Category: China-US News

White House Confirms Biden Admin Not Discussing Boycott of Beijing Olympics

The White House on Wednesday reiterated that the Biden administration is not discussing a joint boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, noting that the United States is still planning to attend the event. The confirmation comes after the State Department initially said yesterday that it was discussing with allies whether or not to consider…


White House Confirms Biden Administration Not Discussing Beijing Olympics Boycott

The White House reiterated that the Biden administration isn’t discussing a joint boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, noting that the United States is still planning to attend the event. The confirmation comes April 7, after the State Department initially said yesterday that it was discussing with allies whether to consider a potential joint…


US Military Cites Rising Risk of Chinese Move Against Taiwan

WASHINGTON—The American military is warning that China is probably accelerating its timetable for capturing control of Taiwan, the island democracy that has been the chief source of tension between Washington and Beijing for decades and is widely seen as the most likely trigger for a potentially catastrophic U.S.-China war. The worry about Taiwan comes as…


Biden Says He Has Not Spoken to Chinese Leader About Virus Origins

U.S. President Joe Biden said on April 6 that he has not talked to Chinese leader Xi Jinping about the origins of the CCP virus, which causes the disease COVID-19. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Biden was asked: “Have you had the chance to ask him [Xi] if these reports are true, that…


Biden Says He Hasn’t Spoken to Chinese Leader About Virus Origins

U.S. President Joe Biden said on April 6 that he hasn’t talked to Chinese leader Xi Jinping about the origins of the CCP virus, which causes the disease COVID-19. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Biden was asked: “Have you had the chance to ask him [Xi] if these reports are true, that China…


Teen Girl Worries Parents Detained in China Will Be Tortured Over Their Faith

A 16-year-old girl has been left to fend for herself in the United States after her parents were arrested by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for practicing Falun Gong. “She cried often after her parents were arrested. Now and then she would cry her heart out,” said Julia, the girl’s guardian in the United States….


Teen Girl Fears Parents Detained in China Will Be Tortured Over Their Faith

A 16-year-old girl has been left to fend for herself in the United States after her parents were arrested by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for practicing Falun Gong. “She cried often after her parents were arrested. Now and then she would cry her heart out,” said Julia, the girl’s guardian in the United States….


Ex-Boss of China’s Major Weapons Firm Norinco Under Investigation

The Chinese regime’s anti-corruption watchdog announced on April 4 that Norinco’s former chairman was placed under investigation over corruption charges. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection issued a notice, stating that Yin Jiaxu, the former party chief and chairman of China North Industries Group Corporation (officially abbreviated as Norinco), was placed under disciplinary review and…


US Grant to Wuhan Lab to Enhance Bat-Based Coronaviruses Was Never Scrutinized by HHS Review Board: NIH

An oversight board created to scrutinize research that would enhance highly dangerous pathogens did not review a National Institutes of Health grant that funded a lab in Wuhan, China, to genetically modify bat-based coronaviruses. Experts say the NIH grant describes scientists conducting gain-of-function research, a risky area of study that, in this case, made SARS-like…


CCP Adviser Outlines Plan to Control South China Sea, Challenge US Dominance in Indo-Pacific

The Chinese regime aims to seize all of the South China Sea to eventually control parts of the wider Indo-Pacific and challenge U.S. dominance in the region, according to a well-known Chinese professor. The plans illustrated by the professor, who also advises the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), stand in stark contrast with the CCP’s public…