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Blinken in China: Calls for ‘Level Playing Field,’ Resolution Over Trade Disputes

In the latest display of diplomatic tensions between Washington and Beijing, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to China to engage in high-stakes discussions with top officials in Beijing

US Considering Sanctions on Chinese Banks for Russia Dealings, But No Concrete Plans Yet

The U.S. government has been drafting sanctions on a number of mainland Chinese banks in retaliation for the communist state's commercial support of the Russian military industry, as reported by
Taiwan to Remove Statues of Nationalist Chinese Leader Chiang Kai-shek
Biden Signs Law Granting Massive $95 Billion Foreign Aid Package, Passes TikTok Bill
Albany Gives NYC’s Top Cops $12k in Additional Pension Benefits as Adams Pushes Recruitment
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Hundreds of Migrants Descend on New York City Hall Pleading for Work Permits, Green Cards
South Korea’s President Yoon and Ruling Party Suffer Legislative Election Loss in Setback for Anti-Communist Politics
US to Continue Sanctioning Iran to Disrupt its ‘Malign and Destabilizing Activity,’ Yellen Says
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Renowned Chinese Lawyer Tang Jitian Disappears After Years of Standing Up for Falun Gong, Other Persecuted
Tang Jitian, a Chinese human rights attorney, has not been heard from since Dec. 10, according to close...
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis recently signed Senate Bill 7072 to combat Big Tech censorship practices. He spoke at a campaign rally for the US president at Pensacola International Airport in Pensacola, Florida on October 23, 2020.
‘A Big Failure for the United States’: Florida’s DeSantis on Investing in China
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his administration announced on Dec. 20 that they would move to take control...
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Beijing Demands $210 Million From China’s ‘Queen of Live Streaming’ Viya
Chinese tax authorities have hit live-stream shopping influencer Huang Wei, known to her fans as Viya...
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Pro-Beijing Elite Sweep Hong Kong’s First ‘Patriots Only’ Election
On Dec. 19, pro-Beijing candidates swept the 2021 Hong Kong Legislative Council (LegCo) elections following...
Plaque at the Taiwanese Representative Office in Lithuania, Vilnius. Taipei announced on Nov. 18,2021 it had formally opened a de facto embassy in Lithuania using the name Taiwan, a significant diplomatic departure that defied a pressure campaign by Beijing.
China Pushing German Company to Stop Using Car Components From Lithuania
The diplomatic tension between Lithuania and China is now forcing European companies to pick sides. Reports...
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Senate Passes Defense Spending Bill, Tripling Budget for Indo-Pacific
The U.S. Senate has passed the 2022 annual defense spending bill. This year’s $768 billion National Defense...
Bayern is the first German warship to be sent to the South China Sea in 20 years.
German Warship Deployed in South China Sea, First Time in Two Decades
On Dec.15, a German warship sailed through the contentious South China Sea for the first time in around...
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin via a video link, from the Great Hall of the People on December 2, 2019 in Beijing, China
China’s Central Bank Increasingly Under Beijing’s Control
Pressed by senior leaders anxious about the declining economic growth, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC...
Manufacturing businesses in Zhejiang are under stress following the outbreak of COVID-19
COVID-19 Outbreak Affects Chinese Manufacturing Province of Zhejiang
On Dec. 6, the Chinese province of Zhejiang reported its first recent case of COVID-19. Since that first...