Category: China-US News

Clubhouse App Reportedly Blocked in China Amid Surge in Popularity

U.S.-based audio app Clubhouse appears to be blocked in mainland China after swathes of users flocked to the platform for uncensored discussions in recent weeks. An increasing number of Chinese users have gravitated to the invitation-only app, seeing it as a rare forum to express their opinions—as it does not record the conversations and thus…


Chinese Ambassador Repeats Conspiracy Theory That Pandemic May Have Originated in the United States

Chinese Ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai has added fuel to the unproven theory that the CCP virus may have originated in the United States. Cui, in an interview with CNN that aired on Feb. 7, was asked if experts from the World Health Organizations (WHO), currently in the central Chinese city of Wuhan…


Biden: China Should Expect ‘Extreme Competition’ From US

WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden says China is in for “extreme competition” from the United States under his administration but that the new relationship he wants to forge need not be one of conflict. In an interview broadcast Sunday, Biden acknowledged that he has yet to speak with Chinese leader Xi Jinping since his inauguration on Jan….


China Insider: Beijing Asks Biden to Not Follow Trump’s Anti-CCP Policies

As the new U.S. administration takes office, there are concerns about the next steps in U.S.-China relations and their impact on the global landscape. Will Trump’s hard-line policy toward China change under the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) ‘s slogan of “community with shared future for mankind”, a controversial propaganda used by Chinese leaders frequently in…


US Warship Sails Near Chinese-Controlled South China Sea Islands

TAIPEI—A U.S. warship sailed near the Chinese-controlled Paracel Islands in the disputed South China Sea on Friday in a freedom of navigation operation, the U.S. Navy said, the first such mission under President Joe Biden’s new administration. China’s military condemned the move, saying it had dispatched naval and air units to follow and warn away…


White House Appears to Confirm Hunter Biden Still Holds Stake in Chinese Private Equity Firm

The White House press secretary appeared to confirm that President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden still holds a stake in a Chinese private equity firm. “He has been working to unwind his investment,” press secretary Jen Psaki said during a Friday press conference when asked about Hunter Biden’s stake in Bohai Harvest RST Shanghai Equity Investment…


Blinken Rebukes China for Human Rights Abuses in Call with Chinese Diplomat

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi in a phone call on Friday that the United States will stand up for human rights and democratic values in Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong, the State Department said. Blinken also pressed China to condemn the military coup in Burma, and he reaffirmed…


Blinken Presses China on Human Rights Abuses in First Call with Chinese Diplomat

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi in a phone call on Friday that the United States will stand up for human rights and democratic values in Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong, the State Department said. Blinken also pressed China to condemn the military coup in Burma, and he reaffirmed…


Biden Admin Rushes to Embrace Beijing: Sen. Cruz

The Biden administration is rushing to embrace the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)—a policy strategy Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) called “dangerous” in a video he posted that seeks to bring attention to comments made by the president’s cabinet nominees. The warm relationship—which has already emerged in the beginning weeks of the administration—threatens to undo years of efforts to counter…


During Pandemic, China Sent Millions of Counterfeit Masks, Test Kits to US: Customs Data

China accounted for about 51 percent of counterfeit or substandard COVID-19-related products seized by U.S. customs officials from October 2019 to Sept. 30 last year, according to a newly-released report from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Among the products seized by U.S. customs officials were over 12.7 million counterfeit masks, 177,356 COVID-19 test…