Dorothy Li

Beijing also announced a national security probe into imported printers and suspended U.S. agencies’ factory inspections.

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the actions are aimed at protecting U.S. citizens from unfair competition.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is expected to visit Washington on Sept. 24, just weeks before the current trade deal is set to expire.

‘With its economy in freefall and inflation in the triple digits, the regime is desperate for cash,’ Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.

The War Department is barred from funding fundamental research projects involving these entities.

Tensions between China and the EU have been rising over issues ranging from the widening trade imbalance to Beijing’s support for Moscow.

Rubio says the expiration of 2020 emergency declaration was because ’the circumstances had changed in the President’s judgment.’

Americans detained in China, trade and investment boards, and South China Sea tensions were among the issues discussed during the meeting.

Secretary of State Rubio arrives in the Philippines capital for a gathering of Southeast Asian nations’ top diplomats.

The encounter came ahead of an expected meeting between top diplomats from China and the Philippines this week.