Category: US-China relations

China and US Caught in ‘Dilemma’ of Military Escalation: Experts

March 6, 2023
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The United States and communist China are caught in a dynamic of increasing military escalation that could result in overt conflict, according to security experts. Despite the United States’ overarching goal of deterring military conflict, Chinese communist authorities’ dedication to reaching military parity with the United States and their belief that the United States is…

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Upcoming Bill to Add TikTok to Foreign Tech Ban

March 6, 2023
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Two U.S. senators will file legislation this week that would pave the way for the government to “ban or prohibit” foreign technology businesses in the United States—including the Chinese video-sharing app TikTok, Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) has revealed. TikTok would be “one of the potentials” for consideration under the proposed bipartisan legislation, Warner, the head…

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Senators to Introduce Bill to Add TikTok to Foreign Tech Ban

March 6, 2023
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Two U.S. senators will file legislation this week that would pave the way for the government to “ban or prohibit” foreign technology businesses in the United States—including the Chinese video-sharing app TikTok, Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) has revealed. TikTok would be “one of the potentials” for consideration under the proposed bipartisan legislation, Warner, the head…

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US Blacklists 37 Companies, Including China’s BGI, Inspur

March 6, 2023
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The Biden administration on Thursday added 37 companies to a trade, including units of Chinese genetics company BGI and Chinese cloud computing firm Inspur, in a move that promises to further ratchet up tensions with Beijing. The Commerce Department, which oversees export controls, added BGI Research and BGI Tech Solutions (Hongkong), over allegations that the…

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Chinese Cranes at US Ports Trigger Spying Concerns

March 6, 2023
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Cranes manufactured in China could be the latest security vulnerability facing the United States, with the equipment potentially offering Beijing a peek into import and export data. Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co. (ZPMC) is a manufacturer of ship-to-shore cranes which are used to load and unload containers from ships to docks and vice versa. ZPMC,…

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China Continues to Block US Probe Into Origins of COVID-19, Lawmakers Say

March 6, 2023
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues to hamper U.S. efforts to determine the origin of COVID-19, according to Reps. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) and Mike Turner (R-Ohio). The lawmakers made the comments during an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on March 5 in which Himes noted that it “may be forever” before Washington knows exactly where the virus…

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When the CCP Opens Its Economy, It’s Never Out of Friendliness

March 5, 2023
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Commentary The prospect of a return to the previous era of trade between Australia and China has been the subject of considerable speculation in recent weeks following meetings between officials from both nations. The prospective thaw in relations saw corporate executives, including university vice-chancellors, flocking back to China with excited alacrity, eager to recreate the…

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CCP’s Top ‘Two Sessions’ Political Meeting Kicks Off: Sets Lower GDP Target, Increases Military Spending

March 5, 2023
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The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) 2023 Two Sessions top political meeting started on Saturday, March 4, and is expected to last for two weeks. The regime has set its 2023 gross domestic product (GDP) target at its lowest level in years. It also announced a 7 percent increase in military spending, its second highest in…

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US Lawmakers, Hong Kong Exiles Call for Release of ‘Hong Kong 47’ Defendants

March 5, 2023
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The “Democrats Primary Election Case” (Hong Kong 47 case) has been on trial for about 20 days, and most defendants have been on remand for more than two years. The U.S. House of Representatives “Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and Chinese Communist Party” held a hearing on Feb. 28 to…

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WHO Urges Countries to Reveal Intelligence on COVID Origins After FBI Director’s Statements

March 5, 2023
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In another narrative shift on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) asked governments with intelligence on the virus to come forward, after a growing number of U.S. officials signaled that it may have resulted from a Chinese lab leak. “If any country has information about the origins of the pandemic, it’s…

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