Asian American groups are sounding the alarm after the House passed a bill seeking to revive the controversial, Trump-era surveillance program the China Initiative.
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Pope makes new overture to China, calling Beijing ‘a promise and hope’ for the church
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis declared Friday that China was “a promise and a hope” for the Catholic Church, offering extensive praise for Beijing at the end of a four-nation tour through …
Pets, sports, and Disney might end up rescuing China’s ailing consumer economy
China’s pets, sports, and cultural IP economies are poised for rapid growth, with supply currently lagging huge demand in those markets, BofA says.
China out in the cold for foreign investors
Investors generally agree that the dark clouds building over the US economy and the apparent cooling of the rush to buy whizz-bang tech stocks are painful on the one hand, but great news for some…
NATO Warships Transit Taiwan Strait, Defying China’s Warnings
Two German warships passed through the contested Taiwan Strait on Friday, defying warnings from China to the NATO member as Beijing claimed the self-ruled Taiwan as part of its territory. “International waters are international waters.
Chinese grumble about Beijing’s decision to hike the retirement age: ‘I’ll just have to bear the three extra years of work’
“Don’t feel too sad, everyone; in 15 years, the retirement age will probably be raised again,” one Chinese netizen wrote.
German warships ignored China’s complaints and sailed through the Taiwan Strait for the first time in over 2 decades
Berlin’s ships passed through the Taiwan Strait for the first time in over 20 years, making it the latest US ally to navigate the tense waters.
Biden Takes Aim at China’s Temu and Shein with Trade Crackdown
The Biden administration will restrict the use of a trade provision that lets China-founded e-commerce giants such as Temu and Shein to more easily ship to the U.S., a move that comes amid a groundswell…
China’s Wuhan lab develops nasal vaccine for ‘future pandemics’
The Wuhan Institute has faced scrutiny due to claims that COVID-19 may have accidentally leaked from its facilities.
Biden finalizes increases to China tariffs
The Biden administration said Friday that it has finalized tariff hikes on certain Chinese-made products that the president first announced in May.
China fines PwC $62 million for its role in the Evergrande collapse
Chinese regulators have hit PwC’s auditing unit in mainland China with a six-month business suspension and a record fine of 441 million yuan ($62 million) over the firm’s audit of troubled property …
Biden wants to close a loophole that enables imports of clothing and illicit substances from China
The Biden administration is cracking down on the cheap products sold out of China by companies such as Temu and Shein.
China and Russia chide West at security forum in Beijing
Chinese and Russian defence officials took swipes at the West at a military diplomacy forum in Beijing on Friday, with China courting the Global South and Russia saying the United States was shifting military conflicts…
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