Category: China-US News

Top US General Warns of ‘Potential International Instability’

WASHINGTON—The world may be entering an era of “potential international instability” with the increasing threat of the Chinese regime and the advent of disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics that could prove decisive to warfare, the top U.S. general warned on Wednesday. Army General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,…


US, China to Assess Phase 1 Deal Soon, Biden Trade Chief Says

WASHINGTON—U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Wednesday she expects to engage “in the near term” with Chinese officials to assess their implementation of the “Phase 1” trade deal between the two countries, with the outcome to influence the fate of Washington’s punitive tariffs on Beijing. Tai told a Financial Times online event that she…


US Tracking Uncontrolled China Rocket Debris, Predicted to Reenter Atmosphere in Days

The U.S. Space Command is tracking uncontrolled debris from a Chinese rocket that sent part of a planned space station into orbit last week, the White House said on May 5. The debris comes from the Long March 5B rocket launched on April 29 to deliver a new 22.5-tonne module for China’s Tianhe space station….


Rep. Fitzgerald Unveils BRIDGE Act to Counter CCP’s Belt and Road Initiative

Rep. Scott Fitzgerald (R-Wis.) on Tuesday introduced legislation that seeks to counter the Chinese regime’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)—one of the world’s most ambitious and controversial development programs—citing immediate and long-term risks to national and economic security. The bill (pdf), named the Build Responsible Infrastructure Development for the Global Economy (BRIDGE) Act, directs the…


Biden’s Approach to China Draws From Both Trump and Obama: Senior Official

President Joe Biden’s China policy looks like an amalgam of the Trump and Obama administrations: a blend of the former’s collaborative approach with the hardline stance of the latter, according to the White House’s top aide on Asia. “It’s an interesting compilation and combination—almost an amalgam—of elements from President Obama and President Trump,” Kurt Campbell,…


Huawei Boss’s Internal Speech Hints at the Company Possibly Going Public

Ren Zhengfei, the founder and CEO of Chinese tech giant Huawei, said in an internal speech last month that if parts of the business slowly move to the capital market, the manipulation of finances would be a legal problem. His words have led to speculation that Huawei may go public, as U.S. sanctions against Huawei…


Beijing’s Modern ‘Cultural Revolution’ Threatens Western Civilization: US Commissioner

The communist regime in China is waging another “Cultural Revolution” and this time it has worldwide implications, said Nury Turkel, a commissioner on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). “What is happening in China today, with respect to religious ethnic minorities, with this repressive environment … is literally a Cultural Revolution on steroids,”…


GOP Lawmaker Reintroduces Proposal to Fight IP Theft by Chinese Regime

Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) reintroduced legislation on May 4 that would set into law the denial of export privileges against nations that steal U.S. intellectual property, as part of a broader legislative effort to counter the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). “What Americans innovate, China steals. China’s long history of intellectual property theft costs the United States billions…


Republican Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Fight IP Theft by China’s Communist Regime

Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) on Tuesday reintroduced legislation that would set into law the denial of export privileges against nations that steal American intellectual property, with the bill part of a broader legislative thrust to counter the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). “What Americans innovate, China steals. China’s long history of intellectual property theft costs the United States…


Texas Moves Ahead With Bill That Could See Halting of Chinese Wind Farm Project

Texas is moving ahead with legislation aimed at keeping hostile countries out of the state’s critical infrastructure. The Lone Star Infrastructure Protection Act was passed by unanimous vote by the Texas Senate on April 26. The legislation, introduced by Republican State Senator Donna Campbell, would ban individuals or companies connected with China, Iran, North Korea,…