Carmen Russell-Sluchansky

The Lede: Following his attendance at the G20 summit in New Delhi, U.S. President Joe Biden flew to Hanoi where he and Vietnam’s General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong elevated their countries’ relationship to "comprehensive strategic partnership," – a designation Vietnam also has given to China and Russia

The Lede: The G20 summit hosted in New Delhi this weekend saw strides in U.S. and Western agendas as President Joe Biden attracted attention in the absence of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Various announcements at the meeting are seen as efforts to counter Chinese

The Lede:  Apple and its suppliers took a hit on Thursday following reports that China would be expanding its newly announced ban on iPhones in the workplace for central government workers to include those employed in local government as well as state-owned enterprises as tensions between the U.S. and

The Lede: Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) convened in Jakarta, Indonesia this week for the union’s second summit meeting of the year. Officials from member countries and participating partner countries discussed the increasingly tense rivalry between the U.S. and China as well as overlapping

The Lede: China's Huawei released its latest flagship smartphone model, the Mate 60 Pro, prompting concern in Washington that western sanctions have failed to slow China’s technological progress. What We Know: * The phone was released last week during U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo's visit

The Lede: Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani signaled his country’s disappointment with the outcomes of participating in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the current economic ties with China on his recent visit to Beijing. The visit comes after several high-level visits by officials from other Western countries