China government

U.S. spy chief ‘cannot rule out’ that China would use TikTok to influence U.S. elections

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China could use social media app TikTok to influence the 2024 U.S. elections, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told a House of Representatives intelligence committee hearing on Tuesday. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images China could use social media app TikTok to influence the 2024 U.S. elections, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told a House of Representatives intelligence … Read more

Former U.S. official’s work for Chinese client stirs concern over disclosure loopholes

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Former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch wrote a letter to a senior Defense Department official last July on behalf of SZ DJI Technology Co Ltd, asking that her client be removed from a list of Chinese military companies. Alex Wong | Getty Images News | Getty Images When a Chinese drone company came under U.S. government scrutiny over its … Read more

Chinese regulators ask large banks to step up support for Vanke, sources say

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An aerial photo is showing a residential area that is currently under construction by China Vanke in Nanjing, East China’s Jiangsu province, on Jan. 17, 2024.  Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Chinese regulators recently met financial institutions to discuss state-backed property developer China Vanke where they asked large banks to enhance financing support and asked private debt holders to discuss maturity extension, two sources said. … Read more

Hike tariffs on Chinese EVs, Senate Democrats urge Biden administration

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Three Senate Democrats from auto manufacturing states on Thursday urged the Biden administration to hike import tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles to address national security risks, the latest push by lawmakers to protect the U.S. auto sector. Nathan Howard | Getty Images Three Senate Democrats from auto manufacturing states on Thursday urged the Biden administration … Read more

China may have run out of solutions to tough problems

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BEIJING, CHINA – MARCH 04: Chinese national flags flutter at the Great Hall of the People as the second session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) opens on March 4, 2024 in Beijing, China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images) Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images … Read more

U.S. funding bill blocks China from buying oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve

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A measure in the U.S. funding legislation unveiled by congressional leaders on Sunday would block China from buying oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, or SPR. The desire for a hard line on China is one of the few truly bipartisan sentiments in the deeply divided U.S. Congress, and lawmakers have introduced dozens of bills … Read more

Tesla rival BYD launches electric supercar that could take on Ferrari

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Chinese automaker BYD this weekend unveiled a new electric supercar that it says can hit speeds similar to high-end models produced by industry giants like Ferrari. The U9 supercar will be part of BYD’s luxury brand Yangwang, which was only introduced last year and has launched two other vehicles. According to BYD, the U9 will … Read more

Chinese firm behind ‘news’ websites pushes pro-Beijing content globally, researchers find

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A Chinese flag in Pudong’s Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai, China, on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Spread over websites in 30 countries, the propaganda material is interspersed with news aggregated from local news outlets and Chinese state media, according to a research report the Toronto-based group released on Wednesday. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images More … Read more

China expresses concerns to U.S. over tariffs, sanctions in Beijing talks

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China’s financial officials expressed concerns to visiting U.S. Treasury officials about U.S. tariffs, investment restrictions and sanctions set up to “suppress” Chinese companies, the Chinese finance ministry said on Tuesday. Traveler1116 | E+ | Getty Images China’s financial officials expressed concerns to visiting U.S. Treasury officials about U.S. tariffs, investment restrictions and sanctions set up … Read more

Australian writer Yang Hengjun given suspended death sentence in Beijing

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Chinese police patrol outside the Australian embassy in Beijing on Jan. 25, 2019. Fred Dufour | AFP | Getty Images A Beijing court on Monday handed Australian writer Yang Hengjun a suspended death sentence, five years after he was first detained in China and three years after a closed-door trial on espionage charges. Yang, a pro-democracy blogger, is an Australian citizen born in China who was working … Read more