Spot gold was up 0.5% at $1,920.04 per ounce by 0045 GMT, having suffered its largest one-day drop in more than seven years on Tuesday due to a bounce in risk appetite and firmer dollar.
Taiwan appears to be distancing itself from China, as both sides ramp up military drills amid heightened U.S.-China tensions and the pandemic.
China's President Xi Jinping has affirmed his country's commitment to working with others, as he pushed for the cementing of the role of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in the global economic governance system.
China would prefer to see U.S. President Donald Trump win a second term in office as it would allow Beijing to continue to pursue its international ambitions, said an analyst on Monday.
Scholars from the government-backed China Institute of International Studies said tensions between the U.S. and China appear temporary.
Pompeo's seeming attempt to rally the Chinese people against the Communist Party of China has the opposite effect, said Daniel Russel, former assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs.
The relationship between the U.S. and China may continue to worsen after the State Department ordered Beijing to close a consulate in Houston, making it "almost certain" the Asian country will retaliate, experts said on Thursday.
The discussions center on whether to deny visas to tens of millions of Chinese in what would be one of Washington's toughest actions yet in a widening feud with Beijing that some have likened to a new Cold War.
Elevated food prices are just one of many new challenges China needs to face in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
The global leadership vacuum during the coronavirus crisis is an "open door" for China to walk into, said Kevin Rudd, president of the Asia Society Policy Institute.
China said Friday it will retaliate against U.S. officials and institutions following Washington's imposition of sanctions on three local officials of the ruling Communist Party over human rights abuses in the northwestern region of Xinjiang.
China's top two foreign ministers kept to a conciliatory tone this week in public remarks about relations with the U.S., amid increasingly fraught tensions between the world's two largest economies.
U.S. and China relations could deteriorate further as both countries have signaled that they're prepared to fight in more areas, said Todd Mariano, director for U.S. at Eurasia Group.
Dow futures point to a decline at Tuesday's open after starting the week with a 580 point gain.
Dow futures point to a decline at Tuesday's open after starting the week with a 580 point gain.
U.S. stock futures are sharply lower Thursday, one day after the Dow broke a three-session winning streak.
U.S. stock futures are sharply lower Thursday, one day after the Dow broke a three-session winning streak.
The bill, which Congress passed with only one "no" vote, was intended to send China a strong message on human rights by mandating sanctions against those responsible for oppression of members of China's Muslim minority.
India's foreign ministry said a "violent face-off" occurred on Monday evening along the border in the Galwan Valley in Ladakh, where soldiers from India and China have been locked in a standoff since May.
While U.S. authorities put pressure on Chinese assets, investors remain intent on chasing opportunities in the world's second-largest economy.
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