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Narrative Analysis - Report

Key Focus

if its owner, the Chinese tech firm ByteDance, fails to divest the popular short video app over the next nine months to a year.. . Blinken will press China to stop its firms from retooling and resupplying Russia's defence industrial base. Moscow invaded Ukraine days after agreeing a "no limits" partnership with Beijing, and while China has steered clear of providing arms, U.S ...

But Washington and Beijing have been increasingly at odds over how American companies operate in China, Chinese exports and manufacturing capacity, and strains are also growing over Beijing's backing of Russia in its war in Ukraine ...

No momentum supporting factor found

Challenge supporting factors

(china,beijing)

(china,ukraine,beijing)

(china,ukraine,russia)

(ukraine,russia)

(china,ukraine,stop)

(ukraine,stop)

(china,ukraine,retooling)

(ukraine,retooling)

(china,ukraine,resupplying)

(ukraine,resupplying)

(china,ukraine,partnership)

(china,ukraine,moscow)

(china,russia)

(blinken,american)

(china,american)

Work-in-progress supporting factors

(china,washington)

(china,ukraine,beijing)

(ukraine,beijing)

(china,russia)

(china,ukraine,russia)

(china,ukraine,washington)

(ukraine,washington)

(china,strains)

(china,ukraine,strains)

(china,ukraine,manufacturing)

(china,ukraine,conflict)

(china,beijing)

(china,american)

(china,zero-sum)

(blinken,china,video)

Time Period	Challenge	Momentum	WIP
Report	24.61	0.00	75.39

High Level Abstraction (HLA) combined

High Level Abstraction (HLA)	Report
(1) (china,ukraine,beijing)	100.00
(2) (china,ukraine,russia)	96.13
(3) (china,beijing)	93.33
(4) (china,russia)	90.54
(5) (china,washington)	83.66
(6) (china,american)	81.51
(7) (ukraine,russia)	50.97
(8) (ukraine,beijing)	49.25
(9) (china,ukraine,washington)	47.10
(10) (ukraine,washington)	46.67
(11) (china,strains)	46.45
(12) (china,ukraine,strains)	45.81
(13) (china,ukraine,stop)	45.16
(14) (ukraine,stop)	44.73
(15) (china,ukraine,retooling)	44.52
(16) (ukraine,retooling)	44.09
(17) (china,ukraine,resupplying)	43.87
(18) (ukraine,resupplying)	43.44
(19) (china,ukraine,partnership)	43.23
(20) (china,ukraine,moscow)	43.01
(21) (china,ukraine,manufacturing)	42.80
(22) (china,ukraine,conflict)	42.58
(23) (blinken,american)	41.08
(24) (china,zero-sum)	40.43
(25) (blinken,china,video)	37.85
(26) (blinken,video)	37.42
(27) (china,video)	37.20
(28) (china,threat)	36.99
(29) (china,stop)	36.77
(30) (blinken,china,state_antony_blinken)	34.41
(31) (blinken,state_antony_blinken)	33.55
(32) (china,state_antony_blinken)	33.33
(33) (china,state-run)	33.12
(34) (blinken,china,stop)	30.75
(35) (blinken,stop)	29.89
(36) (blinken,china,secretary)	27.96
(37) (blinken,secretary)	27.10
(38) (blinken,china,russia)	25.38
(39) (blinken,china,retooling)	22.58
(40) (blinken,china,resupplying)	20.00
(41) (blinken,china,resolving)	17.42
(42) (blinken,china,repaired)	15.05
(43) (blinken,china,nine)	12.69
(44) (blinken,china,jeopardise)	10.32
(45) (blinken,military)	9.68
(46) (blinken,china,chinese)	7.96
(47) (blinken,chinese)	5.16
(48) (blinken,yield)	4.52
(49) (blinken,ukraine)	4.30
(50) (blinken,trade)	4.09
(51) (blinken,start)	3.87
(52) (ukraine,yield)	3.44
(53) (ukraine,strains)	3.23
(54) (ukraine,question)	3.01
(55) (ukraine,policies)	2.80
(56) (chinese,washington)	2.58
(57) (chinese,video)	2.37
(58) (chinese,ukraine)	2.15
(59) (chinese,tiktok)	1.94
(60) (chinese,technology)	1.72
(61) (chinese,state_department)	1.51
(62) (chinese,russia)	1.29
(63) (chinese,partnership)	1.08
(64) (chinese,nine)	0.86
(65) (chinese,dual-use)	0.65
(66) (chinese,china)	0.43
(67) (chinese,bytedance)	0.22

Supporting narratives:

Please refer to knowledge diagram for a complete set of supporting narratives.

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Blinken will press China to stop its firms from retooling and resupplying Russia's defence industrial base. Moscow invaded Ukraine days after agreeing a "no limits" partnership with Beijing, and while China has steered clear of providing arms, U.S. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(china,ukraine,beijing)
(china,beijing)
(china,ukraine,partnership)
Inferred entity relationships (3)
(beijing,china) [inferred]
(beijing,china,ukraine) [inferred]
(china,ukraine,washington) [inferred]

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Blinken will press China to stop its firms from retooling and resupplying Russia's defence industrial base. Moscow invaded Ukraine days after agreeing a "no limits" partnership with Beijing, and while China has steered clear of providing arms, U.S ...
High Level Abstractions:

(china,ukraine,russia)
(ukraine,russia)
(ukraine,stop)
(china,ukraine,retooling)
(ukraine,retooling)
(china,ukraine,resupplying)
(ukraine,resupplying)
(china,ukraine,stop)
(china,ukraine,moscow)
Inferred entity relationships (6)
(china,russia) [inferred]
(retooling,ukraine) [inferred]
(russia,ukraine) [inferred]
(stop,ukraine) [inferred]
(china,stop) [inferred]
(resupplying,ukraine) [inferred]

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if its owner, the Chinese tech firm ByteDance, fails to divest the popular short video app over the next nine months to a year.. . Blinken will press China to stop its firms from retooling and resupplying Russia's defence industrial base. Moscow invaded Ukraine days after agreeing a "no limits" partnership with Beijing, and while China has steered clear of providing arms, U.S ...
High Level Abstractions:

(china,russia)
(china,stop)
Inferred entity relationships (2)
(china,stop,ukraine) [inferred]
(china,russia,ukraine) [inferred]

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China, Blinken urges fair treatment of American companies. . SHANGHAI, April 25 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday called on China to provide a level playing field for American businesses as he began a visit aimed at resolving a raft of contentious issues that could jeopardise the newly repaired relationship ...
High Level Abstractions:

(blinken,american)
(blinken,secretary)
(blinken,china,state_antony_blinken)
(blinken,state_antony_blinken)
(blinken,china,secretary)
(china,state_antony_blinken)
(china,american)
Inferred entity relationships (13)
(blinken,china,state_antony_blinken) [inferred]
(blinken,china,russia) [inferred]
(blinken,china,nine) [inferred]
(blinken,china,retooling) [inferred]
(blinken,china,repaired) [inferred]
(blinken,china,resupplying) [inferred]
(blinken,china,chinese) [inferred]
(blinken,china,stop) [inferred]
(blinken,china,secretary) [inferred]
(blinken,china,resolving) [inferred]
(blinken,china,video) [inferred]
(blinken,china,jeopardise) [inferred]
(china,state_antony_blinken) [inferred]

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"Plenty of animosity remains, primarily fuelled by Washington's adherence to a zero-sum mindset and framing China as a threat," a commentary in state-run Xinhua news agency said. (Reporting by Simon Lewis; Writing by Antoni Slodkowski; Editing by Christopher Cushing and Miral Fahmy) ...
High Level Abstractions:

(china,threat)
(china,state-run)

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State-run China Daily said in an editorial that there was "a huge question mark over what the discussions between Blinken and his hosts can yield" and that both sides "have been largely talking past each other.". . "On the conflict in Ukraine, the world can see it clearly that the Ukraine issue is not an issue between China and the U.S., and the U.S ...
High Level Abstractions:

(ukraine,yield)

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officials warn Chinese companies are sending dual-use technology that helps Russia's war effort.. . Without providing details, a senior State Department official told reporters that Washington was prepared to "take steps" against Chinese firms it believes are damaging U.S. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(chinese,washington)

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Moscow invaded Ukraine days after agreeing a "no limits" partnership with Beijing, and while China has steered clear of providing arms, U.S. officials warn Chinese companies are sending dual-use technology that helps Russia's war effort.. . Without providing details, a senior State Department official told reporters that Washington was prepared to "take steps" against Chinese firms it believes are damaging U.S ...
High Level Abstractions:

(chinese,technology)
(chinese,russia)
(chinese,dual-use)

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officials warn Chinese companies are sending dual-use technology that helps Russia's war effort.. . Without providing details, a senior State Department official told reporters that Washington was prepared to "take steps" against Chinese firms it believes are damaging U.S ...
High Level Abstractions:

(chinese,state_department)

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Moscow invaded Ukraine days after agreeing a "no limits" partnership with Beijing, and while China has steered clear of providing arms, U.S. officials warn Chinese companies are sending dual-use technology that helps Russia's war effort. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(chinese,partnership)
(chinese,china)

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But Washington and Beijing have been increasingly at odds over how American companies operate in China, Chinese exports and manufacturing capacity, and strains are also growing over Beijing's backing of Russia in its war in Ukraine ...
High Level Abstractions:

(china,ukraine,washington)
(china,ukraine,beijing)
(china,ukraine,manufacturing)
Inferred entity relationships (3)
(beijing,china) [inferred]
(china,ukraine,washington) [inferred]
(ukraine,washington) [inferred]

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But Washington and Beijing have been increasingly at odds over how American companies operate in China, Chinese exports and manufacturing capacity, and strains are also growing over Beijing's backing of Russia in its war in Ukraine. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(china,ukraine,russia)
(ukraine,beijing)
(china,ukraine,strains)
(china,russia)
(ukraine,washington)
(china,strains)
Inferred entity relationships (6)
(strains,ukraine) [inferred]
(china,strains,ukraine) [inferred]
(china,russia) [inferred]
(china,strains) [inferred]
(russia,ukraine) [inferred]
(china,russia,ukraine) [inferred]

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"On the conflict in Ukraine, the world can see it clearly that the Ukraine issue is not an issue between China and the U.S., and the U.S ...
High Level Abstractions:

(china,ukraine,conflict)

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. But Washington and Beijing have been increasingly at odds over how American companies operate in China, Chinese exports and manufacturing capacity, and strains are also growing over Beijing's backing of Russia in its war in Ukraine ...
High Level Abstractions:

(china,beijing)
(china,american)
(china,washington)
Inferred entity relationships (1)
(beijing,china,ukraine) [inferred]

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"Plenty of animosity remains, primarily fuelled by Washington's adherence to a zero-sum mindset and framing China as a threat," a commentary in state-run Xinhua news agency said ...
High Level Abstractions:

(china,washington)
(china,zero-sum)

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if its owner, the Chinese tech firm ByteDance, fails to divest the popular short video app over the next nine months to a year.. . Blinken will press China to stop its firms from retooling and resupplying Russia's defence industrial base ...
High Level Abstractions:

(blinken,video)
(blinken,china,video)
(china,video)
(blinken,china,nine)
Inferred entity relationships (13)
(blinken,china,state_antony_blinken) [inferred]
(blinken,china,russia) [inferred]
(blinken,china,nine) [inferred]
(china,video) [inferred]
(blinken,china,retooling) [inferred]
(blinken,china,repaired) [inferred]
(blinken,china,resupplying) [inferred]
(blinken,china,chinese) [inferred]
(blinken,china,stop) [inferred]
(blinken,china,secretary) [inferred]
(blinken,china,resolving) [inferred]
(blinken,china,video) [inferred]
(blinken,china,jeopardise) [inferred]

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if its owner, the Chinese tech firm ByteDance, fails to divest the popular short video app over the next nine months to a year.. . Blinken will press China to stop its firms from retooling and resupplying Russia's defence industrial base. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(blinken,china,retooling)
(blinken,china,russia)
(blinken,china,resupplying)
(blinken,stop)
(blinken,china,stop)
Inferred entity relationships (18)
(blinken,china,state_antony_blinken) [inferred]
(china,stop,ukraine) [inferred]
(blinken,china,russia) [inferred]
(china,russia) [inferred]
(blinken,china,nine) [inferred]
(blinken,china,retooling) [inferred]
(blinken,china,repaired) [inferred]
(blinken,china,resupplying) [inferred]
(blinken,china,chinese) [inferred]
(blinken,china,stop) [inferred]
(china,resupplying,ukraine) [inferred]
(blinken,china,secretary) [inferred]
(china,stop) [inferred]
(blinken,china,resolving) [inferred]
(blinken,china,video) [inferred]
(blinken,china,jeopardise) [inferred]
(china,russia,ukraine) [inferred]
(china,retooling,ukraine) [inferred]

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday called on China to provide a level playing field for American businesses as he began a visit aimed at resolving a raft of contentious issues that could jeopardise the newly repaired relationship. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(blinken,china,resolving)
(blinken,china,repaired)
(blinken,china,jeopardise)
Inferred entity relationships (12)
(blinken,china,state_antony_blinken) [inferred]
(blinken,china,russia) [inferred]
(blinken,china,nine) [inferred]
(blinken,china,retooling) [inferred]
(blinken,china,repaired) [inferred]
(blinken,china,resupplying) [inferred]
(blinken,china,chinese) [inferred]
(blinken,china,stop) [inferred]
(blinken,china,secretary) [inferred]
(blinken,china,resolving) [inferred]
(blinken,china,video) [inferred]
(blinken,china,jeopardise) [inferred]

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if its owner, the Chinese tech firm ByteDance, fails to divest the popular short video app over the next nine months to a year. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(blinken,china,chinese)
(blinken,chinese)
(chinese,nine)
Inferred entity relationships (12)
(blinken,china,state_antony_blinken) [inferred]
(blinken,china,russia) [inferred]
(blinken,china,nine) [inferred]
(china,chinese) [inferred]
(blinken,china,retooling) [inferred]
(blinken,china,repaired) [inferred]
(blinken,china,resupplying) [inferred]
(blinken,china,stop) [inferred]
(blinken,china,secretary) [inferred]
(blinken,china,resolving) [inferred]
(blinken,china,video) [inferred]
(blinken,china,jeopardise) [inferred]

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Blinken's trip is the latest high-level contact between the two nations that, along with working groups on issues from global trade to military communication, have tempered the public acrimony that drove relations to historic lows early last year ...
High Level Abstractions:

(blinken,military)
(blinken,trade)

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Just as Blinken landed in Shanghai, President Joe Biden signed a rare bipartisan bill that included $8 billion to counter China's military might, as well as billions in defence aid for Taiwan and $61 billion in aid to Ukraine. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(blinken,military)
(blinken,ukraine)

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State-run China Daily said in an editorial that there was "a huge question mark over what the discussions between Blinken and his hosts can yield" and that both sides "have been largely talking past each other.". ...
High Level Abstractions:

(blinken,yield)

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While in Shanghai, Blinken also spoke with American and Chinese students at New York University's local campus, where he said intercultural interactions were "the best way to make sure that we start by hopefully understanding one another".. . Support for russia. . Blinken will head to Beijing on Friday for talks with his counterpart, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and possibly President Xi Jinping ...
High Level Abstractions:

(blinken,start)

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But Washington and Beijing have been increasingly at odds over how American companies operate in China, Chinese exports and manufacturing capacity, and strains are also growing over Beijing's backing of Russia in its war in Ukraine.. . State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said that at a meeting with China's top official in Shanghai, Chen Jining, Blinken raised concerns about China's "trade policies and non-market economic practices." ...
High Level Abstractions:

(ukraine,russia)
(ukraine,strains)

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State-run China Daily said in an editorial that there was "a huge question mark over what the discussions between Blinken and his hosts can yield" and that both sides "have been largely talking past each other." ...
High Level Abstractions:

(ukraine,question)

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State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said that at a meeting with China's top official in Shanghai, Chen Jining, Blinken raised concerns about China's "trade policies and non-market economic practices.". ...
High Level Abstractions:

(ukraine,policies)

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Biden also signed a separate bill tied to the aid legislation that bans TikTok in the U.S. if its owner, the Chinese tech firm ByteDance, fails to divest the popular short video app over the next nine months to a year. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(chinese,video)
(chinese,bytedance)

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Moscow invaded Ukraine days after agreeing a "no limits" partnership with Beijing, and while China has steered clear of providing arms, U.S ...
High Level Abstractions:

(chinese,ukraine)

WIP - Back to HLA

Biden also signed a separate bill tied to the aid legislation that bans TikTok in the U.S. if its owner, the Chinese tech firm ByteDance, fails to divest the popular short video app over the next nine months to a year ...
High Level Abstractions:

(chinese,tiktok)

Semantics Relevance

China, Blinken urges fair treatment of American companies