Sherman to lead US strategic, arms control talks with Russia Sunday, 25 July 2021 12:27 AM
[ Last Update: Sunday, 25 July 2021 12:35 AM ] US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman (Photo by AP)
US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman is to lead a high-level American delegation to hold strategic and arms control talks with Russian counterparts in Geneva, the State Department says.
“This meeting follows up on a commitment made between President [Joe] Biden and Russian President [Vladimir] Putin to have a deliberate and robust dialogue between our two nations that will seek to lay the groundwork for future arms control and risk reduction measures,” said the State Department in a statement quoted in an AP report on Saturday.
US diplomat worried about pandemic, food supply in N Korea
HYUNG-JIN KIM, Associated Press
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1of11In this photo provided by South Korea Foreign Ministry, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, second from left, talks to journalists as South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong Kun listens after their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 23, 2021. America s No. 2 diplomat on Friday expressed sympathy for North Koreans facing hardships and food shortages linked to the pandemic, and renewed calls for the North to return to talks over its nuclear program. (South Korea Foreign Ministry via AP)APShow MoreShow Less
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In retaliation for US sanctions against Chinese officials in Hong Kong, China slapped sanctions on former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and six other persons and companies on Friday.
Dubai: China s Foreign Ministry said the government is sanctioning seven people and entities, including former US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, in retaliation for a Biden administration warning to businesses about working in Hong Kong.
The move Friday invokes a new law to hit back against sanctions by the U.S. and its allies. The US has concocted the so-called Hong Kong Business Advisory to groundlessly smear Hong Kong s business environment, and illegally imposed sanctions on several officials, according to the statement. In response to the erroneous practice of the U.S. side, China has decided to take reciprocal countermeasures.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki responded later Friday that the U.S. remains undeterred by these actions and that the move only illustrates China s deteriorating investment climate and rising political risk.
China imposes sanctions on former US commerce secretary Ross, others Saturday, 24 July 2021 6:46 AM
[ Last Update: Saturday, 24 July 2021 7:12 AM ] China announced retaliatory sanctions against US individuals and institutions on July 23, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
China has hit US-based institutions and individuals, including former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, with retaliatory sanctions following recent American sanctions on Chinese officials in Hong Kong.
Beijing’s punitive measure against Washington on Friday came just ahead a planned visit to China by US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman amid intensifying tensions between the world’s top economic giants.
Explaining the tit-for-tat move, China’s Foreign Ministry said, The US side concocted the so-called Hong Kong business advisory, baselessly smeared Hong Kong s commercial environment, and illegally sanctioned Chinese official