Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) continued his quest for information on whether the United States helped fund gain-of-function research in China when he questioned Government Accounting Office (GAO) Comptroller General Gene Dodaro. Paul said he has information that U.S. universities and government agencies have sent money to fund Chinese military research. “We’re actually funding military research….
Sen. Paul Says Agencies Refusing to Provide Information on US Funding of Gain-of-Function Research in China
Research Raises Legal Concerns About Operations of Confucius Institutes in UK
The legality of Confucius Institutes in the UK was brought into question as research showed CI teachers were hired in a “highly discriminatory way” and are required to undermine free speech. The research, published on Tuesday by UK-China Transparency, a newly founded charity focusing on Sino-British ties, also said British Universities and the Home Office have been “systematically…
Rep. Comer Threatens to Subpoena State Department Over John Kerry’s Role Under Biden
House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) wrote to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, demanding he shed more light on what John Kerry has done as climate envoy or face a possible subpoena. “Envoy Kerry is engaging in activities that skirt congressional authority, threaten foreign policy under the guise of climate advocacy, and could undermine…
South Korean President Yoon Comments on Taiwan Ahead of State Visit to the US
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol took a firm stance on the issue of the Taiwan Strait on the eve of his state visit to the United States. Experts say this signifies that South Korea has officially abandoned its policy of strategic ambiguity between Washington and Beijing. In an interview with Reuters on April 19, Yoon…
Ex-Harvard Professor Sentenced, Fined for Lying About China Ties
BOSTON—A prominent former Harvard University scientist convicted of concealing his ties to China’s state-run talent recruitment program was sentenced to two years of supervised release and ordered to pay over $83,000 in restitution and fines. Charles Lieber, who formerly chaired Harvard’s department of chemistry and chemical biology, was found guilty in December 2021 of six…
China Invasion of Taiwan Might See Military Response From US and Allies: Former State Department Official
A China invasion of Taiwan might spark military response from not only the United States but also its allies, according to former U.S. State Department official Morse Tan. In an exclusive interview with Reuters this week, South Korea president Yoon Suk Yeol said increased tensions around Taiwan were due to attempts to change the status…
IN-DEPTH: China Is Subverting the UN; How Can the US Respond?
China’s manipulation of United Nations (U.N.) institutions, platforms, and practices for its foreign policy objectives in recent years has increasingly come into the spotlight. Experts have also been concerned that until the United States redraws its policy goals at the U.N. and asserts its leadership, China will increasingly violate, modify, and control it in its pursuit…
IN-DEPTH: Battle for the Heartland–How US Farmland is Quietly Falling Into Chinese Hands
The valleys give way to the prairies and the prairies give way to the badlands where fields of golden cinquefoils surrender to the might of towering plateaus of striated bedrock. The rugged openness of South Dakota presents the quintessential image of the American countryside, a pure distillation of the natural environment that captured the pioneers’…
Reports of COVID Reinfections Flood Chinese Social Media
A large number of Chinese have posted on social platforms in recent days disclosing their re-infection with COVID-19. However, the Chinese regime’s mouthpiece media quickly published an article to deny that China is experiencing another wave of COVID-19. Many people across the country claimed that they had been re-infected with COVID-19 and posted their positive…
US Open to ‘Negotiated Peace’ for Ukraine Following Xi-Zelenskyy Talk: White House
The United States may be open to a negotiated peace between Ukraine and Russia following a phone call between Ukraine’s president and China’s communist leadership about the ongoing invasion and the possibility of peace in Eastern Europe. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accepted a call on April 26 with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) General Secretary Xi…
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