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Analyst: 'Beijing has punished Australia, I mean quite severely, as a lesson to other countries'
China

Chinese interference in Australian government, politics and education, and its effort to silence critics was the topic of a Zoom discussion hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies.



U.S. companies cite China's COVID-19 mitigation strategies as 'top concern'
China

A Chinese Communist Party spokesperson said that the Chinese economy, combined with the country’s anti-COVID measures, makes the nation an attractive place to do business, though a U.S.-China Business Council report found otherwise.


Human Rights Watch's McNeill: 'There's a lot of concern about foreign interference in the university sector'
China

A Human Rights Watch researcher shared the fears of Chinese pro-democracy students in Australia of being harassed and intimidated, and of Australian academics who focus on China of being recorded and doxed by nationalistic Chinese students.


State Department spokesperson: 'We call on the PRC government to immediately cease its campaign against Falun Gong practitioners'
China

Spokesman said PRC must end campaign against Falun Gong practitioners, release prisoners, reveal locations of missing people


Human rights organizations 'strongly urge appropriate sanctions' against CCP officials involved in abuses against Uyghurs 
China

A number of human rights groups recently issued a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken requesting that Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leaders be immediately sanctioned for their crimes against millions of Uyghurs and other ethnic people, according to the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOCMF).


CSIS fellow: U.S. manufacturing to 'replace Chinese production of technologies central to achieving decarbonization will take time'
China

A fellow with the trustee chair in Chinese Business and Economics at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), suggests in a recent opinion piece that the new Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) also promotes competition with China in the energy industry.


California state senator: ‘We must prioritize domestic garlic production,’ support ‘tariffs on garlic from China’
China

A California state senator who chairs the California Senate Agriculture Committee plans to encourage prioritizing domestic garlic production considering that garlic from China accounts for over half of garlic imported to the U.S.



Tiffany: China treats U.S. as 'dumping ground' for law-breakers
China

A Republican congressman from Wisconsin has introduced legislation to cease issuing U.S. visas to people from countries that won't take back those who commit crimes while in the U.S.


Former CIA officer on Chinese telecom equipment in U.S.: 'It's a perfect example of ... how smart they are at long-term targeting'
China

Mike Baker, a former CIA officer and CEO of global intelligence firm Portman Square Group, recently appeared as a guest on Joe Rogan's podcast.


Authorities detained Christians for 'organizing and financing illegal gatherings'
China

(Yunnan province, China —August 22, 2022) According to a prayer request letter dated from the 19th from Dashanli in Nujiang, Wang Shunping, a millennial Christian of the Nu ethnic minority group, was criminally detained on August 17th by the Public Security Bureau of Fugong County, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, on the grounds of "suspected activities in organizing and financing illegal gatherings."


China, Russia in joint military exercises while 'we’re giving our armed forces classes on pronouns and white privilege'
China

Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert said that the U.S. military is focused on pronouns and privilege as the military of China and Russia collaborate, mirroring criticism of too much emphasis on “woke” priorities.


Companion to Banks' bill to expand sanctions on Uyghur human rights abusers introduced by Menendez, Rubio
China

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) introduced companion legislation to House Armed Services Committee Member Jim Banks’ bill, the Sanctioning Supporters of Slave Labor Act, to expand the current scope of sanctions on those committing human rights abuses against Uyghurs.


'Unimaginable heat in China': Heatwave threatens U.S. supply chain
China

As if recovery from the pandemic shutdowns and inflationary pressures weren’t enough to drive up prices, expect more economic misery as high temperatures in China threaten the impact U.S. supply chain.


Waltz: Afghanistan withdrawal 'just a strategic fiasco'
China

The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan was a “strategic fiasco,” Florida Republican Rep. Mike Waltz said.


Rubio slams Energy Department’s decision to transfer critical technology production to China
China

After spending $15 million in taxpayers funds to bankroll domestic research and production of vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) technology, the U.S. Department of Energy approved the transfer of all VRFB production to foreign entities, including some based in the People’s Republic of China (PRC).


Kennedy: 'America needs to lead in industries, not industrial policy spending'
China

Chinese Business and Economics of Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) senior adviser Scott Kennedy is warning top U.S.


Basaltic Farms: ‘Garlic from China has many problems’
China

An organic farm near McArthur, California, that uses regenerative farming practices to grow organic garlic without using fertilizers or pesticides is reminding consumers that “garlic from China has many problems.”


Bowles Farming CEO touts benefits of California-grown garlic over Chinese product, 'People need to know where their food is coming from and who is producing it'
China

The president and CEO of a family owned and operated farming operation located near Los Banos in California’s Central Valley is reminding people that imported garlic from China is inferior to garlic grown in California.


Yates: 'United States must begin shifting vital supply chains away from China'
China

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's recent trip to Taiwan sparked a series of military exercises from China, but Washington officials have indicated the ballistic missile test launches do not necessarily mean China will try to forcibly takeover Taiwan in the near future.