US-China tensionsU.S.-China spy battle casts shadow over push for Biden-Xi summit
Beijing rattled by CIA's efforts to rebuild Chinese espionage network
Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and U.S. President Joe Biden last met on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Bali in November 2022. © Reuters
MASAHIRO OKOSHI, Nikkei Washington bureau chief
September 23, 2023 01:24 JST
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. and China are locked in a growing espionage contest even as they eye a November summit between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping, further complicating bilateral ties already strained by trade disputes and technological rivalry.