saturday he had explained to China's President Xi Jinping America's position on the deployment of an anti-missile defense system to South Korea, according to a statement from South Korea's acting leader.

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Publish Date:08/April/2017 | 05:03

Trump-Xi Summit's Top Accomplishment: Getting to Know Each Other

EghtesadOnline: U.S. officials said President Donald Trump’s first meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week was an opportunity for the leaders of the world’s two largest economies to get to know each other.

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Publish Date:08/April/2017 | 04:35

Trump’s Xi Summit Tests His Promise to Win on Trade, North Korea

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump gets his chance Thursday to confront the leader of a nation he blames for stealing millions of U.S. jobs and enabling North Korea’s march toward a nuclear missile.

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Publish Date:06/April/2017 | 19:52

'Tough' Tillerson Will Help on North Korea, China Oilman Says

EghtesadOnline: As the head of Exxon Mobil, Rex Tillerson had a knack for doing deals in China, according to Fu Chengyu, the former chairman of Asia’s biggest oil refiner.

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Publish Date:05/April/2017 | 05:17

As Trump-Xi summit looms, evidence of strained ties on China-North Korea border

EghtesadOnline: In the Northeast Asia Special Region straddling China's border with North Korea, the area around Nanping village is dotted with half-finished buildings, cranes on empty lots, piles of concrete pipes and a few construction workers.

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Publish Date:04/April/2017 | 05:00

'Not natural friends': Trump, Xi will be 'odd couple' at first summit

EghtesadOnline: When U.S. President Donald Trump meets Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, their summit will be marked not only by deep policy divisions but a clash of personalities between America’s brash “tweeter-in-chief” and Beijing’s cautious, calculating leader.

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Publish Date:04/April/2017 | 04:59

Tillerson Reassures Xi on Trump Meeting in 24-Hour Beijing Trip

EghtesadOnline: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson used a 24-hour trip to Beijing to smooth the way for an expected meeting next month between the leaders of the world’s biggest economies, amid tensions over trade policy and North Korea.

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Publish Date:19/March/2017 | 22:34

China Pushes Back on U.S. Talk of ‘All Options’ Over North Korea

EghtesadOnline: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pushed back against the tougher U.S. line on North Korea, reiterating his country’s view that the only way to rein in its reclusive neighbor is through talks.

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Publish Date:19/March/2017 | 24:32

Trump administration crafting big new arms sales to Taiwan: sources

EghtesadOnline: The Trump administration is crafting a big new arms package for Taiwan that could include advanced rocket systems and anti-ship missiles to defend against China, U.S. officials said, a deal sure to anger Beijing.

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Publish Date:18/March/2017 | 15:49

U.S. pushes Beijing to keep up pressure on North Korea

EghtesadOnline: Washington urged Beijing to keep pressure on North Korea to return to talks aimed at preventing Pyongyang from making further advances in its weapons program in violation of U.N. resolutions.

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Publish Date:19/February/2017 | 05:26

U.S. carrier group patrols in tense South China Sea

EghtesadOnline: A United States aircraft carrier strike group has begun patrols in the South China Sea amid growing tension with China over control of the disputed waterway and concerns it could become a flashpoint under the new U.S. administration.

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Publish Date:19/February/2017 | 04:52

U.S., China military planes come inadvertently close over South China Sea

EghtesadOnline: A U.S. Navy P-3 plane and a Chinese military aircraft came close to each other over the South China Sea in an incident the Navy believes was inadvertent, a U.S. officialsaid on Thursday.

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Publish Date:10/February/2017 | 24:28

Trump Reaffirms ‘One-China’ Stance in First Call With Xi

EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump reaffirmed the U.S.’s support for the ‘One-China’ policy in his first phone call as president with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, easing a key source of diplomatic tension between the world’s two largest economies.

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Publish Date:10/February/2017 | 24:07

Trump White House vows to stop China taking South China Sea islands

EghtesadOnline: The new U.S. administration of President Donald Trump vowed on Monday that the United States would prevent China from taking over territory in international waters in the South China Sea, something Chinese state media has warned would require Washington to "wage war."

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Publish Date:24/January/2017 | 05:27

On sensitive U.S. stopover, Taiwan leader connects to Twitter

EghtesadOnline: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, carving a careful diplomatic path on her stopovers in the United States, visited the headquarters of micro-messaging service Twitter Inc on Saturday and reactivated an old account.

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Publish Date:15/January/2017 | 05:01

Trump team struggles for cohesion on tougher China policy

EghtesadOnline: The incoming U.S. administration’s tough talk against China has set the stage for showdowns on everything from security to trade and cyberspace, but contradictory signals are sowing uncertainty over how far President-elect Donald Trump is prepared to go in confronting Beijing.

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Publish Date:14/January/2017 | 14:51