Category: China-US News

FTSE Russell to Drop Xiaomi, Luokung From Indexes on US Order; Scraps AMEC Inclusion

SHANGHAI—Global index publisher FTSE Russell will drop Xiaomi and another high-tech firm from global and Chinese indexes, it said on Friday, and scrap inclusion of a semiconductor firm, in line with a U.S. executive order by President Donald Trump. The changes come after the Trump administration in January placed Xiaomi and eight other companies on…


Researcher Under FBI Investigation for Allegedly Hiding Ties to China

A Chinese researcher who once worked at The Jackson Laboratory is under FBI investigation, for allegedly failing to disclose his financial ties to China in applications for U.S. government funding. Ruan Yijun, a geneticist, failed to disclose his participation in a Chinese state-sponsored recruitment program called the Thousand Talents program and his collaboration agreement with…


Cybersecurity Group Says Chinese Regime-Linked Hackers Hit Multiple US Targets

Cybersecurity group FireEye said Thursday it found evidence that hackers linked to the Chinese regime exploited a flaw in a Microsoft email application to go after a number of American targets, including a university and local governments. FireEye analysts wrote in a blog post that the company built “higher-fidelity detections” and launched multiple threat hunting…


Biden’s Commerce Chief Gina Raimondo Praises Trump’s China Tariffs as ‘Effective’

President Joe Biden’s pick for Commerce secretary, Gina Raimondo, on Thursday acknowledged that the tariffs on China imposed by former President Donald Trump have been “effective,” in comments that signal the current administration won’t soon roll back the highly contentious duties. “The data show that those tariffs have been effective,” Raimondo, who was confirmed to…


Video: On the Chinese Regime’s Number One Goal; the India-China Standoff; and the Fall of Hong Kong—Cleo Paskal

At the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), we sit down with Cleo Paskal, Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, to discuss what nations like the United States and Canada can learn from India’s approach to China. In Hong Kong, almost every prominent pro-democracy activist and lawmaker has been arrested, prompting growing concerns…


Senate Passes Bill to Counter Threats Posed by Confucius Institutes on US Campuses

The Senate on March 4 passed a bill that aims to rid American campuses of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence through Beijing-funded Confucius Institutes. The legislation, which passed by unanimous consent, would force universities that host Confucius Institutes to take full control of the centers, including what it teaches and who it hires, or face…


Americans Favor Confronting China on Human Rights Despite Risk to Economic Ties, Survey Finds

WASHINGTON—Attitudes among Americans toward China have soured significantly in the past three years, with 70 percent of those surveyed saying Washington should stand up to the regime in Beijing over its human rights record, even if it damages economic ties. Nearly nine in 10 respondents to a Pew Research Center survey of more than 2,500…


US Calls German Warship’s Plan to Sail South China Sea Support for Rules-Based Order

WASHINGTON—The United States on Wednesday hailed plans by NATO ally Germany to sail a warship across the contested South China Sea, calling it welcome support for a “rules-based international order” in the region, something Washington says is threatened by China. German government officials said on Tuesday a German frigate would set sail for Asia in…


‘Same Old Kind of Empty Rhetoric’: Expert Slams Biden’s China Policy

The Biden administration’s approach to China as articulated in a speech by Secretary of State Antony Blinken on March 3 was heavy on rhetoric but light on substance, according to a foreign policy expert. Blinken called China the “biggest geopolitical test of the 21st century, while also stating that the U.S. relationship with Beijing will…


Microsoft Says Chinese Hackers Targeted Groups via Server Software

WASHINGTON—A China-linked cyber-espionage group has been remotely plundering email inboxes using freshly discovered flaws in Microsoft mail server software, the company and outside researchers said on Tuesday—an example of how commonly used programs can be exploited to cast a wide net online. In a blog post, Microsoft said the hacking campaign made use of four…