Category: US-China relations

Expert Calls on US to Further Facilitate Sales of Chips for Civilian and Commercial Uses in China

March 24, 2023
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An expert has called on the U.S. government to further facilitate sales of U.S.-made chips for civilian and commercial uses in China. Last October, the U.S. government issued new export controls (pdf) that block U.S. companies from selling advanced semiconductors, and the equipment used to manufacture them, to some Chinese manufacturers unless a special license…

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US Commerce Department Adds 14 Chinese Firms to Unverified List, Increasing Scrutiny

March 24, 2023
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President Joe Biden’s administration has added 14 Chinese companies to an export precautions list, requiring U.S. exporters to more closely document their business transactions before shipping goods to the Chinese firms listed. The U.S. Department of Commerce added these Chinese firms to its Unverified List (UVL) on Thursday after commerce officials were unable to verify…

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Congressman Sounds Alarm Over Department of Veterans Affairs Purchasing Drugs From China

March 23, 2023
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Rep. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.), in his questioning of and conversation with Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough during the March 23 House Committee on Veterans Affairs hearing, pressed the secretary on an issue which the congressman called an “absolute danger” to the United States.   Murphy, who is a physician, was referring to the…

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US Rejects China’s Claim That US Warship Illegally Entered Waters in South China Sea

March 23, 2023
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The U.S. Navy on Thursday disputed China’s claim that the Chinese military had driven away a U.S. destroyer that illegally entered waters around the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. In a statement, the Chinese military said that the guided-missile destroyer USS Milius intruded into China’s territorial waters, undermining peace and stability in the busy…

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TikTok Part of CCP’s ‘Asymmetric Warfare’ Against US: Rep. Cammack

March 23, 2023
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Social media giant TikTok is a tool in communist China’s strategy to undermine and displace the United States, according to a bipartisan group of lawmakers. TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew appeared before a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee for the first time ever on March 23, in an attempt to defend the…

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TikTok CEO Refuses to Say Whether CCP Has Persecuted Uyghurs

March 23, 2023
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The CEO of the viral Chinese-owned app TikTok on March 23 refused to take a position on China’s human rights record, saying that his platform alllows users to “freely express their views on this issue.” “Congresswoman, if you use our app, and you open it, you will find our users who give all sorts of…

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China and Allies Seeking to Overturn US-Led Global Order: Former National Security Official

March 23, 2023
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China and its allies are seeking to alter the global order set up by the United States, according to Alex Gray, senior fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council (AFPC) and former Deputy Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff of the National Security Council (NSC) at the White House. “We need to acknowledge…

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White House on TikTok CEO Testimony: US Has ‘Legitimate Concerns’ About App on National Security

March 23, 2023
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The United States has “legitimate national security concerns” over TikTok, said National Security Council’s coordinator for strategic communications John Kirby. “The president has been very clear. We have legitimate national security concerns over this particular application, and we’re banning it,” Kirby told The Epoch Times’s sister media NTD. “It is banned on government devices, that’s…

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TikTok CEO Testifies Company Still Storing Some US User Data Overseas, Raising Security Fears

March 23, 2023
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TikTok is still storing Americans’ data on overseas servers, potentially placing it at risk of being accessed and exploited by China’s communist regime. TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified on the matter during a March 23 hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on the subject of TikTok’s data privacy practices and ties to…

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Heightened Global Uncertainty as China Appoints US-Sanctioned General as Defense Minister: Experts

March 23, 2023
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News Analysis China’s National People’s Congress has appointed Li Shangfu, a U.S.-sanctioned army general, as its Defense Minister. Analysts widely interpret this appointment as indicating Beijing’s growing aggressive stance towards the United States. Li, born in 1958, served in the Equipment Development Department of China’s Central Military Commission for many years. As an aerospace expert,…

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