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ASIA PACIFIC

Apr 14, 2023

Risk of Chinese economic blockade has Taiwan preparing response

Chinese military exercises are increasingly aimed at 'winning the war without an actual fight,” Roy Chun Lee, Taiwan’s deputy foreign minister, said in an interview.

Japan Times

ASIA PACIFIC / Politics

Apr 4, 2023

Taiwan defends plans to meet U.S. lawmakers as China threatens response

U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy confirmed that the expected meeting with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen will take place at the Reagan Presidential Library in Southern California.

Japan Times

ASIA PACIFIC / Politics

Apr 1, 2023

How the White House tried to keep China calm during Taiwan leader's U.S. visit

Although China already has protested the visit, several people familiar with the matter say they believe China’s response may be more muted than earlier feared.

Japan Times

ASIA PACIFIC

Mar 30, 2023

Taiwan is pushing Biden for a tax deal that could infuriate China

Taiwanese officials are pushing hard for an agreement to eliminate the burden of double taxation, but the U.S. can't sign a treaty to do so amid concerns of angering Beijing.

Japan Times

ASIA PACIFIC / Politics

Mar 29, 2023

Biden aide speaks with China counterpart as tension spikes

The previously unreported call took place before a stop in the U.S. by Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen en route to Central America, a trip that’s likely to further inflame Beijing’s ire.

Japan Times

WORLD

Mar 14, 2023

Biden expected to have call with China’s Xi Jinping but no date set

Biden and Xi last spoke in November at the G20 summit in Indonesia, with both men signaling a thaw in icy U.S.-China relations following that meeting.

Japan Times

BUSINESS / Tech

Mar 11, 2023

Biden administration set to further tighten chipmaking exports to China

The rules may as much as double the number of machines that require special licenses for export, creating fresh hurdles for makers of the equipment.

Japan Times

WORLD

Mar 8, 2023

Biden administration backs new TikTok bill, aiming for swift passage

The bill would give the president the ability to force the sale of foreign-owned technologies, apps, software or e-commerce platforms deemed a national security threat to U.S. users.

Japan Times

WORLD / Politics

Feb 21, 2023

'As long as it takes': How Biden slipped into a war zone to stand with Ukraine

U.S. President Joe Biden did little to tip his hand about his unannounced visit to Kyiv, heading to church on Saturday afternoon and then taking his wife out to dinner at a cozy Washington restaurant.

Japan Times

ASIA PACIFIC

Feb 6, 2023

U.S. moves to recover Chinese balloon while weighing retaliation

Pressure is mounting on U.S. President Joe Biden to hit back at Beijing over the incident with new export controls on sensitive technology.

Japan Times

BUSINESS / Tech

Jan 31, 2023

Biden team weighs fully cutting off Huawei from U.S. suppliers

Sales from U.S. firms to Huawei have been limited for four years, since former U.S. President Donald Trump added the firm to the so-called U.S. 'entity list.'

Japan Times

BUSINESS

Jan 27, 2023

Japan and the Netherlands to join U.S. in chip controls on China

The move forms a powerful alliance that will undercut Beijing’s ambitions to build its own domestic chip capabilities.

Japan Times

WORLD

Jan 25, 2023

U.S. and Germany set to send tanks to Ukraine, breaking deadlock

The move will give President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s forces access to a significant new capability as the fighting in Ukraine shifts from urban centers to the east.

Japan Times

ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS

Jan 7, 2023

The U.S. keeps offering China its COVID vaccines. China keeps saying no.

China has rebuffed repeated offers to share advanced vaccines as it battles a COVID-19 wave, a rejection that's frustrated American officials concerned about a resurgence of the pandemic.

Japan Times

WORLD

Jan 3, 2023

U.S. in talks with Seoul on deterring North Korea from using nukes

Following a meeting last year, U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean counterpart Yoon Suk-yeol asked their teams to plan for a coordinated response to a range of scenarios.

Japan Times

BUSINESS

Dec 16, 2022

U.S. blacklists more Chinese tech companies, escalating trade fight

The latest restrictions are part of the recent push to limit China's access to advanced chipmaking and artificial intelligence technology.

Japan Times

WORLD

Dec 8, 2022

Netherlands plans curbs on China tech exports in deal with U.S.

The move is a step toward bulking up U.S. efforts to limit Beijing's chipmaking and military ambitions.

Japan Times

WORLD

Dec 6, 2022

U.S. and EU weigh climate-based tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum

The move would mark a novel approach, usually employed in trade disputes, to further their climate agenda.

Japan Times

WORLD / Politics

Nov 22, 2022

U.S. presses China to ease up on Taiwan as defense chiefs meet

The Pentagon chief called for open lines of communication and warned of 'increasingly dangerous behavior” by Chinese aircraft in the region.

Japan Times

WORLD / Politics

Nov 14, 2022

Biden set to meet Xi in bid to avert a full rupture in U.S.-China ties

U.S. President Joe Biden heads to Bali for his first in-person meeting with China's Xi Jinping since taking office last year with promises to try to keep the relationship from getting worse.

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