Category: China

Subway Inks Deal for 4,000 New Sandwich Shops in China Over Next 20 Years

NEW YORK—Subway reached an agreement with a master franchisee to open nearly 4,000 new sandwich shops across mainland China over the next 20 years, it said on Tuesday. International expansion is a key growth strategy for the privately owned U.S.-based chain, which is in the midst of a turnaround plan that also relies on remodeled…


SHEIN Tries to Clear Name With DC Lobby Campaign

Chinese fast fashion giant SHEIN is under scrutiny over concerns of forced labor in its supply chain. The company is taking several steps to offset those allegations, including launching a lobbying campaign in Washington. It’s also talking up its new status as a Singapore-based company after relocating its headquarters there from Nanjing, China. But critics…


China, Iran, and Russia ‘Working Closely Together’ to Undermine US: Experts

The authoritarian regimes of China, Iran, and Russia are increasingly coordinating as a unified power bloc, according to several experts. All three powers seek to undermine the United States and reshape the international order in their own image, according to Andrea Kendall-Taylor, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) think…


Blinken May Visit China Soon as Biden Admin Seeks Talks With Beijing

The United States’ highest-ranking diplomat will visit China just months after a Chinese spy balloon invaded U.S. territorial airspace, according to two reports. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s alleged visit to communist China comes after months of pleas by the Biden administration for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to reestablish normal communications. Blinken was originally…


Beyond Assessing the Chinese Military: Seeking Answers to the China Threat Question

Commentary Having conducted over 2,000 aerial incursions into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) since August 2000 and two simulated air-sea strikes on Taiwan and now Japan this year, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has clearly signaled his aggressive intentions. It is time to take his threats seriously and prepare accordingly. The key is to make…


China’s Defense Minister Threatens to Attack ‘Without Hesitation’ Any Nation Attempting to Split It From Taiwan

China’s military will attack “without any hesitation” any nation that dares to separate it from Taiwan, Chinese state councilor and defense minister General Li Shangfu has said. Li made the comments in a speech on “China’s New Security Initiative” at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore over the weekend, during which he stressed that a “sound…


LIVE NOW: House Judiciary Subcommittee’s Hearing on ‘IP and Strategic Competition with China: Part II’

U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet holds a hearing about “IP and Strategic Competition with China: Part II” at 10:00 a.m. ET on June 6. Marc Sedam, Vice President, Technology Opportunities & Ventures, NYU Langone Health; Dennis Shea, Executive Director, J. Ronald Terwilliger Center for Housing Policy, Bipartisan Policy Center;…


House Judiciary Subcommittee’s Hearing on ‘IP and Strategic Competition with China: Part II’

U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet holds a hearing about “IP and Strategic Competition with China: Part II” at 10:00 a.m. ET on June 6. Marc Sedam, Vice President, Technology Opportunities & Ventures, NYU Langone Health; Dennis Shea, Executive Director, J. Ronald Terwilliger Center for Housing Policy, Bipartisan Policy Center;…


LIVE 10 AM ET: House Judiciary Subcommittee’s Hearing on ‘IP and Strategic Competition with China: Part II’

U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet holds a hearing about “IP and Strategic Competition with China: Part II” at 10:00 a.m. ET on June 6. Marc Sedam, Vice President, Technology Opportunities & Ventures, NYU Langone Health; Dennis Shea, Executive Director, J. Ronald Terwilliger Center for Housing Policy, Bipartisan Policy Center;…


US Ignorant of Investment Fund Portfolio in China: Expert

The United States is unaware of the scope of its investment fund in China that is funding possibly harmful Chinese military and civilian technologies, according to Derek Scissors, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. According to Scissors’s report titled “What to Do About American Investment in China,” almost $800 billion in U.S. investments poured…