Sep 26 UN Security Council rejects Russia and China’s resolution to delay sanctions on Iran By Farnoush Amiri, Stephanie Liechtenstein, Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The U.N. Security Council on Friday rejected another last-ditch effort to delay the reimposition of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program a day before the deadline and after Western countries claimed that weeks of meetings failed to result in… Continue reading
Sep 26 Rep. John Moolenaar, chair of China panel, demands urgent briefing on TikTok deal By Didi Tang, Associated Press In a statement released Friday, the chairman of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party praised the proposed deal as "an important step” in transitioning ownership of the TikTok platform to American hands but he emphasized that “divestment was… Continue reading
Sep 25 Rep. Adam Smith backs renegotiating global economic rules to reflect China’s rise By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press The head of a U.S. congressional delegation visiting China said he backed renegotiating the rules governing the global economy to take into account China’s rise and that of others such as India and Brazil. Continue reading
Sep 25 WATCH: Trump signs TikTok executive order on sale of social media company By Associated Press Much is still unknown about the actual deal in the works, but Trump said Thursday that Chinese leader Xi Jinping has approved it. Any major change to the popular video platform could have a huge impact on how Americans consume… Continue reading
Sep 24 China announces new climate goal to cut its world-leading emissions By Seth Borenstein, Melina Walling, Associated Press The world’s largest carbon polluting nation has announced a new climate fighting goal to cut emissions by 7% to 10% by 2035. Continue reading
Sep 24 China gives up WTO developing country status in face of U.S. tariffs By Ken Moritsugu, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press This move, revealed on Tuesday by Premier Li Qiang in a speech in New York, aligns with long-standing demands from the United States. Continue reading
Sep 21 Trump says Murdochs and Dell could potentially take part in U.S.-China TikTok deal By Alan Suderman, Associated Press President Donald Trump said prominent billionaires – including media mogul Rupert Murdoch and tech founder Michael Dell – could be part of a deal in which the U.S. will take control of the social video platform TikTok. Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch 8:49 What’s in the U.S.-China deal for an American TikTok spinoff By William Brangham, Nick Schifrin, Liz Landers, Eliot Barnhart President Trump announced a deal with China's Xi Jinping to spin off a U.S. version of TikTok, the wildly popular social media app. A Chinese company developed and owns the app, which raised concerns in the U.S. over national security… Continue watching
Sep 19 Trump says he and Xi will meet in South Korea next month and he’ll later go to China By Didi Tang, Associated Press In a Truth Social post afterward, Trump said Xi would come to the United states and noted the leaders made progress on "the approval of the TikTok Deal. Continue reading
Sep 19 Trump, Xi in talks to finalize TikTok deal that allows app to keep operating in the U.S. By Didi Tang, Associated Press The call may offer clues about whether the two leaders might meet in person to hash out a final agreement to end their trade war and provide clarity on where relations between the world's two superpowers may be headed. Continue reading