Category: US-China relations

Blinken Lands in China on Trip to Manage Tensions With CCP

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Beijing on Sunday after months of urging by the Biden administration for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to reestablish normal bilateral communications. Blinken is the highest-level American official to set foot in China since President Joe Biden took office in 2021, and the first secretary of state to…


Blinken Kicks Off Meetings in Beijing on Trip to Manage Tensions With CCP

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday kicked off two days of high-stakes diplomatic talks in Beijing after months of urging by the Biden administration for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to reestablish normal bilateral communications. Blinken opened his program by meeting Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang for an extended discussion to be followed by…


Blinken Visits China on Mission to Manage Tensions With CCP

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday kicked off two days of high-stakes diplomatic talks in Beijing after months of urging by the Biden administration for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to reestablish normal bilateral communications. Blinken opened his program by meeting Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang for an extended discussion to be followed by…


Blinken Kicks Off Meetings in Beijing on Mission to Manage Tensions With CCP

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday kicked off two days of high-stakes diplomatic talks in Beijing after months of urging by the Biden administration for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to reestablish normal bilateral communications. Blinken opened his program by meeting Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang for an extended discussion to be followed by…


Apple Music and iTunes Take Down Pro-Democratic Song After Hong Kong DOJ Applied for an Injunction to Ban the Song

On June 5, The Department of Justice (DOJ) in Hong Kong applied for an injunction prohibiting the dissemination of a pro-democratic song, “Glory to Hong Kong.” On June 12, the court requested clarification on the identity of the defendants and adjourned the hearing until July 21. However, before the court issues the order, Apple’s streaming platforms,…


Chinese Leader Xi Jinping Meets With Bill Gates Ahead of Blinken Visit

BEIJING—Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday met with Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates in Beijing ahead of a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a time of strained relations. The state broadcaster CCTV showed Xi saying he was happy to see Gates, who he called an “old friend,” after three years without…


TikTok Reveals Everything About Users and Those Around Them: Expert

TikTok is under scrutiny by the U.S. government in light of national security concerns. An expert pointed out that the content hidden in TikTok’s terms of use and privacy policy is very concerning, that users who install the app voluntarily reveal everything about themselves and the information of those around them. “The cyber system in…


EXCLUSIVE: Republican Letter Asks Blinken to Visit Taiwan En Route to China

A group of Republican lawmakers is urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken to visit Taiwan as he travels to communist China. The lawmakers, led by Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.), say that the stopover is necessary to demonstrate that China’s communist regime cannot dictate the terms of U.S. alliances and partnerships, according to a copy of…


Lawmaker Decries State Dept. Report on Human Trafficking for Burying Rights Abuses in China, Cuba

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) has aimed heavy criticism at the State Department 2023 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report (pdf), claiming that it falls short of highlighting the genocide and forced labor of the ethnic Uyghurs in Xinjiang, China, and the exploitation of Cuba’s “medical brigades.” On June 15, the State Department released its annual…


Reviving Engagement With China ‘Counterproductive and Dangerous’: Rep. Gallagher

In trying to engage China, the Biden administration is reviving a China policy that hasn’t worked for decades, warned Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.). “Time and time again, engagement—particularly engagement just for the sake of engagement—has undermined the urgency we need to actually win this competition, the fact that the Biden ministration is reviving diplomatic and…