Tag: China-US News

Republicans Urge Biden to Halt China’s Nuclear Expansion

Three ranking Republican members urged President Biden to stop China’s nuclear arms expansion in a joint letter earlier this week, warning that failure to act could lead to “a degree of nuclear parity” between China and the United States by 2030. In the letter, Reps. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) of the House Armed Services Committee, Michael…


Biden Admin Revokes Trump Orders to Ban TikTok, Will Conduct Own Review

The Biden administration on Wednesday dropped former President Donald Trump’s orders that had attempted to ban social media apps TikTok and WeChat over security risks due to their connections to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), saying the administration will conduct its own review of apps with ties to the Chinese regime. An executive order signed…


Sen. Tuberville: China Is America’s ‘Biggest Adversary’

China is America’s foremost adversary, Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) told The Epoch Times this week. Tuberville, a former college football coach who is in his first term, explained why he made blocking investments into China-based entities one of his first legislative priorities. “Number one, China’s our biggest adversary in the world,” Tuberville told Epoch TV’s…


Legislators in Ten Countries Push for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Boycott

Lawmakers from 10 countries and the European Union have brought forward proposals concerning a boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in light of the communist regime’s treatment of the Chinese citizens, primarily the Uyghurs, Tibetans, and Hong Kongers. The announcements from representatives in democratic countries—the United States, United Kindom, European Parliament, Canada, and other…


Legislators in 10 Countries Push for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Boycott

Lawmakers from 10 countries and the European Union have brought forward proposals concerning a boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in light of the communist regime’s treatment of the Chinese citizens, primarily the Uyghurs, Tibetans, and Hong Kongers. The announcements from representatives in democratic countries—the United States, United Kingdom, European Parliament, Canada, and other…


Senate Passes Sweeping Bill to Address China Tech Threat

The Senate on Tuesday voted 68–32 to approve a sweeping package of legislation intended to boost the country’s ability to compete with Chinese technology, as Congress increasingly seeks to take a tough line against Beijing. The bipartisan measure authorizes about $190 billion for provisions to strengthen U.S. technology and research—and would separately approve spending about…


Texas Adopts Resolution Combating Communist China’s ‘Murder in the Form of Forced Organ Harvesting’

Texas on June 7 signed into law a resolution condemning the Chinese regime’s systematic killing of prisoners of conscience for their organs. Every year, thousands of individuals from around the world who are desperately ill fly to China, where they could get an organ transplant surgery in as short as two weeks. In doing so,…


Biden Supply-Chain ‘Strike Force’ to Target China on Trade

WASHINGTON—The United States will target China with a new “strike force” to combat unfair trade practices, the Biden administration said on Tuesday, as it rolled out findings of a review of access to critical products, from semiconductors to electric-vehicle batteries. The “supply chain trade strike force,” led by the U.S. trade representative, is looking for…


Lawmakers Call on Apple to Drop Suppliers Implicated in Forced Labor in Xinjiang

The chairmen of a top U.S. congressional body on June 8 urged Apple CEO Tim Cook to divest itself from Chinese suppliers implicated in forced labor involving Uyghur Muslims. The call came after recent investigations found that several Apple suppliers had ties to suspected forced labor of Uyghurs in the far western region of Xinjiang….


Tiktok Sued in the Netherlands for $1.7 Billion Over Collecting Children’s Data

The Amsterdam-based Market Information Research Foundation (SOMI) representing 64,000 Dutch parents sued Tiktok for 1.4 billion euros (about $1.7 billion) for collecting data of millions of children. Meanwhile, Tiktok has updated its privacy policy in the United States with regards to collecting personal data such as facial and voice recognition. According to Dutch media, on…