Category: US-China relations

Senate Holds Hearing on Chinese Spy Balloon Case

U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee’s Defense Subcommittee holds a hearing at 10 a.m. ET on Feb. 9 on the Chinese espionage balloon that the United States shot down on Saturday for spying over U.S. territory. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


LIVE NOW: House Armed Services Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Pentagon’s War Preparedness

U.S. House Armed Services Committee Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation Subcommittee holds a hearing at 8:30 a.m. ET on Feb. 9 on “The Future of War: Is the Pentagon Prepared to Deter and Defeat America’s Adversaries?” Author Chris Brose, Senior Director for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies Center on Cyber Technology and Innovation Rear…


House Armed Services Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Pentagon’s War Preparedness

U.S. House Armed Services Committee Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation Subcommittee holds a hearing at 8:30 a.m. ET on Feb. 9 on “The Future of War: Is the Pentagon Prepared to Deter and Defeat America’s Adversaries?” Author Chris Brose, Senior Director for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies Center on Cyber Technology and Innovation Rear…


China’s Balloon Was Part of Planned Posturing Ahead of Blinken’s Beijing Visit

Commentary The Chinese reconnaissance balloon, shot down by the U.S. Air Force last Saturday, may have been just one of numerous planned incidents by Beijing aimed at increasing its bargaining power in the negotiations scheduled with U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken for this week. Blinken was supposed to visit Beijing on Feb. 5, but…


What the Spy Balloon Incident Says About Our Chances of War With China

For years, U.S. political and corporate elites have warned about conflict with an empowered communist China. As it happens, it’s the same ruling class that has most to lose by holding Beijing accountable for its constant provocations. No matter what the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) does—from bringing down U.S. planes and lying about COVID to…


Rep. McCaul to Visit Taiwan in ‘War of Oppression Versus Democracy’

A leading Congressional Republican is planning a tour of Asia that will likely include a stop in Taiwan. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), who chairs the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said that he intends to visit the democratic island later in the year to assist it in the struggle against communist China’s repressive overtures. “I have…


Rogers Vows to Expel All Chinese Goods from Defense Supply Chains

The Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee is vowing to expel all Chinese goods and materials from the United States’s defense supply chains. Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) said that he would lead the effort to expunge China-sourced goods during a Feb. 8 hearing of the committee on the subject of defense-industrial base security. “The…


Congress to Receive Classified Briefing on Chinese Spy Balloon on Thursday

Multiple Congressional staffers have confirmed to The Epoch Times that Congress will be briefed on the morning of Feb. 9 regarding the Chinese spy balloon that flew over the United States last week. The meeting comes after days of debate between Republicans and Democrats about how the Biden administration addressed the craft and the threat…


Congress Members to Receive Classified Briefing on Chinese Spy Balloon on Thursday

Multiple Congressional staffers have confirmed to The Epoch Times that Congress members will be briefed on the morning of Feb. 9 regarding the Chinese spy balloon that flew over the United States last week. The meeting comes after days of debate between Republicans and Democrats about how the Biden administration addressed the craft and the…


House Members to Receive Classified Briefing on Chinese Spy Balloon on Thursday

Multiple Congressional staffers have confirmed to The Epoch Times that Congressional representatives will be briefed on the morning of Feb. 9 regarding the Chinese spy balloon that flew over the United States last week. The meeting comes after days of debate between Republicans and Democrats about how the Biden administration addressed the craft and the…