Politics

U.S. President Joe Biden would also push other G7 leaders for "concrete action on forced labor" in China, and to include criticism of Beijing in their final communique

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke by telephone with senior Chinese official Yang Jiechi — their first talks since a heated in-person encounter in Alaska in March.

Suga's reference came as Tokyo and Beijing have already been at odds over several issues, including a territorial dispute in the East China Sea and the crackdown on Hong Kong.

With one year left in his single five-year term, Moon's promise for a more just, compassionate and equitable society rings hollow to many.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been outspoken in calling for multilateral action against China, but the government is wary about further provoking Beijing.

At the summit in England from Friday, Biden will be working to rally the world’s democratic nations — and counter China — as the globe struggles back from the COVID-19 pandemic.

China’s muted reaction over a U.S. military flight to Taiwan prompted criticism from nationalists online, underscoring the pressures on President Xi Jinping to follow through on heated "red line” rhetoric. The U.S. Air Force C-17 cargo plane made a three-hour stopover in Taipei on Sunday ...

The probe comes at a sensitive time in U.S.-China relations, with both governments showing signs they want to move beyond the vitriol of Donald Trump’s presidency.

Yoon Seok-youl resigned in March in protest against Moon Jae-in’s policy of stripping the prosecutors’ office of investigative powers, opening a path for a presidential run.