Category: China

LIVE NOW: Senate Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Hearing on ‘Aligning Transatlantic Approaches on China’

The Senate Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperations holds a hearing on “Aligning Transatlantic Approaches on China” at 2:30 p.m. ET on June 7. …


Senate Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Hearing on ‘Aligning Transatlantic Approaches on China’

The Senate Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperations holds a hearing on “Aligning Transatlantic Approaches on China” at 2:30 p.m. ET on June 7. …


China Forcing US and Allies Out, Preparing for Blockade of Taiwan: Former Marine Colonel

China is forcing the United States and its allies out of the region and preparing for a blockade of Taiwan according to Grant Newsham, retired Marine Colonel and author of “When China attacks.” The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command recently accused the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy of engaging in dangerous naval maneuvers on June 3 during an…


LIVE NOW: NTD News Today (June 7): Political Infighting Stops GOP Gas Stove Bill; Ukraine Dam Destruction Sends Corn, Grain Prices Up

The Biden administration is expected to soon finalize rules restricting gas stoves. House republicans this week tried to prevent that but political infighting among them prevented progress. The destruction of the Kakhovka dam has raised concerns about food supply disruptions to developing nations. Global prices for wheat and corn have soared since the dam in…


NTD News Today (June 7): Political Infighting Stops GOP Gas Stove Bill; Ukraine Dam Destruction Sends Corn, Grain Prices Up

The Biden administration is expected to soon finalize rules restricting gas stoves. House Republicans this week tried to prevent that but political infighting among them prevented progress. The destruction of the Kakhovka dam has raised concerns about food supply disruptions to developing nations. Global prices for wheat and corn have soared since the dam in…


BlackRock’s China Head Leaving the Company

BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, announced on June 6 that Tony Tang, the head of its China business, is leaving the company. Tang played a key role in driving the expansion of BlackRock’s operations in the world’s second-largest economy. In response to a question from Reuters, BlackRock confirmed Tang’s departure, stating that he “has…


Multiple High-Ranking Officials in China’s Tobacco Industry Probed for Corruption

Since the start of this year, several executives and senior officials in China’s tobacco industry have been under investigation by China’s top disciplinary watchdog. Zhu Shaoming, former general manager of China Tobacco Yunnan Industrial Co., Ltd. (“Yunnan Tobacco”), is “suspected of serious violations of discipline and law” and is currently “undergoing disciplinary inspection,” the Central…


Fiji to Finalize Military Deal With New Zealand, Reviewing China’s Police Accord

Fiji and New Zealand are set to finalize a military agreement next week to deepen security ties, the Fijian leader said on Wednesday, as the Pacific nation placed China’s police cooperation deal under review. Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka made the remarks during his visit to New Zealand this week, where he met with New…


China’s Exports Declined by 7.5 Percent in May as Demand for Goods Wanes

Exports from China, the world’s second-largest economy, fell in May for the first time in three months amid waning global demand for Chinese goods. Data published on June 7 by China’s General Administration of Customs showed that exports, which serve as the main source of foreign exchange for China, fell 7.5 percent year over year, to $283.5 billion, marking…


US, Japan, Philippines Hold 1st Ever Trilateral Sea Exercise to Strengthen Defense Ties

The coast guards of the United States, Japan, and the Philippines conducted their first ever trilateral exercises in the South China Sea to strengthen defense cooperation amid China’s growing assertiveness. Around 400 coast guard personnel from the three nations participated in the week-long Kaagapay maritime exercise, which began on June 1 in the Philippine waters…