Category: US-China relations

Lawmakers Want to Ban Chinese Companies From Buying US Farmland Due to ‘National Security’ Threat

November 17, 2022
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Chinese companies have acquired over 500,000 acres of farmland in Texas, the agriculture powerhouse of the United States that leads the country in exporting a host of crops. The acquisition of that much acreage has been a concern for Texas lawmakers, particularly for Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, who told The Epoch Times in an…

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Chinese Influence Operations Increasingly Include Meddling in US Elections: Author

November 17, 2022
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While the Russian meddling in U.S. elections has been discussed the most in the past few years, it is the Chinese communists who are increasingly joining the league, said author Joshua Kurlantzick. “By spreading disinformation on social media platforms, all the major U.S. social media platforms caught … what they believe to be Chinese efforts…

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Despite Human Cost, China Won’t End Zero-COVID Approach: Experts

November 17, 2022
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) won’t end its zero-COVID-19 policy approach anytime soon as the legitimacy of the Party’s leader now rests on results of the health battle, though it comes at the expense of human rights. This is what experts said during a Nov. 16 hearing on the Chinese regime’s zero-COVID policy held by the…

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South Korea, US and Japan Issue Declaration Amid Increasing Tensions With Pyongyang, Beijing

November 17, 2022
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The leaders of the United States, Japan, and South Korea have agreed to take resolute measures to deal with North Korea’s nuclear threats while indirectly warning Beijing over security-related issues in the Indo-Pacific, including Taiwan. U.S. President Joe Biden, South Korean President Yoon Seok-yul, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met on the sidelines of…

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Little Value in a ‘Diplomatic Thaw’ With Beijing: Foreign Policy Experts

November 16, 2022
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Foreign policy experts say a diplomatic thaw with Beijing should not be the end goal of U.S. and Australian leaders, instead, the focus should be on compelling the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to uphold human rights and international rules around trade. John Lee, the former senior advisor to Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, said recent…

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Congressional Panel Report: Hong Kong ‘Increasingly Isolated and Further Subordinated’ by the CCP

November 16, 2022
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The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission recently released its annual report, presented to Congress on Nov. 15. In its chapter on Hong Kong, the advisory panel pointed out that Hong Kong has become increasingly isolated and controlled by Beijing and has entered a new era of total control by mainland authorities. The influence of the mainland…

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CCP Spy Sentenced to 20 Years for Stealing Aviation Secrets

November 16, 2022
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The first Chinese communist intelligence officer to ever be extradited to the United States was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Nov. 16. Yanjun Xu received the sentence after being found guilty earlier this month of leading a ring of Chinese agents that targeted U.S. aviation companies, recruiting their employees to travel to China,…

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Rubio Blasts Biden–Xi Meet, Says President ‘Dangerously Misunderstands the CCP’

November 16, 2022
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A top GOP lawmaker is lambasting President Joe Biden’s meeting with Chinese communist leadership this week as a missed opportunity to confront the regime’s aggression. Biden failed to acknowledge the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its leader Xi Jinping during a face-to-face encounter earlier this week, said Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)….

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Trump Vows ‘All-Out Campaign to Eliminate America’s Dependence on China’ While Announcing 2024 Bid

November 16, 2022
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In his widely anticipated announcement on Nov. 15 of his entry into the 2024 presidential race, former President Donald Trump described an economic rivalry between the United States and China that has steadily intensified before, during, and after his victory in the 2016, and argued that his policies are the only ones that can keep…

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Taiwan’s Exports to China Hit New Low as Chinese Economy Weakens

November 16, 2022
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In October, Taiwan’s exports to mainland China and Hong Kong fell 9.2 percent from a year earlier, the lowest in nearly 20 months, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said on Nov. 8. Beatrice Tsai, director-general of the MOF Department of Statistics, said the numbers are indicators of China’s weakening economy. Meanwhile, Taiwan’s trade surplus from…

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