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Xi Jinping writes to former Starbucks chairman for help amid strained US ties
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Xi Jinping writes to former Starbucks chairman for help amid strained US ties

In a letter to former Starbucks chairman Howard Schultz China’s President Xi Jinping has asked for help to promote trade between Washington and Beijing, according to state media on Thursday.Xi, responding to an earlier message from Schultz, urged the multi-billionaire to "continue to play an active role in promoting China-US economic and trade cooperation", the official Xinhua news agency said.China will "provide a broader space for companies from all over the world, including Starbucks and other American companies, to develop in China", Xi wrote in his letter.This comes as relations between US and China have reached a nadir with bitter disputes over trade, tech, security and rights.Schultz, who stepped down as chairman of Starbucks in 2018 but retains an honorary title at the company, had
China says ‘political virus’ pushing Sino-US ties to brink of new cold war
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China says ‘political virus’ pushing Sino-US ties to brink of new cold war

China said on Sunday that relations with the United States were on “the brink of a new cold war” with US politicians not leaving any opportunity to attack and discredit China."This political virus is spreading in the US, and jumping at any opportunity to attack and slander China. Some politicians ignore the basic facts and make up countless lies and conspiracy theories against China," China’s Foreign minister Wang Yi said.But while the top Chinese diplomat hit back at the US politicians who were pushing the two sides to "the brink of a new Cold War" at the risk of reversing decades of cooperation, he also struck a conciliatory tone at times, urging the Americans to cooperate with China.Wang was speaking at a news conference on the sidelines of China's annual legislative meetings in Beijing