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Editorial: Spy balloon further deflates US-China relations

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Tribune News Service · Feb 16, 2023

Britain takes threat from China ‘deadly seriously’, says minister amid spy balloon row

Britain takes the threat from China “deadly seriously”, a Government minister said on Thursday as a review was being carried out into whether Beijing is targeting the country with spy balloons.

Evening Standard · Feb 16, 2023

China, Iran call for Iran sanctions to be lifted; Xi to visit

China's President Xi Jinping and his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi, called on Thursday for the lifting of sanctions on Iran as an integral part of a stalled international agreement on its nuclear programme.

Reuters · Feb 16, 2023

Destiny unites us, Paraguay leader says as Taiwan ties hang in balance

Paraguay and Taiwan are united by destiny, Paraguayan President Mario Abdo said on Thursday during a visit to the island ahead of an election in April that could see the Latin American country ditch Taipei for Beijing.

Reuters · Feb 16, 2023

Competitor or adversary? West struggles to define relationship with Beijing

US’s most vital trade partner and main long-term competitor presents a sticky ‘pacing challenge’

The Guardian - US · Feb 16, 2023

China warns of retaliation against US over balloon saga

China warned that it will retaliate against the U.S. over violations of its sovereignty, potentially escalating the lingering balloon dispute just as top diplomats from both nations plan to attend a security conference in Germany.

Tribune News Service · Feb 16, 2023

Blinken eyes balloon détente in possible meeting with Chinese counterpart

A failure to meet would indicate how serious the diplomatic rift actually is.

Axios · Feb 16, 2023

U.S. says all countries should warn China against Taiwan conflict

The United States hopes China will not use any visits by U.S. lawmakers to Taiwan as an excuse for military action, a senior U.S. diplomat said on Wednesday, adding that all countries should warn Beijing against conflict over the island.

Reuters · Feb 15, 2023

Parliament says China is committing a genocide. Why were officials planning to meet one of the perpetrators?

Erkin Tuniyaz’s visit is no longer going ahead, but Britain should never have engaged with this whitewashing of the treatment of Uyghurs and other minorities, says James McMurray of the University of Sussex

The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2023

Washington’s China Hawks Take Flight

The story of how decades of U.S. engagement with China gave way to estrangement.

Foreign Policy · Feb 15, 2023