US Senate Democrats Offer $474 Million To Counter China's Global Influence
US Senate Democrats announced their own programme to counter China's global influence on Thursday (Sept 17), unveiling a sweeping US$350 million (S$474.78 milli
US Accuses China Of Offering A Safe Haven To Cyber Criminals
United States Justice Department officials have criticised Beijing for tolerating Chinese hackers and providing them with a safe haven instead of bringing them
US Charges Five Chinese, Two Malaysians Over Hacking
The US Justice Department said yesterday that it's charged five Chinese residents and two Malaysian businessmen over a wide-ranging hacking effort. Federal pros
US Eases China Travel Warning, Citing Coronavirus Progress
WASHINGTONThe United States on Monday (Sept 14) eased its warning against travel to China, acknowledging that the nation had made progress against Covid-19 desp
Trump’s Top China Envoy To Leave Beijing For Campaign Trail
- The top US diplomat in China, Terry Branstad, is retiring, the American Embassy confirmed on Monday (Sept 14), after President Donald Trump touted the previo
US Brands Chinese Curbs On American Diplomats 'escalation'
WASHINGTONThe US on Saturday (Sept 13) called a decision by Beijing to impose restrictions on all American diplomats on Chinese soil an "escalation",
Asean Voices Concern Over Activities In South China Sea
Asean foreign ministers urged self-restraint and non-militarisation in the South China Sea in a joint communique that came at the end of their annual meeting, w
Pompeo Says US Concerned Over Detained Hong Kong Activists
The United States is "deeply concerned" about 12 Hong Kong pro-democratic activists held in mainland China who have been denied access to lawyers of t
US Lawmakers Press Disney Chief About Xinjiang Links To 'Mulan'
| A bipartisan group of United States legislators have asked Walt Disney Co chief executive officer Bob Chapek to explain the company's contacts with "secu
US Remains Committed To Asean Amid China's 'escalating Aggression', Says Pompeo
WASHINGTONThe United States remains devoted to supporting Asean in championing the rule of law, respect for sovereignty, and transparency in the South China Sea
Uighur Activist Whose Father Is In Prison Wants Disney To Apologise Over Mulan Film
Ms Jewher Ilham grew up in Beijing, the daughter of economics professor and Uighur human rights activist Ilham Tohti. She was accompanying him on a teaching ass
US Blocking Visas Of Some Chinese Graduate Students And Researchers
The United States is blocking visas for certain Chinese graduate students and researchers to prevent them from stealing sensitive research, the acting head of t
US-China Showdown Over Big Data To Leave Decades-long Impact
TikTok, WeChat and Huawei Technologies are just the beginning. What comes next has the potential to reshape the global economy for decades to come. President Do
Mulan Movie Boycott Calls Grow Over Scenes Filmed In Xinjiang
People buy tickets for Disneys Mulan film at a cinema inside a shopping mall in Bangkok on September 8, 2020. – Disney's "Mulan" remake is facing fresh boyc
Growing Calls To Boycott Mulan Over Concerns About China
Disney's live-action remake of Mulan has drawn a fresh wave of criticism for being filmed partly in Xinjiang, the region in China where Uighur Muslims have been
Apple Commits To Freedom Of Information And Expression In Human Rights Policy
Apple Inc said it was devoted to freedom of information and expression in a document it's published on its human rights policya move which follows increased pre
Beijing Objects To Tighter Curbs On Its Diplomats In US
China yesterday objected to further restrictions on its diplomats in the United States shortly after they were announced by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, s
Pentagon Concerned By China's Nuclear Ambitions, Expects Warheads To Double
China is expected to at least double the number of its nuclear warheads over the next decade from the low 200s now and is nearing the ability to launch nuclear
Jackie Chan’s Luxury Beijing Condos Up For Auction In Ownership Row
A general view shows a luxury apartment building, where two flats in which Hong Kong-born actor Jackie Chan and his family had lived, in Beijing on September 1,
US Determines 11 More Firms To Be Under PLA Control
The Trump administration has determined that another 11 Chinese firms, including China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), are owned or controlled by th