Trade tensions between Beijing and Washington have intensified. China announced increased export controls on rare earths, while the U.S. threatened to raise tariffs to 100% and tighten software export restrictions. The Fourth Plenum, scheduled from 20 to 23 October, will outline China’s economic, political, and social agenda along with its development plans for the next…
Ezra Jin, pictured in 2018, has been barred from leaving China for years, separating him from his family. BEIJING—Under intense pressure from authorities in China, Ezra Jin persisted for years in building one of the nation’s largest underground Christian churches, with branches in 40 cities across the country. Online prayer groups he helped lead at…
China is pushing the U.S. government to roll back national-security restrictions on Chinese deals in the U.S., dangling the prospect of a massive investment package as part of a proposal that would upend a decade of policy. In addition, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s negotiators want the U.S. to lower tariffs on imported inputs used by…
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is renewing a push for the U.S. to change a decades-old phrase describing its stance on Taiwan independence, a concession that would be a major diplomatic win for Beijing. China has asked the Trump administration to officially declare that it “opposes” Taiwan independence, according to a person familiar with the matter,…
“China reached the relevant consensus with the United States on the TikTok issue because it is based on the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation,” a China newspaper said. File | Photo Credit: Reuters “China will review matters related to TikTok’s technology exports and intellectual property licensing in accordance with the law,”…
U.S. President Donald Trump has claimed that Chinese leader Xi Jinping told him he would not invade democratic Taiwan as long as the American president remains in office. Trump made the comments Friday in an interview ahead of his highly anticipated summit in Alaska with Russian leader Vladimir Putin over Moscow’s war in Ukraine. “I…
A U.S. Department of Commerce employee and U.S. citizen has been unable to leave China since mid-April and is under heavy surveillance by the Chinese government. Chinese intelligence officers reportedly began tracking the employee, who is also a veteran, after he traveled to a region of southwest China to visit family members. The intelligence officers…
TLDRs: China has threatened unspecified retaliation after Taiwan blacklisted Huawei and SMIC. Taiwan’s move marks a significant shift toward U.S.-aligned tech restrictions on China. Cross-strait economic ties complicate Beijing’s ability to strike back without self-harm. Taiwan is leveraging its semiconductor dominance as geopolitical leverage in the tech war. China has issued a stern warning to…