Jul 06 China’s leader denounces calls for technology blockades By Associated Press China's leader Xi Jinping has attacked calls from some in the U.S. and its allies to limit their dependency on Chinese suppliers and block the sharing of technologies. Continue reading
Jun 28 Russia, China declare friendship treaty extension, hail ties By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press The leaders of Russia and China announced the extension of a 20-year-old friendship treaty, a show of unity amid their tensions with the West. Continue reading
Jun 24 U.S. blocks solar panel materials from China over labor abuses By Ben Fox, Associated Press The moves could make it harder for the U.S. to meet renewable energy goals aimed at addressing climate change. That's because about 45% of the global supply of the polysilicon used to make photovoltaic cells for solar panels comes from… Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch 5:06 News Wrap: Supreme Court sides with cheerleader kicked off squad for social media post In our news wrap Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled a Pennsylvania school was wrong to suspend a girl from cheerleading over a social media post. The justices also struck down a California regulation allowing labor unions to recruit agricultural… Continue watching
Jun 20 US sends Taiwan 2.5 million vaccine doses, tripling pledge By Associated Press The U.S. sent 2.5 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Taiwan on Sunday, tripling an earlier pledge in a donation with both public health and geopolitical meaning. Continue reading
Jun 14 Watch 7:37 Biden underscores US commitment to NATO in sharp contrast to Trump By Yamiche Alcindor, Meredith Lee President Joe Biden is in Brussels, Belgium Monday night, trying to reassure NATO allies about U.S. support and discuss common concerns such as ending the pandemic, confronting cyberattacks and climate change, and the threats from Russia and China. White House… Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch 7:47 3 issues that will test US partnerships with EU allies By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran President Joe Biden will meet European Union leaders in Brussels, Belgium Tuesday. After the fractious relationship between former President Trump and many of those same leaders, Biden has been hailed as a fresh start by many of them. But issues… Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch 7:48 Are the G-7 pledges to combat climate change enough? An expert weighs in By William Brangham, David Coles As carbon emissions build up in the atmosphere more than ever before in human history, western leaders at the Group of Seven summit pledged to reduce their use of coal, lower their overall emissions, and help nations most impacted by… Continue watching
Jun 14 NATO leaders declare China a global security challenge By Aamer Madhani, Jonathan Lemire, Lorne Cook, Associated Press It's a summit message in Brussels on Monday in sync with President Joe Biden's efforts to get allies to speak out with a more unified voice against China's trade, military and human rights practices. Continue reading
Jun 13 Watch 5:49 ‘America is back’: Biden heads for NATO summit after a successful G-7 By PBS NewsHour President Biden flew to Brussels for the NATO summit after wrapping up the G-7 in the UK. At a news conference Sunday, he talked about the G-7’s plan to donate a billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines globally and an agreement… Continue watching