Category: China in Focus

US Shuts Down Chinese Police Station in NYC

What’s been called a Chinese spy balloon drifted across the United States for a week before getting shot down over the weekend. But how did it end up over American soil? Was Beijing trying to make a statement? Tests the waters? Or was it an attempt to sabotage talks with Washington ahead of Secretary of State…


Exclusive: Sekora on Myth of Manufacturing a Superpower

In this next part of our exclusive special series with Michael Sekora, founder and director of the Socrates Project within the Reagan White House, we revisit myth No. 2: how manufacturing is the key when it comes to countering the China threat. Previously, we covered the topic as a slight overview, but this time, we’re…


Blinken Delays China Trip After Spy Balloon Discovery

Eyes in the skies? The Pentagon is currently tracking a suspected Chinese spy balloon flying over the United States. It’s been lingering over a military base, raising all sorts of security alarms. Gliding in at around the same size as three buses end-to-end, the balloon is visible from earth. Topics in this episode: Blinken Delays…


House Speaker Responds to China Over Taiwan Visit

Global pushback against the Chinese Communist Party: Beijing warns U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy not to visit Taiwan. In Europe, the Czech Republic’s House speaker plans to visit Taiwan, too. Back in the United States, a bill aims to prevent American reserve oil from getting sold to China, while some lawmakers are rooting out foreign…


China’s Top Nuclear Weapons Lab Obtained US Microchips Despite Years-Long Sanctions: Report

China’s top nuclear weapons lab is using American-made microchips for its research, despite grappling with U.S. sanctions for decades. The chips are made by American giants like Intel and Nvidia. But how does the communist regime get its hands on the sanctioned technology? Under the restrictions, Chinese companies have turned to resellers to get the…


NTD White House Reporter Robbed at Gunpoint in Washington

An NTD reporter was robbed at gunpoint outside her apartment complex at eight in the morning. The thief was more interested in phones and laptops than cash, focused on asking for a password. Was the armed attack random? Or is it related to a story she’s working on? And could the latest incident have been…


Beijing Promotes Rice Bran as Food Amid Famine Fears

Does China have enough food to feed its people? After months of summertime flooding in recent years and a three-year COVID-19 lockdown that locked farmers inside their homes and away from their fields, the Chinese Communist Party says the country has reaped bountiful harvests for the past 13 years. But at the same time, it’s…


EXCLUSIVE: China’s Theft of Western Technology: What Can Be Done?

In this next part of our special series with Michael Sekora, founder and director of the Socrates Project within the Reagan White House, we tackle myths No. 3 and 4—how decoupling and stopping Chinese theft of Western technology is the key when it comes to the China threat. Sekora notes: “The only way to counter…


US Bills to Make CCP Repay $20.6 Trillion for COVID-19

Beijing is in the hot seat. Lawmakers are introducing a slew of bills targeting the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), from repaying trillions of dollars under the “China Lied, People Died” Act, to holding Beijing accountable for the pandemic. What exactly is thee U.S. stance toward China? The head of the House China Select Committee is…


Nanjing Sees 6-Fold Increase in Deaths: Report

Did Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s gamble pay off? Some Chinese officials are saying the COVID-19 peak is coming down. But is that true? China just saw a massive spike in virus cases across the nation. And investigative reporting by NTD’s sister media found some regions have seen numbers around six times higher than in last month….