China’s ambassador to the United States has come to the defence of the country’s students and academics, saying they have been “smeared” as a threat to national security. “A few individuals in the United States have seen Chinese students, scholars, and friendly organisations … as national security threats through a biased lens and have tried…
China’s top envoy to the US said the top priority for both countries is to translate recent outcomes from meetings in Busan and Kuala Lumpur into concrete actions without “causing new disruptions”. Speaking via video link to the US-China Business Council’s annual conference in Shanghai, Xie Feng also reiterated Beijing’s four red lines, including the…
The United States could help stabilise relations with Beijing by scaling back its military activities in the South China Sea and restraining Taiwan, a report by a think tank has suggested. Researchers from the Rand Corporation argued that stabilising the ongoing US-China rivalry was “not only possible but can serve the interests of both sides”….
China’s diplomatic missions in the United States have launched a new online visa application system as part of its efforts to boost tourist revenues and people-to-people exchanges. The process previously required at least two in-person visits: first to submit application materials and later to provide biometric information and submit their passports after initial approval. But…
China’s top envoy in Washington has rejected suggestions that Chinese ownership of US farmland is a national security threat, saying such claims are “completely unfounded”. Addressing a soybean industry event in Washington on Friday, Xie Feng, the Chinese ambassador to the United States, said Chinese investors owned less than 0.03 per cent of the total…
China has invited descendants of the American Flying Tigers to Beijing for the commemoration of the end of World War II, according to people familiar with the situation. A source said they include Cynthia Chennault, the daughter of Claire Lee Chennault who commanded the volunteers who helped in China’s fight against Japan, and one of…