Category: China

ANALYSIS: US Power Generation Declines as Electric Demand Increases

When you charge a phone, turn on a television, or plug-in an electric vehicle, think of coal, gas, and nuclear; the three major fuels generating the power at your fingertips. Consumers are told electricity is cleaner, and government regulations are forcing a transition into electric stoves, electric heating, and electric cars. Just 5.8 percent of…


2 Men Arrested for Allegedly Opening Chinese Police Station in NY

Two men have been arrested in New York City over a Chinese police station that has since closed. They’re facing charges for allegedly opening it on behalf of Chinese authorities. Reports note Beijing has over a hundred of these police stations operating around the world. Human rights groups are raising concerns that the stations are…


IN-DEPTH: Biden’s EV Plan Could Be Key to China’s Global Economic Dominance

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “strongest-ever” vehicle emissions standards designed to drive mass adoption of electric cars within a decade will increase the United States’ dependence on China, experts warn. “It benefits the Chinese Communist Party because they control the critical minerals supply chain that is going to be necessary to build out the batteries…


House Passes Bill to Hold China Accountable for Violating US Airspace With Spy Balloon

The House passed a bill, 403-6, on April 17 to hold China accountable for violating U.S. airspace. Two Republicans and four Democrats voted against the bill, which was introduced on Feb. 24 by Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The Upholding Sovereignty of Airspace Act seeks to hold…


Capitol Report: NYC Turns Into a Political Battleground; FBI Reveals a ‘Dark Secret’

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) leads the House Judiciary Committee to New York City to take a closer look at crime in the city and the district attorney’s role in it. NTD’s team in the Big Apple covers the heated hearing. What are the factors behind the rise in violent crime? We hear from former Virginia…


Japanese Sociologist Fears National Security Law After Student Returns to Hong Kong Arrested for Online Remarks

In early March, a 23-year-old Hong Kong student studying in Japan returned to Hong Kong to renew her identity card. The National Security Bureau arrested her upon her arrival. The student was suspected of “inciting secession” due to online remarks about Hong Kong’s independence. Tomoko Ako is an international social science professor at the University…


DOJ Charges 40 CCP Officers for Allegedly Targeting US Residents, Spreading Propaganda

The Justice Department is charging 40 members of China’s national police with crimes related to a coordinated campaign of targeted harassment against U.S. residents. DoJ documents unsealed on April 17 reveal that 40 officers of China’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS) and two employees of the Cyberspace Administration of China conspired to transmit interstate threats…


DOJ Charges 40 CCP Officers With Allegedly Targeting US Residents, Spreading Propaganda

The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) is charging 40 members of China’s national police with crimes related to a coordinated campaign of targeted harassment of U.S. residents. Forty officers of China’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS) and two employees of the Cyberspace Administration of China conspired to transmit interstate threats and otherwise harass dissidents and pro-democracy…


Democrat Lawmaker Calls for Action to Back Up Hawkish China Rhetoric: Can’t Just Be ‘Cranky’

Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) called for action to back up hawkish rhetoric on China from members of Congress, saying that the institution can’t just be “cranky” about the geopolitical threat. During an April 17 event at the Brookings Institution, a Washington-based liberal think tank, Spanberger gave an example of how China presents a challenge to…


2 Chinese American Associated With CCP Overseas Repression Are Arraigned

Two Chinese American Lu Jiangwang (卢建旺) and Chen Jinping (陈金平) are arraigned for associating with the Chinese regime’s overseas repression at 2:30 p.m. ET on April 17 at the Federal Court of New York East District. Exterior views of the courthouse will be livestreamed. …