Jun 02 China says U.S. violating tariffs truce with moves on AI chips and student visas By Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press China has blasted the U.S. for issuing AI chip export control guidelines, stopping the sale of chip design software to China, and planning to revoke Chinese student visas. Continue reading
May 31 Hegseth warns Indo-Pacific allies of threat from China By Tara Copp, David Rising, Associated Press The U.S. defense secretary reassured allies in the Indo-Pacific on Saturday that they will not be left alone to face increasing military and economic pressure from China, while insisting that they also contribute more to their own defense. Continue reading
May 27 At least 5 people are dead and 19 are injured after a chemical plant explodes in China, authorities say By Associated Press The blast knocked out windows at a storage warehouse more than two miles away. Continue reading
May 27 Meet Jia Jia and De De, Hong Kong’s giant panda cubs By Kanis Leung, Associated Press The pandas' birth in August made their mother, Ying Ying, the world's oldest first-time panda mom. Continue reading
May 25 Watch 6:39 Why global tensions are rising in the South China Sea amid recent clashes By John Yang, Gerard Edic, Harry Zahn, Andrew Corkery Nearly a quarter of global maritime trade goes through the South China Sea. In recent years, it’s become the site of clashes between Chinese coast guard ships and Philippine vessels as Beijing tries to exert its claim to virtually the… Continue watching
May 23 China criticizes Trump administration’s move to ban Harvard’s foreign students By Huizhong Wu, Rajesh Roy, Associated Press Harvard enrolled 6,703 international students across all of its schools in 2024, according to the school’s data, with 1,203 of those from China and 788 from India. Continue reading
May 20 Watch 9:35 Is defending Taiwan a vital U.S. interest? Experts offer differing views By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn Taiwan has long been a tense flashpoint between Washington and Beijing. By law, the U.S. is required to help Taiwan defend itself. But there is now a debate about whether Taiwan is spending enough on defense, whether Ukraine is a… Continue watching
May 19 Watch 8:01 What Trump’s tariffs mean for the everyday products we rely on By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes Nearly one out of every three physical products made in the world today comes from China, including many items we use in our daily lives. Economics correspondent Paul Solman invites us into his home for a look at what tariff… Continue watching
May 18 Analysis: Trump’s truce with China on tariffs comes at a cost to U.S. credibility By Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Council on Foreign Relations U.S.-China trade talks in Geneva resulted in a temporary slash of tariff rates, but the ripple effect of this tit-for-tat escalation won’t disappear anytime soon. Continue reading
May 15 Retail sales slow a month after Americans ramped up shopping to get ahead of tariffs By Christopher Rugaber, Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press U.S. consumers spent slightly more at retail stores last month after ramping up their shopping in March to get ahead of tariffs. Continue reading