Category: US-China relations

US Purchases of Chipmaking Machines Soars to Record High

American purchases of computer chip-making machines from Taiwan rose to a record high in March as the United States continues to rebuild its domestic semiconductor industry. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) and several other major producers in Taiwan are vital players in the global supply chain of computer chips. Taiwan, the world’s largest producer of…


China Funds Overseas Trips to ‘Grab New Orders,’ Washington Calls Out Beijing for Disrupting Markets

Local governments in China are aggressively funding delegations to drum up business overseas. Large groups including Chinese city and business officials have made hundreds of trips abroad since early December in search of foreign investment. Meanwhile, a recent U.S. trade report called out Beijing for continuing to give Chinese companies an unfair advantage and says Washington…


GOP Lawmaker Reintroduces Bill to Keep Sensitive US Technology Out of Chinese Military’s Hands

Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) has reintroduced his China Technology Transfer Regulation Act as part of the 118th Congress. The bill seeks to prevent the Chinese military from acquiring sensitive U.S. technology and intellectual property through export controls, according to a press release sent to The Epoch Times. The bill controls United States exports of certain technology…


US Sanctions Chinese Entities for Allegedly Providing Precursor Chemicals for Illicit Fentanyl Production

The Treasury Department announced on April 14 it is sanctioning two entities tied to China for allegedly “supplying precursor chemicals to drug cartels in Mexico for the production of illicit fentanyl intended for U.S. markets.” Wuhan Shuokang Biological Technology Co., Ltd. (WSBT) and Suzhou Xiaoli Pharmatech Co., Ltd. (SXPC) were sanctioned “for having engaged in,…


What Is the Chinese Communist Party’s Global Strategy to Cripple America?

Just as the Founding Fathers declared their independence from Great Britain, we Americans must now separate ourselves from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). For decades, U.S. political and corporate elites—from the White House to Wall Street and from state capitals to Hollywood—have betrayed U.S. voters to fill their own pockets with CCP cash. But here’s the…


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Just as the Founding Fathers declared their independence from Great Britain, we Americans must now separate ourselves from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). For decades, U.S. political and corporate elites—from the White House to Wall Street and from state capitals to Hollywood—have betrayed U.S. voters to fill their own pockets with CCP cash. But here’s the…


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Just as the Founding Fathers declared their independence from Great Britain, we Americans must now separate ourselves from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). For decades, U.S. political and corporate elites—from the White House to Wall Street and from state capitals to Hollywood—have betrayed U.S. voters to fill their own pockets with CCP cash. But here’s the…


US Criticizes China’s Death Sentence of ‘Wrongfully Detained’ American Citizen

The United States on Thursday expressed its “disappointment” over China’s decision to uphold a death sentence of an American man who had been “wrongfully detained” for over a decade on drug-related charges. Mark Swidan, a Houston resident, was detained on Nov. 13, 2012, while on a business trip to China. He was accused of being…


‘Badge of Honor’: McCaul Pledges Undeterred Support for Taiwan After Chinese Sanction

Beijing on April 13 sanctioned U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul in retaliation over his recent visit to Taiwan, claiming that the move had sent a “seriously wrong signal.” The Texas Republican lawmaker last week led a bipartisan delegation to democratically-ruled Taiwan to discuss strengthening economic and defense ties in the face of…


McCaul Calls Being Sanctioned by China Over Taiwan a ‘Badge of Honor’

U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) calls it a “badge of honor” that the regime in Beijing on April 13 sanctioned him in retaliation for his recent visit to Taiwan and asserted that his efforts send a “seriously wrong signal.” The Texas Republican lawmaker last week led a bipartisan delegation to democratically…