Tag: US-China relations

Republican Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy ‘Deeply Concerned’ Over Musk’s China Visit

Republican Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is “deeply concerned” that Tesla CEO Elon Musk met with China’s foreign minister this week, while reportedly revealing an opposition to economic decoupling between the United States and China. Taking to Twitter on May 31, Ramaswamy said he was breaking an “unspoken rule in the GOP” by sharing his concerns about the billionaire’s…


Xi Calls on China’s Top National Security Officials to Prepare for ‘Worst Case Scenarios’

Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping on May 30 told his top national security officials to be ready for “worst case scenarios” and “stormy seas”. Xi was addressing officials attending the first National Security Commission meeting since the CCP’s 20th National Congress last year, according to state-run Xinhua. As commission chairman, Xi  said they must…


Xi Calls on China’s Top National Security Officials to Prepare for ‘Worse Case Scenarios’

Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping on May 30 told his top national security officials to be ready for “worst case scenarios” and “stormy seas”. Xi was addressing officials attending the first National Security Commission meeting since the CCP’s 20th National Congress last year, according to state-run Xinhua. As commission chairman, Xi  said they must…


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…


AI Could Become the Biggest Problem for the 2024 Elections

Artificial intelligence is now being framed as a public threat, including to elections, to public safety, and even to race and equity. To mitigate this threat, the government has created new programs that can manage key systems that influence AI information. And these programs raise some serious questions about who controls information. Meanwhile, the Chinese…


[PREMIERING 7:00PM ET] AI Could Become the Biggest Problem for the 2024 Elections

Artificial intelligence is now being framed as a public threat, including to elections, to public safety, and even to race and equity. To mitigate this threat, the government has created new programs that can manage key systems that influence AI information. And these programs raise some serious questions about who controls information. Meanwhile, the Chinese…


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…


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…


AFP Invites Chinese Police for Cooperation Visit While Ending Agreement With Beijing

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has invited Chinese police to Australia for an enforcement cooperation meeting while confirming that it will end an agreement with China over human rights concerns. “At the invitation of the Australian Federal Police, from April 25 to 28, 2023, the Ministry of Public Security of the People’s Republic of China…