The Third Plenum – a meeting of Central Committee members held from 15-18 July to clarify China’s long-term economic and social policies – illustrated how Chairman Xi Jinping is holding unwaveringly to his vision for China. It also demonstrated how he is ignoring calls for any course correction.A total of 199 members and 165 alternate … Read more
US-China relations are set to become more complicated with Tibet emerging as new point of contention. Recently, a US bill challenging Beijing’s claim that Tibet has been part of China since ‘ancient times’ was passed by US lawmakers. The bill also promotes a peaceful resolution to the longstanding dispute between Tibet and China by encouraging … Read more
Two Senate Republicans are urging the Biden administration to investigate Temu, an online marketplace owned by a Chinese parent company. Both Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) wrote letters to the Biden administration expressing their concern about Temu and alleged that it has connections to forced labor and intellectual property theft. Cotton’s … Read more
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) defended pressing TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew about potential ties to the Chinese Communist Party at a Senate hearing Wednesday. “Singapore, unfortunately, is one of the places in the world that has the highest degree of infiltration and influence by the Chinese Communist Party,” Cotton said on Fox News’s “The Story … Read more
