After a trip that drew China's wrath, a defiant Nancy Pelosi concluded her visit to Taiwan on Wednesday with a pledge that the American commitment to democracy remains ironclad.
America has trodden carefully in its relations with communist China, especially on the issue of Taiwan
A fresh record high monthly trade deficit in July also weighed on sentiment in the domestic currency market, traders said
The curbs would stop chipmakers like South Korean giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix from shipping new technology tools to factories they operate in China
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi departed Taiwan on Wednesday after meeting with the president and other officials in a visit that heightened tensions with China. Pelosi and five other members of Congress were headed to South Korea, the next stop on an Asia tour that also includes Singapore, Malaysia and Japan. In Taiwan, she said her delegation was showing their commitment to the self-governing island that China claims and says must come under its control. China staged military drills after her arrival and called her visit a provocation that infringes on its sovereignty.
Furious over US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taipei, China announced punitive measures on outfits seeking "Taiwan independence" and banned imports of some Taiwanese food products
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with Taiwan's President, Tsai Ing-wen and reiterated Washington's support to the island country
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday said that she came to Taiwan as she seeks "peace for the region" after her visit irked China and started its diplomatic games
North Korea strongly denounced Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan on Wednesday, calling it an "impudent interference" by Washington into another nation's internal affairs
China's Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng summoned US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns to protest against US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan
Spot gold was up 0.3% at $1,777.79 per ounce by 10:56 a.m. ET (1456 GMT). U.S. gold futures gained 0.6% to $1,795.90.
The barometer declined by 370 points to hit a low of 57,744.70 amid losses in global equities following worries over tensions between the US and China in afternoon trade
Gold prices declined by Rs 289 to Rs 51,877 per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday, according to HDFC Securities
China said it was conducting military exercises Saturday off its coast opposite Taiwan after warning Speaker Nancy Pelosi of the US House of Representatives to scrap possible plans to visit
Crisis sparked by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's potential visit to Taiwan misses a key point; the real focus should be on how the United States and China manage their differences
President Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping held the fifth conversation of their presidencies on Thursday, speaking for more than two hours as they chart the future of their complicated relationship
Beijing has hit back hard against the United States after reports emerged last week that Pelosi could visit the self-ruled island of Taiwan in August
US officials say they have little fear that China would attack Nancy Pelosi's plane if she flies to Taiwan
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday (local time) said that he is planning to speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the next ten days
After finding out that the Chinese products are produced with forced labour, the US imposed a ban on Xinjiang imports, which hit China's supply chain