Category: People’s Republic of China

Taiwan Says China’s Threat Remains, Though Military Drills Ease

TAIPEI—Chinese regime’s threat of force is undiminished, Taiwan President said Tsai Ing-wenon Thursday, even though Beijing’s largest ever military drills around the island seemed to be scaling down. Furious about a visit to Chinese-claimed Taiwan last week by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the Chinese regime launched ballistic missiles and deployed multiple aircraft…


Company With Ties to China Continuing With Corn Mill Project Near Airbase in North Dakota

A China-based agribusiness with links to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is moving ahead with plans to build a corn mill in Grand Forks, North Dakota, despite local concerns the project could pose national security risks. Fufeng Group Limited—the second largest xanthan gum producer in China—recently purchased 370 acres north of Grand Forks after the…


National Security Concerns Mount as Chinese Company Builds Major Plant Near North Dakota Military Base

A China-based agribusiness with links to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is moving ahead with plans to build a corn mill in Grand Forks, North Dakota, despite local concerns the project could pose national security risks. Fufeng Group Limited—the second largest xanthan gum producer in China—recently purchased 370 acres north of Grand Forks after the…


US Says Will Continue to Hold Hong Kong Authorities Accountable

WASHINGTON—The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday the United States would continue to hold Hong Kong authorities accountable for the erosion of rule of law in the territory. State Department spokesman Ned Price told a regular news briefing risks to the rule of law that were formerly limited to mainland China are now increasingly a…


Chinese Researcher Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Stealing Trade Secrets

A Chinese researcher was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Feb. 1 for conspiring to steal U.S. trade secrets and make a profit in China. Chen Li, 47, a former resident of Dublin, Ohio, worked at the Ohio-based Research Institute at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital from 2008 until 2018. Her husband, Zhou Yu, 50,…