Category: US-China relations

LIVE 3:30 PM ET: A Discussion on the New Book: Overreach: How China Derailed Its Peaceful Rise

Jude Blanchette, freeman chair in China Studies at CSIS (Center for Strategic & International Studies), will discuss the new book, Overreach: How China Derailed Its Peaceful Rise, featuring author Susan Shirk, a research professor and chair of the 21st Century China Center at UC San Diego’s School of Global Policy & Strategy. In the book,…


POSTPONED: A Discussion on the New Book: Overreach: How China Derailed Its Peaceful Rise

Jude Blanchette, freeman chair in China Studies at CSIS (Center for Strategic & International Studies), will discuss the new book, Overreach: How China Derailed Its Peaceful Rise, featuring author Susan Shirk, a research professor and chair of the 21st Century China Center at UC San Diego’s School of Global Policy & Strategy. In the book,…


China Exploits Legal Immigration Policies to Undermine American National Security, Warns Sen. Cotton

In 2022 alone, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) approved more than 570 H-1B visas for foreign nationals to work in Chinese parent company ByteDance’s California offices. This immigration policy can be manipulated by the regime to undermine American national security, according to Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Akr.) An H-1B is a temporary visa that allows…


China Exploits Legal Immigration Policies to Undermine US National Security: Sen. Cotton

In 2022 alone, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) approved more than 570 H-1B visas for foreign nationals to work in Chinese-owned TikTok’s California offices. This immigration policy can be manipulated by the regime to undermine American national security, according to Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) An H-1B is a temporary visa that allows companies to…


Uyghurs Protest Urumqi Fire Deaths

The East Turkistan National Awakening Movement claims at least 44 Uyghurs were killed in a fatal fire in Urumqi, Xinjiang, China, on Nov. 24. Uyghurs were prevented from fleeing the building and the Chinese authorities took over three hours to extinguish the fire. Uyghurs in the United States will protest China’s ongoing Uyghur genocide in…


LIVE NOW: Uyghurs Protest Urumqi Fire Deaths

The East Turkistan National Awakening Movement claims at least 44 Uyghurs were killed in a fatal fire in Urumqi, Xinjiang, China, on Nov. 24. Uyghurs were prevented from fleeing the building and the Chinese authorities took over three hours to extinguish the fire. Uyghurs in the United States will protest China’s ongoing Uyghur genocide in…


White House Responds After Protests Erupt Across China Over ‘Zero-COVID’ Rules

The White House’s COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha said that the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) “zero-COVID” strategy is unrealistic amid the largest protests across China in decades. Thousands of demonstrators came out in Shanghai, Beijing, Urumqi, Wuhan, Chengdu, and other major Chinese cities over CCP-mandated lockdowns, mandatory COVID-19 tests, mask orders, and other rules. The…


US Bans Huawei, ZTE Telecom Equipment Citing Threats to National Security

U.S. regulators have imposed a ban on electronic equipment created by several major Chinese tech corporations, citing national security concerns. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted new rules on Nov. 25 that will prohibit the import or sale of Chinese communications equipment deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to national security. The new rules will…


Asian Investment Bolsters US Manufacturing Revival

News Analysis A Taiwanese chipmaking giant is doubling down on a sprawling factory it’s building north of Phoenix, adding to a wave of Asian investment that is boosting employment in the resurgent U.S. manufacturing sector. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Apple’s exclusive chip supplier, aims to make silicon chips using its advanced 5-nanometer production process…


Australia Re-establish Committee to Investigate Social Media Interventions

Australia has decided to examine the risks posed by social media applications, including WeChat and TikTok, to the nation’s democracy and security. Liberal Senator James Paterson, the Shadow Minister for Cyber Security and Countering Foreign Interference, said in a statement on Nov. 24 that the Australian Senate had decided to re-establish the Select Committee on…