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By Federal Newswire | Apr 11, 2023
Sebastian Rotella is a senior reporter at ProPublica. He is a finalist for the Tom Renner Award for his article, How a Chinese-American Gangster Transformed Money Laundering for Drug Cartels.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 11, 2023
Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) congratulated a group of Chinese Christians, the Shenzhen Holy Reformed Church, also nicknamed the Mayflower Church, for safely arriving in Texas. Smith criticized the Chinese Communist Party for taking away their rights to freely practice their religion, so the group was forced to flee. The group was stranded in Thailand for three years, fighting legal setbacks and police detentions before they were able make it to the U.S. last week.
By Sam Jackson | Apr 10, 2023
During a House Financial Services Subcommittee hearing, Brookings Institute senior fellow Vanda Felbab-Brown said in her testimony that China won't take accountability for its role in fentanyl trafficking unless the U.S. and its allies take a multilateral approach.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 5, 2023
Reps. Carlos Giménez and Mike Gallagher visited the port of Miami and SOUTHCOM, a military headquarters in Florida, to inspect how the Chinese Communist Party influences American infrastructure and the transfer of goods through Latin America.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
Rep. Mike Gallagher and Sen. Dan Sullivan have introduced the Sanctions Targeting Aggressors of Neighboring Democracies (STAND) with Taiwan Act of 2023, which proposes imposing comprehensive economic and financial sanctions on China if the People’s Liberation Army or its proxies invade Taiwan. The sanctions would target the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), any Chinese financial institutions and industrial sectors and ban U.S. financial institutions from investing in Chinese entities affiliated with the CCP.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
Since China became a member of the World Trade Organization, it has refused to adhere to the same rules as the other members, according to U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emmanuel, has pointed out this has given them an unfair advantage and hobbled foreign competitors. U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) says he agrees.
By Bob Pepalis | Apr 3, 2023
A former commander of the U.S. Pacific Command recently discussed how the AUKUS defense agreement between the U.S., U.K. and Australia will affect relations in the Indo-Pacific region during a panel hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) International Security Program and the U.S. Naval Institute.
By Karen Kidd | Mar 31, 2023
If "Never Again" in reference to the systematic killing of Jews during World War II means anything, it means everything in the fight against China's ongoing persecution of its Uyghur minority, an advocate against genocide told U.S. House members last week.
By Karen Kidd | Mar 30, 2023
The U.S. State Department's country reports for last year is heartening the founder of a nonprofit group that advocates for the Uyghur minority targeted for genocide by the Chinese Communist Party.
By Sam Jackson | Mar 30, 2023
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) has responded to comments made by Chinese President Xi Jinping, saying that talks between China and Russia on a "no limit" partnership "should not be tolerated" by the U.S. and its allies.
By Federal Newswire Report | Mar 28, 2023
The House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held its second hearing on March 23, titled "The Chinese Communist Party's Ongoing Uyghur Genocide."
By Laurie A. Luebbert | Mar 28, 2023
When it comes to China’s use of economic coercion to influence global affairs, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) recommends a two-pronged approach of resilience and relief to counter it. As a corollary, the CSIS suggests avoiding retaliation.
By Federal Newswire | Mar 28, 2023
John Moody is the author of "Of Course They Knew, Of Course They…" and "The World We Wish," two fiction books on China and Covid. He is a former senior vice president at Fox News.
By Federal Department News | Mar 27, 2023
A five-hour-plus congressional hearing Thursday showed U.S. lawmakers' concerns about TikTok are varied, with few easy answers on how to regulate its content or get straightforward answers on its business practices.
By Federal Department News | Mar 27, 2023
U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) and U.S. Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) warned of the U.S. defense industrial base’s vulnerabilities with Dr. Seth Jones, CSIS senior vice president and director of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) International Security Program.
By Federal Newswire Report | Mar 26, 2023
The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced March 15 a 12-count indictment charging Ho Wan Kwok, also known as “Miles Guo,” with wire fraud, securities fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering.
By Caleb Lombardo | Mar 24, 2023
The Southern California Chapter of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) recently released a report which details how China engages in trade-based money laundering (TBML) to legitimize the profits of criminal activities by utilizing intermediaries in the U.S. and Mexico. Experts estimate that between $294 billion and $736 billion USD is laundered through the Chinese economy each year.
By Federal Newswire Report | Mar 24, 2023
Saudi Arabia and Iran announced earlier this month that the countries have agreed to renew diplomatic relations following talks in Beijing.
By Sam Jackson | Mar 24, 2023
Illinois Rep. Mike Quigley, co-chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, has criticized Chinese President Xi Jinping about the potential effects of a partnership between China and Russia toward Ukraine, saying it poses a danger to U.S. security.
By Federal Newswire Report | Mar 22, 2023
Congressman August Pfluger (R-TX), chairman of the Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement and Intelligence Subcommittee, argued that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in addition to spying and surveilling, is attempting to influence American college campuses through Chinese cultural centers, commonly known as Confucius Institutes.
