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February 10, 2021

Biden faces mounting GOP backlash after withdrawing Trump rule on Confucius Institutes

Immigration Customs and Enforcement confirmed to Fox News that the rule, first reported by Axios as a last-minute effort by the Trump administration -- was withdrawn on Jan. 26.

February 10, 2021

Chinese spacecraft enters Mars' orbit, joining Arab ship

A Chinese spacecraft went into orbit around Mars on Wednesday on an expedition to land a rover on the surface and scout for signs of ancient life, authorities announced in a landmark step in the country's most ambitious deep-space mission yet.

February 10, 2021

Dems block Stefanik amendment barring funds to Confucius Institute partners after Biden nixes Trump rule

Rep. Elise Stefanik, D-N.Y., proposed an amendment to induce transparency among U.S. schools after the Biden administration withdrew a rule that required schools participating in certain federal programs to disclose ties with Confucius Institutes, which have been accused of propagating communist China’s viewpoints in U.S. classrooms.

February 10, 2021

State Department says 'jury still out' on WHO's Wuhan coronavirus investigation

State Department spokesperson Ned Price said Tuesday "the jury's still out" on the findings of an investigation by the World Health Organization that suggests the coronavirus was transmitted from animal to human, effectively shelving other theories, including that the highly infectious virus was leaked from a lab in Wuhan into the surrounding community.

February 9, 2021

New York Times columnist dismisses ‘bad stuff with the Uighurs,’ says America should be more like China

China is a much better place than America despite those pesky accusations of genocide against Uighurs, according to New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman.

February 9, 2021

Merkel under fire for failing to choose sides between communist China and capitalist US

EXCLUSIVE: President Biden’s government has been outmaneuvered by German Chancellor Angela Merkel on critical security fronts, Richard Grenell, the former acting director of national intelligence for the Trump administration, told Fox News.

February 9, 2021

Pompeo: 'Significant evidence' coronavirus originated in Wuhan lab, despite WHO claims

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said "significant evidence" remained that the coronavirus originated in a Chinese laboratory, casting doubt Tuesday on the World Health Organization's assessment that it likely spread from animals to humans.

February 9, 2021

WHO drops investigation into whether COVID-19 virus leaked from Wuhan lab, calling theory unlikely

A World Health Organization team investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic downplayed the possibility that the virus leaked from a lab near Wuhan, China, during a news conference on Tuesday.

February 9, 2021

Rep. Mark Green: Cancel culture eerily similar to Communist China playbook to control its people

Censorship is something we’re used to seeing in China, but we should be shocked when we see signs of it in our own backyard.

February 9, 2021

US aircraft carriers train in South China Sea amid tensions early in Biden administration

Two U.S aircraft carrier strike groups conducted joint exercises in the disputed waters of the South China Sea on Tuesday, amid increasing attention on how the Biden administration will handle threats from China.