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China has never taken one inch of land from other countries: Xi tells Biden

Xi projected China as a peace-loving nation and said it never started a war nor claimed an inch of land of others

Biden raises concerns over Xinjiang, Tibet as Xi warns of Taiwan 'red line'

Biden and Xi talked about China's practices in Tibet, Hong Kong and Xinjiang, among other areas of friction

Asian stocks rise after Joe Biden, Xi Jinping hold first summit virtually

Asian stock markets rose Tuesday after President Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping held a summit meeting by video link. Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong, which make up the bulk of the region's market value, advanced. Seoul and Sydney declined. Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 index lost less than 0.1% as makers of household goods rose and health care stocks fell. Biden told Xi their goal should be to ensure competition does not veer into conflict. The two leaders met amid tension over trade, technology, human rights, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Xi said he was ready to build consensus" and said the two sides need to improve communication. The meeting will dominate the session ahead, though White House officials have tempered expectations for any meaningful progress, said Anderson Alves of ActivTrades in a report. The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.3% to 3,543.46 and Tokyo's Nikkei 225 added less than 0.1% to 29,783.18. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong was 1% higher at 25,658.04. The Kospi in Seou

Biden to push infrastructure deal at 'red list' bridge in New Hampshire

The last time Joe Biden was in New Hampshire, he was a no-show at his own, sad party. Trounced in the state's 2020 Democratic presidential primary, Biden hopped a flight to next-up South Carolina before the polls had even closed on his fifth-place finish. On Tuesday, he returns to New Hampshire as president, eager to talk up his new USD1 trillion infrastructure deal and what all that money can do for Americans. Biden is down in the polls and hopes to use the successful deal to shift the political winds in his direction with new momentum for his broader USD1.85 trillion social spending package before Congress. The president signed the infrastructure bill into law on Monday at a splashy bipartisan ceremony for hundreds on the White House South Lawn, where lawmakers and union workers cheered and clapped. America is moving again and your life is going to change for the better, Biden promised Americans. The president and members of his Cabinet are moving, too spreading out around the

Xi greets Biden as 'old friends' but reference not necessarily real

Chinese leader Xi Jinping greeted U.S. President Joe Biden as "old friend" at the start of their first video meeting, using an expression that Biden has pushed back on.

Biden promises candour on human rights, Xi greets 'old friend' in talks

US President Joe Biden told Chinese leader Xi Jinping that he hoped to have a candid conversation about human rights and security issues

Biden signs $1T infrastructure bill, hopes law will boost his popularity

US President Joe Biden signed his $1 trillion infrastructure deal into law on the White House lawn, hailing it as an example of what bipartisanship can achieve.

Why Jerome Powell must go

On all of the defining issues of the moment, US Federal Reserve chair has shown that his instincts are out of step with what the country needs

As Biden and Xi prep for virtual meeting, a complicated relationship forms

The American president has held up his relationship with Xi as evidence of his heartfelt belief that good foreign policy starts with building strong personal relationships.

Ahead of Xi-Biden meet, China asks US not to support 'Taiwan independence'

Beijing on Saturday asked Washington to stop support for Taiwan's independence, and said the two countries should meet halfway to repair the bilateral ties

Xi, Biden to exchange views on bilateral, int'l issues during virtual meet

US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will exchange views on bilateral and international issues during a virtual meeting next week, the Chinese foreign ministry said

Joe Biden picks senior Google Health advisor Robert Califf as FDA chief

US President Joe Biden has picked senior Google Health advisor Dr Robert Califf as next chief of the Food and Drug Administration

US President Biden to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi virtually on Monday

US President Joe Biden is scheduled to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on November 15, virtually."In the evening of Monday, November 15 in Washington, D.C., President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. will meet virtually with President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China (PRC)," said a statement of White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki.Following their September 9 phone call, the two leaders will discuss ways to responsibly manage the competition between the United States and the PRC, as well as ways to work together where our interests align, added the statement.Psaki further added that President Biden will make clear US intentions and priorities and be clear and candid about America's concerns with the PRC.According to Russian media Sputnik, no major deliverables are expected from the meeting but Biden and Xi are expected to discuss a range of issues including Taiwan, Hong Kong, Xinjiang, visa restrictions, arms control and a possible framework to ease tensions between the two ...

Oil on longest weekly run of drops since March amid SPR pressure

President Biden kept investors guessing about whether he'll act to tame oil prices

China, US maintaining 'close communication' to facilitate Xi-Biden summit

China said it was in 'close communication' with the US to facilitate the first virtual summit between President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Joe Biden

Joe Biden signs law to ban Huawei, ZTE from doing business in US

US President Joe Biden has signed the law to ban Chinese tech companies like Huawei and ZTE from getting approval for network equipment licences in the country

Chinese Premier Xi likely to invite Joe Biden to Winter Olympics: Report

Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to extend a personal invitation to US President Joe Biden to attend the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in February

Automatic job authorisation becomes easier for spouses of H-1B visa holders

The Joe Biden administration has agreed to provide automatic work authorisation permits to spouses of H-1B visas holders

Helping Afghanistan

Delhi Declaration inadvertently highlights geopolitical weaknesses

Biden cites India, Brazil to explain complexity of global supply chain

As new data showed that inflation in the US jumped to a 31-year high in October due to supply shortages, President Biden cited India and Brazil to explain the complexity of the global supply chain