Category: China-US News

NASA Researcher Sentenced For Concealing China Ties

A senior NASA scientist has been sentenced to 30 days in prison, months after he pleaded guilty to lying about his ties to a program backed by the Chinese regime designed to harvest talents from the West and transfer intellectual property to China. Meyya Meyyappan, 66, of Pacifica, California, was sentenced on Wednesday for making…


Chinese Regime Repeats That NATO Is ‘Brain Dead’ in Attempt at Retaliation

Two days after the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) declared Beijing a “systemic challenge” to the rules-based international order, China’s state-run media on June 16 repeated prior remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron calling the alliance “brain dead.” The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) mouthpiece CCTV published an article on Wednesday criticizing NATO for being stuck in “rigid and…


Biden Says Chinese Leader Xi Not an ‘Old Friend,’ Questions Beijing’s Desire to Find Virus Origin

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is not President Joe Biden’s “old friend,” Biden said on June 16 as he raised concerns about Beijing’s willingness to help find the origins of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic. Asked if the president would call Xi and ask him “old friend to old friend” to re-admit World Health…


Top House Republicans Demand Answers From Biden Admin on CCP Influence in Higher Education

Two House Republican leaders are asking the Biden administration whether it has a plan to investigate China’s financial ties with American colleges and universities and counter the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) economic influence in higher education. Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), the top Republican on the House Education Committee, and Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.), who chairs…


Beijing Enlisted an American Hip Hop Artist to Help Locate Chinese Dissident, US Prosecutors Say

The Chinese regime turned a former U.S. hip hop artist into one of its agents and had him lobby the FBI to repatriate a Chinese dissident in the United States, according to U.S. prosecutors. Prakazrel “Pras” Michel, 48, a former member of the 1990s hip hop group Fugees, engaged in the lobbying campaign under the…


Xi Called for CCP to Promote a ‘Lovable’ Image, But Regime Won’t Change Its Core: Experts

As Beijing gears up for a major charm offensive to endear the West, expect no genuine change from the Chinese Communist Party—only “more cunning,” analysts warn. In late May, Chinese leader Xi Jinping convened a “study session,” telling top communist officials to make it a priority to create a “trustworthy, lovable, and respectable Chinese image.”…


Xi Tells Officials to Get ‘Two Faced’ in Spreading the CCP’s Agenda to the World

As Beijing gears up for a major charm offensive to endear the West, expect no genuine change from the Chinese Communist Party—only “more cunning,” analysts warn. In late May, Chinese leader Xi Jinping convened a “study session,” telling top communist officials to make it a priority to create a “trustworthy, lovable, and respectable Chinese image.”…


US Navy Says Carrier Group Operating in South China Sea

TAIPEI—A U.S. aircraft carrier group led by the USS Ronald Reagan has entered the South China Sea as part of a routine mission, the U.S. Navy said on Tuesday, at a time of rising tensions between Washington and Beijing, which claims most the disputed waterway. China frequently objects to U.S. military missions in the South…


Critical Entities Targeted in Suspected Chinese Cyber Spying

RICHMOND, Va.—A cyberespionage campaign blamed on China was more sweeping than previously known, with suspected state-backed hackers exploiting a device meant to boost internet security to penetrate the computers of critical U.S. entities. The hack of Pulse Connect Secure networking devices came to light in April, but its scope is only now starting to become…


China Denounces NATO After the Atlantic Alliance Says Beijing Poses ‘Systematic Challenge’

Beijing lashed out at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) after 30 world leaders of the alliance issued a communiqué critical of the communist regime. “China’s stated ambitions and assertive behavior present systemic challenges to the rules-based international order and to areas relevant to alliance security,” the communiqué stated after leaders met for a one-day…