China
Gas explosion in China kills at least 31 people
At least 31 people were found dead with seven others injured following an explosion at a barbeque restaurant in the Chinese city of Yinchuan, in the northwest Ningxia region.
Antony Blinken
Biden calls Xi Jinping a ‘dictator’
President Joe Biden called Chinese leader Xi Jinping a “dictator” and that China is a country with very “real economic difficulties” after Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip.
Antony Blinken
Congress urges Biden to keep distance from Beijing, focusing on Chinese EV batteries
A delegation of House legislators critical of China will go to Detroit, Michigan, on Tuesday to meet with key auto executives to reportedly try and shift the industry’s dependence away from PRC supply chains for the manufacturing of electric vehicle (EV) batteries.
Antony Blinken
Antony Blinken to Meet with China Amid Rising Tensions
After Bill Gates met with China’s Xi Jinping, Antony Blinken’s meeting comes amid rising tensions and China’s plans to spy on the U.S. from Cuba.
Beijing
China declines U.S. request for meeting between defense chiefs
A request sent by the Biden administration to conduct a meeting between the country’s leading defense officials was denied by China, according to a report.
Belt and Road Forum
Xi invites Putin to China
During the Chinese leader’s visit to Moscow, he reportedly invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit China.