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China tells Rubio to behave himself in veiled warning

Associated Press

BEIJING — China’s veteran foreign minister has issued a veiled warning to America’s new secretary of state: Behave yourself. Foreign Minister Wang Yi conveyed the message in a phone call Friday, their first conversation since Marco Rubio’s confirmation as President Donald Trump’s top diplomat four days earlier. The short phrase seemed aimed at Rubio’s vocal criticism of China and its …

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Behave yourself: Chinese Foreign Minister warns US Secretary of State Rubio in first conversation

India TV News

The first conversation between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi does not seem to have gone as planned, as China's veteran foreign minister ended up issuing a veiled warning to Rubio, asking him to 'behave.' Rubio remains a vocal critic of China The short phrase used by Wang Yi appears to have been aimed …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Chinese hack of US Treasury breached sanctions office: Report

The Hindu

Chinese government hackers breached the U.S. Treasury office that administers economic sanctions, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, identifying targets of a cyberattack Treasury disclosed earlier this week. Citing unnamed U.S. officials, the Washington Post said hackers compromised the Office of Foreign Assets Control and the Office of Financial Research and also targeted the office of U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Yellen Threatens Sanctions for China Banks That Aid Russia War

Live Mint

-- US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen wrapped up four days of talks in China with a warning against any moves to bolster Russia’s military capacity. “I stressed that companies, including those in the PRC, must not provide material support for Russia’s war, and that they will face significant consequences if they do,” Yellen said Monday in prepared remarks for a …

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3 years, 8 months ago

US sanctions Chinese officials over Hong Kong democracy crackdown

Al Jazeera

Latest move in response to Beijing’s clampdown is seen by analysts as symbolic as business community still wants market access. The sanctions, posted by the US Treasury Department on Friday, are aimed at individuals from China’s Hong Kong liaison office, used by Beijing to orchestrate its policies in the Chinese territory. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Chinese …

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3 years, 9 months ago

China passes law to counter foreign sanctions

Al Jazeera

Experts say new law is China’s latest and most wide-ranging legal tool to respond to foreign sanctions. China has passed a law to counter foreign sanctions, as it strives to diffuse pressure from the United States and the European Union over trade, technology, Hong Kong and Xinjiang. The new law is China’s latest and most wide-ranging legal tool to respond …

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4 years ago

China rebukes certain European countries for summoning Chinese ambassadors

China Daily

BEIJING -- A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Wednesday rebuked certain European countries for their unreasonable actions in summoning Chinese ambassadors after China announced sanctions against 10 individuals and four entities within the European Union. Prior to the Chinese sanctions, the EU had unilaterally sanctioned Chinese individuals and entities under the pretext of so-called human rights issues in Xinjiang, which …

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4 years, 7 months ago

Huawei says it’s running out of processing chips for smartphones due to U.S. sanctions

LA Times

Men walk in front of a Huawei sign at a tech conference in Beijing in 2019. Chinese tech giant Huawei is running out of processor chips to make smartphones due to U.S. sanctions and will be forced to stop production of its own most advanced chips, a company executive says, in a sign of growing damage to Huawei’s business from …

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5 years, 9 months ago

Huawei says US sanctions will cost it billions in revenue

Live Mint

Huawei's founder said Monday that the Chinese telecom giant's revenue will be $30 billion less than forecast over the next two years, as he compared the company to a "badly damaged plane" as a result of U.S. government actions against it. "We never thought that the U.S.'s determination to attack Huawei would be so strong, so firm," Ren Zhengfei, who …

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6 years ago

US slaps sanctions on 2 Chinese firms doing business with North Korea

CNN

CNN — The Trump administration on Thursday issued its first set of sanctions aimed at North Korea since the failed summit last month between Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump, going after two Chinese shipping companies that have helped Pyongyang evade restrictions imposed by the US and United Nations Security Council. “We will find out, and they are at …

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6 years ago

China urges UNSC to reconsider sanctions on North Korea

The Quint

Beijing, March 1 China on Friday urged the UN Security Council to reconsider the sanctions imposed on North Korea in order to move forward in the negotiations for the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula after a second summit between US President Donald Trump and Pyongyang leader Kim Jong-un ended inconclusively. "China believes that according to relevant resolutions and the progress …

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6 years, 3 months ago

Unlike the US, China is playing the long game (opinion)

CNN

Editor’s Note: Samantha Vinograd is a CNN National Security Analyst. US negotiators are preparing for talks during their 90-day trade truce with China, and this isn’t a simple game of Chinese checkers. While alleviating the economic pressures of the trade war at home is a priority, China’s President Xi Jinping also wants to extend its reach elsewhere. Increased Chinese economic …

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6 years, 4 months ago

US lawmakers to introduce legislation urging action over China's crackdown on minority Muslims in Xinjiang region

Firstpost

The legislation will also ask President Donald Trump to condemn China’s actions in the Xinjiang region, call for a new “special coordinator” of US policy on the issue and press for consideration of a ban on export of US technology that Beijing could use in surveillance and mass detention of ethnic Uighurs, according to a copy of the measure seen …

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6 years, 9 months ago

The ‘Tiananmen sanctions’ should be strengthened, not lifted

CNN

Editor’s Note: Michael Caster is a human rights advocate, researcher, civil society consultant and the editor of “The Peoples Republic of the Disappeared: Stories from inside China’s system for enforced disappearances.” The views expressed in this commentary are his. This week, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reiterated previous calls for the Chinese government “to make a full public accounting …

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7 years, 6 months ago

Trump shows his hand on North Korea, Iran

CNN

Story highlights The administration is moving beyond rhetoric and posturing "We don't want to be dealing with the next North Korea," Haley said CNN — Aside from his “Rocket Man” rhetoric, President Donald Trump’s United Nations debut revealed a new road map outlining his plans to deal with one boiling nuclear crisis, with North Korea, and another one that may …

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7 years, 6 months ago

Will nuclear test force Chinese rethink on North Korea?

CNN

Story highlights Voices in China diverging from official line on North Korea policy Nuclear test seen as an embarrassment to Xi Jinping NEW: Xi makes no reference to North Korea in closing summit speech Beijing CNN — China – North Korea’s only global ally and biggest trading partner – has put on a stoic face since Pyongyang successfully conducted its …

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8 years, 6 months ago

The 'Livelihood Loophole' And Other Weaknesses Of N. Korea Sanctions

NPR

The 'Livelihood Loophole' And Other Weaknesses Of N. Korea Sanctions Enlarge this image toggle caption Eric Talmadge/AP Eric Talmadge/AP The ground had barely stopped shaking from North Korea's most recent nuclear test last week when the international condemnations began. South Korean President Park Geun-hye said the test displayed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's "maniacal recklessness." Even North Korea's longtime …

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