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China 05/24/22, 22:27

According to Reuters, U.S. President Joe Biden said the U.S. would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan in a joint news conference with the Japanese leader on May 23. A reporter asked Biden if the U.S. would defend Taiwan if it were attacked. The U.S. President answered in the ...

Economy 05/24/22, 10:17

Bloomberg Economics predicts that China will grow only 2%, down from a previously projected rate of 3.6% this year. This downgrading indicates the first time that the world's second-largest economy has lagged behind that of its rival since 1976 when China was recovering from a decade of Cultural Revolution turbulence. In ...

China 05/22/22, 23:45

U.S. President Joe Biden started his first Asia tour since taking office in January 2021. After visiting South Korea from May 20 to 22, he will take a trip to Japan from May 22 to 24 and meet Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on May 23. In addition, he will ...

China 05/21/22, 04:15

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen said on Wednesday, May 18, that China's economic growth is likely to be affected by the epidemic policy. She adds that the U.S. is carefully monitoring Beijing's situation and policy response. Yellen told reporters, “Certainly the lockdowns look like they are impeding the ...

Tech 05/20/22, 03:35

According to the USNI News, the San Diego Naval Base will send four unmanned surface vessels or USVs to Hawaii this summer to participate in the world's largest naval warfare exercise, RIMPAC 2022. This plan is to improve the integrity between unmanned and manned Navy forces. Considering from a command-and-control perspective, these ...

U.S. 05/19/22, 10:24

May 13 marks the 23rd World Falun Dafa Day and the 30th anniversary since the ancient self-cultivation practice was brought to the public by founder Li Hongzhi in China. Today, people practice Falun Dafa in over 100 countries around the world. Falun Dafa, also known as Falun Gong, is a spiritual ...

China 05/19/22, 10:21

According to Nikkei Asia, Japan and the U.S. have worked on the wording of a joint statement for a Tokyo summit meeting on Monday. The two countries will announce a cooperation policy to "deter and respond to" China's activities in the Indo-Pacific region. In the joint statement, the U.S. will reaffirm ...

Human Rights 05/19/22, 10:18

According to Reuters, a fatal shooting happened at a Taiwan-American church in southern California on May 15. The shooting left one person dead and five others injured. The suspect appeared motivated by political hatred toward Taiwan. According to Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes, the suspect was identified as David Wenwei Chou, ...

China 05/19/22, 09:21

On Sunday, May 15, a shooting broke out at a Taiwanese church service in Orange County, California. Five elderly people were wounded, and a doctor died after launching himself at the suspect to contain him. Officials said on May 16 that the shooter, 68-year-old David Chou from Las Vegas, was acting ...

China 05/18/22, 09:52

According to Chinese media outlet XiwangZhisheng, the U.S. Congress recently introduced two more blockbuster bills against Beijing. The bills aim to further restrict the visas of Chinese travelers to the U.S. and strengthen competitiveness against China. Congressman Jim Banks introduced the “Communist Visa Transparency Act of 2022” on May 12. The ...

China 05/17/22, 02:27

The U.S. is showing its stronger will to curb a potential China invasion of Taiwan amid the war in Ukraine. Change of wording regarding U.S.-Taiwan relation The U.S. State Department on May 5 revised the Fact Sheet about U.S.-Taiwan relations on its website. It removes words such as "Taiwan is a part ...

China 05/17/22, 02:26

Epoch Times reported on May 15 that Noah Barkin, senior editor of the American consulting firm Rhodium Group wrote that Europe had turned China into China), suggesting Taiwan as an essential item on the agenda. The US and Britain held their first high-level, closed-door discussions on minimizing the chances of China ...

Human Rights 05/17/22, 01:07

China recently ordered a tightening of Chinese overseas investment emigration. Some American lawyers revealed that Chinese people have changed tactics. They are reverting to applying for L1 visas to emigrate to the U.S. In May, China released new laws tightening its control over investment emigration through notarization. The move was a ...

China 05/16/22, 10:53

After the U.S. State Department updated the U.S.-Taiwan Relations Fact Sheet, it removed words such as Taiwan is a part of China and does not support Taiwan’s independence. In response, Zhao Lijian, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, opposed it during a press briefing, claiming that U.S. attempted to undermine the one-China ...

U.S. 05/16/22, 07:51

A group of U.S. House of Representatives members sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging the U.S to add Taiwan to the list of countries he will visit during his upcoming Asia trip. The group includes nine representatives: Tom Tiffany, Scott Perry, Nancy Mace, Louie Gohmert, Lisa McClain, Peter Stauber, ...

China 05/15/22, 10:46

Newtalk cited Expert Wang Hejin as saying the U.S. is applying a "dual-track" policy with the Chinese government. Wang also pointed out what the U.S. should do to promote this policy. According to Wang, on the one hand, the U.S. accepted the CCP's conditions for "severing diplomatic ties," "abolishing the treaty," ...

China 05/15/22, 10:31

The U.S. State Department recently updated the fact sheet stating its relations with Taiwan. It removed the wording, "the United States recognized the Government of the People's Republic of China as the sole legal government of China, acknowledging the Chinese position that there is but one China and Taiwan is part ...

Human Rights 05/15/22, 10:26

On May 12, the Congress's Lantos Human Rights Commission held a hearing on the issue of live organ harvesting by the Chinese government. A document provided by the commission stated that, for a hundred years, the Chinese government has always put people last, standing the principle of universality of human rights ...

China 05/15/22, 10:23

The U.S. is calling on Beijing to do more to curb the network of illegal drug production in China. U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) official Anne Milgram told CBS News that it is essential every shipment of chemicals that are coming out of Chinese chemical companies and coming to Mexico is ...

U.S. 05/15/22, 09:08

Washington has pledged a package of more than 150 million dollars to ASEAN leaders. As Reuters reported on May 13, besides infrastructure, security, and pandemic readiness, the package will bolster efforts to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific. In the South China Sea, China is engaged in sovereignty disputes with at least ...