#Beijing and #Washington are edging back to the negotiating table. Relations between the two sank to a dangerous low after the spy balloon incident in February. What triggered the sudden change on the Chinese side?

https://ept.ms/AllianceAgainstChina_CIF

#Washington just signed deals with Papua New Guinea, Palau, and Micronesia in efforts to counter #Beijing's growing influence, after the Solomon Islands and Beijing signed a secret deal last year that took Washington by surprise.

https://ept.ms/200MillionRevoked_CIF

#China is welcoming American #Business owners to the country with open arms despite the cold shoulder that it is giving governmental figures. This comes as Beijing has largely declined to talk defense with #Washington.

https://ept.ms/BillGatesMeetingXi_CIF

#Washington is shoring up #India’s power by signing massive deals, from defense to critical technology. As a nuclear power sitting on a critical location, India is key to Washington’s efforts to counter #China.

https://ept.ms/IndiaBigTicketDeal_CIF

#China's new ambassador spoke at a conference in #Washington over the weekend, trying to convince an American audience that China’s governing system is just as #Democratic if not a much better governing system than that of the United States.

https://ept.ms/380KAcresLandGrab_CIF

Concerns are rising regarding #Washington’s information about how much U.S. #Land Chinese companies own, as the U.S. doesn’t have up to date information regarding land ownership.

https://ept.ms/380KAcresLandGrab_CIF

#Washington is okaying a new $440 million arms sale to #Taiwan—part of an even greater effort to boost its defenses, with over a billion dollars in deals greenlit this year. What's driving the urgency? And are the actions turning Taiwan into a dangerous "powder keg" as Beijing claims?

https://ept.ms/1BPreparingForWar_CIF

#Washington is okaying a new $440 million arms sale to #Taiwan—part of an even greater effort to boost its defenses, with over a billion dollars in deals greenlit this year. What's driving the urgency? And are the actions turning Taiwan into a dangerous "powder keg" as Beijing claims?
https://ept.ms/1BPreparingForWar_CIF