Oct 19 Watch 3:20 News Wrap: Fed chair says economy may need to cool to bring inflation down In our news wrap Thursday, the chair of the Federal Reserve said inflation is still too high and the economy may have to cool off to bring it down further, the European Union pressed Meta and TikTok to explain what… Continue watching
Oct 17 Putin arrives in China for visit underscoring mutual support By Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press The gathering has also given Putin an opportunity to meet with other global leaders who have criticized the Western approach to Russia's war against Ukraine. Continue reading
Oct 16 Putin's upcoming visit to Beijing underscores China's economic and diplomatic support for Russia By Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press The countries have forged an informal alliance against the United States and other democratic nations that's now complicated by the Israel-Hamas war. Continue reading
Oct 10 U.S. senators see a glimmer of hope for opening talks with China over the fentanyl crisis By Associated Press A group of U.S. senators visiting Beijing are expressing hope that they had opened the door ever so slightly to government talks with China on its role in the fentanyl crisis ravaging America. Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch 6:38 Why the U.S. is pressuring China amid a crackdown on the global fentanyl trade By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson The Biden administration has made recent moves against China-based firms and executives blamed for supplying chemicals used to make fentanyl, a synthetic opioid up to 50 times stronger than heroin. It’s part of the U.S. government’s effort to disrupt the… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch 1:10 News Wrap: Deadly earthquakes strike villages in western Afghanistan In our news wrap Saturday, two 6.3 magnitude earthquakes in western Afghanistan killed more than 300 people according to a UN estimate and injured scores of others, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and a bipartisan delegation of senators met… Continue watching
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