Chinese Regime

WASHINGTON—The United States imposed sanctions on a Russian port service agency and Chinese firms on Aug. 15 for aiding North Korean ships and selling alcohol and tobacco to North Korea, in breach of U.S. sanctions aimed at pressuring it to end its nuclear programs. The U.S. Treasury said in a statement that the China-based Dalian […]

BEIJING—China will hold a fresh round of trade talks with the United States in Washington later this month, Beijing said on Aug. 16. A Chinese delegation led by Vice Minister of Commerce Wang Shouwen will meet U.S. representatives led by Under Secretary of Treasury for International Affairs David Malpass, the Ministry of Commerce said in […]

Hong Kong’s footwear makers recently expressed fears that their profits would be affected by the U.S.–China trade war, especially as President Donald Trump has said that he is considering increasing tariffs to 25 percent from 10 percent for Chinese goods worth $200 billion. The chairmen of two major footwear trade associations in Hong Kong indicated […]

Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen arrived in Paraguay on Aug. 14 for a visit that has brought into focus how the continuing trade war between China and the United States will have a major impact on Paraguay. Tsai met with both current President Horacio Cartes and president-elect Mario Abdo Benitez after her arrival in Paraguay’s capital, […]

BEIJING—One of China’s highest-ranking Buddhist monks quit as the president of the Beijing-sanctioned Buddhist Association of China on Aug. 15 after a government investigation was recently launched into accusations of sexual misconduct. Xue Cheng, 51, is an abbot of Beijing’s Longquan Monastery and heads the Buddhist Association, through which the Chinese regime monitors the activities […]

A landmark bond default, the first of its kind in China, may indicate that the country’s debt crisis is beginning to bite. The debt situation in China will bring greater pressure for depreciation of the yuan and will make it more difficult for China to sustain a trade war with the United States, an expert […]

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) allegedly brought its military replacement for the Global Positioning System (GPS) into full operation in the course of just over four months. It now plans to promote the technology first among nearby countries, then globally by 2020. GPS, run by the U.S. government, had a nearly $56 billion economy in […]

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 […]

KUALA LUMPUR/BEIJING—Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is set to visit China on Aug. 17 seeking to renegotiate, and perhaps cancel, billions of dollars worth of Chinese-invested projects entangled in domestic graft probes. Ties between the two countries have been strained since a stunning election victory returned Mahathir to power in May as he suspended unpopular […]

A new source of energy can be found at the forefront of electric-vehicle development in the 21st century, and China is beginning to dominate in controlling the world’s supply of this so-called new petroleum: the mineral cobalt. Cobalt is one of the key components of the lithium-ion batteries used to power electric vehicles (EVs). While […]

The current peer-to-peer (P2P) lending crisis in China has caused many middle-class families to suffer huge financial losses. A man who identified himself as Mr. Li said he lost his investments in Yindou, a P2P platform, after the company’s controller went missing and the platform shut down in July. He recounted, in an interview with […]

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 […]

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 […]

BEIJING—China’s central authorities have revamped a national leadership group charged with planning and studying key technological development strategies, signaling potential policy shifts are underway as the Chinese regime’s technological ambitions have fueled a backlash abroad. The group, formerly called the “National Technology and Education leadership Group” under China’s cabinet-like State Council, has been renamed without the […]

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 […]

Despite a history of tumultuous relations, China and Russia remain allies, but the strategic partnership between the two world powers has shown signs of strain since the July summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump in Helsinki. Russian media, which are tightly controlled by the state, publicly criticized China’s social problems […]

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 […]

The former president of a Chinese hospital has been charged with bribery. Fang Yibing, who served as president of Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital from 2005 to 2010 and most recently served as deputy director of Hunan Province’s Health and Family Planning Commission, was charged by prosecutors in Zhuzhou City, according to an announcement by China’s national […]

Thousands of alleged victims of peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms recently gathered near the Beijing headquarters of China’s bank regulator, the Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC), to seek redress after losing their investments. Local authorities sent scores of police—as many as 30,000, according to Radio Free Asia (RFA)—to disperse the protesters who had gathered on Aug. 6. […]

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 […]