US stresses need for 'Cold War'-era crisis mechanisms with China
Biden says after a US fighter jet shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon that he planned to speak to Xi about the episode and clear the air, but this has yet to happen and tensions have only risen since.
Pandemic causing foreign meddling in Canada to hit Cold War levels, says spy agency
Spy chiefs link the jump in foreign espionage to the increasing number of people working from home because of the pandemic.
US airport shakedowns scaring Chinese students
US border agents carried out over 1,100 searches of Chinese nationals' electronic devices in 2019, a 66% increase over 2018.