Today: October 18, 2024
Today: October 18, 2024

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US imposes sanctions on Chinese companies accused of helping make Russian attack drones

The U.S. Treasury Department has announced sanctions against two Chinese companies accused of directly helping Russia build long-range attack drones used in the war in Ukraine

US imposes sanctions on Chinese companies accused of helping make Russian attack drones
Economy|US

China has threatened trade with some countries after feuds. They're calling 'the firm' for help

The U.S. State Department has set up an eight-person team known as “the firm” to provide help to countries cut off from Chinese trade

China has threatened trade with some countries after feuds. They're calling 'the firm' for help
Asia|Political|US|World

US treads carefully in responding to Hong Kong's new national security law

The U.S. has denounced Hong Kong’s new national security law as a tool to potentially silence dissent both at home and abroad, but so far the action from Washington has been notably muted

US treads carefully in responding to Hong Kong's new national security law
Asia|US|World

US lawmakers nominate four jailed Chinese dissidents for Nobel Peace Prize

Two U.S. lawmakers have nominated Jimmy Lai, a former Hong Kong publisher now standing trial on national security charges, and three other jailed Chinese dissidents for the Nobel Peace Prize

US lawmakers nominate four jailed Chinese dissidents for Nobel Peace Prize
Asia|Education|World

US tensions with China are fraying long-cultivated academic ties. Will the chill hurt US interests?

American colleges have educated millions of Chinese students over the past four decades

US tensions with China are fraying long-cultivated academic ties. Will the chill hurt US interests?
Business|Economy|Technology|US

Chinese businesses hoping to expand in the US and bring jobs face uncertainty and suspicion

In 2022, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer welcomed a Chinese battery company’s plan to build a $2.36 billion factory and bring a couple thousand jobs to Big Rapids

Chinese businesses hoping to expand in the US and bring jobs face uncertainty and suspicion
Business|Technology

How Chinese is TikTok? US lawmakers see it as China's tool, even as it distances itself from Beijing

Since its inception, TikTok has been intended only for non-Chinese markets, unavailable in mainland China

How Chinese is TikTok? US lawmakers see it as China's tool, even as it distances itself from Beijing
Asia|Environment|Science

The winner in China's panda diplomacy: the pandas themselves

China’s giant panda loan program has long been a tool of diplomacy, but its significance for species conservation has proved important, too

The winner in China's panda diplomacy: the pandas themselves
Asia|Business|Health|Science|Technology|World

US biotech company halts sales of DNA kits in Tibet, as lawmakers mull more export controls on China

Thermo Fisher, an American biotech company, has halted sales of its DNA testing products in Tibet, amid concerns that its products might have assisted the Chinese government in a surveillance campaign in the ethnic region

US biotech company halts sales of DNA kits in Tibet, as lawmakers mull more export controls on China
Asia|News|Political|US|World

China could wage economic war on Taiwan to force surrender, report says

U.S. military officials and analysts have for years warned of possible armed attacks or blockades by China on the self-governed island of Taiwan, but a new report raises a red flag about possible non-military tactics

China could wage economic war on Taiwan to force surrender, report says
Business|Economy|News|US|World

US bans new types of goods from China over allegations of forced labor

The Department of Homeland Security has announced that it would ban the import of goods from a Chinese steel manufacturer and a Chinese maker of artificial sweetener

US bans new types of goods from China over allegations of forced labor
Business|Economy|Education|News|Technology|US

US-China research has given Beijing's military technology a boost, House GOP says

A new report by congressional Republicans asserts that partnerships between the U.S. and China at universities over the past decade have allowed hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding to aid Beijing in developing critical technology that could be used for military purposes

US-China research has given Beijing's military technology a boost, House GOP says
Americas|Asia|News|US|World

Families of Americans detained in China share their pain and urge US to get them home

The families of four Americans detained in China say their loved ones are suffering both physically and mentally, and they are urging the U.S. government to take action to bring then home

Families of Americans detained in China share their pain and urge US to get them home
News|Opinion|US

Congress takes up a series of bills targeting China, from drones to drugs

How to curb and counter China’s influence and power will dominate the U.S. House’s first week back from summer break

Congress takes up a series of bills targeting China, from drones to drugs
News|Political|World

Walz's China experience draws GOP attacks, but Beijing isn't counting on better ties

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has a history with China

Walz's China experience draws GOP attacks, but Beijing isn't counting on better ties
News|US|World

Trump says Taiwan should pay more for defense and dodges questions if he would defend the island

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has demanded the self-governed island of Taiwan pay for U.S. protection

Trump says Taiwan should pay more for defense and dodges questions if he would defend the island
Asia|News|World

Faced with threats from Russia and its Asian supporters, NATO and Indo-Pacific partners get closer

Four Indo-Pacific countries attending the NATO summit have issued a joint statement to “strongly condemn the illicit military cooperation” between Russia and North Korea

Faced with threats from Russia and its Asian supporters, NATO and Indo-Pacific partners get closer
News|Political|World

NATO allies call China a 'decisive enabler' of Russia's war in Ukraine

In its most serious rebuke against Beijing, NATO allies have called China a “decisive enabler” of Russia’s war against Ukraine and expressed concerns over China’s nuclear arsenal and its capabilities in space

NATO allies call China a 'decisive enabler' of Russia's war in Ukraine
Economy|News|World

Views toward China diverge between rich and middle-income nations, Pew report shows

New poll data released by the Pew Research Center show that global views towards China appear to be divided between high-income countries and middle-income ones, and the gap is apparently widest among China’s neighbors in the Indo-Pacific region

Views toward China diverge between rich and middle-income nations, Pew report shows
Asia|Australia|News|US|World

To counter China, NATO and its Asian partners are moving closer under US leadership

New Zealand, Japan, South Korea and Australia are sending leaders or their deputies to the NATO summit in Washington this week as the military alliance shows growing interest beyond Europe and the Western Hemisphere

To counter China, NATO and its Asian partners are moving closer under US leadership
Asia|News|US|World

Washington warns of danger from China in remembering the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown

Members of the U.S. Congress say the ruling Chinese Communist Party that sent in tanks against peaceful student protesters 35 years ago in the heart of Beijing is as ruthless and suppressive today as it was in 1989

Washington warns of danger from China in remembering the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown
Business|News|Technology|World

Senate report finds parts made with China's forced labor in cars by BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and VW

A Senate inquiry has found BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and Volkswagen have bought parts made by a Chinese company sanctioned under a 2021 law for using forced labor

Senate report finds parts made with China's forced labor in cars by BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and VW
Asia|Economy|News|US|World

Taiwan is selling more to the US than China in major shift away from Beijing

Taiwan is reducing its reliance on the Chinese mainland as it seeks to insulate itself from pressure from Beijing and forge closer economic and trade ties with the United States

Taiwan is selling more to the US than China in major shift away from Beijing
Asia|Election|News|World

US will send an unofficial delegation as Taiwan's president is sworn in. It'll test ties with China

The Biden administration says the White House is sending an unofficial delegation to Taiwan this weekend for the inauguration of the island’s democratically elected president

US will send an unofficial delegation as Taiwan's president is sworn in. It'll test ties with China
Americas|Asia|News|US

China and US resume cooperation on deportation as Chinese immigrants rush in from southern border

Beijing and Washington have quietly resumed cooperation on the deportation of Chinese immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally

China and US resume cooperation on deportation as Chinese immigrants rush in from southern border

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