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CHINA NEWSLINKS
Big changes to Nebraska law governing foreign land ownership; Tough Decisions: New legislation passed in the spring session updates a Nebraska law that dates back to 1889 - Farm Progress 7.2.24
China Studying Russia’s Sanctions Evasion to Prepare for Taiwan Conflict; Officials report back to Beijing with lessons it can use in the event of war and Western penalties over an invasion of Taiwan - WSJ 12.1.24
How China Capitalized on U.S. Indifference in Latin America; Xi Jinping visit for summits, inauguration of Peru port illustrate what some call China’s economic marginalization of U.S. in region - WSJ 11.14.24
Chinese solar firms go where US tariffs don't reach; Some Chinese-owned solar factories in Vietnam are cutting production and laying off workers, while new plants are popping up in Laos and Indonesia. - Reuters 11.3.24
Chinese influence operation targets US down-ballot races, Microsoft says; An army of Chinese-controlled social media bots is attempting to influence voters in Alabama, Texas and Tennessee, while denigrating U.S. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, according to new research published on Wednesday by Microsoft. - Reuters 10.23.24
U.S. and China Play a Big Part in the Global Debt Load. What the IMF Says. The IMF expects global debt to approach 100% of gross domestic product by 2030. - Barron's 10.23.24
Living outside China has become more like living inside China; The Communist Party is trying to tighten its grip on the Chinese diaspora - Economist 2.27.24
China Expands State-Secrets Law, Highlighting Risks for Foreign Businesses New provision covering ‘work secrets’ could vastly expand scope of restricted information - WSJ 2.27.24
Philippines condemns China's actions in South China Sea against fishing vessels - Reuters 12.9.23
Meta exposes massive Chinese plot to divide Americans - AP/KTLA 11.30.23
Exclusive: Chinese car sales boom in Russia levels off amid shaky local recovery - Reuters 11.24.23
China's state banks are buying yuan, quickening its rally - Reuters 11.21.23
China Steps Up Support for Palestinian Cause - WSJ 11.21.23
China’s Xi Draws Standing Ovation From U.S. Business Leaders - and Some Doubts; At a dinner with U.S. corporate chiefs, Xi Jinping sought to enlist corporate America’s help in easing bilateral tensions but made no mention of boosting trade or investment. - WSJ 11.16.23
VIDEO NEWS: '5 Stories You Need to Know' - Reuters 10.23.23
Putin begins visit in China underscoring ties amid Ukraine war and Israeli-Palestinian conflict - AP 10.17.23
Chinese EV Suppliers Plan Side Doors Into U.S. Market; Battery makers’ path around legal barriers runs through South Korea and Morocco. - WSJ 10.12.23
China Imposes Exit Ban on Executive at U.S. Firm Kroll; A senior executive at the American risk advisory firm has been barred from leaving mainland China. - WSJ 9.29.23
China's economy shows signs of stabilising but property slump threatens outlook - Reuters 9.15.23
Chinese defence minister under investigation for corrupt procurement - Reuters 9.15.23
China sanctions Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman over arms deals with Taiwan - Washington Examiner 9.15.23
China Exports Fall for a Fourth Month as Once-Reliable Growth Engine Sputters - WSJ 9.7.23
How the U.S. Stumbled Into Using Chips as a Weapon Against China; Export restrictions on semiconductors and other cutting-edge tech have become an important foreign-policy tool, but the long-term consequences could be dangerous for America and the world. - WSJ 9.8.23
China's Evergrande stock collapses as trading resumes after suspension - UPI 8.28.23
U.S., China Agree on Steps to Ease Trade Tensions Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo announced a new bilateral forum after meeting in Beijing with her Chinese counterpart. - WSJ 8.28.23
Jabil to Sell Manufacturing Business in China to BYD Subsidiary for $2.2 Billion. The contract electronics manufacturer says the deal is the largest in its history. - Barron's 8.28.23
Chinese Defense Minister Pushes Beijing's Global Security Blueprint During Trip To Russia, Belarus - RFE/RL 8.18.23
Oil rises as dollar eases, China seeks to soothe economic woes - Reuters 8.17.23
China’s Deepening Housing Problems Spook Investors; The country’s latest property crisis is threatening to spill over into the broader economy, worrying investors and causing a broad market selloff. - WSJ 8.14.23
Why are world leaders racing to the Pacific Islands? It’s not just the US and China. India, Indonesia, South Korea and others are scrambling for influence in a strategically vital region. - Al Jazeera 8.10.23
China Signals Recent Patrols Near Alaska Are Only the Beginning - U.S. News 8.8.23
Chinese Exports Fall at Steepest Pace Since February 2020; Slide in outbound shipments reflects fraying trade ties with the Western world, even as exports to Russia boom - WSJ 8.8.23
U.S. Navy encounters 11 Russian and Chinese military vessels operating off Alaskan coast - UPI 8.6.23
"VIDEO: China Is Now the World’s Top Car Exporter: How the Russia-Ukraine War Helped - WSJ" - SCW Newswatch
VIDEO: "How the U.S. and China Compete in Planes, EVs, Chips and More | WSJ U.S. vs. China 7.27.23" - SCW NewsWatch
VIDEO: "Why China’s Economy Doesn’t Want American Corn Anymore | WSJ U.S. vs. China - SCW NewsWatch 7.25.23
VIDEO: China Dominates Solar. Does the U.S. Stand a Chance? China now controls over 80% of the global solar panel supply chain, while the U.S. manufactures virtually none of the required components. - WSJ 7.23.23
Pope Francis Accepts Bishop Unilaterally Installed by China; Vatican says Beijing’s move violated spirit of 2018 deal on appointment of bishops - WSJ 7.15.23
China's Xi Jinping accused of 'playing role of God' amid crackdown on Christianity, other religions - Fox 7.12.23
Chinese Hackers Spied on State Department; The State Department was among the federal agencies compromised in a newly discovered Chinese hacking campaign, according to people familiar with the matter. - WSJ 7.12.23
Tesla commits to promoting 'core socialist values' in pledge with Chinese auto companies; The pledge Tesla made in China includes not engaging in 'abnormal' pricing and prioritizing quality - Fox 7.7.23
Report: China Has Had Intel Base in Cuba for at Least 30 Years - Breitbart 7.6.23
Report: China Has Had Intel Base in Cuba for at Least 30 Years - Breitbart 7.6.23
U.S. Considers New Curbs on AI Chip Exports to China: Restrictions come amid concerns that China could use AI chips from Nvidia and others for weapon development and hacking - WSJ 6.27.23
Beijing Plans New Military Training Facility in Cuba; Discussions for the facility are sparking alarm in Washington that Chinese troops could be stationed just 100 miles off Florida’s coast. - WSJ 6.20.23
Beijing Plans New Military Training Facility in Cuba; Discussions for the facility are sparking alarm in Washington that Chinese troops could be stationed just 100 miles off Florida’s coast. - WSJ 6.20.23
Cuba to Host Secret Chinese Spy Base Focusing on U.S.; Beijing agrees to pay Havana several billion dollars for eavesdropping facility - WSJ 6.8.23
China’s defense minister says war with U.S. would be ‘unbearable disaster'; Li defended China for sailing a warship across the path of an American destroyer and Canadian frigate transiting the Taiwan Strait - Fox 6.4.23
China Puts Spymaster in Charge of U.S. Corporate Crackdown; Investigations into due-diligence firms show how a state-security clique is gaining more control over economic policy. - WSJ 5.18.23
Top Chinese and Russian spy chiefs meet in Moscow - Washington Examiner 5.22.23
U.S. Tracked Suspected Chinese Spy Balloon Over America This Week; Incident comes days before Secretary of State Blinken set to travel to China - WSJ 2.2.23
U.S. Air Force general predicts China war in 2025: 'I hope I am wrong' - NY Post 1.28.23
China’s Top Nuclear-Weapons Lab Used U.S. Chips Decades After Ban; The state-owned institute has continued buying computer chips made by Intel and Nvidia despite its inclusion on a U.S. export blacklist in 1997. - WSJ 1.29.23
China Sends Warplanes Near Taiwan in Response to U.S. ‘Provocations’; The maneuvers came a day after President Biden signed a defense-policy bill that would authorize up to $10 billion in military assistance to Taipei. - WSJ 12.26.22
China's COVID cases
overwhelm hospitals - Reuters 12.26.22
China's Covid Tsunami Could Spark a Dangerous New Variant That Infects the World; A new variant of concern would be first since omicron in 2021 - Bloomberg 12.21.22
Ukraine's valiant efforts to defeat Russia being undermined by Chinese technology; As Ukraine fights for its survival, Putin and his army appear to be getting help from a Chinese tech giant Da-Jiang Innovations (DJI) - Fox 6.18.22
Chinese and Russian ambitions in space pose threat, Pentagon warns - Roll Call 4.12.22
How Has The Ukraine War Changed The Chinese-Russian Partnership? - RFE/RL 3.25.22
China warns U.S. of 'serious consequences' after Navy warship crosses South China Sea - UPI 1.2.22
Chinese Investment in U.S. Plane Maker Icon Aircraft Draws FBI, National-Security Reviews - WSJ 1.18.22
Taiwan conducts military drills to intercept Chinese warplanes - NY Post 1.5.22
Rising Threat From China Pushes U.S. and Japan to Deepen Military Cooperation - WSJ 1.2.22
China unveils plan to 'take over' Latin America - Washington Examiner - 1.2.22
China continues to exploit U.S. universities to bolster military modernization, report finds: China continues to use U.S. university system to collect information to bolster its nuclear and cyber-espionage programs. - Fox 12.11.21
U.S. lawmakers defy warnings from China to make surprise trip to Taiwan - NY Post 11.26.21
Peng Shuai: What we know so far - BBC 11.23.21
Secret Chinese Port Project in Persian Gulf Rattles U.S. Relations With Key Ally; U.S. intelligence agencies learned this spring that China was secretly building what they suspected was a military facility at a port in the United Arab Emirates, one of the U.S.’s closest Mideast allies, according to people familiar with the matter. - WSJ 11.18.21
U.S. Companies Face New Risks in a Changing China: A slowing economy, interventions by Beijing, and tensions with Washington may not be fully reflected in the valuations of companies with Chinese exposure.- Barron's 11.12.21
U.S. Firms Aid China’s Bid for Chip Dominance Despite Security Concerns - WSJ 11.12.21
Biden says U.S. will defend Taiwan if China attacks - BBC 10.22.21
Hong Kong Security Chief Warns Citigroup, HSBC Against Dealings With Pro-Democracy Tycoon - WSJ 5.27.21
Special Report: Vatican China Sellout - Church Militant 6.26.20
Hunting the Phoenix: The Chinese Communist Party’s global search for technology and talent - APSI 8.20.20
Chinese Diplomats Helped Military Scholars Visiting the U.S. Evade FBI Scrutiny, U.S. Says - WSJ
Ecuador navy surveils huge Chinese fishing fleet near Galapagos - Reuters
Google deletes 2,600 YouTube accounts linked to China [and others tied to Russia, Iran] - UPI
U.S. wants to see 'untrusted' Chinese apps removed from U.S. app stores, Pompeo says - Reuters
Trump threatens to ban TikTok from operating in U.S. - UPI
China Hacked Vatican Ahead of Negotiations; U.S. Cybersecurity Firm Says The alleged breaches come ahead of negotiations regarding the appointment of bishops in China