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The back-and-forth between Washington and Beijing over sanctions shows no signs of <\/strong>abating<\/strong>, with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi saying yesterday that the US must lift its sanctions against China and stop \u201csabotaging\u201d its tech sector, the Financial Times<\/a> reports. The minister also warned the US against continued meddling in \u201cdomestic issues,\u201d presumably in reference to US President Joe Biden\u2019s statement on holding China accountable for civil and human rights breaches<\/a>, including its persecution of 1 mn Uighur Muslims.<\/p>\n

The EU plans to impose travel bans and asset freezes on at least four Russian officials<\/strong> in response to the jailing of activist Alexei Navalny, Euro News<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n

IN DIPLOMACY: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Continued military cooperation between the US and Egypt <\/strong>and anti-terrorism efforts were on the agenda for a meeting between President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Centcom commander Kenneth McKenzie Jr. in Cairo yesterday, according to an Ittihadeya statement<\/a>. The US last week approved a USD 197 mn arms sale to Egypt<\/a>, contingent on Congress approval.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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