Category: US-China relations

Ardern Warns Against ‘Black and White’ View of Competition With Beijing

July 8, 2022
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has spoken out against framing the conflict in Ukraine and countering ongoing Chinese aggression through a “black and white” lens, saying nations do not need to choose between autocracies or democracies. Ardern’s latest views stand in stark contrast to that of U.S. President Joe Biden, who has vowed to…

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Inflation: How China Is Making It Worse; Stopping the CCP’s Propaganda on Twitter and Facebook

July 7, 2022
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Biden weighs removing tariffs on China. Is that a good plan to fight inflation? We discuss how China actually contributes to prices rising everywhere. What is the better approach? I also speak with Aron Solomon about his thoughts on dealing with Chinese officials on social media, while American politicians are banned on Chinese social media;…

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‘They’re Going to Challenge Us’: Marine Commandant Speaks on China Threat

July 7, 2022
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China’s military would seek to prevent the United States from mobilizing its forces in the Pacific in the event that war broke out between the two countries, according to the highest-ranking officer of the Marine Corps. “This competition is going to go on for a while, and we’re going to have to figure out a…

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Meta Sues US Subsidiary of Chinese Company for Scraping User Data

July 7, 2022
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Meta is suing the U.S.-based subsidiary of a Chinese tech firm and one individual, which it accused of illegally scraping data from Facebook and Instagram. “Today, we’ve filed separate actions in federal court against Octopus and Defendant Ekrem Ateş for scraping data from Facebook and Instagram,” a Meta representative said in a press statement on…

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US Intelligence Warns State and Local Leaders to Be Wary of China’s Influence Activities

July 7, 2022
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The Office of the Director of National Intelligence released a document on July 6 warning state, local, and business leaders to be on the lookout for malign influence operations conducted by China’s ruling communist regime. “For decades, a broad range of entities in China have forged ties with government and business leaders at the state…

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The CCP’s Covert Influence in the United States ‘Rather Extraordinary’: Former US Intelligence Official

July 7, 2022
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Former U.S. intelligence official Nicholas Eftimiades, who has over two decades of experience in the field, said the U.S. government must develop a solid strategy and articulate its goals when it comes to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) malign influence at all levels of U.S. government and institutions. The propaganda disseminated by the CCP in…

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Biden Still Weighing China Tariff Options as Requests to Keep Them Pile Up

July 7, 2022
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WASHINGTON—U.S. President Joe Biden’s team is still looking at options on whether to cut tariffs on Chinese imports to ease inflation, the White House said on Tuesday as industry requests to maintain the duties mounted. More than 400 requests to keep tariffs in place on Chinese goods had been submitted to the U.S. Trade Representative’s…

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US Sanctions Network for Selling Iranian Oil to China, East Asia

July 7, 2022
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The United States on Wednesday sanctioned an international network of companies for having allegedly violated oil sanctions on Iran by selling Iranian oil to China and other countries in east Asia. The Treasury Department said in a release it imposed sanctions on the companies that are accused of having facilitated the sale of hundreds of…

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Republican Lawmaker Requests TikTok to Testify Over US Data Accessed From China

July 7, 2022
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Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) has requested TikTok appear before the Senate for a hearing over concerns that the China-based video-sharing app has access to U.S. data. The lawmaker together with eight colleagues, including Ted Cruz (R-Fla.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.),  raised the issue with the company in a June 27 letter (pdf.) that followed a…

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Top House Republican Presses Yellen to Share Records of Hunter Biden’s Foreign Business Dealings

July 6, 2022
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A top House Republican is demanding Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen release records on Hunter Biden’s foreign business activities, alleging that the Biden administration’s reluctance to release such details suggest an effort to shield the Biden family from scrutiny. In a letter on July 6, Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), a ranking member on the House Committee…

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