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China denounces US bill aimed at boosting competitiveness

Beijing is denouncing a U.S. bill aimed at boosting U.S. technology in the face of growing competition from China and others, calling it a thinly veiled attack on China's political system and an attempt to constrain its development

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Biden to get warm welcome from relieved but wary allies

When U.S. President Joe Biden flies to Europe this week on his first foreign trip as president, he will find his hosts welcoming but wary

UK parliament won't get immediate vote on foreign aid cut

British lawmakers have failed to force a vote on the government’s cut to foreign aid spending, but may get a chance to debate the contentious decision on Tuesday

China hosts Southeast Asian ministers as it competes with US

China is hosting foreign ministers from 10 Southeast Asian nations amid heightened competition between Beijing and Washington for influence in the region

US senators promise vaccines for Taiwan amid China row

Three senators visiting Taiwan say the U.S. will give the self-ruled island 750,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine, part of President Joe Biden’s move to share tens of millions of jabs globally

Senators say US donating vaccines to Taiwan amid China row

Three American senators visiting Taiwan say the U.S. will give the island 750,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines, part of President Joe Biden’s move to share millions of jabs globally

G-7 nations sign key pact to make tech giants pay fair taxes

Britain’s treasury chief said the world’s richest countries have signed a landmark global agreement to confront tax avoidance and make sure giant tech companies pay their fair share

Hundreds show up around Hong Kong park despite vigil ban

Hundreds of people gathered near a Hong Kong park despite a ban on an annual candlelight vigil remembering the deadly crackdown in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, and the arrest earlier in the day of an organizer of previous vigils