Category: US-China relations

Blinken’s China Policy Speech Censored by Chinese Communist Party: US Ambassador

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) censored U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s China Policy speech in early June, according to the U.S. ambassador to China. “We put the speech on Weibo and WeChat and it was censored in about two and a half hours, just taken away,” said Amb. Robert Nicholas Burns. “But it was…


More Than 100 CEOs Urge US Congress to Pass China Competition Bill

SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON—Chief executives from Alphabet Inc., Amazon.com Inc., and Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday called on Congress to pass legislation aimed at boosting U.S. economic competitiveness against China, including in chip manufacturing. Those executives and more than 100 others signed a letter urging the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, which each have passed different versions…


Chinese Banks Freeze Billions in Deposits: Officials Use Health QR Code to Bar Protestors

Chinese local banks are freezing deposits. Protestors cannot go near banks as their health app for COVID-19 turns red. Authorities provided no explanation. China has recently escalated aggression regarding Taiwan. What can the United States do? More importantly, what must the United States do domestically to strengthen its foreign policy abroad? I spoke with Kelly…


American Business Elites Have Become Lobbyists for China, Expert Says

Beijing’s well-documented abusive trade practices, human rights abuses, and territorial aggression have been hard to curb partly because of a lack of alignment between the political and military leadership of democratic nations, on the one hand, and Western business elites engaging in trade with China, on the other, said panelists at a hearing held by…


BlackRock Sells US Interests for ‘Personal Favors’ in China, Consumer Group Director Says

BlackRock, the world’s largest investment manager that oversees $10 trillion in client funds, has positioned itself as a socially conscious firm. However, the company is choosing China over the United States as it advances its environmental and social priorities, according to Will Hild, executive director of Washginton-based nonprofit Consumers’ Research. Hild said BlackRock CEO Larry…


BlackRock Sells Out US Interests for ‘Personal Favors’ in China, Consumer Group Director Says

BlackRock, the world’s largest investment manager that oversees $10 trillion in client funds, has positioned itself as a socially conscious firm. However, the company is choosing China over the United States as it advances its environmental and social priorities, according to Will Hild, executive director of Washginton-based nonprofit Consumers’ Research. Hild said BlackRock CEO Larry…


China’s Claim of Sovereign Rights Over Taiwan Strait Are Rejected by US and Taiwan

The Chinese communist regime claimed sovereignty over the Taiwan Strait on June 13, denying the United States’ and Taiwan’s assertion that the strategic channel is in international waters. Bejing’s statement was immediately rejected by the United States and Taiwan. The Taiwan Strait separates the island of Taiwan, which is the only remaining territory from the…


Hunter Biden’s Ex-Wife Said She ‘Ceded All Financial Control’ to Hunter During Their Marriage

Kathleen Buhle, ex-wife of President Joe Biden’s son Hunter, said she had no control over the family’s finances during her 24 years of marriage, according to her new memoir and first television interview about her marriage. “This was one of the harder parts for me to write and to acknowledge,” said Buhle five years after…


BlackRock and ESG Controlling America but Benefiting China—With Will Hild

How does Blackrock utilize the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) score system to control domestic policies, while benefiting from their special treatment in China? And does the United States suffer while China benefits from this vampiric relationship? We discuss this with Will Hild from Consumers’ Research. I then discuss the just-concluded Shangri-La security summit, where…


Panel Warns of ‘Chinese Subversion’ of US Economy

Speakers including Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Ill.), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, discussed potential costs and benefits of decoupling from China at a June 14 American Enterprise Institute (AEI) forum dedicated to countering “Chinese subversion.” “China has a plan to replace us—but we are tied to them economically,” said LaHood, who…