Category: US-China relations

US Extends Deportation Protection Program For Hongkongers Seeking Refuge

U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Jan. 26, the extension and expansion of the Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Hong Kong residents. Hong Kong residents will not be forced to leave the country in January, and they must be in the United States on or before the date of the announcement (Jan. 26). The extended…


China Uses International Ports to Spread Military Influence, Gather intelligence: Experts

Communist China is using overseas ports to spread its military influence and, potentially, to covertly collect intelligence on the United States and its allies, according to experts. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which rules China as a single-party state, is leveraging dual-use facilities throughout the world to serve both commercial and military needs, according to…


Over 15,000 Americans Left Hong Kong in Past 2 Years: US Consul General

Gregory May, the U.S. Consul General in Hong Kong and Macau, told an online seminar on Jan. 25 that more than 15,000 Americans have left Hong Kong in the past two years. He believes that Beijing’s actions in Hong Kong will force more elites to flee, damaging Hong Kong’s status as a business hub. On…


New GOP Bill to Block Sales of SPR Oil to China

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Jan. 25 proposed legislation that seeks to block the United States from selling oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to China and Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-owned companies. The bill “Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act” (pdf) was co-sponsored by 15 other Republican senators. “The Strategic Petroleum Reserve…


Biden Classified Docs ‘Very Different Qualitatively From Mike Pence’: Gingrich

The nature of the classified document revelation at the home of former Vice President Mike Pence is “very different qualitatively” when compared to the documents connected to President Joe Biden, according to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Lawyers for Pence found a “small number of documents” marked classified in his Indiana home on Jan. 16…


Is the West Too Gullible When It Comes to China

Commentary The controversy over Prince Harry wearing a Nazi uniform to a party was repeated recently when a 40-year-old prominent Australian politician, Dominic Perrottet, revealed that he had worn a Nazi uniform to his 21st birthday party. A newspaper reader wondered if people would be so outraged if someone had worn a Mao uniform. A…


GOP Lawmakers Hawley, Buck Introduce Bills to Ban TikTok From All US Devices

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) on Jan. 25 introduced the “No TikTok on United States Devices Act” to prohibit the Chinese-based app from being downloaded on all U.S. devices and ban commercial transactions with ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company. Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) has introduced a companion legislation in the House. In recent months, more than half…


Wellington Airport Bookstore Sells Xi Jinping’s Political Theories At Premium Place

Books written by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping are being sold at an excellent spot in the airport bookstore in Wellington, New Zealand’s capital. Multiple copies of “Xi Jinping: The Governance of China Volume Four” are on prominent display at the forefront shelf of a bookstore, a photo circulating on social media shows….


‘Best and Brightest’: Gallagher Praises 13 Republicans Named to US-CCP Select Committee

Thirteen Republican lawmakers have been named to the new House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced the postings on Jan. 24, saying that the committee would “stay laser-focused on getting ahead of our national threats.” Rep. Mike Gallagher (Wis.),…


EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Tiffany to Introduce Resolution Calling for US to Recognize Taiwan Independence

A group of Congressional lawmakers is set to introduce a measure urging the U.S. administration to end its “One China Policy” and formally recognize Taiwan’s status as an independent nation. Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) will lead 18 other members of Congress in introducing the resolution later this week, which calls for the United States to…