Tag: China

White House Cautious About Calling China, Russia ‘Evil Regimes’

A reporter on Wednesday demanded an explanation from the White House as to why the Biden administration has repeatedly refrained from calling the governments of Russia and China “evil regimes.” During a press conference, Newsmax’s chief White House correspondent James Rosen cited President Ronald Reagan, who had described the Soviet regime as the “locus of…


US Debt Default Could Help China Dethrone the Dollar

As the June 5 deadline for a decision on the U.S. debt ceiling looms, China could gain the upper hand in global influence if the United States defaults on its $31.4 trillion debt. Amid political tensions and struggles for trade dominance, the debt ceiling debate is poised to have a significant impact on the U.S. dollar, both…


Chinese Jet Intercepts US Spy Plane: Video

A video shows a Chinese fighter jet passing right in front of a U.S. plane’s nose. The United States is calling it an “unnecessarily aggressive” maneuver by the Chinese jet during an intercept over the South China Sea. China is fighting back, saying the United States intruded on their space. This comes as China’s defense…


Bloc Quebecois Leader Says Ottawa’s Refusal to Hold Public Inquiry Could ‘Destroy Democracy’

Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-François Blanchet says the Liberal government’s refusal to hold a public inquiry into foreign election interference will “destroy democracy.” “Canada is dragging Quebec into a crisis that is going to destroy democracy by covering [foreign interference] in secrecy,” he said in the House of Commons during question period on May 31. “How can [Prime…


Billions in Untracked Federal Grants Going to China, Russia for Cat Experiments, Wuhan Lab Research: Ernst

Hundreds of millions of American tax dollars went to recipients in China and Russia in recent years without being properly tracked by the federal government, including a grant that enabled a state-run Russian lab to test cats on treadmills, according to Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa). Ernst and her staff investigators, working with auditors at the…


US Sent Billions in Funding to China, Russia for Cat Experiments, Wuhan Lab Research: Ernst

Hundreds of millions of American tax dollars went to recipients in China and Russia in recent years without being properly tracked by the federal government, including a grant that enabled a state-run Russian lab to test cats on treadmills, according to Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa). Ernst and her staff investigators, working with auditors at the…


US and China Wage Diplomatic War in the Central and South Pacific

Commentary Eighty-one years separate 1942 and 2023. In that human lifetime, the technologies of war have changed, as have some of the regional and global actors. Great Power rivalry definitely isn’t ancient history in the Pacific and East Asia. However, communist China is now the expansionist power, not imperial Japan. The United States is still…


US Lacks ‘Effective Tool’ to Stop China’s Tech Theft: Treasury Official

WASHINGTON—The United States lacks an effective tool to adequately combat widespread espionage and intellectual property theft being perpetrated by China’s communist regime, according to a U.S. Treasury Department official. Despite years of competition and ongoing IP theft, the United States has not developed the tools required to target and prevent the continued transfer of sensitive…


Japan, China to Restart Reciprocal Visits of Defense Officers After 4 Years

Japan and China will restart mutual visits by their defense officers in July after a four-year hiatus to establish a mutual understanding amid strained relations, the program’s organizer said on May 30. Japan’s Self-Defense Forces (SDF) will send 10 senior officers to visit China in July, while the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) members will visit…


Republicans Call for Action as China Turns US into ‘Hunting Ground’ for Dissidents

The recent indictments of two suspected Chinese agents in California are examples of how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is trying to turn the United States into a “hunting ground” for dissidents, according to Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.). The two individuals attempted to bribe an undercover officer posing as an IRS agent, in a plot…