SHANGHAI/HONG KONG -- Beijing's halt to China-U.S. talks in retaliation for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan visit threatens to plunge tense ties into "complete free fall" while jeopardizing global efforts to tackle climate change and narcotics trafficking, analysts say.
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Halt in China-U.S. talks threatens 'complete free fall' in ties
Beijing cuts cooperation on climate, drug trade after Pelosi's Taiwan trip
Beijing and Washington had been holding top-level communications on battling climate change and trafficking of drugs, including the opioid fentanyl. (Source photos by AP)
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