The following post provides key documents, speeches, and events on the U.S.-China rivalry since 2017. Data will be kept up to date.
2017
April 6-7. President Donald J. Trump meets with CCP Chairman Xi Jinping for a two-day summit at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-meeting-president-xi-china/
December 18. U.S. National Security Strategy.
The NSS states unequivocally that China (and Russia) are actively undermining U.S. security and influence.
https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=806478
2018
March 22. The Trump administration announces broad tariffs on Chinese imports.
https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/fact-sheets/2018/march/section-301-fact-sheet
July 6. The Trump administration is imposing new tariffs on $34 billion worth of Chinese goods. China responds with retaliatory tariffs.
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-07/06/c_137306223.htm
October 4. U.S.Vice President Mike Pence’s speech at the Hudson Institute on U.S. policy toward China. He condemns China’s growing military aggression, especially in the South China Sea, criticizes increased censorship and religious persecution by the Chinese government, and accuses China of stealing U.S. intellectual property and interfering in U.S. elections.
https://www.youtube.com/watch/aeVrMniBjSc
2019
March 6. Huawei sues U.S. – The company accuses the U.S. that provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2019 restricting the use of Huawei equipment and services by federal agencies represent an unconstitutional treatment of the company.
https://www.lawfareblog.com/document-huawei-lawsuit-against-united-states
May 10. Trump raises tariffs from 10 to 25 percent on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. China in retaliation announces plans to raise tariffs on $60 billion worth of U.S. goods.
May 15. The U.S. Department of Commerce adds Huawei to its blacklist of foreign entities.
June 1. U.S. Department of Defense Indo-Pacific Strategy Report.
July 24. China Security White Paper published by the PRC State Council.
http://english.www.gov.cn/archive/whitepaper/201907/24/content_WS5d3941ddc6d08408f502
August 5. The U.S. Department of the Treasury describes China as a currency manipulator
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm751
October 30. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s speech at the Hudson Institute entitled. ”The China Challenge”
November 4. U.S. Department of State’s ‟Free and Open Indo-Pacific” Strategy.
https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Free-and-Open-Indo-Pacific-4Nov2019.pdf
November 27. Trump signs bill to support Hong Kong protesters. The legislation authorizes the United States to impose sanctions on those responsible for human rights abuses in Hong Kong.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1838/text
2020
January 15. Phase One trade agreement. It brings a partial deescalation of the conflict, as authorities in Washington are backing away from new tariffs and reducing them from 15 to 7.5% on goods valued at $120 billion. Beijing has pledged to purchase an additional $200 billion in goods and services between 2020 and 2021, taking $186 billion of 2017 imports as a starting point.
February 2020 U.S. National Counterintelligence Strategy. Most of the new U.S. counterintelligence priorities are related to the negative actions of the People’s Republic of China for America – intellectual property theft, threats from new technologies, disruption of key supply chains.
March 18. ‟Chinese virus” rhetoric – Donald Trump refers to SARS-CoV-2 as a ‟Chinese virus” which has led to heated rhetoric on both sides.
March 26. Donald Trump signed the Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act. It authorizes the U.S. government to increase economic, diplomatic, and security engagement with countries that improve relations with Taiwan. According to it, the U.S. also advocates for Taiwan’s membership or observer status in international organizations.
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2020/03/28/2003733520
May 20. White House Report: The United States’ Strategic Approach to the People’s Republic of China. It lists a number of threats from China and strategies for dealing with them.
June 30. The National Security Law for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HK), passed by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on June 28, is published and comes into force. The enactment of the law means a de facto curtailment of the region’s autonomy and the end of the ‟one country, two systems” principle.
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-07/01/c_139178753.htm
https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/doc/hk/a406/eng_translation_(a406)_en.pdf
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-52765838
July 22. The Department of State orders China to close its consulate in Houston. In response, China orders the closure of the U.S. consulate in Chengdu.
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-07/27/c_139244334.htm
July 23. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s speech entitled ‟Communist China and the Free World’s Future.”
https://www.state.gov/communist-china-and-the-free-worlds-future/
August 5. Clean Network Initiative. The main intention is to prevent Chinese companies from becoming a major provider of 5G technology.
https://www.state.gov/announcing-the-expansion-of-the-clean-network-to-safeguard-americas-assets/
August 10. U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar in Taiwan.
August 14. The U.S. is formalizing the sale of F-16 fighter aircraft to Taiwan. The contract is potentially valued at $62 billion and includes the purchase of 66 of the latest fighter models.
September 17. U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Keith Krach visits Taiwan. He is the highest-ranking U.S. Department of State official to visit the island since 1979, when Washington broke off formal diplomatic relations with Taipei in favor of Beijing. The visit met with firm opposition from Beijing.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-taiwan-visit-idUSKBN2672YH
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-09/17/c_139376453.htm
October 13. Xi Jinping, called on soldiers to ‟devote all their efforts and energy to preparing for war” during a visit to a military base in the southern province of Guangdong.
https://xhpfmapi.zhongguowangshi.com/vh512/share/9464950
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/14/asia/xi-jinping-taiwan-us-esper-intl-hnk/index.html
October 29. The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party has adopted the guiding principles of major social and economic development goals for the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025).
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-10/29/c_139476451.htm
November 3. The Malabar 2020 combined naval exercise began with the participation of the United States, India, Japan and, for the first time, Australia. These were maneuvers of the so-called QUAD (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue) group, which could pose a challenge to Beijing’s expansionist inclinations.
‘The Quad’ Kicks Off Malabar 2020 Exercise in Bay of Bengal
November 12. The White House bans investment in the U.S. by companies with ties to China’s People’s Liberation Army.
November 15. Fifteen Asia-Pacific countries, including China, sign an agreement to establish the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). The agreement calls for eliminating tariffs on about 90% of product groups over 20 years. RCEP could make U.S. companies less competitive in the markets of its member countries.
https://asean.org/summary-regional-comprehensive-economic-partnership-agreement/
December 18. The U.S. Department of Commerce adds dozens of Chinese companies to its blacklist, including the country’s largest chipmaker, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC).
December 30. The European Commission (EC) announces the completion of negotiations for a Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) with China. China has pledged to open its market more widely for investment by EU companies.
https://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/press/index.cfm?id=2237
2021
Biden era
January 20. China imposes sanctions on 28 Americans, mostly senior members of Donald Trump’s administration.
https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/xwfw_665399/s2510_665401/t1847554.shtml
January 22. The Chinese government has approved a new law increasing the powers of China’s coast guard. From February 1, the formation can use weapons against foreign units if they, violate Chinese sovereignty or undermine China’s jurisdiction.
January 23. Chinese combat aircrafts, including H-6K bombers and four J-16 fighters, crossed Taiwan’s airspace. The United States has noted with concern the PRC’s persistent attempts to intimidate its neighbors, including Taiwan.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-china-security-idUSKBN29S0BK
https://www.state.gov/prc-military-pressure-against-taiwan-threatens-regional-peace-and-stability/
January 25. President Xi Jinping attended the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. He warned that a ‟new cold war” could become ‟hot” and should be avoided.
February 10. Joe Biden announced a review of strategy toward China. At the Pentagon, a 15-member task force will be created in order to address this issue.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-biden-china-pentagon-idUSKBN2AA2JG
February 10. Joe Biden and Xi Jinping’s first phone conversation.
https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/zxxx_662805/t1853684.shtml
February 18. QUAD format meeting.
https://www.state.gov/secretary-blinkens-call-with-quad-ministers/
March 1. China is conducting a month-long military exercise in the South China Sea.
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202102/1216821.shtml
March 3. Speech by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken , ‟A Foreign Policy for the American People.”
https://www.state.gov/a-foreign-policy-for-the-american-people/
March 3. Interim U.S. National Security Strategic Guidance.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/NSC-1v2.pdf
March 9. Xi Jinping says China’s military is ‟preparing to respond” in unstable times.
March 12. QUAD Format Leaders Meeting.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/03/12/fact-sheet-quad-summit/
March 12. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has recognized five Chinese companies: Huawei Technologies Co, ZTE Corp, Hytera Communications Corp, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co and Dahua Technology Co as threats to national security.
https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-releases-list-equipment-services-pose-security-threat
https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-china-tech-idINKBN2B5022
March 16. United States imposed sanctions for another 24 officilas from China and Hong kong.
March 18. U.S.-China summit in Anchorage, Alaska. The U.S. chief of diplomacy accused Beijing of trying to undermine the global order. The Chinese side accused Washington of exerting pressure on other countries.
March 28. U.S. Ambassador to Palau John Hennessey-Niland arrived in Taiwan, becoming the first U.S. diplomatic representative of that rank to visit Formosa in 42 years.
April 8. The U.S. Department of Commerce adds seven Chinese entities to its economic blacklist.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-commerce-idUSKBN2BV1XU
April 8. Strategic Competition Act of 2021. A cross-party document describing the mobilization of all U.S. strategic, economic, and diplomatic tools for an Indo-Pacific strategy in order to address challenges posed by China.
April 9. US intelligence report on threats to their country. China as the main threat.
https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/annual-threat-assessment-report/5bd104278cd017bd/full.pdf
April 12. The record-breaking amount of Chinese military aircrafts (25) crossed Taiwan’s air defense.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-56728072
April 28. Biden’s first speech to Congress. He focused on the challenge posed by Beijing.
May 3-5. A meeting of the heads of diplomacy of the G7 countries and Australia, India, South Korea, South Africa, and the Secretary General of ASEAN took place in London. The final communiqué of the talks explicitly referred to China-related issues.
May 5. The final communiqué after the G7 summit in London. Several issues regarding relations with China were addressed.
G7 Foreign and Development Ministers’ Communiqué
May 11. A joint U.S., French, and Japanese military drill.
May 12. U.S. removes Chinese company Xiaomi from the blacklist. The court ruled that the decision to place the Chinese manufacturer there was unfounded.
May 18. A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed through the Taiwan Strait.
https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202105190005
May 27. U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He held their first conversation on trade issues since Biden’s presidency.
May 27. The U.S. Senate introduced a sweeping package of legislation aimed at increasing the country’s ability to compete with Chinese new technologies.
May 28.Chinese experts have called for increased nuclear deterrence at sea in the face of an intensified strategic threat from the U.S.
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202105/1224773.shtml
June 2. Chinese Vice Premier Liu He held talks with U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen. The conversation covered the macroeconomic situation as well as bilateral and multilateral cooperation.
June 3. Biden signed an executive order amending a ban on U.S. investment in Chinese companies initiated under his predecessor, naming 59 companies with ties to China’s military.
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202106/1225397.shtml
June 6. The United States will donate 750,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Taiwan after the island complained that China was hindering its efforts to secure the vaccines.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-05/3-us-senators-to-visit-taiwan-discuss-relations
June 7. Xinhua news agency reported that a second draft bill aimed at countering sanctions imposed by foreign governments was submitted by a National People’s Congress committee on Monday. The legislation would provide legal support to counter ‟discriminatory measures applied by a foreign country in accordance with the law.”
June 8. The U.S. Senate voted 68-32 to approve a sweeping legislative package aimed at increasing the country’s ability to compete with Chinese technology.
U.S. Indo-Pacific policy chief Kurt Campbell said the United States intends to work with Japan, New Zealand, Australia and others to help Pacific island countries, a region of increasing strategic rivalry with China.
The United States will target China with a new ‟strike force” to combat unfair trade practices, the Biden administration said. Led by the U.S. trade representative, it is searching for specific violations that have contributed to the weakening of supply chains in order to address them through tariffs or other remedies.
June 10. At a Senate Armed Services Committee budget hearing on June 10, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin stated that China wants to control the Indo-Pacific, while Congress is concerned about the lack of a hotline to avoid unintended escalation.
June 11. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed the need for cooperation and transparency on the origin of COVID-19 in a telephone conversation with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi and raised other controversial topics, including China’s treatment of Uighur Muslims, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4222159
The top U.S. diplomat in Hong Kong, U.S. Consul General Hanscom Smith, said the imposition of the new national security law has created a ‟coercive atmosphere” that threatens both the city’s freedoms and its position as an international business center.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on the United States and Russia for further reductions in nuclear arsenals just days before a summit in Geneva where Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin will meet.
June 12. The Group of Seven richest democracies have sought to counter China’s growing influence by offering developing countries an infrastructure plan that could compete with the Belt and Road initiative. U.S. President Joe Biden and other G7 leaders hope that their plan, known as the Build Back Better World (B3W) initiative, will provide a transparent infrastructure partnership to help developing countries.
G7 leaders have reached a consensus on the need for a common approach to China exporting at unfairly low prices and to human rights abuses, said a senior official in U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration.
June 14. A U.S. aircraft carrier group led by the USS Ronald Reagan entered the South China Sea on a routine mission, the U.S. Navy reported.
China condemned the joint statement by the Group of Seven leaders that scolded Beijing for a number of issues as serious interference in the country’s internal affairs and called on the group to cease denigrating China.
https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/g7-china-xinjiang-hong-kong-b1865363.html
Jake Sullivan, the White House National Security Advisor, said the G7 leaders focused around the need to ‟counter and compete” with China on challenges ranging from protecting democracy to the technology race.
http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14372589
U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee Vice Chairwoman Elaine Luria is advocating that the U.S. navy, among other things, should be prepared to close sea straits if necessary in order to strangle China’s economy.
June 15. A group of 10 Republican U.S. senators urged Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo so her department would work more quickly on identifying new U.S. technologies that the Chinese government could use if exported to that country.
The top U.S. diplomat nominee for East Asia, Daniel Kritenbrink, said that Washington should develop its relationship with Taiwan across every sector, hours after China’s largest ever violation of the island’s air defense identification zone.
Twenty-eight Chinese air force aircraft, including fighters and bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons, flew into Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Tuesday, reported the island’s government, which is the largest recorded violation to date. While there was no immediate comment from Beijing, this came after the Group of Seven leaders issued a joint statement on Sunday scolding China for a number of problems and stressing the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.
President Joe Biden on Tuesday welcomed a ‟major breakthrough” in the Boeing-Airbus trade dispute and an agreement with the European Union to counter China’s ” non-market practices.”
The Pentagon is considering a permanent naval task force and military operation in the Indo-Pacific region.
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/15/pentagon-navy-pacific-task-force-china-494605
June 16. On Wednesday, China announced that it rejects and deplores a joint statement by the United States and the European Union that criticized China. The Chinese government strongly opposed any country imposing its own demands on other countries, said Zhao Lijian, spokesman for China’s foreign ministry, during a regular briefing.
https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/xwfw_665399/s2510_665401/2511_665403/t1884265.shtml
June 16. U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen said on Wednesday that she expects the United States to disengage from China in some areas in order to protect its national security, but she is concerned about a complete severance of ties on the technology front.
June 17. General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, dismisses the possibility of a near-term Chinese military invasion of Taiwan saying that Beijing currently lacks the capability to annex the island.
June 17. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission unanimously voted on Thursday for a plan to ban the approval of equipment in U.S. telecommunications networks from Chinese companies considered to be national security threats, such as Huawei and ZTE. Under the proposed rules, which received preliminary approval, the FCC may also revoke previous equipment approvals issued to Chinese companies.
June 18. The White House is considering holding talks between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping. Jake Sullivan, Biden’s National Security Advisor, said that both leaders are to ‟assess our relationship”. The comments appear after Biden concludes a European tour with the intention of creating a united front against Beijing.
The World Bank-led project declined to award a contract to lay underwater communication cables after Pacific island governments heeded U.S. warnings that the Chinese company’s participation poses a security risk.
June 21. On Monday, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it was revoking the list of prohibited transactions from TikTok and WeChat that was published in September, when the Trump administration was seeking to block new downloads of the two Chinese-owned apps.
June 22. Cui Tiankai is heading home after serving as ambassador to the United States for eight years. Vice Foreign Minister Qin Gang was to replace the diplomat known for his relatively moderate stance. In his farewell message, Cui calls on Chinese people abroad to play a ‟key role” in US-China relations.
June 23. The Biden administration has banned imports of key solar panel material into the U.S. from China’s Hoshine Silicon Industry due to the allegations of forced labor.
China has denounced the United States as the biggest ‟risk creator” in the region after a U.S. warship again transited the strait which separates Taiwan from China. The US Navy’s 7th Fleet announced that the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur conducted a ‟routine transit through the Taiwan Strait” on Tuesday in accordance with international law.
June 24. The United States no longer perceives Taiwan as a problem in its relations with China, but as an opportunity to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific region, U.S. diplomat Raymond Greene, deputy head of the American Institute’s de facto embassy in Taiwan announced on Thursday.
June 28. British and American “hawks” call for a ‟NATO for Trade” against Beijing. The group would respond in a united way to economic coercion by China aimed at any member, but analysts argue that the idea could be undermined by contradictory trade interests.
June 28. Republicans on the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs announced their opposition to legislation aimed at increasing competition with China and pressuring Beijing to respect human rights.
June 30, 2021. Taiwan’s chief trade negotiator John Deng announced to the United States that he hoped a free trade agreement, which would be a strong show of U.S. support in the face of relentless Chinese pressure on the island, might be signed. Both sides have virtually held the long-delayed Trade and Investment Framework Agreement talks.
The United States and Japan are conducting war games and joint military exercises in the event of a conflict with China over Taiwan, in the face of growing concerns about assertive Chinese military activity.
https://www.ft.com/content/54b0db59-a403-493e-b715-7b63c9c39093
Worth watching/reading:
https://www.cfr.org/timeline/us-relations-china
https://www.piie.com/blogs/trade-investment-policy-watch/trump-trade-war-china-date-guide
https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-china-consulate-timeline-idUSL2N2EU2KP
https://www.china-briefing.com/news/the-us-china-trade-war-a-timeline/
July 1
Japan and the U.S. conducted surface-to-air exercises on a Japanese island, part of the Nansei Islands, about 850 kilometers from Taiwan, in a show of unity that coincided with the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party.
Chinese president Xi Jinping pledged on Thursday to end “reunification” with self-ruled Taiwan and promised to “destroy” any attempt at formal independence.
July 6
White House Indo-Pacific Coordinator Kurt Campbell said that China and the United States can coexist peacefully, but it is a huge challenge as Beijing becomes more and more assertive.
https://www.reuters.com/world/china-us-can-coexist-peace-challenge-enormous-white-house-2021-07-06/
July 9
China announced that it strongly opposes the U.S. tendency to politicize economic issues after the S&P Dow Jones and FTSE Russell indexes decided to remove more Chinese companies from their indexes after an updated U.S. executive order banned domestic investments in companies with alleged ties to China’s military.
Great Britain, the United States and a coalition of other nations have expressed concern that further legislation in Hong Kong could be used to restrict media freedom. ‟We are highly concerned about the possible introduction of new legislation that is intended or could be used to eliminate media scrutiny and criticism of government policies and actions” – a statement published by Great Britain on behalf of the Media Freedom Coalition, said.
July 11
The United States on Sunday reiterated its warning to China that an attack on Philippine forces in the South China Sea would trigger the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty. Secretary of State Antony emphasized this fact in a written statement on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of an arbitral tribunal ruling rejecting China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea.
China announced that it ‟strongly opposes” the inclusion of 23 Chinese entities on a U.S. economic blacklist over issues including alleged human rights violations and military ties. The Ministry of Commerce in a statement claimed that the inclusion of Chinese entities on the list was a ‟serious violation of international economic and trade rules” and an ‟unjustified suppression” of Chinese companies.
July 14
The United States on Sunday reiterated its warning to China that an attack on Philippine forces in the South China Sea would trigger the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty. Secretary of State Antony emphasized this fact in a written statement on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of an arbitral tribunal ruling rejecting China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea.
July 15
The Pacific Air Forces in Hawaii announced this week that about 25 F-22 Raptor aircraft from the Hawaii Air National Guard and from the joint Elmendorf-Richardson base in Alaska will be deployed this month on the islands of Guam and Tinian as part of Operation Pacific Iron 2021. Analysts claim the idea is to send a strong signal to the Chinese.
China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) may expel, fire warning shots and even shoot down foreign military aircraft that enter Chinese airspace, Chinese military observers warned after the second U.S. Air Force plane in two months landed on the island of Taiwan, which also provoked harsh reactions from China’s Ministry of Defense and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council.
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202107/1228730.shtml
A U.S. House of Representatives committee has advanced legislation to become more competitive against China without the support of Republicans, who opposed some climate legislation and said the proposal was too soft on Beijing. ‟Ensuring American Global Leadership and Engagement Act”, was passed by a 26-20 vote, with Democrats voting yes and Republicans opposed.
On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate passed a bill banning imports of products from the Chinese region of Xinjiang, a move aimed at punishing Beijing for what U.S. officials say is genocide against Uyghurs and other Muslim groups.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-senate-passes-bill-ban-all-products-chinas-xinjiang-2021-07-15/
July 17
The Chinese foreign ministry’s office in Hong Kong declared that new U.S. sanctions against Chinese officials and updated business advisories on the city are ‟extremely rude” and ‟extremely unjustified” acts of intimidation with ‟despicable intentions.” U.S. imposed sanctions on seven Chinese officials for Beijing’s crackdown on democracy in Hong Kong.
July 19
The United States and its allies accused China on Monday of a global cyber-espionage campaign. The United States was joined by NATO, the European Union, Australia, Britain, Canada, Japan and New Zealand in condemning the espionage, which according to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken posed ‟a great threat to our economic and national security.”
https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-allies-accuse-china-global-cyber-hacking-campaign-2021-07-19/
July 23
The U.S. Department of Justice program aimed at protecting U.S. technology from China has dropped five cases against Chinese scientists after a draft internal FBI analysis questioned the central premise of the investigation, in accordance with court documents.
On Friday, China announced that it had imposed counter-sanctions on U.S. individuals, including former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, in response to recent U.S. sanctions on Chinese officials in Hong Kong. These sanctions are the first imposed by China under a new law passed in June.
July 26
Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman traveled to the People’s Republic of China to hold meetings with State Counselor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and other PRC officials on July 25-26. They discussed means of establishing conditions for responsible management of U.S.-China relations.
https://www.state.gov/deputy-secretary-shermans-visit-to-the-peoples-republic-of-china/
China has given the U.S. for the first time a list of red lines and remedial actions it must take to repair relations, including lifting sanctions and dropping an extradition request for Huawei financial chief Meng Wanzhou. Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng told U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Monday morning that U.S.-China relations have reached a ‟stalemate” and are facing ‟serious consequences.”
July 27
Qin Gang becomes China’s new ambassador to the United States.
Paweł Paszak’s report on the American concept of the Indo-Pacific
Translation into English: Karolina Wiercioch
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