China says combat exercises held around Taiwan amid visit by US senator
The Rim of the Pacific exercise is billed as the world's largest international maritime exercise, with the latest one kicking off late last month with 26 nations participating in drills around Hawaii and southern California.
China fights Covid flare-ups on multiple fronts including Shanghai
Shanghai, which lifted its two-month lockdown in early June, is testing all residents in nine of its 16 districts as well as those in parts of three other districts.
US receives hundreds of requests to retain China tariffs
President Joe Biden is considering how and whether to remove some of the tariffs imposed by his predecessor, as he faces growing pressure to offer some relief to soaring US inflation.
