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US president’s campaign has posted on Chinese-owned video app in attempt to appeal to younger voters
Video app vows legal battle to prevent effort to separate it from Chinese parent
Move could lead to obsolescence of video app used by 170mn Americans
AmCham China highlights concerns about lack of regulatory clarity as Beijing seeks to shore up confidence
Washington considers sanctions on Chinese financial institutions, according to people familiar with the situation
Move to bundle divest-or-ban measure with foreign aid could compel Senate to act against Chinese-owned app
Communication matters precisely because the structural problem between the pair is probably insoluble
US also to probe Chinese shipbuilding as president’s re-election campaign fights for votes in Pennsylvania
Pentagon says Lloyd Austin stressed importance of freedom of navigation in call with Dong Jun
Washington calls on EU to use influence in Beijing to halt weapons transfers to Moscow
Support from Washington reflects mounting alarm at Beijing’s assertiveness in Indo-Pacific
WuXi AppTec and WuXi Biologics under threat from proposed national security legislation
Hedge fund billionaire is considered possible pick for Treasury secretary
US president to hold historic summits with Japanese and Philippine leaders in Washington this week
Treasury secretary’s week-long trip yields little progress on disagreements over how Beijing should counter slowdown
Chinese control of a powerful ‘persuasive AI’ tool cannot be tolerated
Current and former employees of video app’s Chinese parent ByteDance in outcry over stock award liabilities
Also in this newsletter: Yellen optimistic on US-China relations, Dimon warns on interest rates, social class in the workplace
Rusting hulk of Philippine vessel Sierra Madre grounded on disputed reef has become potential US-China flashpoint
Treasury secretary points to intensified diplomacy between Washington and Beijing at end of six-day visit to country
US treasury secretary delivers message to vice minister He Lifeng during meetings in Guangzhou
Trade barriers not ruled out by Treasury secretary ahead of talks with Beijing officials
Act aims to impose penalties on funds that track indices that include Chinese companies
How Malaysia is making the most of the rivals’ battle for global tech supremacy
US and Chinese leaders discuss Taiwan, TikTok and sanctions among other issues in nearly two-hour long discussion
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