Oct 07 Sen. Schumer discusses trade, fentanyl crisis with China on 1st day of congressional visit to Asia By Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and five other senators arrived in Shanghai on a three-country tour Saturday that will also take them to South Korea and Japan. Continue reading
Oct 04 A global Chinese disinformation initiative could threaten international security, U.S. officials warn By Didi Tang, Associated Press The State Department in a first-of-its-kind report has laid out Beijing’s growing efforts to reshape the global narrative on China, while spending billions of dollars to do so. Continue reading
Oct 03 WATCH: U.S. announces sweeping action against Chinese fentanyl supply chain producers By Fatima Hussein, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The U.S. is announcing a series of indictments and sanctions against 14 people and 14 firms across China and Canada related to the import of fentanyl into the United States. Continue reading
Oct 03 National Zoo’s giant pandas to return to China in December, leaving only a handful in America By Ashraf Khalil, Didi Tang, Associated Press The National Zoo’s three giant pandas are set to return to China in December with no public signs the 50-year-old exchange agreement struck by President Richard Nixon will continue. Continue reading
Sep 25 EU commissioner calls for more balanced trade with China, warns that Ukraine could endanger relations By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press He also warned in a speech on Monday to a university audience in Beijing that China's position on the war in Ukraine could endanger its relationship with Europe. Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch 6:55 Biden hosts Pacific Island leaders in latest effort to counter China’s influence By Lisa Desjardins, Dan Sagalyn President Biden hosted a gathering of Pacific Island leaders Monday that was equal parts about the U.S. growing its relationships and working to counter China’s power in the region. Biden promised the nations economic and climate-related help and dedicated a… Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch 5:25 WTA returns to China despite unresolved questions about tennis star Peng Shuai By John Yang, Kaisha Young When Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai disappeared after accusing a high-ranking official of sexual assault, the Women’s Tennis Association said it would not hold tournaments in China until her whereabouts were known. Two years later, there’s still no official word… Continue watching
Sep 18 Watch 3:32 News Wrap: UAW strike enters 4th day as negotiators fail to reach agreement In our news wrap Monday, the auto workers strike enters its fourth day with no agreement in sight, the UN warns of disease outbreaks in the aftermath of Libya’s flooding, Ukraine fired all six of its deputy defense ministers amid… Continue watching
Sep 14 Yellen details tighter scrutiny of investment plans of foreign-owned companies in the U.S. By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The federal government reviews and can block business activity of non-U.S. companies through the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. Continue reading
Sep 12 Australian and Indonesian forces deploy battle tanks in combat drills amid Chinese concern By Fadlan Syam, Niniek Karmini, Associated Press Sunday's drills come as the U.S. administration has been strengthening an arc of military alliances in the Indo-Pacific to reassure allies alarmed by Beijing's increasingly provocative actions in the disputed South China Sea. Continue reading