Here are the top stories from Press TV on March 20, 2021.

The two-day Alaska meeting between representatives of the Biden administration and the Chinese government ended with nothing to offer as the prospects of easing tensions remain bleak.

The impact of the Covid-19 virus has played its part on the world’s economy, yet, it seems that the recovery time from the depression caused is something that could be a factor in just how individual economies pick up again, with China bouncing back from the financial impact seen in 2020.

China says US deliberately provoking tensions in the Taiwan strait.

The US sends an aircraft carrier group to the South China Sea amid rising tensions with Beijing, over Taiwan sovereignty.

China dismisses US accusations that Beijing undermines international rule of law.

A senior US naval official has made an unannounced visit to Taiwan.

The Tibetan political leader has visited the US for the first time in six decades.

Japan refuses to join the US campaign to exclude Chinese firms from telecommunications networks.

Thousands of US companies have sued the Trump administration over the imposition of anti-China tariffs.