Tag: China

USA/CHINA – Asian shares recede on fear of new US-China tensions, virus surge (Al Jazeera)

Asian shares retreated from a record peak on Monday after news reports of the United States preparing to impose sanctions on some Chinese officials...

CHINA/USA – China says it firmly opposes US sanctioning Chinese officials (Al Arabiya)

Flags of US and China are displayed at American International Chamber of Commerce (AICC)’s booth during China International Fair for Trade in Services in...

USA/CHINA – Senior Chinese diplomat hopes US policy on China can ‘return to objectivity’ (Al Arabiya)

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, before signing the phase 1 of a trade deal between US and China,...

USA/CHINA – Joshua Fitt Discusses U.S.-China Relations and the Incoming Biden Administration on i24 News (Joshua Fitt, CNAS)

On December 3, 2020, Joshua Fitt, a Research Associate with the CNAS Asia-Pacific Security Program, appeared on i24 News to discuss the intelligence challenges...

USA/CHINA – Sanctions by the Numbers (Francis Shin, CNAS)

The United States has significantly increased its sanctions designations on Chinese individuals, entities, and ships in 2020. While the United States has imposed sanctions...

USA/CHINA/HONG KONG – US plans to sanction more China officials over Hong Kong: Report (Al Jazeera)

The United States is preparing to impose sanctions on at least a dozen Chinese officials over their alleged role in Beijing’s disqualification of elected...

USA/CHINA – American funding of China is becoming dangerous (Derek Scissors, AEI)

https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/american-funding-of-china-is-becoming-dangerous/

CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE/CHINA – Central and Eastern Europe is no Chinese Trojan horse (Alicja Bachulska, East Asia Forum)

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2020/12/05/central-and-eastern-europe-is-no-chinese-trojan-horse/

USA/CHINA – US cancels China-funded exchange programs, saying they are ‘propaganda tools’ (Lauren Holtmeier, Al Arabiya)

The US Department of State on Friday terminated five exchange programs with China that the US says were “propaganda tools” disguised as “cultural exchanges.” https://englishbeta.alarabiya.net/en/News/world/2020/12/05/US-cancels-China-funded-exchange-programs-saying-they-are-propaganda-tools- Read...

CHINA – China pursues quality over high-speed growth (Yanrui Wu, East Asia Forum)

The Fifth Plenary Session (‘Fifth Plenum’) of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China concluded on 29 October and sent a strong signal...

CHINA – China has done human testing to create biologically enhanced super soldiers, says top U.S. official (OODA)

According to US Intelligence, China is allegedly conducting human testing on members of the People’s Liberation Army, seeking to develop soldiers with biologically enhanced...

USA/CHINA – US bans cotton imports from China producer, citing ‘slave labour’ (Al Jazeera)

The administration of United States President Donald Trump raised the economic pressure on China’s western region of Xinjiang, banning cotton imports from a powerful...

USA/CHINA – Threat to China firms on US exchanges grows with bill’s progress (Al Jazeera)

The United States House of Representatives passed legislation to kick Chinese companies off US stock exchanges if they do not fully comply with the...

CHINA – China says US is fabricating forced labor reports out of Xinjiang region (Al Arabiya)

China said on Thursday that politicians in the United States are fabricating news of forced labor in the northwestern Xinjiang region, after Washington banned...

CHINA – Nature can be China’s strongest ally in the fight against climate change (Wei Dong Zhou, WEF)

China's pledge to become carbon-neutral by 2060 is the biggest stated climate goal to-date. Nature-based solutions could provide a third of China's efforts...