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American flag lowered as US officials vacate Chengdu consulate in China
Police in Chinese city have closed off a two to the three-block area around the consulate, cutting off virtually any view of the property
 "American flag lowered as US officials vacate Chengdu consulate in China")
China protests 'forced entry' of US officials into consulate in Houston
The Consulate in Houston is the building of the diplomatic consulate and is also China's national property, the ministry said
 "China protests 'forced entry' of US officials into consulate in Houston")
A Chinese tycoon denounced Xi Jinping and now he faces prosecution
The party accused Ren Zhiqiang, an influential property tycoon who criticized Xi Jinping, of being disloyal, took aim at his children and paved the way for criminal prosecution
 "A Chinese tycoon denounced Xi Jinping and now he faces prosecution")
US sets up China Working Group to deal with 'Beijing's growing threat'
The newly established China Working Group will prioritise, coordinate, and articulate decisive near- and long-term actions commensurate with the threat faced
 "US sets up China Working Group to deal with 'Beijing's growing threat'")
US seeks new 'alliance of democracies' to take on Chinese regime: Pompeo
The top American diplomat formally announced a reversal in the decades-old China policy, which now would be more of confrontationist in nature
 "US seeks new 'alliance of democracies' to take on Chinese regime: Pompeo")
China retaliates, tells US to close consulate in Chengdu in growing spat
The order followed the US closure of the Chinese consulate in Houston
 "China retaliates, tells US to close consulate in Chengdu in growing spat")
China threat to free world; US engagement with country has failed: Pompeo
Trump administration sharpens its already harsh criticism of China with distinctly political overtones ahead of November's election
 "China threat to free world; US engagement with country has failed: Pompeo")
US shuts Chinese consulate: Closure of more embassies possible, says Trump
Beijing apparently is looking at options to order the closure of the US Consulate in Wuhan or in Hong Kong, where the Chinese officials had accused the US of backing the anti-China protests
 "US shuts Chinese consulate: Closure of more embassies possible, says Trump")
US wants to build coalition to counter China's 'disgraceful' menace: Pompeo
US President Donald Trump identifies China as the United States' main rival, and has accused President Xi Jinping of taking advantage over trade and not telling the truth over the novel Covid outbreak
China battles new Covid-19 outbreak in far west Xinjiang; 17 cases reported
The outbreak in the city of Urumqi is the latest to pop up since China largely contained the domestic spread of the virus in March
 "China battles new Covid-19 outbreak in far west Xinjiang; 17 cases reported")
Shekhar Gupta: Strategic wake-up call
Modi govt's strategic policy-making remains a prisoner of historic obsessions and BJP's electoral politics. Ladakh shows it needs hard introspection, realism, and course correction
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US weighs sweeping travel ban on China's Communist Party members
The presidential proclamation, still in draft form, could also authorise the US govt to revoke the visas of party members and their families who are already in the country, leading to their expulsion
 "US weighs sweeping travel ban on China's Communist Party members")
China rebounds from coronavirus crisis, economy grows 3.2% in Q2
However, Shanghai Composite slips 4.5% over policy tightening, foreign selling
Pakistan back in China's Belt and Road game with projects worth $11 bn
The Chinese financing has helped rid Pakistan of an electricity deficit that left exporters unable to meet orders and major cities without electricity for much of the day.
 "Pakistan back in China's Belt and Road game with projects worth $11 bn")
'Not interested in talking to China': Donald Trump on Phase 2 of trade deal
Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping signed the Phase One deal in January
A paradigm-defining contest with China
As India redefines its priorities vis-a-vis China, its policymakers will have to be bolder in articulating the need for robust partnerships
China denies burial to soldiers killed in Galwan clash with India: US media
China can't accept that its soldiers were killed in the showdown in order to cover up an episode that Beijing appears to consider a blunder, says report.
 "China denies burial to soldiers killed in Galwan clash with India: US media")
US rejects Chinese claims in South China Sea, terms 'completely unlawful'
The US stands with the international community in the defence of freedom of the seas and respect for sovereignty, says Mike Pompeo
The Chinese decade: Coronavirus has given Beijing a strategic opportunity
Instead of a Chinese Century, in other words, the coronavirus might be ushering in a Chinese Decade
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Wielding the stick versus carrying one
When it comes to China what will win us the day? Braggadocio or preparedness?