‘Halt the smear campaign’: China protests against change to US State Department fact sheet

‘Halt the smear campaign’: China protests against change to US State Department fact sheet

China’s foreign ministry has accused the United States of launching a smear campaign, following the release of updates to the US-China relations fact sheet on the US State Department’s website. Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said the changes – which focused on the US trade deficit and competitive relations between the two countries – were “distorting…

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China calls cyber spying claims ‘groundless frame-ups’ as West issues fresh warning

China calls cyber spying claims ‘groundless frame-ups’ as West issues fresh warning

Efforts by New Zealand, the United States and other allies against alleged China-linked espionage activities are “groundless and irresponsible”, Beijing said on Saturday, claiming that it had been a “main victim” of large-scale cyberattacks. The statement was in response to an advisory from New Zealand and its international partners Australia, Canada and the US earlier…

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As US rivalry intensifies, Chinese strategists call for new approach to nuclear deterrence

As US rivalry intensifies, Chinese strategists call for new approach to nuclear deterrence

China and the US have deep misunderstandings about nuclear deterrence, according to international relations experts, setting the two powers up for potentially disastrous consequences. According to Jiang Tianjiao, an associate researcher at Fudan University in Shanghai, the two countries even have different definitions of deterrence – one of the most important concepts in military strategy….

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