Category: US-China relations

US Experts Worried About China Cornering Market for Old-Gen Chip Technology

With Chinese firms increasingly focusing on boosting the production of older generation chips, experts in the United States and the Western world more broadly, are worried about the development posing a significant international security threat. Older generation chips are still critical for various technologies. For instance, 28-nanometer chips have been in use since 2011 in…


Senate Unanimously Passes Bill to Ban TikTok on All Government Devices Amid National Security Concerns

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted unanimously to pass legislation that would ban the use of the video-sharing app TikTok on government phones and devices amid growing concerns that the app poses a cybersecurity risk and is a threat to national security. The “No TikTok on Government Devices Act,” was first introduced by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) in April…


Senior US Delegation Visit China to Follow up on Biden’s Meeting With Xi

A senior U.S. delegation visited China on Dec. 11 and 12 to discuss a range of topics to follow up on President Joe Biden’s meeting with the PRC leader Xi Jinping in Bali. The Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin acknowledged the talks between the U.S. delegation and Vice Foreign Minister Xie Fengin in Langfang,…


US Senators Introduce Bill to Restrict Huawei’s Access to American Banks

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bill to ban Chinese tech company Huawei and CCP owned 5G companies from accessing the American banking system to prevent espionage. The bill, co-sponsored by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) with the backing of fellow senators like Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, (D-N.Y.),…


PREMIERING 12/15 at 7:30PM ET: Ashley Yablon: How I Exposed a CCP Tech Giant’s Elaborate Scheme to Evade US Sanctions

This episode will premiere on Thursday, Dec. 15, at 7:30 p.m. ET. “As I was scrolling through it, I saw a section of the contract that was titled, ‘How we will get around U.S. export laws’ … And I nearly fell out of my chair when I saw that, and I knew that I needed…


US Lacks the Capacity to Rival China in the Indo-Pacific Region: Gen. Spalding

The latest Pentagon annual report on China’s military power reveals that the communist regime has outdone the United States in the Indo-Pacific region, according to retired Brig. Gen. Robert Spalding. The Department of Defense’s annual China Military Power Report (pdf), released on Nov. 29, serves as an authoritative assessment of the military power and strategy…


Chinese Billionaire Faces Extradition to US for Allegedly Bribing San Francisco Officials

A Chinese real estate mogul is battling extradition to the United States from the UK for his alleged role in bribing San Francisco city officials. Zhang Li, the billionaire co-founder and CEO of Guangzhou-based R&F Properties, is wanted in California for allegedly bribing public officials between 2015 and 2020. Zhang is accused of paying kickbacks…


House Republicans Seek Testimony From Biden Officials On COVID-19 Origins, Wuhan Lab Research

House Republicans will seek documents and testimony from 40 individuals, including Biden administration officials and scientists, on the origins of COVID-19 and the U.S. funding of research that was conducted at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Announcing the move on Dec. 14 in a joint statement, Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), ranking member of the House…


Kristi Noem Proposes Legislation to Restrict Chinese Purchase of US Farmland

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem on Dec. 13 announced new proposed legislation to restrict farmland purchases by foreign countries, namely communist China. “With this new process, we will be able to prevent nations who hate us—like Communist China—from buying up our state’s agriculture land,” Noem said in a press release. “We cannot allow the Chinese…


South Dakota Gov. Noem Proposes Legislation to Restrict Chinese Purchase of US Farmland

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem on Dec. 13 announced new proposed legislation to restrict farmland purchases by foreign countries, namely communist China. “With this new process, we will be able to prevent nations who hate us—like Communist China—from buying up our state’s agriculture land,” Noem said in a press release. “We cannot allow the Chinese…