U.S. lawmakers and national security officials are increasingly alarmed that long-standing research ties between the U.S. and China could give China an advantage when it comes to developing new milita …
Monthly Archives For October 2025
Jeremy Siegel says China tariffs are temporary and the market could continue to ‘new highs’ if they’re lifted
The Wharton finance professor said if the levies are lifted, the market is likely to pass new milestones.
Western companies rush to respond to China’s rare-earth restrictions
China first introduced rare-earth export restrictions in April in retaliation for tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, causing delays with vehicle production and forcing western companies to …
China detains dozens of underground church pastors in crackdown
BEIJING — Police in China detained dozens of pastors of one of its largest underground churches over the weekend, a church spokesperson and relatives said, in the biggest crackdown on Christians since …
Trump’s meeting with Xi appears back on as tone with China softens after tariff threat
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he expects Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to still meet this month after Trump threatened to back out.
China’s Xi calls for more women in governance despite overseeing decline
In 2022, China for the first time in 20 years did not have a woman among the 24 members of the country’s Politburo or the seven members of the Standing Committee of the Politburo.
Asia Morning Briefing: China Renaissance’s BNB Treasury Highlights a Shift in Asia’s Crypto Playbook
Enflux says the $600 million plan reflects a new wave of Asian capital favoring infrastructure tokens that power transaction flow over store-of-value assets.
Trade Crossfire: US port fees sting China’s fleet, Chinese banks face financial shockwaves
CNBC’s reporter Lori Ann LaRocco talks about the tariffs hitting China’s shipping sector, the fees they face annually with the latest U.S. measures, plus the risks that Chinese banks will need to …
How China and the U.S. Are Racing to De-Escalate the Trade War
President Trump is trying to publicly ease tensions with China to soothe markets while privately keeping up pressure on Beijing.
Why is Barron Trump being accused of ‘insider trading’? Crypto short around China tariff decision sparks row
Speculation links Barron Trump to a $200M Bitcoin short made before Trump’s China tariff move, but an anonymous trader denied any Trump family involvement.
China begins charging port fees for US ships, exempts China-built ones
China has officially started collecting special port fees from U.S.-owned, operated, built, or flagged vessels on Tuesday but said Chinese-built ships would be exempted from the levies, according to …
Beijing builds open, innovative, welcoming global urban center
Beijing is committed to achieving high-level opening-up as it seeks to build itself into a top-tier, harmonious, and welcoming global city over the next five years, according to the city’s Party chief …
China vows to stand firm against Trump’s tariff threat. He urges Beijing to be less confrontational
President Donald Trump says China should take a less confrontational approach to his threatened new tariffs, but he’s not retreating from his demands …