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Beijing has announced it will set restrictions on the export of two key materials used to make computer chips. Starting on August 1, China's commerce ministry will require producers of gallium and germanium to obtain licences before exporting the metals. The move comes after the United States imposed similar restrictions…


BEIJING: China’s top diplomat has called on South Korea and Japan to remember their “roots” and reject Western influences, in racially charged comments to officials from Seoul and Tokyo.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to Beijing on July 6-9, becoming the second member of President Joe Biden’s cabinet to head to the Chinese capital in recent weeks, as the world’s two largest economies look to mend ties after a spate of bilateral tensions.

China’s National Security Law has all but extinguished criticism, but more legislation on security is expected.

China said it wants closer ties with Russia’s military, a sign Moscow still has Beijing’s support after the aborted Wagner mutiny.

Hong Kong police have accused eight self-exiled pro-democracy activists of violating the territory’s harsh National Security Law and offered rewards of $127,600 each for information leading to their arrests

The US treasury secretary heads to China this week hoping to lay the groundwork for improved communication and relations between the world’s two largest economies.

Janet Yellen will arrive for a four-day trip on Thursday, less than three weeks after Washington’s top diplomat Antony Blinken visited in June

Beijing says ship’s planned tour of five countries is to show that China is a ‘responsible’ country.