Category: International Relations

IN-DEPTH: The Real Reason Behind China’s $10 Billion Offer to Taliban for Lithium

A Chinese company has offered the Taliban $10 billion and a proposal to build key strategic infrastructure connecting north-south Afghanistan in exchange for access to the country’s lithium reserves. Some experts raised concerns that the offer would allow the Chinese regime to expand its influence in the region. The proposal was discussed between a representative…


ANALYSIS: The Missing Pieces in Trudeau Foundation’s Chinese Donation Puzzle

News Analysis New information is surfacing on the Chinese donation that took down the leadership of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, but how accurate is it and how does it tie into the larger picture? It’s clear that the donors were affiliated with the Chinese regime, and reportedly the money was meant to serve a…


Biden Wants World to Follow Example of New EPA Tailpipe Standards

U.S. President Joe Biden is suggesting that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) new tailpipe emissions standards set a global standard at the April 20 Major Economies Forum (MEF) on energy and climate change. That’s according to senior officials who spoke to reporters on April 19. “President Biden will invite leaders to join the United States…


Biden Wants World to Follow Example of New EPA Emissions Standards

U.S. President Joe Biden is suggesting that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) new tailpipe emissions standards set a global standard at the April 20 Major Economies Forum (MEF) on energy and climate change. That’s according to senior officials who spoke to reporters on April 19. “President Biden will invite leaders to join the United States…


Chinese Panda on Long-Term Loan to Thailand Dies Suddenly

BANGKOK—A giant panda on long-term loan from China died in a zoo in northern Thailand on Wednesday, six months before she was due to return home, officials from the Chiang Mai Zoo said. The cause of Lin Hui’s death was not immediately clear but she appeared to have become ill Tuesday morning, and her nose…


Germany’s Foreign Minister: Parts of China Trip ‘More Than Shocking’

BERLIN—German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Wednesday described parts of her recent trip to China as “more than shocking” and said Beijing was increasingly becoming a systemic rival more than a trade partner and competitor. The blunt remarks followed Baerbock’s visit to Beijing last week where she warned that any attempt by the Chinese communist…


House Advances Resolution to Restore Solar Panel Tariffs Targeting China

The House Ways and Means Committee had a busy Wednesday morning focused on China, starting with a vote against the Biden administration’s emergency move to shield some Chinese-made solar panels from tariffs. “Congress must act in this instance to hold accountable bad actors in global trade, and in particular, Chinese wrongdoing,” said Rep. Jason Smith…


Former Top Officials Can’t Recall 2017 Memo on Chinese Regime Interference

Two former top federal officials who had alleged links to a 2017 memo to the prime minister on Chinese regime interference told a committee of MPs they have no recollection of the matter. “I have no memory of seeing that note,” Michael Wernick told the House of Commons Procedure and House Affairs Committee (PROC) on…


UK Government Urged to Shut Chinese Police Outposts Following Report of Conservative Party Connection

The UK government was urged on Wednesday to shut down Chinese police outposts in the country after it was reported one of the stations’ hosts has been rubbing shoulders with two former Conservative prime ministers. It also comes after the FBI arrested two people in connection with a similar outpost in New York. Responding to…


China Visit ‘More Than Shocking’, Says German Foreign Minister

Germany’s Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock, has said that China’s communist regime is continuing to act more aggressively internationally while increasing domestic oppression. Elements of her visit to China this week were “more than shocking,” Baerbock said during parliamentary questions in Berlin on April 19. Baerbock’s visit to China came just days before her meeting with…