Republicans focused on Beijing as an existential threat, while Democrats pushed strengthening U.S. competitiveness.
Monthly Archives For March 2023
Asian shares, oil advance on strong China factory data
Asian shares were higher Wednesday after reports on key measures of China manufacturing showed a strong recovery after anti-virus controls were lifted late last year. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index …
China Takes Dig At US: ‘World’s Top Superpower’ Fearing A ‘Young Person’s Favorite App’
China on Tuesday slammed the U.S. for banning the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok. What Happened: A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson, calling the governmental ban an abuse of state power, …
China’s manufacturing accelerates as economy revives
China’s factory activity accelerated in February as the economy revived following the end of anti-virus controls that kept millions of people at home and disrupted travel and trade, two surveys showed …
‘Time is not on our side’: Congress panel says tackling China defines next century
We do not want a war within the PRC, a clash of civilizations’, says ranking Democrat as new committee holds first hearing …
House select committee hearing paints China as a strategic antagonist
“China’s Communist leaders are masters at disguising their true intentions,” former deputy national security adviser and China expert Matthew Pottinger told the committee.
China’s factory activity grows further, marks its highest reading in nearly 11 years
China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index rose to 52.6 in February – marking the highest reading since April 2012.
Rep. Mike Gallagher conducts a hearing on China challenges facing the U.S. A call for urgent action and other key takeaways
A House select committee led by U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher called for urgent action in what was described as an existential struggle with China.
Bipartisan lawmakers warn of China threat at select committee’s first hearing
Bipartisan lawmakers warned of the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party on Thursday during the first hearing of the House select committee on China, a rare demonstration of unity across the …
‘China’s Farmland Is in Serious Trouble’
Start a Pro Farmer trial subscription – sign up here. That’s the title of an analysis item by Zongyuan Zoe Liu, a columnist at Foreign Policy and a fellow for international political economy at the…
China finance minister expects better local gov’t fiscal situation in 2023
China’s local government fiscal situation is likely to improve as the economy rebounds this year, though debt risk for some authorities is high and repayment pressure is large, Minister of Finance Liu …
Christopher Wray says FBI believes COVID-19 ‘most likely’ originated from lab leak in Wuhan, China
FBI Director Christopher Wray confirmed Tuesday that the FBI believes the virus responsible for COVID-19, which forced the world into quarantine, “most likely” stemmed from a lab leak in China and not …
U.S. businesses in China are more pessimistic about prospects -survey
For the first time in the 25-year history of AmCham China’s business sentiment survey, a majority of responding companies said China is no longer seen as a “top three investment priority”. Most said …
