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June 14, 2022

House Republican measure would block Big Tech companies from hosting CCP officials on platforms

EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans are set to roll out a measure that would ban all Chinese Communist Party officials from using U.S. social media platforms.

June 13, 2022

After criticism over China, UN rights chief declines second term

United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet announced Monday she would not be seeking a second term following her highly criticized visit to China last month.

June 12, 2022

Beijing's bar-linked COVID outbreak is 'ferocious,' official says

The Chinese government has enforced regular coronavirus testing within its 'zero-COVID' approach

June 12, 2022

China accuses US of trying to ‘hijack’ support in Asia

China's defense minister lashed out at U.S. Secretary of Defense Austin Lloyd and accused the U.S. of trying to "hijack" Asia-Pacific countries' support against Beijing.

June 12, 2022

China says its new nuclear weapons are only for self-defense

Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe said China has made progress in nuclear arsenal developments but would only use the weapons if needed for self-defense.

June 11, 2022

US: China’s military activity around Taiwan threatens region

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin stressed the US does not support Taiwanese independence but Chinese military activity around the Asian island could change the status quo.

June 10, 2022

Montana AG calls out China as fentanyl deaths 'skyrocket' since Biden took office

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen says he has specific intelligence Mexican drug cartels are targeting his state and highlights China's role in producing fentanyl.

June 9, 2022

Biden touts Western Hemisphere 'opportunities,' democracies at summit that excluded Latin American dictators

China has invested in South and Central America as part of its Belt and Road Initiative, which has expanded Beijing's influence by flexing its economic muscle.

June 9, 2022

McCaul: US must 'wake up' and invest in Latin America to gain competitive edge on China

House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, said the U.S. must "wake up" to the very real threat of China's strategic dominance in "our very own backyard" of Central America.

June 9, 2022

Virus testing the new normal as China sticks to ‘zero-COVID’

China begins to ease in its "zero-COVID" strategy following the country's two-month lockdown with regular testing in the biggest cities – Beijing and Shanghai.