Category: US-China relations

GOP Lawmakers Question Blinken, Garland Over CCP Police Station in New York

A group of U.S. House Republicans on Oct. 7 sent a letter questioning Attorney General Merrick Garland and Secretary of State Antony Blinken over the presence of a Chinese police service station in New York City. “We are writing to express our grave concern over reports of the law enforcement presence of the People’s Republic…


Biden Administration Releases National Arctic Strategy to Counter China and Russia

The Biden administration unveiled its national strategy for the Arctic on Oct. 7, underscoring a growing competition with China and Russia in the region. It is the first national strategy for the Arctic to be published since 2013, though several departments across the government including Homeland Security and the U.S. Army have published their own…


Biden Administration Releases National Arctic Strategy to Counter China, Russia

The Biden administration unveiled its national strategy for the Arctic on Oct. 7, underscoring a growing competition with China and Russia in the region. It’s the first national strategy for the region to be published since 2013, although several departments across the U.S. government, including the Department of Homeland Security and the Army, have published…


Chinese Embassy’s Intimidation Letter Shows Pompeo’s New Videos Are Effective: Expert

In late September, the Chinese embassy in the United States sent a letter to the Hudson Institute after former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo rolled out a series of videos that expose the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and—which an expert told The Epoch Times—encourage Chinese people to change their stance toward the regime. Pompeo…


Chinese Police Overseas NY Outpost Can Be Tool for Sabotage in US: Expert

A report emerged in September that said Chinese authorities have opened 110 police service centers outside of mainland China—including one in New York City—that repatriate Chinese people using coercion, according to a security policy expert, but which also may be used for sabotage or espionage. Frank Gaffney, the executive chairman at the Washington-based Center for…


Biden Admin Unveils Tough Restrictions on Semiconductor Exports to China

The Biden administration unveiled sweeping new export controls Oct. 7, in an effort to hamstring the military modernization of an increasingly hostile China. Among the new export rules is a measure that will cut communist China off from certain semiconductor chips that are made with U.S. technologies, regardless of whether the chips were manufactured in…


Cook Island PM Credits Success of US-Pacific Summit to Recognition of US Absence in the Pacific

Recognition of the U.S.’s absence in the Pacific region was one of the reasons why the U.S.-Pacific Summit succeeded, Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has said. This follows the endorsement of the joint partnership declaration by 14 Pacific Island states that would see the U.S. increase its diplomatic presence in the pacific region as…


HHS Probed EcoHealth Over Alleged ‘Major Fraud’ Against US, Emails Show

The Department of Health and Human Services’ watchdog had briefly probed EcoHealth Alliance, a New York non profit that has collaborated with the Wuhan Institute of Virology, over alleged “major fraud against the United States,” newly released emails show. The four-month-long probe, which opened in September 2020, centered around an allegation that “the COVID 19…


House Republicans Demand Investigation Into Chinese Recruitment From Top US Nuclear Lab

In the wake of an alarming report on China’s decades-long effort to recruit scientists from the top nuclear lab in the United States, House Republicans are calling on the Biden administration to take action to prevent the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from further exploiting American research and technology. In a letter (pdf) sent Wednesday to…


Deloitte-China Case ‘Not Alone’ Among International Financial Standards Violations in China: Experts

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) fined Deloitte-China $20 million on Sept. 29 for its failure to comply with basic U.S. audit requirements. Experts say the incident highlights the need for better oversight of Chinese audit firms. Deloitte-China, also known as Deloitte Hua Yong, is the Chinese affiliate of international accounting firm Deloitte Touche…