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2022 Winter Olympics

Could US-China tensions and omicron derail the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics?

With the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing only two months away, international politics and the pandemic pose problems for the event. With health and governmental officials expressing reservations around the event due to the emergence and spread of new COVID-19 variant omicron, while tensions between the two largest superpowers mount

Despite US-China tensions, TikTok continues to thrive

TikTok continues to thrive despite US-China tensions

While tensions between the US and China continue, many smaller markets are being forced to take sides. For some companies, the rift is proving to be exceptionally uncomfortable. TikTok, the Chinese social networking service, has sparked controversy over the past couple of months as a trade battle over the app’

US pledges spy missions in the South China Sea will continue amid growing US-China tensions

Amid growing US-China tensions, US pledges spy missions in the South China Sea will continue

China has long denounced US surveillance activity. However, while such missions are relatively routine, the uproar over the matter that has played out in public is highly unusual. On July 21, the United States ordered the immediate shutdown of the Chinese Consulate General in Houston, which was followed by Beijing

Tensions between the US and China are likely to worsen, says top economist

Tensions between the US and China are likely to worsen, says top economist

“There will continue to be a very rough ride between the US and China over the next six months. In fact, their relationship will get worse,” says Chris Leung, the Executive Director and Chief China Economist of DBS Bank. In a private event on June 17, Leung discussed the economic

US-China tensions spill over to Chinese graduate students

US-China tensions spill over to Chinese graduate students

United States President Donald Trump recently announced that he would cancel the visas of thousands of Chinese graduate students, researchers and officials who possess direct ties to universities affiliated with Chinese intelligence, or the People’s Liberation Army – the armed forces of mainland China. “We’ll be announcing what we’

China and US tensions aired while Trump takes drug against COVID-19

China and US tensions aired while Trump takes drug against COVID-19

During a video conference of the World Health Assembly, an annual decision-making meeting of the World Health Organization, tensions between the United States and China took center stage, with the US lashing out at both China and the global health agency for their handling of the outbreak. Alex Azar, US