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Beijing believes that the United States’ greatest rival is not China, but the U.S. itself. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin criticized what he referred to as the “Cold War zero-sum mentality” that filled the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act passed Tuesday by lawmakers in Washington. A key point of the legislation is billions in funding for research and development, supply chains and other areas meant to “address the rising military, geopolitical, and economic competition from China....

Jake Sullivan, President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, told Fox News on Sunday that the U.S. and key allies were intentionally piling pressure on China ahead of the World Health Organization’s next phase of investigations. “The relevant remarks by the United States are pure blackmail and a threat. China deplores, rejects and will never accept them,” Beijing’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said Tuesday. Zhao said China had already made “positive contributions” to global efforts to find the source of the coronavirus by twice receiving WHO experts to the country....

Col. Tian Junli, a spokesperson for the People’s Liberation Army Southern Theater Command, said Chinese forces “tracked, monitored and expelled” USS Benfold after the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer operated near the Paracel Islands “without the approval of the Chinese government.” “This action by the U.S. has seriously violated China’s sovereignty and security,” Tian’s statement read. “We solemnly demand the U.S. immediately stop such provocative actions, or it will bear the serious consequences of any unforeseen event resulting from these incidents....

The Global Times, which espouses some of the Chinese government’s most hawkish views, accused Japan of “acting hostile toward China” through its protection of the disputed Senkaku Islands, which Beijing claims as its Diaoyu Islands. The pointed article was published a day after the Japanese Defense Ministry’s Joint Staff Office said it had detected three People’s Liberation Army (PLA)warships sailing past Japanese islands into the Pacific on May 31....

Xie Feng, a vice foreign minister in Beijing, called in Ambassador Burns and “lodged stern representations and strong protests” over Pelosi’s visit to the democratically governed island, China’s official news service Xinhua said on Wednesday. China views Taiwan as its own territory, but exercises no jurisdiction over the island or its people, who largely welcomed the California Democrat’s stopover, making her the first serving speaker to set foot in Taipei in 25 years....

The Chinese Ministry of National Defense dismissed the United States’ annual China Military Power Report on Wednesday as being “full of the zero-sum Cold War mentality.” The document, published a day earlier, portrayed a rapidly-modernizing, more assertive force that has already outpaced the U.S. military in certain areas in a quest to “rejuvenate China” to a position of global leadership. The Chinese military took offense to its contents. The ministry’s statement found the report “exaggerates the so-called ‘Chinese military threat,’ distorts China’s defense policy and military strategy, smears China’s military modernization development, defense expenditure and nuclear policy, and provokes cross-strait confrontation and intensifies tensions across the Taiwan Strait, which are extremely wrong....

The latest round of proposed weapons purchases are to an estimated tune of $2.37 billion, according to the DOD’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency. Under provisions of the Taiwan Relations Act, the self-ruled democratic island is to receive 100 Harpoon Coastal Defense Systems and up to 400 surface-launched missiles, which are capable of reaching across the 100-mile-wide Taiwan Strait. This is the second weapons deal with Taipei in a week, following the announcement of SLAM-ER missile sales estimated at over $1 billion....

Talk about getting an added incentive to win. PHOTOS: Like it’s 1999: The epic USA vs. China World Cup final | Rd of 16 scenes The money will come from the Chinese Football Association, according to several Chinese media outlets, via USA Today. Yu Hongchen, vice president of the CFA, has already guaranteed about $160,000 per player for beating Cameroon in the Round of 16 and getting into the quarterfinal....

Fininvest, the holding company of AC Milan chairman Silivio Berlusconi’s family which owns the club, began talks with the consortium in May. The new business group, which is led by investor Han Li, will purchase the entire stake owned by Fininvest (99.93 percent) at AC Milan, according to the club’s official website. They will pay 740 million euros ($819 million) for the takeover, inclusive of their 2400 million euros ($243 million) debts....

Chen Qingchen, 24, was shouting a slang term that loosely translates to “f***” in Mandarin throughout her women’s doubles match against South Korea on Tuesday. Chen was apparently swearing in frustration when she and teammate Jia Yifan, lost their first game in the competition. During the second game, she yelled the expletive several more times at high-intensity moments, including when she and Jia scored points. Chen, the world No 3 in women’s badminton doubles, apologized for the outbursts in a statement released after the game....

Which at least prompts speculation about the Cup team’s future with its current nameplate. MORE: Friday washout at Charlotte | Sprint Cup starting lineup | Wanted: drama Here’s why: Ganassi will drop its affiliation with Chevy in favor of Honda engines in its Verizon IndyCar Series program. Ganassi has ties with Ford in other racing ventures. There’s no immediate indication that Ganassi will leave Chevy in Sprint Cup. But for years there has been speculation that a second Japanese carmaker might jump into NASCAR to challenge Toyota....

DeMarco Murray, the running back Kelly chose over LeSean McCoy and paid handsomely to replace, complained to the Eagles owner about his relationship with Kelly and how he’s been used. The media covering the Eagles dug in on Kelly Wednesday about that, and things got testy. MORE: NFL veterans in danger of being cut in 2016 | Herm Edwards loses his cool on Shady Yet that’s not the Eagles- or Kelly-related topic the nation is fired up about....

That was just the start. Zaldivar keys Chivas win in first of two Clasicos It’s time to look back on the lessons we learned and the best moments from Jornada 6: They didn’t start the week in the playoff positions, but in the logjam that is the middle of the Liga MX table Chivas now sit well in the mix after a win in the Guadalajara derby. The opening 45 minutes from Chivas were strong....

Dune and Eternals were originally set to release two weeks apart in November 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the films’ release dates were of course delayed. Now, Zhao has delved deeper into how she approached Eternals’ massive scope and how watching Villeneuve’s latest blockbuster was a massive help as she was shooting in IMAX format. RELATED: Chloé Zhao Confirms New MCU Hero’s Debut In Eternals Post-Credits Scene...

The 30-year-old forward, who had made little impact on the game, received a knock and was replaced by Angel Di Maria three minutes before half-time. PSG head coach Thomas Tuchel’s frustration on the touchline was clear with Choupo-Moting potentially joining a lengthy list on the sidelines. Tuchel is already without a number of key players, including forwards Edinson Cavani, Kylian Mbappe and Mauro Icardi. 0 votes

The Chui Riders are currently fourth in the points table with one win and a defeat in the two Tanzania T10 League games they have played thus far. They will head into Wednesday’s fixture on the back of an eight-wicket win over the Rhino Challengers. Batting first, the Challengers posted 108/3 in 10 overs. In response, Zafar Khan’s 69-run knock helped the Riders chase down the target in 9.1 overs....

And it’s one that they still haven’t answered, according to general manager Chris Ballard. NFL MOCK DRAFT: Malik Willis first QB off the board in pre-combine mock Ballard spoke on Tuesday at the 2022 NFL Combine and was asked about the Colts’ quarterback situation. He said that he knew he was going to get questions about Wentz, but he couldn’t provide much news about the quarterback’s future with the Colts beyond saying he plans to discuss the topic further with owner Jim Irsay and coach Frank Reich....

Over the course of the past few months, Chris Bey was brought into the Bullet Club by Jay White on IMPACT Wrestling. Following the arrival of White in the IMPACT Zone, the NEVER Openweight Champion recruited a new member during his feud against Juice Robinson and David Finlay. Together, Bey and White also faced The Good Brothers on IMPACT. At Autumn Attack, Chris Bey will be teaming up with the reigning IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions, El Phantasmo and Taiji Ishimori....

Copeland has gone from being stabbed in the abdomen and undergoing surgery in April to working with Facebook engineers on apps. MORE: Must-see NBA Finals photos | Anthony Davis won’t be on ‘Dancing with the Stars" for one reason His experience was part of a week-long externship with the social media giant. “Apps are something that I’m doing on the side, quietly,” Copeland told Yahoo Sports. “I’m into a lot of things, whether it is real estate and transportation, where I have something brewing on the side as well....

On Monday night, the Cuomo Prime Time host took aim at Trump’s arrival back from a three-day stint for COVID treatment at the Walter Reed Medical Center. The still-infected president removed his mask for what appeared to be a photo opportunity before entering the building. Cuomo, who earlier this year continued to broadcast while he was infected with the disease, described Trump’s behavior as “reshooting the scene for his own ad,” and mocked the president’s persona by saying, “I hold rallies and I tell you to ignore masks and I rip mine off as I vanquish the virus, for I am a leader....