China-US News

A major Spanish-language radio station in Mexico—with enough wattage to be heard in large swathes across the border in Southern California—was recently purchased by an entity with ties to a pro-Beijing television network, raising concerns that the station could soon beam the Chinese regime’s propaganda into the United States and Mexico. According to public FCC […]

Commentary Labeled as critical infrastructure by the Department of Homeland Security, the manufacturing of freight railcars in the United States is an often overlooked but essential part of our nation’s transportation security apparatus. Businesses and government alike rely on America’s freight trains to transport upwards of 5 million tons of goods and materials across the […]

Results of laboratory tests detailed in a report released Aug. 7 indicated traces of asbestos, lead and other dangerous chemicals exist in a number of popular school supplies—some of them manufactured in China—sold in the United States and Canada. After sending 27 school items to an independent laboratory, the U.S. nonprofit Public Interest Research Group […]

After weeks of dealing with the repercussions of the U.S.–China trade war, Beijing is switching tactics. China’s state media have recently gone on the offensive, with articles aggressively criticizing President Donald Trump and the trade tariffs. On Aug. 6, the Chinese Communist Party’s mouthpiece People’s Daily published a strongly worded editorial, calling Trump’s trade tariffs […]

Five people have been charged in New York for importing, manufacturing, and distributing hundreds of thousands of pairs of fake Nike sneakers that originated in China. Suen Miyuki, 43; Huang Jianmin, 42; and Chen Kinlui, 52, from New York City; and Qu Songhua, 54, and Qu Fangrang, 31, from Hicksville, New York, were charged in […]

BEIJING—China’s soybean and soymeal prices jumped on Aug. 8, with beans posting their biggest daily gain in a decade, as data showing a drop in soybean imports stirred supply concerns. Customs data showed arrivals fell in July as processors ended months of buying to build supplies before tariffs took effect. Soybeans are China’s chief weapon […]

A Chinese national living in Massachusetts has pleaded guilty to distributing illicit drugs shipped from China. Wang Bin, 43, pleaded guilty to 10 counts, including drug conspiracy, conspiracy to import a controlled substance, and drug distribution, according to a press release by the U.S. Department of Justice. Wang operated Cambridge Chemicals, Wonda Science, and other […]

With U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo finishing his first Southeast Asia trip after the announcement of the new $113 million initiative in the Indo-Pacific region, experts are reviewing how the U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy and the ongoing trade war are affecting China. Economic analyst Qin Peng said that an Indo-Pacific strategy based on economic cooperation […]

One of China’s business hubs is experiencing a rare decline in exports, amid an escalating trade spat with the United States. Shenzhen, located in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, has one of the busiest container ports in the world. The city also is home to many factories that manufacture items for export. China’s customs […]

The United States is being outspent by China in the race to build the next generation of wireless communication, known as 5G, and it risks losing out on the potential economic benefits, according to a report by consulting firm Deloitte published on Aug. 7. China currently has 10 times more sites to support 5G communications than the United […]

China and its roughly 1.4 billion citizens are the world’s biggest consumer of power. As the nation’s energy consumption grows, Beijing is anxious to develop alternative sources. The International Energy Agency (IEA) has predicted that China will overtake the United States as the biggest nuclear-energy producer by 2030. China’s nuclear ambitions have now extended beyond […]

SINGAPORE/BEIJING—China’s Unipec, the trading arm of the state-run oil company Sinopec, has suspended crude oil imports from the United States because of the growing trade spat between Washington and Beijing, three people familiar with the situation said on Aug. 3. The people declined to be identified as they aren’t authorized to speak to the media. […]

An engineer of Chinese nationality was charged with stealing trade secrets from his U.S. employer, General Electric (GE), and transmitting the information to companies in China. Zheng Xiaoqing, 56, of Niskayuna, New York, was arrested by the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) on Aug. 1. He faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, […]

A Chinese spy reportedly embedded in U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein’s office was her driver for many years, according to a new report. Politico, in a larger story about how spies have begun cropping up in Silicon Valley, revealed that Feinstein (D-Calif.) had a staff member recruited by Chinese intelligence officials and reported back to China […]

The U.S. government recently put export limits on 44 Chinese entities that all happen to have major roles in China’s “One Belt, One Road” infrastructure project. The Bureau of Industry Security (BIS), an agency within the Department of Commerce, added the Chinese parties (8 entities and 35 subordinate institutions) to its export control list on […]

A recent U.S. government report shows that many key industrial sectors in the United States continue to be the target of foreign espionage—most notably from China. On July 26, the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) released a report titled “2018 Foreign Economic Espionage in Cyberspace,” which identified three countries—Russia, Iran, and China—as the most […]

BEIJING—Chinese regulators are investigating Pinduoduo after media reports surfaced about third-party vendors selling counterfeit goods on its group-discounting marketplace. The probe exposes long-standing problem—Beijing’s hopes of upgrading consumption over the years has failed to materialize for large numbers of poor Chinese, despite a recent economic boom. The investigation comes just days after the Shanghai-based startup […]

The strategy first used by President Donald Trump against North Korea is now being employed in the trade war against China and will bring far worse consequences for the Chinese economy than many expect, said an expert. “Although he might not have said it, what President Trump is adopting during the trade war with China […]

Foreign firms are beginning an exodus from China as U.S. tariffs threaten to cut into their profits. The departures aggravate an overall trend of foreign businesses leaving China that actually predates the U.S.–China trade war. As operating costs in China have risen, due to increasing worker wages and land prices, many multinationals that once turned […]

WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned on July 30 that any potential International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout for Pakistan’s new government should not provide funds to pay off Chinese lenders. In an interview with cable television station CNBC, Pompeo said the United States looks forward to engagement with the government of Pakistan’s expected new […]