The Trump administration is pulling the plug on a decades-old nuclear arms treaty with Russia, lifting what it sees as unreasonable constraints on competing with a resurgent Russia and a more assertive China. The move announced Friday sets the stage for delicate talks with U.S. allies over potential new American missile deployments. In explaining his […]
Trump Suspends Arms Treaty to Focus on China, Russia Threats…
Workers’ Paradise? Employees in China Crawl Through Streets After Missing Sales Targets…
The workers were literally forced to crawl on all fours after reportedly failing to reach their annual sales targets in the busy traffic of Tengzhou — a city in Shandong province in the country’s east. The group was filmed being driven on by a male supervisor bearing a flag with the name of the firm, which reportedly disrupted traffic. Onlookers called […]
China Sentences Canadian to Death, Raises Diplomatic Tension…
A Chinese court sentenced a Canadian man to death Monday in a sudden retrial in a drug smuggling case that is likely to escalate tensions between the countries over the arrest of a top Chinese technology executive. The court in northeastern Liaoning province announced that it had given Robert Lloyd Schellenberg the death penalty after […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping Gives Army Its First Order of 2019: Be Ready for Battle…
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday ordered the People’s Liberation Army to be ready for battle as the country faces unprecedented risks and challenges. Xi’s speech was made at a meeting of top officials from the Central Military Commission (CMC), which he heads, and broadcast later on national television. “All military units must correctly understand […]
China to Cut Tax on US Vehicles to Ease Trade Tensions…
China will remove the retaliatory duty on automobiles imported from the U.S. for three months in an effort to defuse trade tensions with the world’s biggest economy. The 25% tariff it imposed in a tit-for-tat measure will be scrapped starting Jan. 1, the finance ministry said Friday. Earlier this week, Bloomberg News reported that China […]
China Makes First Big U.S. Soybean Purchase Since Trump-Xi Truce…
China on Wednesday made its first major purchases of U.S. soybeans since President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping struck a trade war truce earlier this month, providing some relief to U.S. farmers who have struggled to find buyers for their record-large harvest. Trump told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday the Chinese […]
China’s Huawei CFO Freed on Bail…
A Vancouver judge on Tuesday ruled that an executive of a Chinese tech firm accused of violating U.S. sanctions with Iran will be granted bail, according to media reports. Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou was arrested on Dec. 1 in Canada at the request of the U.S. As a condition of her bail she will have […]
FLASHBACK: Here’s What Chinese Hackers Actually Stole From U.S. Companies…
China’s Xi Promises to Crack Down on Illegal Chinese-Made Fentanyl…
After meeting with President Donald Trump in Argentina on Dec. 1, Chinese leader Xi Jinping said he intends to list fentanyl as a controlled substance, “meaning that people selling fentanyl to the United States will be subject to China’s maximum penalty under the law,” according to a statement from the White House. Fentanyl, a synthetic […]
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