Tag: US-China relations

House Lawmakers Form Bipartisan Task Force to Combat China’s Influence in Indo-Pacific

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has announced the formation of a task force to combat China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific. During a press conference at the House Triangle in Washington, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) announced the creation of the new task force. Westerman…


AI Will Determine Outcome of US-China Cold War, Waltz Says

Ongoing competition between China and the United States for next-generation technologies will define the future of artificial intelligence (AI), according to one U.S. congressman. AI, in turn, will determine the outcome of the New Cold War between the two powers, said Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.). The only way to ensure U.S. victory in the AI…


China Will ‘Militarize’ Tech Stolen from US: Ambassador

China’s communist regime is engaged in the persistent theft of American intellectual property and technologies, according to a leading U.S. diplomat. The regime is stealing critical technologies like artificial intelligence and quantum computing, which will have crucial military importance in the coming years, said U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns. “[Technology] is in many ways…


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…


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…


IN-DEPTH: Bribery Case Targeting Falun Gong Reveals CCP’s ‘Covert Warfare’ in US

Chen Jun, the man recently arrested over a bribery scheme to help the Chinese communist regime carry out its repression in the United States, is no stranger to sculptor Chen Weiming. He had heard Chen Jun’s threats years ago. “Let me tell you, if you have a Chinese passport, and we take a photo of…


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…


Revealed: TikTok Code Worked on From China

Software developers based in China are writing the code for TikTok, triggering concerns that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) can access the data of more than one billion users worldwide, as well as force staff to silence dissenting voices, elevate pro-communist narratives, and sow seeds of division in democracies. A code sample seen by the…


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…