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US, EU Imposing Sanctions Over China’s Uyghur Abuses

The United States joined the European Union, Britain, Canada, and New Zealand on March 22 to impose sanctions on several Chinese officials for human rights abuses against the Muslim Uyghur minority in China’s Xinjiang region.  The EU announced its sanctions, followed by the U.S. designations and then a joint statement from the foreign ministers of ...

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Stop the Genocide of Uyghurs.

Top U.S. and China Diplomats to Meet in Anchorage, Alaska

U.S. President Joe Biden’s top national security advisers will meet with Chinese diplomats on March 18 in a high-stakes showdown that could determine whether Washington and Beijing are headed for a new Cold War or a diplomatic thaw.  The Biden administration has signaled it will take a hard line when the two sides sit down ...

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A chess set.

Biden Announces Defense Department China Task Force to Examine China Strategy

The Biden administration is signaling it is prepared to confront — and when necessary, militarily counter — the People’s Republic of China (PRC), as Beijing continues to challenge Washington for primacy on the global stage. Biden used his first visit to the Pentagon as commander-in-chief on February 10 to announce the formation of a new ...

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President Biden.