Category: US-China relations

Challenging Beijing’s Dominance in Rare Earths Requires Consumer Industries to Avoid Sourcing From China: Analysts

China is at the very top of global supply chains essential to the mining, refining, packaging, shipment, and sale of rare earth metals used for semiconductors, electric vehicles, and other growing industries. The only way to prevent Beijing’s total consolidation of this dominance is for consumer industries to change their trading relationships and source from…


US Defense Secretary Warns of China’s ‘Growing Coercion’ of Taiwan

The United States will maintain its capacity to resist any force that threatens the security of Taiwan, U.S. defense secretary Llyod J. Austin said on Saturday, as he warned of the “growing coercion” from Beijing. Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Austin said that the Chinese communist regime has become “more coercive and aggressive”…


John McNabb: What People Want Is a Leader in This Country

“Blue-collar workers’ been damaged,” says John McNabb, the former co-chairman of the 2016 Trump leadership council. That’s because gas and food prices are rising. What he thinks the country needs going into 2022 and 2024 is a leader who can return America to its position of strength. Our interview focuses on his 2016 work in…


China’s Dominance in Global Lithium Supply Poses Risks to US Companies: Report

China’s control over the global lithium supply chain presents elevated risks to downstream U.S. companies as Chinese companies continue to expand their footprints in overseas lithium mines. “We love our suppliers, and we have a very strong relationship, but we are very dependant on the supplies coming from China. … We think there are risks…


US Accuses China of Endangering Diplomats by Fabricating Quotes About Xinjiang

The U.S. Embassy to China accused the Chinese communist regime on June 7 of putting two diplomats in danger by attributing fake quotes to them about the human rights abuses of Muslim Uyghurs in Xinjiang. On June 5, a social media user named Buyidao, who is associated with Chinese state media Global Times, posted that…


China Will ‘Not Hesitate to Start a War’ Over Taiwan: Chinese General Tells US Defense Secretary

China’s defense minister threatened war over the issue of Taiwan during an intensely heated exchange between top Chinese and American defense officials. “If anyone dares to split Taiwan from China, the Chinese army will definitely not hesitate to start a war no matter the cost,” said China’s defense spokesman Wu Qian, quoting Chinese Defense Minister…


Eileen Gu Will Represent Team USA in Winter Olympics Bid?; China’s Third Aircraft Carrier Delayed

China delays the launch of its Type 003 carrier—the long-awaited next-generation warship to compete with the United States. Is the reason technical, political, or something else? We have Michael Cisek to break down the details.  Plus, a Chinese company is trying to match Starlink, the internet satellite system by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. What is that…


Biden Admin’s Shifting Positions on Taiwan Creates ‘Appearance of Confusion’: Analyst

President Joe Biden’s repeated pledges that the United States would come to Taiwan’s defense in the case of a Chinese attack—only for White House officials to walk back on his statements each time—gives off the impression to America’s adversaries that the Biden administration “doesn’t have its act together,” said one analyst. On May 23, Biden…


US Solar Companies Mull Legal Challenge After Biden Pauses Tariffs on Solar Imports

U.S. solar manufacturers are considering legal action after President Joe Biden moved to put off new tariffs on solar imports from Southeast Asian countries. According to the White House’s announcement on June 6, the tariff suspension applied to these imports from  Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, that supply about 80 percent of photovoltaic cells and…


Beijing Should Seize Taiwan and TSMC When Facing ‘Destructive’ US Sanctions: Chinese Economist

A senior Chinese economist at a U.S.-China forum proposed that Beijing take over Taiwan and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) if Washington sanctions Beijing as it has Moscow. “If the United States and the West impose destructive sanctions on China as they treat Russia, we must recover Taiwan,” said China’s economist Chen Wenling on May…