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Amid the global race for critical minerals and rising defense spending, Kazakhstan is re-emerging as a significant player in the tungsten sector. Yet the importance of new projects goes far beyond mining. [1]

Xi-Biden summit adds stability to China-U.S. ties Published : 21 Nov 2023, 00:31 World political experts and business leaders are upbeat about the outcome of the latest meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. [2]

Commentary 3 principles for China-U.S. relations Published : 13 Nov 2023, 14:30 In 1973, the Philadelphia Orchestra gave a performance in China, the first-ever by an American orchestra. [3]

US-China tensionsXi-Biden call at center of China-U.S. talks in Bangkok Wang and Sullivan also discuss holding dialogue on AI risks in spring Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, met U.S. [4]

Taiwan tensionsHalt in China-U.S. talks threatens 'complete free fall' in ties Beijing cuts cooperation on climate, drug trade after Pelosi's Taiwan trip Beijing and Washington had been holding top-level communications on battling climate change and ... [5]

WASHINGTON -- Tensions between the U.S. and China have spread to the drone industry, as American startup manufacturer Skydio -- which supplies Taiwan and Ukraine -- says its battery supply chain in China has been targeted by sanctions from Beijing. [6]

HONG KONG -- A deal that gives American regulators access to the audit records of U.S.-listed Chinese companies is a key step to ending a yearslong impasse, but analysts warn that the landmark agreement could still fall apart. [7]

Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bureau chief. He was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize. [8]

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[1] TH thediplomat.com · 2026-02-27 · 65% match

Kazakhstan at a Critical Minerals Crossroads: Tungsten and Middle Power Resource Sovereignty

Amid the global race for critical minerals and rising defense spending, Kazakhstan is re-emerging as a significant player in the tungsten sector. Yet the importance of new projects goes far beyond mining.

[2] FI dailyfinland.fi · 2023-11-21 · 75% match

Xi-Biden summit adds stability to China-U.S. ties

Xi-Biden summit adds stability to China-U.S. ties Published : 21 Nov 2023, 00:31 World political experts and business leaders are upbeat about the outcome of the latest meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S.

[3] FI dailyfinland.fi · 2023-11-13 · 75% match

3 principles for China-U.S. relations

Commentary 3 principles for China-U.S. relations Published : 13 Nov 2023, 14:30 In 1973, the Philadelphia Orchestra gave a performance in China, the first-ever by an American orchestra.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-01-28 · 75% match

Xi-Biden call at center of China-U.S. talks in Bangkok

US-China tensionsXi-Biden call at center of China-U.S. talks in Bangkok Wang and Sullivan also discuss holding dialogue on AI risks in spring Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, met U.S.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-08-11 · 75% match

Halt in China-U.S. talks threatens 'complete free fall' in ties

Taiwan tensionsHalt in China-U.S. talks threatens 'complete free fall' in ties Beijing cuts cooperation on climate, drug trade after Pelosi's Taiwan trip Beijing and Washington had been holding top-level communications on battling climate change and

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-11-01 · 75% match

Drones become newest front in China-U.S. economic security fight

WASHINGTON -- Tensions between the U.S. and China have spread to the drone industry, as American startup manufacturer Skydio -- which supplies Taiwan and Ukraine -- says its battery supply chain in China has been targeted by sanctions from Beijing.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-08-29 · 75% match

Risks hang over 'milestone' China-U.S. audit deal

HONG KONG -- A deal that gives American regulators access to the audit records of U.S.-listed Chinese companies is a key step to ending a yearslong impasse, but analysts warn that the landmark agreement could still fall apart.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-07-26 · 75% match

Analysis: Did rocky China-U.S. ties doom Qin Gang as foreign minister?

Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bureau chief. He was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-01-04 · 75% match

Nepal's new PM faces ever trickier China-U.S.-India high wire act

PoliticsNepal's new PM faces ever trickier China-U.S.-India high wire act Dahal likely to cozy up to Beijing as Himalayan nation's woes deepen, experts say Nepal's newly elected Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, is pictured

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-02-03 · 75% match

Xi set to host Blinken in signal of China-U.S. detente

TOKYO -- Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to host U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken next week in Beijing, signaling his desire to stabilize relations with Washington as he faces economic headwinds at home.

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