Top US and Chinese diplomats clash at talks in Alaska
Antony Blinken and Chinese counterparts have tense exchange days after Biden-Putin spat
China imposes sanctions on Trump officials including Mike Pompeo
Move seen as a ‘settling of accounts’ with former White House administration
US risks enraging China by easing limits on Taiwan relations
Move announced by Mike Pompeo designed to ‘box in’ Biden administration, expert says
US curbs visas for Chinese officials over Hong Kong freedoms
Mike Pompeo’s announcement is the first concrete US response to China’s moves
China looks to disputed South China Sea as others focus on Covid-19
In recent years China has sought to expand its control over the region by building artificial islands around reefs and atolls
Mountains flattened as Lanzhou builds on the New Silk Road
Chinese influence set to grow as Xi Jinping’s ‘project of the century’ progresses
China’s navy to conduct live-fire drills in Taiwan Strait
First naval manoeuvres by China in sensitive waters since 2015 sure to infuriate Taiwan
US wants China to halt South China Sea land reclamation
US ‘deeply concerned’ about scale of reclamation and prospect of further militarisation
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