Category: US-China relations

LIVE NOW: Webinar: The Case for Decoupling From China, Featuring Enes Kanter Freedom and Roger Robinson

The Committee on the Present Danger: China (CPDC) and the Captive Nations Coalition (CNC) will host a special webinar on “The Case for Decoupling From China” on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 20 from 12:30–1:30 p.m ET. The webinar will feature NBA free agent Enes Kanter Freedom and former Reagan adviser Roger W. Robinson. In a…


Webinar: The Case for Decoupling From China, Featuring Enes Kanter Freedom and Roger Robinson

The Committee on the Present Danger: China (CPDC) and the Captive Nations Coalition (CNC) will host a special webinar on “The Case for Decoupling From China” on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 20 from 12:30–1:30 p.m ET. The webinar will feature NBA free agent Enes Kanter Freedom and former Reagan adviser Roger W. Robinson. In a…


33 GOP Senators Urge Garland to Give Hunter Biden Investigator Special Counsel Powers

More than 30 Republican senators have called on Attorney General Merrick Garland to give the federal prosecutor investigating Hunter Biden special counsel protections, arguing that such a move would help assure the American people that the probe is free from political influence amid widespread allegations of bias at the Department of Justice (DOJ). The president’s…


Biden: US Forces Will Defend Taiwan From Invasion by Communist China

U.S. President Joe Biden once again affirmed that the United States would militarily defend Taiwan from an invasion by China’s ruling communist party. When asked during a 60 Minutes interview on CBS whether American forces would defend Taiwan from a Chinese attack, Biden answered unambiguously. “Yes, if, in fact, there was an unprecedented attack,” he said…


White House Again Walks Back on Biden Statement That US Would Defend Taiwan From Chinese Invasion

U.S. President Joe Biden once again affirmed that the United States would militarily defend Taiwan from an invasion by China’s ruling communist party. When asked during a 60 Minutes interview on CBS whether American forces would defend Taiwan from a Chinese attack, Biden answered unambiguously. “Yes, if, in fact, there was an unprecedented attack,” he said…


White House Again Walks Back Biden Statement That US Would Defend Taiwan From Chinese Invasion

U.S. President Joe Biden once again affirmed that the United States would militarily defend Taiwan from an invasion by China’s ruling communist party. When asked during a 60 Minutes interview on CBS whether U.S. forces would defend Taiwan from a Chinese attack, Biden answered unambiguously. “Yes, if, in fact, there was an unprecedented attack,” he said…


America Needs to Ask Its Allies to Decouple From China: Gen. Robert Spalding

America needs to get its allies on board in a bid to decouple from China, according to retired U.S. Brig. Gen. Robert Spalding. “We need to tell them [U.S. allies], give them an ultimatum: ‘You can have an economic relationship with China, you can have a security relationship with us, [but] you’re not going to…


Biden Says He’s Warned Xi Jinping of Investment Ramifications If China Violates Sanctions on Russia

President Joe Biden says he’s warned his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping that violating U.S. sanctions imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine would be a “gigantic mistake” that may hurt investment in China. In an interview with CBS on Sunday, Biden said that he spoke with Xi not long after the Chinese leader signed a…


TikTok Executive Declined to Commit to Cut Off Americans’ Data to China

A TikTok executive refused to make a commitment that the hugely popular short-video app would cut off flows of Americans’ data to China during the first U.S. Senate hearing since recent reports on its connections to Beijing. TikTok Chief Operating Officer Vanessa Pappas, along with executives from other U.S. big tech companies, testified before the Senate Homeland Security Committee…


Media Mischaracterising AUKUS and Ignoring Benefits: Defence Experts

Media outlets have mischaracterised the AUKUS deal and focused too much on the challenges of helping Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines while ignoring the significant technology exchange between the U.S., UK, and Australia, according to defence experts at a recent Hudson Institute panel discussion. Australian Senator Andrew Hastie joined the Institute’s Asia-Pacific Security Chair Patrick Cronin, a…