Category: US-China relations

Biotech, Clean Energy Sectors in China Face Uncertain Future, Insider Says

News Analysis China’s biotechnology and clean energy sectors may be the next targets of U.S. sanctions, according to the president of a high-tech corporation in Japan. Such sectors will probably face a downturn following China’s hard-hit semiconductor industry, the president, who for security reasons only wanted to be identified as Desen, told The Epoch Times…


Problem With Classified Biden Documents ‘Gets Beyond the Politics’: Congressman

Finding classified documents in properties linked to President Joe Biden poses a concern that “gets beyond the politics,” according to Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Ala.). Documents dating back to the period when Biden was the vice president have turned up at both the president’s former office at Penn Biden Center in Washington and his Delaware home,…


Issue of Biden’s Handling of Classified Documents ‘Gets Beyond the Politics’: GOP Congressman

Finding classified documents in properties linked to President Joe Biden poses a concern that “gets beyond the politics,” according to Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Ala.). Documents dating back to the period when Biden was the vice president have turned up at both the president’s former office at Penn Biden Center in Washington and his Delaware home,…


US and Japan Sign Historic Defense Agreements, Extend Mutual Aid to Space

The leaders of Japan and the United States are expanding the nations’ alliance with a series of new commitments regarding defense spending, military modernization, and a new agreement that will extend their mutual defense treaty to space. U.S. President Joe Biden welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio to the White House on Jan. 13, where…


Rep. Palmer Calls Out White House For Opposing Ban on Oil Sales to China

President Joe Biden is drawing criticism from lawmakers after the White House made negative comments about a bipartisan effort to curb the flow of U.S. oil to China. The House of Representatives approved a measure on Jan. 12 that would block exports from the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to China and prohibit the sale…


Biden Document Questions: What Is TS/SCI, and Where Is the Chain of Custody?

Revelations keep unfolding in regard to the classified documents from President Joe Biden’s vice presidency that have been discovered at multiple locations. Yet, for many people following the story, it’s easy to get lost in intelligence jargon and an alphabet soup of agencies. For example, what is top secret sensitive compartmented information (TS/SCI)–and what does…


Documents Found at Biden Office Raise Concerns of CCP Connection: Paul Kamenar

The discovery of potentially classified documents at President Joe Biden’s former office space at the Penn Biden Center raises concerns in light of the center’s ties to China and potentially to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to Paul Kamenar, an attorney for the National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC). In November, lawyers tasked with…


Wisconsin, North Carolina Join 20 Other States to Ban TikTok From Government Devices

Wisconsin and North Carolina have joined at least 20 other states to ban the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from state devices amid growing concerns over threats to national security. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said in a Jan, 12 statement, “It’s important for us to protect state information technology from foreign countries that have actively…


Japan Signs Agreements With US to Secure Defense Supply Chains

The United States and Japanese defense chiefs signed two memorandums of understanding on Jan. 12 to expand cooperation in advanced technologies and defense supply chains as both nations seek to step up their alliance. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada signed the agreements during a meeting at the Pentagon,…


Hunter Biden, China Ties Should Be Top Focus for Biden Special Counsel: Gingrich

The newly appointed special counsel to investigate President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents should dig into the University of Pennsylvania’s connections with China and any potential role of Hunter Biden, said former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Files with classified markings from the Obama-Biden administration have so far been found in two locations linked to…