Category: United States

Fauci Says China Was ‘Extremely Secretive’ But Didn’t ‘Necessarily’ Cover Up Pandemic

White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said that Chinese officials were “extremely secretive” about the possible origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, though he stopped short of accusing Beijing of deliberately covering it up. The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease was asked on BBC’s “Sunday Morning” program on March…


Is India, a Close Ally of the US, About to Side With China?

Commentary According to a recent article in Asia Times, India has grown “increasingly skeptical about American policies and statesmanship.” The United States once presented a compelling picture to the world. Today, however, the picture that the United States now presents is the opposite of convincing, according to the article. The United States has become a “battleground…


Shen Yun’s Music Impresses Singer Brian Hyland

STAMFORD, Conn.—Singing is a beautiful form of communication. As someone who expresses himself through song, Brian Hyland was impressed by how Shen Yun Performing Arts uses song and dance as its expressive tool. Hyland recorded a number one U.S. hit when he was only 16 years old and to this day, he continues to write,…


US Must Provide Alternative to Rising Chinese Influence in Latin America: Lawmakers

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is expanding its footprint in Latin America, using economic enticements, propaganda, and infrastructure projects with hidden price tags to influence the governments and populations in the region, U.S. lawmakers and officials described at a March 31 Senate subcommittee hearing. Senator Marco Rubio (R.-Fla.) said that, contrary to CCP rhetoric, Beijing does…


Biden Administration Actively Seeks ‘Realignment’ of US-China Trade Relationship: US Trade Chief

One of the highest priorities of the Biden administration’s trade agenda is resetting the U.S.-China trade relationship with a view to putting American farmers and exporters on a level playing field with their Chinese counterparts, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on March 30. In a prepared statement before a House Ways & Means Committee hearing,…


Israel Hosts Arab, US Top Diplomats

SDE BOKER, Israel—Israel on Monday hosted the foreign ministers of four Arab nations and the United States. The gathering brought together the top diplomats from Egypt and three Arab nations—the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Morocco—that signed the Abraham Accords to normalize relations with Israel under the Trump administration. Meeting at a resort in Israel’s…


Hawaii Military Personnel Revel in China’s True Heritage

HONOLULU, Hawaii—Shen Yun, a performing arts company based in New York, travels the globe spreading the divine culture of ancient China nearly lost to 70 years of communist rule. U.S. Army Major Alexei Fainblout and his wife Jodi Fainblout attended the performance on the afternoon of March 27. On what makes Shen Yun a beautiful experience,…


Beijing’s Failure to Take Credible Action Against Fentanyl Trade Requires New Strategy: Experts

Beijing’s response to U.S. requests in the course of a long campaign to stem the flow of fentanyl from labs in China to the cities and towns of America, where overdose deaths from opioids and other drugs now exceed 100,000 per year, has proven inadequate as the drug supply chain adapts to find new outlets….


Shen Yun, ‘So Much Accomplishment and Joy,’ Financial Consultant Says

HOUSTON, Texas—In an age where human moral values have declined dramatically and the expression of free speech has been restricted, even in Western democracies, New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts brought a message of optimism to those at the Wortham Center Brown Theater on Sunday. Enjoying Shen Yun that afternoon were Priti Radia, a Montessori teacher,…


Honolulu Enjoys Its Long-Anticipated Shen Yun Visit

HONOLULU—Honolulu’s theatergoers gained a more well-rounded look at China on March 26. David R. Stilwell, former assistant secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, attended the March 26 matinee of Shen Yun. Shen Yun is a classical Chinese dance and music performance hailing from New York. Steeped in the spiritual…