The agencies are expected to release declassified material on what they have learned about Covid’s origins. People briefed on the material say there is no smoking gun.
Tag: China
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Biden Says Xi Was Not Informed About Spy Balloon
At a campaign fund-raiser, the president said China’s leader was “very embarrassed” to be kept in the dark about the surveillance craft that was shot down after crossing American airspace.
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Blinken Visit Reveals Chasm in How U.S. and China Perceive Rivalry
Xi Jinping and nationalistic Chinese see recent U.S. actions as an effort to contain another superpower rather than compete with it — and they’re pushing back.
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China’s Central Bank Cuts Loan Prime Rates
The reduction in the rates, which are used to set corporate loans and home mortgages, signal concern that the country’s post-pandemic rebound is stalling.