Category: US-China relations

Biden Administration ‘Naive’ to Believe China Cold War Avoidable, Former US General Says

A former U.S. military leader is criticizing President Joe Biden’s lackluster meeting with Chinese communist leader Xi Jinping this month, following the president’s assertion that there is no cold war between the two nations. Biden said “there need not be a new cold war” after meeting with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi this month…


Top House Republican Plans Special Committee on China

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said on Nov. 20 that if he becomes the speaker of the chamber, he will set up a committee with the sole focus on the communist Chinese regime. “China is the No. 1 country when it comes to intellectual property theft,” McCarthy said in an interview with Fox News…


China Under International Pressure Despite Xi’s Recent Trips Abroad: Experts

Chinese leader Xi Jinping recently made high-profile visits abroad, meeting world leaders after he secured a third term as the head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in last month’s National Congress. Chinese official media tout Xi’s diplomatic achievements from the trips. However, international analysts point out that he achieved very little, and it is…


Pentagon’s Top General Says China Attacking Taiwan Would Be Like Russia Invading Ukraine

The Pentagon’s top general has said that a Chinese attack on Taiwan would be comparable to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and a significant “strategic mistake.” U.S. Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley made the remarks at a joint Pentagon press briefing with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Wednesday. The meeting came shortly after Chinese leader Xi Jinping secured a…


YouTube Ads Are Funding Beijing’s Overseas Push to Change Hearts and Minds: Report

Beijing is circumventing its own firewall to leverage YouTube, and profiting off its advertising service, in the battle to win hearts and minds in the West, according to a new report by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI). The report, named “China is using ethnic-minority influencers to spread its Xinjiang narrative on social media” and funded by…


Democrat Senator Concedes ‘Trump Was Right’ About TikTok, Parents Should be Concerned

A top Democrat senator conceded that former President Donald Trump about banning TikTok and warned parents about the Chinese-owned social media app. “I think Donald Trump was right. I mean, TikTok is an enormous threat,” Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, told Fox News. “So, if you’re a parent, and…


US Report Calls for Removing Obstacles for Hongkongers to Obtain Visas

The U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) released its latest annual report, criticizing the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Hong Kong authorities for undermining democracy, freedom, and civil society in Hong Kong. Against this backdrop, it recommends the passage of the Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act and the Hong Kong People’s Freedom and Choice Act….


Senators Introduce Bill to Ban Visitor Visa to CCP Members

Four Republican senators introduced a bill that aims to provide greater scrutiny of visas for Chinese Communist Party (CCP) members on Nov. 17. According to a statement by Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), the primary sponsor of the bill, it will ban the issuance of nonimmigrant visas to the 93 million CCP members. This legislation will disincentivize…


US Senators Introduce Bill to Ban Visitor Visas to CCP Members

Four Republican U.S. senators have introduced a proposal that aims to provide greater scrutiny of visas for Chinese Communist Party (CCP) members. It would ban the issuance of nonimmigrant visas to the 93 million CCP members, according to a Nov. 17 statement by Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), the bill’s primary sponsor. The legislation would disincentivize Chinese nationals…


China’s Stake in Geopolitically Significant Ports Threaten’s Global Supply Chain: Experts

U.S. President Joe Biden expressed concerns over Chinese military activity and transparency at Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base during a meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in Phnom Penh, according to a White House press statement on Nov. 12. China responded that its assistance in building the Cambodia port military facility is a “normal activity”…