WSJ says secret report by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory makes strong case for further investigation into theory that says COVID-19 seeped from Chinese virology center

State Department downplays significance of 25-year deal between nations that could lessen American influence, says has 'narrow tactical alignment' with China on nuclear issue

Director of international health body says all hypotheses are on the table; Washington voices concerns about probe in tug-of-war with Beijing

American officials reach out to Pyongyang but receive no response; secretaries of state and defense set to begin talks in Japan and South Korea in 1st Cabinet-level trip abroad

Social media giant suspends account after post claims women in Xinjiang, where China is accused of forced sterilizations, are now no longer 'baby-making machines'

Beijing says outgoing US secretary is 'notorious for lying and deceiving,' has concocted 'a malicious farce' with allegation of crimes against humanity

In parting move, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ramps up pressure on Beijing with new sanctions over persecution of ethnic group

Antony Blinken to tell Senate confirmation committee America must mobilize support from other countries to 'outcompete' China, counter threats from Iran, Russia, North Korea

Days before leaving office, US hits Chinese steel company and UAE-based building materials firm for working with Iran Shipping Lines

US secretary of state slams 'Communist oppression,' calls for immediate release of dozens including a US lawyer; Beijing says Trump administration staging 'final madness'