What are the main areas of tension in the US-China relationship?

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[caption id="attachment_7051" align="alignnone" width="959"] China's President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump meet at a summit in Osaka in June 2019 [/caption] WASHINGTON: The...

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Brazil President Bolsonaro extends quarantine, still tests positive for COVID-19

July 22, 2020July 23, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7097" align="alignnone" width="960"] Until he was infected, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro regularly hit the streets of Brasilia without a face mask, exchanging hugs and...

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Trump to send federal agents to more US cities to fight violent crime

July 22, 2020July 23, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7094" align="alignnone" width="955"] U.S. President Donald Trump holds law enforcement event at the White House in Washington [/caption] WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump announced a...

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Pompeo urges India to reduce dependence on China

July 22, 2020July 23, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7087" align="alignnone" width="927"] US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is seen during a press conference in the garden of Marienborg Castle north of Copenhagen,...

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Commentary: US-China rivalry will see a long and bumpy journey

July 22, 2020July 23, 2020

The US is rallying around a strategy of decoupling but will face pushback from China and affected countries, says Mohamed A El-Erian. [caption id="attachment_7080" align="alignnone"...

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Consulate closure latest salvo in US-China tussle

July 22, 2020July 23, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7045" align="alignnone" width="943"] Tensions are rising between the US and China as they battle for global supremacy. [/caption] WASHINGTON: The closure of the Chinese...

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California surpasses New York as worst-hit state in COVID-19 cases

July 22, 2020July 23, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7064" align="alignnone" width="953"] FILE PHOTO: Few people wear masks as they walk on the beach pier during the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease...

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Coronavirus: Cracking the secrets of how bats survive viruses

July 22, 2020July 22, 2020

Scientists have deciphered the genetic blueprints of six of the world's bats. [caption id="attachment_7011" align="alignnone" width="969"] The greater mouse-eared bat catches insects in flight [/caption]...

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Earliest evidence for humans in the Americas

July 22, 2020July 22, 2020

Humans settled in the Americas much earlier than previously thought, according to new finds from Mexico. [caption id="attachment_7015" align="alignnone" width="969"] One of the stone artefacts...

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S$45 million tourism campaign launched urging locals to explore Singapore

July 22, 2020July 22, 2020

SINGAPORE: Residents of Singapore are being encouraged to take a local holiday – dubbed a “Singapoliday” - and rediscover their home country while supporting local...