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World Uyghur Congress leader on Bachelet visit to China: The 'UN has failed our community on multiple occasions, and this is one of them'

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet should postpone her planned visit to China, dissidents from Tibet, Uyghur, Hong Kong, and China said during a Zoom news conference Monday.


Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety president: Motorcycles 'most hazardous form of motor vehicle transportation'

With 2020 ranking as the deadliest year for motorcyclists in documented history with 5,579 riders killed, an 11% jump from 2019, a national safety group is calling for changes to reduce that grim statistic.


Rubio: 'The Chinese Communist Party poses an existential threat to our nation, and McKinsey cannot be trusted'

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is calling on federal agencies to cut ties with McKinsey & Co., a New York City-based management consulting firm, in light of media reports that it was quietly working with opioid manufacturers while at the same under contract with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s drug approval agency.


Three academics bemoan talks between U.S., China, Europe becoming ‘dialogue of the deaf’

Talks between the European Union, the United States and China over major issues such as the war in Ukraine, human rights and economic practices are hamstrung by the basic problem that the nations don’t believe they are being heard, and no matter how loud the discussion grows, little useful information is being shared.


DeSantis: 'Communist Party of China is not a vehicle that we want to be entangled with'

The Florida State Board of Administration will not make new investments with Chinese firms, it announced in March.


Chinese embassy spokesman: 'Repatriating corrupt fugitives' is a 'just cause' recognized internationally

Is it a “fox hunt” for suspects wanted in China or repeated violations of international laws? Are the Chinese ignoring the rights of people living in the United States by seizing them and forcing them to return to China against their will?


Author: 'I don’t think the U.S. and other countries are doing enough' regarding human rights and China

Dr. Rana Siu Inboden says the United States and other Western nations must stand up for international human rights, even at the price of offending China and other nations who oppress their citizens and other people.


Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety: 'Survey found a strong majority agrees that not enough is being done to reduce dangerous behavior on our roadways'

More motorists are using mobile devices, and thousands of people are dying because of distracted drivers, a new study reveals.


USCBC: Tariffs on China 'causing serious harm' to businesses

The U.S.-China Business Council is frustrated and dismayed by a decision on tariff exclusions on imported good and products from China announced March 23.


Carnegie fellow: 'I have this deep impression that this war is increasing China’s overall concern about the United States'

In the more than a year since President Joe Biden assumed office, U.S.-China relations remain on edge, and might be teetering toward a steep decline, according to a number of analysts.


Chinese ambassador spokesman: 'We recognize the special historical complexities on the Ukraine issue and understand Russia’s legitimate security concerns'

Liu Pengyu, a spokesman for the Chinese ambassador to the United States, has condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine with a caveat.


Highway safety group blasts condition of U.S. roads, seeks action from Transportation Department

Roads in the United States are “out of control,” with a rising number of deaths caused by motor vehicle crashes, according to a highway safety group.


NFIB's Harned: Supreme Court could act fast on mask, testing rules

Spirited hearing Friday seemed positive for opponents, says NFIB lawyer Harned