Category: US-China relations

US Must Build Trust to Counter CCP Authoritarianism: Nobel Nominee

The United States must work to build trust at home and abroad if it is to effectively counter creeping authoritarianism from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to one nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize. “‘Trust’ is the most important word in any language,” said former under secretary of state Keith Krach during an Oct….


UN Votes Down Debate on Uyghurs After CCP Lobbying

The United Nations rejected a move to debate China’s ongoing human rights abuses—a rare move that could signal U.S. influence abroad is waning. Leaders from the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada called for a debate on the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) suppression of the Uyghurs and other minorities in Xinjiang after a U.N. report…


Conference: A Turning Point in Competition With China

The Epoch Times will livestream the conference “A Turning Point in Competition With China,” starting at 2 p.m. ET on Oct. 6. Access the livestream on this page, and also at EpochTV. Speakers include the Project 2049 Institute’s Chairman Randall Schriver, the American Enterprise Institute’s Director of Asian Studies Dan Blumenthal, and the Wilson Center’s Director for…


LIVE 1 PM ET: How Can We Deter China in the 2020s? A Conversation With Michèle Flournoy

The Epoch Times will livestream the online event, “How Can We Deter China in the 2020s? A Conversation with Michèle Flournoy,” starting at 1 p.m. ET on Oct. 6. Access the livestream on this page, and also at EpochTV. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on…


How Can We Deter China in the 2020s? A Conversation With Michèle Flournoy

The Epoch Times will livestream the online event, “How Can We Deter China in the 2020s? A Conversation with Michèle Flournoy,” starting at 1 p.m. ET on Oct. 6. Access the livestream on this page, and also at EpochTV. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on…


Pentagon Blacklists Drone Giant DJI as ‘Chinese Military Company’

The Pentagon has blacklisted a Chinese drone manufacturer, which Ukrainian officials previously accused of providing military support to Russia. DJI Technology, the world’s largest consumer drone manufacturer, was added to a Department of Defense (DOD) list of 60 “Chinese military companies” operating in the United States, the Pentagon announced on Oct. 5. Adding DJI to the…


Biden Admin’s Reported TikTok Security Agreement Is a ‘Bad Deal’: Rubio

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) criticized a reported preliminary deal between the Biden administration and TikTok that avoids major changes to the popular video-sharing app’s Chinese ownership. “Any ‘agreement’ with TikTok absent full divestment from ByteDance and the Chinese Communist Party is a bad deal–both for U.S. national security and for the millions of Americans whose…


US’s Reported TikTok Security Agreement Is a ‘Bad Deal’: Rubio

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) criticized a reported preliminary agreement between the Biden administration and TikTok that would avoid major changes to the popular video-sharing app’s Chinese ownership. “Any ‘agreement’ with TikTok absent full divestment from ByteDance and the Chinese Communist Party is a bad deal—both for U.S. national security and for the millions of Americans…


CCP ‘Suppress the Truth and Spread Lies’ in Solomon Islands: Australian Think Tank

A new report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) has revealed that Beijing is spreading false information in the Solomon Islands in an attempt to undermine its partnerships with Australia and the United States. The report entitled “Suppressing the Truth and Spreading Lies: How the CCP is influencing Solomon Islands’ information environment,” published on Oct. 5, examined…


CCP Runs Police Outpost in New York City, Part of Global Network of Transnational Repression: Report

Chinese authorities have opened at least one “overseas police service station” in the United States as part of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) global transnational repression, according to human rights group Safeguard Defenders. “These operations eschew official bilateral police and judicial cooperation and violate the international rule of law, and may violate the territorial integrity…