July 7, 2020 Pompeo warns of potential restriction of Chinese TikTok app; US users may be ceding info to 'Chinese Communists' Secretary of State Mike Pompeo responded to former Obama administration National Security Adviser Susan Rice, after the potential 2020 Democratic vice-presidential candidate slammed him for appearing to be one of what she called "sycophants and weaklings" who purportedly refuses to properly advise President Trump.
July 6, 2020 Bradley Whitford slams NBA over lack of action in China-Hong Kong unrest Bradley Whitford is holding the NBA accountable amid the continuing civil unrest in Hong Kong.
July 6, 2020 Chinese authorities detain outspoken critic of Xi Jinping A Chinese professor who has gained notoriety for being one of the few outspoken critics of President Xi Jinping and the Communist Party was taken from his home Monday on what his friends and family maintain are trumped-up charges.
July 6, 2020 Gen. Keane: Here's the message being sent to China with deployment of US aircraft carriers Fox News senior strategic analyst and retired Army Gen. Jack Keane told “America’s Newsroom" on Monday that the United States' move to send two aircraft carriers into the South China Sea sends the right message to “our partners and allies” and is “exactly the right thing for the United States military to be doing.”
July 6, 2020 China reports suspected case of bubonic plague in Inner Mongolia Health officials in China have reported a case of bubonic plague in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
July 6, 2020 WHO alters timeline to indicate it first learned of coronavirus from Internet, not Chinese officials The credibility of the World Health Organization (WHO) and its dealings with the Chinese government in the early days of the pandemic have once again come under scrutiny.
July 6, 2020 James Carafano: China's new Hong Kong security law — 4 concerns that should trouble Americans The new law is clearly intended to give Beijing the direct authority and tools needed to root out political dissent and public demonstrations.
July 6, 2020 Hong Kong protester first to be charged under new security law is denied bail A man seen carrying a sign with the message “Liberate Hong Kong” has become the first person charged under its controversial new security law – and he has been denied bail, reports say.
July 6, 2020 Sasse slams 'Chairman Xi’s spy web' after reports UK will freeze Huawei out of 5G networks The foreign policy victory for the United States comes amid tensions over the coronavirus, trade, the South China Sea, and as the two nations are engaged in a 21st-century version of the space race.
July 6, 2020 Chinese tabloid tweets about ‘aircraft carrier killer’ missiles, US Navy responds “And yet, there they are,” the Navy Chief of Information Twitter account posted