Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) has introduced two bills to counter the Chinese regime’s efforts to collect the genomic data of Americans through both legal and illegal means. The Republican senator, who has been a leading voice in addressing the issue, introduced the Genomics Expenditures and National Security Enhancement (GENE) Act and The Genomics Data Security…
GOP Lawmakers Reintroduce Legislation to Confront CCP Espionage
U.S. Senate and House lawmakers recently reintroduced legislation that would deny visas to aliens who have committed espionage or stolen U.S. intellectual property—particularly those with ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). “We know that the Chinese Communist Party will spare no effort to steal from, and exploit, American companies and universities,” Sen. Marco Rubio…
FDA Advises Healthcare Providers Not To Use Syringes From Chinese Firm Over Safety Concerns
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on May 20 advised healthcare providers to stop using certain syringes and needles manufactured by China-based medical device maker Guangdong Haiou Medical Apparatus Co. (HAIOU) to administer COVID-19 vaccines due to safety issues. The FDA said it has received information about quality issues, including that certain HAIOU needles were detaching…
House Intelligence Republicans Point to Wuhan Lab as CCP Virus Origin
Republican lawmakers in the House Intelligence Committee said that the CCP virus was more likely to originate from a Chinese lab than from an animal, according to their interim report published on Wednesday. “There is overwhelming circumstantial evidence … to support a lab leak as the origination of COVID-19,” stated the report, which was led…
State Department Posts Warning After Chinese Skyscraper Inexplicably Shakes
The U.S. Department of State this week issued a warning for employees and all Americans in Shenzhen, China, to stay away from the SEG Plaza tower following video footage and reports that the nearly 1,000-foot-tall skyscraper was swaying. The U.S. consulate in nearby Guangzhou said Wednesday that the alert near the SEG Plaza tower will…
Massachusetts’ New Chinese-Made Subway Cars Malfunction for the Fourth Time
A recent investigation into Massachusetts’ New Red and Orange Line cars made by a Chinese rail company found “something acting abnormally” within their truck frames. It was the fourth time since August 2019 that a malfunction was identified in the new cars. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s new Red and Orange Line cars are assembled in…
Uniqlo Shirts Blocked at US Border in January on China Forced Labor Concern
TOKYO—Fast Retailing’s Uniqlo brand shirts were blocked at the United States border in January on concerns they violated a ban on cotton products produced in the Xinjiang region of China, where there have been reports of forced labor. A U.S. Customs document dated May 10 said a shipment of Uniqlo men’s shirts was impounded on…
Army General: Communist China Is United States’ ‘Pacing Threat’
The Chinese regime is the United States’ “pacing threat” and oversimplification of its strategies and objectives may get the country in trouble, the general nominated to lead American forces in Korea testified on May 18. Army Gen. Paul LaCamera told the Senate Armed Services Committee on May 18 that he has aware of challenges involved…
Border Officials Seize $685,000 in Counterfeit Currency From China
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in Chicago recently stopped several shipments containing counterfeit currencies totaling $685,000 from China, the agency announced on Tuesday. The shipments arrived at Chicago’s International Mail Facility (IMF) between May 15 and 17, destined for cities in several states including Illinois, Indiana, New York, and Kentucky. The fake currencies came in…
US Warship Again Sails Through Taiwan Strait, Prompting Anger From Beijing
A U.S. warship has again sailed through the sensitive waterway that separates Taiwan from its giant neighbor China, at a time of increased tensions between Taipei and Beijing. The U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet said the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur conducted a “routine Taiwan Strait transit” on Tuesday in accordance with international…
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