Category: US-China relations

Apple Warns Ongoing COVID-19 Lockdowns in China Significantly Impacting iPhone Production

Apple warned that COVID-19 lockdowns in China are “significantly” impacting its iPhone supply chain. “COVID-19 restrictions have temporarily impacted the primary iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max assembly facility located in Zhengzhou, China,” the company said in a statement on Sunday. “The facility is currently operating at significantly reduced capacity.” The factory makes…


US and Global War on Farmers Intensifies Amid Food Shortages

News Analysis The effects of what critics have described as a global “war” on farmers and ranchers are becoming more apparent. But even as food shortages intensify, governments including the Biden administration are cracking down harder on agricultural production. Experts and lawmakers who spoke to The Epoch Times warned that it was time to rein…


Pentagon Seeks to Remove Fighter Jets from Japan, Republicans Demand Answers

Republican lawmakers have issued a public letter to U.S. military leadership following reports that the Pentagon is seeking to end the presence of dozens of fighter jets in Japan without creating a new permanent force to replace them. According to Defense News, the Pentagon is planning to remove two squadrons of F-15C Eagle fighters that…


Huawei Lobbyist Gives Thousands to Democrats’ Midterm Campaigns

A lobbyist for a Chinese company deemed a national security threat has donated thousands of dollars to at least eight Democratic congressional campaigns. Thomas Green, senior counsel at multinational law firm Sidley Austin and top lobbyist for Chinese telecom giant Huawei, personally contributed more than $10,000 across eight Democratic campaigns in the last month, according…


‘Discover the Truth, Restore Traditions and Faith’: Seminar Offers Solution to CCP Infiltration

Deerpark, N.Y.—The tiny town of Mount Hope, New York, made national news in July when organizers of a seminar about the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) received a death threat from an alleged CCP representative. The seminar organizer, the Mount Hope Chinese Association, was undeterred by the death threat. In fact, it took its message on the road….


EXCLUSIVE: DeSantis Calls Out Chinese Firm’s Purchase of Florida Land for Primate Breeding Facility

Gov. Ron DeSantis raised concern over the Chinese Communist Party’s growing influence in Florida amid scrutiny of a Chinese firm’s purchase of 1,400 acres of land in the state in the hopes of building a primate breeding facility. JOINN Laboratories CA Inc. purchased the land in Levy County, Florida, for about $5.5 million in July,…


DeSantis Calls Out Chinese Firm’s Purchase of Florida Land for Primate Breeding Facility

Gov. Ron DeSantis raised concern over the Chinese Communist Party’s growing influence in Florida amid scrutiny of a Chinese firm’s purchase of 1,400 acres of land in the state in the hopes of building a primate breeding facility. JOINN Laboratories CA Inc. purchased the land in Levy County, Florida, for about $5.5 million in July,…


Why the UAE Is Embracing China and Shunning the US

Commentary In September, China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed a rather significant memorandum of understanding. This agreement marked the first joint space project between the two countries. China will help the UAE, now one of the most powerful countries in the world, land its first rover on the moon. China and the UAE…


Australian Shadow Defence Minister Calls for Faster Military Capabilities to Protect Taiwan From Beijing

Australia must speed up efforts to build a military strike capability before nuclear submarines are ready to prepare for China’s possible aggression against Taiwan, Australian shadow Defence Minister Andrew Hastie said. In a speech at a Business News Politics and policy breakfast in Perth on Nov. 2, Hastie called for the country to “build and…


China Refusing Talks With US About Nuclear Expansion: Pentagon Official

China’s communist leadership is uninterested in reducing the risk posed by nuclear weapons, according to senior U.S. officials. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues to refuse to engage in nuclear nonproliferation and strategic stability talks, despite an announcement last year that the regime would cooperate with the United States on the issue, according to Deputy…