Washington said new working group’s first meeting in Beijing was a ‘good start’ but says ‘there’s a lot more work to be done’ in fighting illicit opioid trade.

Dialogue slated for first quarter of 2024 to bring government and private sector together in working group focused on trade and investment disputes.

As part of a Biden-Xi summit deal, the US lifted curbs on a Chinese agency deemed complicit in human rights violations in an effort to stem the flow of opioids.

Chinese leader praises role of ordinary people in improving bilateral relations in message to ‘citizen diplomat’ from small Iowa city where he led agricultural delegation in 1985.

It is a tit-for-tat response to US Treasury sanctions this month on Chinese entities over alleged human rights abuses.

Comments by Nicholas Burns, the US ambassador to Beijing, follow recent signals from both sides that they plan to address some of the deep divisions that have destabilised the US-China relationship.

Speakers at an event discussing the relationship view recent developments as positive but warn that events such as Taiwan’s election could strain ties.

At 50th anniversary gala of the US-China Business Council, US ambassador to China Nicholas Burns talks of ‘revival of a close, coordinated relationship’ between the two nations.

‘There’s no reason why competitors cannot also be friends,’ Chinese ambassador Xie Feng says, calling for good sportsmanship in bilateral relations.

US will appear to have ‘egg on our face’ if China’s demand is met without getting results ‘Americans deserved in return’: Republican representative.

Readers discuss the positive momentum in bilateral relations following the Xi-Biden summit, protection against the winter flu season, district council election turnout and taxi drivers’ woes.

US-China consensus on regulating the military use of AI mentions no specifics, amid challenge posed by the lack of a common definition for lethal autonomous weapon systems.

President Xi Jinping pledged more measures to attract foreign investors in November, Premier Li Qiang took the helm at the Central Financial Commission and China announced visa-free entry plans.

In this issue of the Global Impact newsletter, we reflect on the meeting between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping before the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) leaders’ summit in San Francisco.

Washington’s response to Ukraine war cited as reason for mixed views, as island residents ponder what would happen if Beijing engaged them militarily.

The retired ambassador to Washington tells Talking Post with Yonden Lhatoo that the island is a matter of national sovereignty for Beijing.

Xi highlights role of innovation in growth as 21-member grouping wraps up annual conference in San Francisco.

Improved military-to-military dialogue, coordination on fentanyl and meeting of minds on AI singled out as noteworthy takeaways from Apec discussion.

Structural tensions continue to cloud the Sino-US economic relationship as companies look to diversify supply chains to other Asian countries.

US meanwhile lifts Xinjiang-related sanctions on lab affiliated with Chinese police. It follows agreement between Beijing and Washington to work together on narcotics control.

President Xi Jinping told the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Summit in San Francisco on Thursday that China would ‘strive to tear down barriers’ amid efforts to attract foreign investors.

American president touts country’s latest economic numbers as Chinese leader Xi Jinping in submitted remarks calls for ‘seeking common ground’.

Both sides came away from the summit in California with some gains, but one analyst warned that ‘both countries are much closer to a real crisis than many people think’

Business-like tone takes the place of warm family moments displayed during 2017 visit as Xi Jinping and Joe Biden hold first in-person talks in a year.