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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is shown testifying before the House Financial Services Committee during a hearing regarding the state of the international financial system at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 13, 2023.

Treasury Secretary Yellen set to travel to Beijing to help ease U.S.-China relations

3:22am July 03, 2023

by The Associated Press

Yellen, who has called the notion of an economic decoupling from China "disastrous," has frequently said in the past year that she would like to visit China.

Fast-fashion giant Shein has been accused of human rights violations and unsustainable environmental practices. The company is once again under attack after sending a group of social media influencers on a highly curated tour of some of its facilities in Guangzhou, China.

Shein invited influencers on an all-expenses-paid trip. Here's why people are livid

3:45pm June 30, 2023

by Vanessa Romo

After a recent trip to some of the company's facilities in Guangzhou, China, young tastemakers fawned over happy employees and sweat-free working conditions. Now the influencers are facing a backlash.

The Smithfield feed processing mill producing food for nearby hog-raising farms in Milford, Utah.

Politics & Government

China owns 300,000 acres of land in the U.S. Here's where

4:38pm June 26, 2023

Chinese companies and individuals own farmland across America. But lawmakers in Washington are pushing to block any purchases that could be connected to the Chinese Communist Party.

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, firefighters work at the site of an explosion at a restaurant in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in the early hours of Wednesday, June 21, 2023.

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Cooking gas explosion kills 31 people at a barbecue restaurant in northwestern China

1:37am June 22, 2023

by The Associated Press

The blast tore through the restaurant Wednesday night on a busy street in Yinchuan, the capital of the traditionally Muslim Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, the official Xinhua News Agency said.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Britain's Foreign Secretary James Cleverly attend an event at the Ukrainian Welcome Center at the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, in London, on June 20, 2023

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From Beijing to London, Blinken pushes for Ukraine peace deal and recovery

2:52pm June 20, 2023

by Fatima Al-Kassab

America's top diplomat heads from China to the U.K. where Ukraine's post-war recovery tops the agenda

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday.

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With visit to China, Blinken clears a diplomatic path, but it's unclear where it goes

6:45am June 20, 2023

by John Ruwitch

Secretary of State Antony Blinken's trip shows the Biden administration is keen to reignite diplomacy and inject stability to its dealings with China, but whether it was a success remains to be seen.

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a press conference at the Beijing American Center of the US Embassy in Beijing on June 19.

"Profound differences" remain between U.S. and China, Secretary Blinken tells NPR

5:37pm June 19, 2023

by Ally Schweitzer

As U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wraps up two days of diplomatic talks in Beijing, he said the two world powers must maintain communication despite "profound" differences.

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A China Central Television news broadcast shows footage of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meeting with China's President Xi Jinping on Monday.

How Secretary Blinken is tackling the China relationship (and others in the region)

1:37pm June 19, 2023

Much of the Biden administration's approach to the world focuses on the U.S. competition with China.

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Monday, June 19, 2023.

Antony Blinken meets China's Xi in a bid to ease soaring U.S.-China tensions

6:12am June 19, 2023

by The Associated Press

In footage released by China's state broadcaster, Xi is heard to say "The two sides have agreed to follow through on the common understandings President Biden and I have reached in Bali."

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, right, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, Sunday, June 18, 2023.

Antony Blinken has started meetings in Beijing, aiming to cool US-China tensions

2:08pm June 18, 2023

by The Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Beijing early Sunday on a high-stakes diplomatic mission to try to cool exploding U.S.-China tensions that have set many around the world on edge.