WASHINGTON: The United States will work to maintain lines of communication with China despite a rift over an alleged surveillance balloon, a top US diplomat said on Wednesday (Feb 15). The United States and China have 'never stopped communicating and trying to understand each other' despite the cancellatio
WASHINGTON: The United States will work to maintain lines of communication with China despite a rift over an alleged surveillance balloon, a top US diplomat said on Wednesday .
"We do not see conflict with the PRC. We believe in the power of diplomacy to prevent miscalculations that can lead to conflict," she said in a speech at the Brookings Institution. Sherman, in response to a question, declined to say if Blinken would meet China's foreign policy supremo Wang Yi later this week when both attend the Munich Security Conference.
Beijing insisted that the balloon was for weather surveillance and had gone astray and has accused the United States of sending its own balloons over China, charges denied by Washington.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Alpine skiing-United States win gold in team parallel at world championshipsMERIBEL : The United States beat Norway to claim gold in the team parallel event at the Alpine skiing world championships on Tuesday.The U.S. quartet of Tommy Ford, Paula Moltzan, River Radamus and Nina O'Brien beat Norway 3-2, with Ford besting Timon Haugan in the last run after Moltzan tied with Thea Lo
Read more »
Chinese chip trade group opposes export controls from US, Netherlands, Japan - statementSHANGHAI : The China Semiconductor Industry Association (CSIA), China's top trade group for the chip industry, opposes reported export controls from the United States, Japan and the Netherlands on China's chip industry, it said in a statement on Wednesday. The association said the restrictions, should the
Read more »
Taiwan says it has spotted no Chinese surveillance balloonsTAIPEI: Taiwan has not spotted any surveillance balloons from China in its vicinity, the island's defence ministry said on Tuesday (Feb 14), as a dispute between China and the United States over spy bal
Read more »
Qatari investors preparing imminent bid for Manchester UnitedLONDON – Qatari investors are preparing to make a bid to buy English Premier League club Manchester United “in the coming days”, Bloomberg reported on Monday (Feb 13), citing sources familiar with the deal. The report added that the consortium will submit an initial bid for the club by the end of the week, and that officials from Qatar Sports...
Read more »
Elon Musk reportedly contemplating buying Man United — for real this timeElon Musk is reportedly contemplating buying Manchester United – for real this time. The Twitter and Tesla CEO, 51, who is worth an estimated US$157 billion (S$209 billion), last year joked about buying it, but is now said to be eyeing a US$5.5 billion buy-out of the Premier League club, according to the Daily Mail. He has until Friday's (Feb...
Read more »
Important for Singaporeans to stay united amid threats: Edwin TongSINGAPORE – Sacrifices from past generations have taught Singaporeans the invaluable lesson that the fate and security of the Republic depends on its people, and not outsiders. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »