While the planned diplomatic exchanges are aimed, in part, at restoring ties, Xi is also said to be hoping they will slow down Washington’s trade and tech war targeting Beijing

The Chinese president’s statements come amid increasing efforts on both sides to simmer down tensions and have rekindled hopes of Xi-Biden meeting later this year

One fund chief said China could restrict exports of rare earths used in consumer electronics and EVs vehicles, and target US technology companies

The US treasury secretary said she also told Chinese officials they could raise concerns about US actions, and that Washington might "respond to unintended consequences" of its restrictions

Beijing said Biden's comments “go totally against facts and seriously violate diplomatic protocol, and severely infringe on China’s political dignity”

"I hope we are going to get to the bottom of this, but I make no apologies for taking down that balloon," the US president said

“Today, we’re in the strongest position in decades to compete with China or anyone else in the world,” Biden said in his State of the Union address

The Biden administration aims to cut China off from certain semiconductor chips made anywhere in the world using US equipment

A report by Chinese state media said the US should “stop hostile containment approaches against China” if it really wants to boost cooperation

Asia-Pacific is no one's backyard and should not become an arena for big power contest, the Chinese President said

This was Yellen's first in-person conversation with a top Chinese economic official amid lingering tensions between Washington and Beijing

Biden wants to determine whether critical interests of the US and China are in conflict with one another, SCMP said