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By Federal Newswire | May 31, 2024
By the spring of 2024, China had come to terms with the significant possibility of a second Trump presidency. According to national polling organization FiveThirtyEight, by May 22, 2024, former U.S. President Donald Trump held a 0.9% lead over President Joe Biden in national presidential polls, at 41.1% versus Biden’s 40.2%. Despite a guilty verdict in his criminal trial, Trump's support remained strong, reflected in a 1.7% lead according to FiveThirtyEight on May 30.
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By Federal Newswire | May 30, 2024
In reaction to a Congressional report revealing China's involvement in the fentanyl crisis, Gabriel Noronha, Executive Director at Polaris National Security, stated that China is intent on undermining the U.S. through any means possible, especially via the fentanyl trade which is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans annually. Noronha conveyed his statement to Federal Newswire on April 29.
By Federal Newswire | May 30, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party issued a statement today regarding the guilty verdicts handed down in Hong Kong against pro-democracy advocates under China's National Security Law.
By Federal Newswire | May 29, 2024
The Chinese Communist Party continues to advance the "Sinicization of hymns," a significant aspect of its broader initiative to integrate Christianity with traditional Chinese culture. Rev. Hou Yujie, chairman and president of the Liaoning Provincial Christian Council and the Three-Self Patriotic Movement Committee in Yingkou, Liaoning Province, has authored a collection of poems themed around the "Sinicization of Christianity." These poems incorporate lyrics that reflect CCP political views, diverging from traditional biblical and theological themes by shifting praise from...
By Federal Newswire | May 24, 2024
U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) has called for the U.S. to terminate its Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) with China in a bid to "rebalance the trade relationship" and confront China's human rights abuses. These remarks were made in an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal on May 23.
By Federal Newswire | May 23, 2024
Dr. Brad Parks, Executive Director of AidData, a research lab at William & Mary’s Global Research Institute, stated that the U.S. and its allies have not successfully adapted to China’s evolving Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a global infrastructure project initiated by China in 2013. Parks made this assertion during a May 16 hearing titled "All Roads Lead to Beijing? The CCP's Global Development Offensive."
By Federal Newswire | May 23, 2024
On May 23, 2024, the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party held a roundtable in the U.S. Capitol Building titled "The Future of Hong Kong: U.S. Policy Going Forward." Lawmakers and experts discussed the prosecution of pro-democracy activists by the Hong Kong government and its transnational repression on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The implications of the deteriorating rule of law in Hong Kong for the United States and potential responses by the U.S. government were also addressed.
By Federal Newswire | May 23, 2024
Reflections from Pastor John Cao is a series of poetry and writings from the recently released Chinese Christian prisoner of conscience, exclusively published by ChinaAid. The pieces below were written on May 17, 2024, and have been minimally edited for clarity. To read more of Pastor John Cao’s poetry, one can purchase the collection written while he was imprisoned, "Living Lyrics: Poems from Prison."
By Federal Newswire | May 23, 2024
An event held on Capitol Hill showcased efforts to preserve Uyghur culture and highlighted the use of 3D modeling technology amid ongoing reports of genocide. The gathering featured several prominent speakers, including Dr. Rishat Abbas, President of the Uyghur Academy (UA); Allison Peters, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor at the U.S. Department of State; Anjali Kaur, Deputy Assistant Administrator at the United States Agency for International Development’s Bureau for Asia; Scott Worden, Director of Afghanistan and...
By Federal Newswire | May 22, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party have called on the U.S. Department of Justice and the International Olympic Committee to initiate a formal investigation into doping allegations involving Chinese swimmers. The request follows the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) decision to allow these athletes to participate in the 2021 Olympics despite testing positive for illegal substances. Reps. Carlos Gimenez...
By Federal Newswire | May 22, 2024
Two Catholic priests from the Baoding Diocese in Hebei Province, China, have reportedly gone missing under unclear circumstances. The Baoding Diocese is one of China's largest underground Catholic groups and has historically been under close scrutiny by the Chinese Communist Party.
By Federal Newswire | May 22, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party and Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) have called on the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the Drone Advocacy Alliance for potential violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). The advocacy group is funded by DJI, a Chinese drone company.
By Federal Newswire | May 22, 2024
Reflections from Pastor John Cao is a series of poetry and writings from the recently released Chinese Christian prisoner of conscience, exclusively published by ChinaAid. The piece below was written on May 15, 2024, and has been minimally edited for clarity. To read more of Pastor John Cao’s poetry, one can purchase the collection written while he was imprisoned, "Living Lyrics: Poems from Prison."
By Federal Newswire | May 21, 2024
Reflections from Pastor John Cao is a series of poetry and writings from the recently released Chinese Christian prisoner of conscience, exclusively published by ChinaAid. The pieces below were written while he was still imprisoned and have been minimally edited for clarity. To read more of Pastor John Cao’s poetry, one can purchase the collection written while he was imprisoned, "Living Lyrics: Poems from Prison."
By Federal Newswire | May 21, 2024
The Stimson Center has partnered with DataTrails, a data provenance and transparency technology company, and True North, a software services company, to develop MATCH 2.0. This prototype distributed ledger technology (DLT) system aims to monitor and track the international trade of chemicals listed under the Chemical Weapons Convention (the Convention).
By Federal Newswire | May 21, 2024
On May 13, 2024, a pre-trial meeting was held at the Yuhui District Court in Bengbu City, Anhui Province for the case of Pastor Wan Changchun, Elder Xue Shaoqiang, co-worker Cao Binting, and Wan Chunqin of the Cornerstone Reformed Church in Bengbu. The four Christians are accused of fraud. All attended the hearing with a peaceful demeanor and maintained their willingness to suffer for their faith. They do not acknowledge any connection between the church’s acceptance of offerings and fraud. The court has announced that the formal trial will begin on May 16.
By Press Release | May 20, 2024
Michael Sobolik is a senior fellow in the Indo-Pacific studies at the American Foreign Policy Council. He is the host of the Great Power podcast and author of “Countering China's Great Game: A Strategy for American Dominance.”
By Federal Newswire | May 20, 2024
On May 20, 2024, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party issued a statement on Taiwan's inauguration of new President Lai Ching-te and Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim.
By Federal Newswire | May 17, 2024
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a bipartisan, nonprofit policy research organization, recently published a report titled "Expanding the Tool Kit: To Counter China's Economic Coercion." The report examines strategies that the U.S. can employ to counteract China's powerful global economy, which it leverages to influence other countries in favor of its own interests. CSIS released this report on May 6.
By Federal Newswire | May 17, 2024
Joseph Majkut, Director of the Energy Security and Climate Change Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), expressed concern that the Biden Administration's new tariffs on China's energy industry could potentially increase the cost of solar panels and clean energy domestic projects. This, he suggested, may create a conflict between decoupling from China and pursuing clean energy goals in the United States. Majkut articulated these views in a CSIS analysis commentary piece published on May 14.
