Category: China

US Aims to Allocate Over $7 Billion in Aid for Pacific Islands to Counter China

March 24, 2023
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The Biden administration aims to allocate $7.1 billion in funding for three Pacific Island nations with which the United States has economic and defense ties, a U.S. official said on March 23, in a move to counter Beijing’s influence in the region. State Department official Jane Bocklage told a congressional hearing that President Joe Biden’s…

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7 Cardiovascular Threats of Sugar and 8 Ways to Reduce Our Intake

March 24, 2023
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American movie star Tom Cruise stunned fans worldwide in his latest movie Top Gun. It is said that one of his secrets to staying young is that he doesn’t eat sugar. But is sugar really that bad? Dr. Ou Han Wen, a doctor of integrative medicine and nutrition at the University of Maryland, tells us…

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Chip Plants in China Won’t Be Forced to Shut If Firms Receive US Funding, Says South Korea

March 24, 2023
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SEOUL—South Korea’s trade ministry said on Wednesday that the United States’ proposed rules to prevent $52 billion in chip funding from being used by “countries of concern” will not force recipients to shut down their China factories. The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday proposed limits for recipients of U.S. chip manufacturing and research funding, including…

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Xi and Putin Are Pushing to Create New China-Led ‘International Totalitarian Order’: Analysts

March 24, 2023
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladamir Putin’s three-day meeting at the Kremlin earlier this week was aimed at creating a new China-led global order that’s powered by the communist regime’s ideology and economic system, geopolitical analysts say. Xi, himself, appeared to have unwittingly divulged this goal in his parting words to Putin as…

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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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Experts Call for Comprehensive Response to Chinese Influence in the US

March 23, 2023
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Experts recommended a structural and comprehensive U.S. response to the influence and interference of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). A Transnational Rights Protection office to connect “the national security, civil liberties, and academic freedom risks presented by PRC [People’s Republic of China] overseas political activities” was recommended at a hearing with the U.S.–China Economic and…

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Hong Kong Police Detain Key Pro-Democracy Politician on Subversion Charge

March 23, 2023
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HONG KONG—Hong Kong police on Tuesday arrested a veteran pro-democracy politician who was granted bail last August for medical treatment after spending more than a year in detention on a subversion charge. Albert Ho, 71, once led the city’s largest opposition group, the Democratic Party, and is a lawyer who runs his own law firm….

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Taiwan Recalls Ambassador as Honduras Switches Ties to China

March 23, 2023
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TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan says it has recalled its ambassador to Honduras amid moves by the Central American country to establish formal diplomatic ties with China. Taiwan and China have been locked in a battle for diplomatic recognition since the sides split amid civil war in 1949. Honduras President Xiomara Castro announced last week that her government…

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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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Thick Sandstorms Shroud Beijing, Air Quality Plummets

March 23, 2023
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China’s capital city of Beijing was affected by dense sandstorms that severely affected visibility on Wednesday, shrouding buildings and roads in a thick blanket of dust. The city, home to more than 21 million people, was issued a yellow sandstorm warning after experiencing sand and dust storms over the past several days, causing pollution levels…

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