Category: China in Focus

Taiwan Bolsters Defense With Minelaying Ships

Could the United States lose all its flights to China? The country has enacted strict travel restrictions due to a surge of virus cases, while Hong Kong’s status as a transit point for international flight passengers may be a thing of the past. Taiwan ramps up its defense. Now the island’s navy is equipped with…


Lithuania: Europe Should Stand Up to China

Cybersecurity is on the docket ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics. The British Olympics Association is offering new smartphones to its athletes—to block personal data from landing in the communist regime’s hands. In Beijing, police are greeting early arrivals to the Games. Officers then accompany the visitors straight from the airport to a closed area…


US–China 2022 Relations: What Could Change

“Made in China.” Those three words appear on everything from computers, to toys, to massive industrial parts. But behind those three words is a history of forced labor, human rights abuses, and stolen trade secrets. As Democratic countries rally behind the call for freedom and holding the Chinese communist regime accountable for its human rights…


China Ramps Up Tougher Pandemic Control

The United States says it won’t be deterred by China’s latest sanctions. Beijing recently penalized four American officials serving on a religious freedom commission. The move came after the United States levied its own sanctions. China plans to keep a steep tariff in place for at least another year. The tax impacts a certain U.S….


China on High Alert Over Omicron as Olympics Nears

Two Omicron cases in a nearby city put Beijing on high alert, just weeks before the Winter Olympics start. In a rare and courageous move, a Xi’an resident uses his real name in a video to criticize the lockdown measures, saying the authorities “treat people like livestock.” Some English signs in Beijing subways and airports…


‘Definitely Too Risky’: Christopher Balding on Investing in China Heading Into 2022

In this special report, we sat down with three guests: Christopher Balding, senior fellow at the Henry Jackson Society; Clyde Prestowitz, president of the Economic Strategy Institute; and David Goldman, deputy editor at Asia Times. They touch on China’s 2022 economic outlook, what we learned from the past two years, and how that’s going to impact…


US, Japan Boost Defense Ties to Deter China

Top diplomats from the United States and Japan are working to build tighter defense ties. The growing partnership looks to counter Beijing. NTD interviews a Lithuanian member of parliament. We ask him about the Lithuanian president’s apparent regret over its de facto Taiwanese embassy. The Chinese regime fines retail giant 7-Eleven over $20,000. The penalty…


Taiwan’s Army Simulates Urban Warfare Confrontation

On the second day of a military drill, the Taiwanese army is simulating a scenario where its cities are under attack amid ongoing concerns of a Chinese invasion. Democracies in the Indo-Pacific region are coming together. Australia and Japan sign a historic defense deal in face of the Chinese communist regime’s threat. A Chinese real…


Taiwan Air Force Drill Simulates War Scenario

China tells Walmart to respect the feelings of the Chinese people after the retailer apparently removed Xinjiang-related goods from its stores. A bleeding woman was eight months pregnant, but a Chinese hospital refused to take her in in time, due to lockdown restrictions. Beijing takes another step to control Chinese cyberspace. Now it seems mobile…


China Announces Plans to Upgrade Nuclear Weapons

The Chinese regime says it will continue to upgrade its nuclear weapons. The statement comes just a day after Beijing pledged to work toward “a world without nuclear weapons.” The Chinese Communist Party “is not qualified to host the Olympics.” That’s what a former Chinese Olympian says—after competing for years under the regime. An iPhone…