A bill requiring US companies to notify federal agencies of investment in Chinese technologies is opposed by a key lawmaker who believes Washington needs to invest more in its rival

While the Chinese president’s US visit didn't do much to ease the weight of Washington's chip sanctions on the world's second-largest economy, it did manage to score several brownie points

For US businesses, the dinner will particularly be a chance to hear directly from the leader of the world’s second-biggest economy as they search for ways to navigate its economic slowdown

The Biden administration sees direct leader-level engagement with Xi as particularly important in managing US-China tensions

Wang, who is in the US until Saturday, is also set to meet Biden's national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, at the White House

This is the second appeal for calm by the Chinese president, in a little over a month, amid a bitter technology and trade war between the world’s two biggest economies

As many US firms weigh the risks of keeping their businesses within the factory floor of the world, others are dealing with a relentless operational dependance on China

US Senate leader Chuck Schumer’s bipartisan congressional delegation hopes to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, ahead of visits to South Korea and Japan

While the planned diplomatic exchanges are aimed, in part, at restoring ties, Xi is also said to be hoping they will slow down Washington’s trade and tech war targeting Beijing

The Chinese president’s statements come amid increasing efforts on both sides to simmer down tensions and have rekindled hopes of Xi-Biden meeting later this year

One fund chief said China could restrict exports of rare earths used in consumer electronics and EVs vehicles, and target US technology companies

The US treasury secretary said she also told Chinese officials they could raise concerns about US actions, and that Washington might "respond to unintended consequences" of its restrictions