Category: China-US News

US Condemns China at UN Rights Forum for Abuse of Uyghurs, Tibetans

GENEVA—The United States on Friday condemned China’s abuse of ethnic and religious minorities, including what it called “crimes against humanity and genocide” in Xinjiang against Muslim Uyghurs and severe restrictions in Tibet. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who meets his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Alaska next week, is due to raise the treatment…


US Lawmakers Urge Biden Officials To Stay Tough on China During Upcoming Talks

TAIPEI, Taiwan—U.S. Lawmakers are calling on Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan to be tough on Beijing when they meet with Chinese officials in Alaska next week. “Communist China is America’s greatest national security threat,” Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) said, according to a March 11 statement. “General Secretary Xi [Jinping]…


China Semiconductor Trade Association to Discuss IP, Trade Policy With US Counterpart

SHANGHAI—The Chinese Semiconductor Industry Association (CSIA), a major trade association for China’s chip industry, will establish a working group with its U.S-based counterpart, the organization announced on Thursday. The announcement on the CSIA website comes at a time when China is concerned about reliance on U.S. intellectual property, and the United States leans on China-based…


Biden to Meet Virtually With Quad Leaders from Japan, India, Australia

WASHINGTON—U.S. President Joe Biden will hold an online meeting on Friday with the leaders of Japan, India, and Australia, the White House said on Tuesday, the first leader-level meeting of a four-country group that seeks to promote a rules-based international order in the Indo-Pacific region in response to increased military and economic aggression by China’s…


Republican Lawmakers Push for Scrutiny of US Sister City Relationships With China

A group of Republican lawmakers is seeking to lift the veil on more than 100 sister city agreements between the United States and China. The partnerships, they say, are vehicles through which the Chinese regime expands its influence in local communities across America. There are 157 such sister city agreements with China in the United…


US Slams China’s Hong Kong Move, to Raise Xinjiang Genocide Charge in Talks

WASHINGTON—The United States on Thursday condemned Chinese moves to change Hong Kong’s electoral system and forecast “difficult” talks with Beijing’s top diplomats next week, when the genocide Washington says China is committing against minority Muslims will be an issue the U.S. side plans to raise. White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Secretary of State Antony…


China Insider: Missing Chinese Lawyer Wins Women of Courage Award

On March 8, International Women’s Day, the U.S. Department of State presented The International Women of Courage Award to women around the world who have demonstrated outstanding courage and leadership in advocating for peace, justice, and human rights. Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Yu, acclaimed as the “Bravest Female Lawyer in China” by rights activists,…


GOP Resolution Condemns ‘Communist China’s Actions’ in South China Sea

Five Republican lawmakers have introduced a resolution in the United States Senate to condemn moves by China’s communist regime to militarize the South China Sea as part of a contested and roundly criticized territorial grab. The South China Sea is a key trade corridor, carrying an estimated one-third of global shipping, according to a report…


War Games Showed US Would ‘Lose Fast’ Against China If It Invaded Taiwan: US General

A Chinese invasion of Taiwan would be devastating to the U.S. military as a result of Beijing’s aggressive military developments in recent years, according to a U.S. Air Force General. The outcome was based on classified Pentagon war games carried out over the years, said Air Force Lt. Gen. S. Clinton Hinote in a recent…


FireEye CEO: Reckless Microsoft Hack Unusual for China

RESTON, Va.—Cyber sleuths have already blamed China for a hack that exposed tens of thousands of servers running Microsoft’s Exchange email program to potential hacks. The CEO of a prominent cybersecurity firm says it now seems clear China also unleashed an indiscriminate, automated second wave of hacking that opened the way for ransomware and other…