China News
SpaceX Making Spy Satellites ‘A Good Thing’: National Security Correspondent
China’s military and state media accused the United States of threatening global security after Reuters reported that SpaceX was building spy satellites for U.S. intelligence. To discuss China’s reactions and the potential TikTok ban, NTD sat down with Jimmy Quinn, national security correspondent for the National Review.
100 Percent Tariffs on Chinese Cars Made in Mexico Would Be Extraordinary but Make Sense: Economic Analyst
Former President Donald Trump is threatening 100 percent tariffs on Chinese cars made in Mexico. This comes as Chinese automakers open factories in Mexico and enjoy the benefits of the United States–Mexico–Canada trade agreement. Economic analyst and supply chain consultant Jim Nelles says such tariffs are extraordinary but make sense given how Chinese carmakers are […]
Young Women Defying Beijing’s Push for Children
Beijing wants more babies, but Chinese women are saying “no” to the regime’s pleas amid a national push for a “new culture of marriage and childbearing” with record low birth rates in China. One young woman explains why so many in her generation aren’t so keen on the idea of starting families.
China In Focus Full Broadcast (March 18)
China takes aim at Washington for cooperating with SpaceX, amid accusations of a spy network capable of watching the world from space. Critics point to a lack of fact-checking from Chinese state media. Nearly half of the world’s population will vote in a major election this year. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns that China […]
TikTok Urges Users to Call Congress After House Passes Bill Potentially Leading to Ban
TikTok has rallied millions of its American users to call their senators to oppose a bill that could lead to a ban of the popular video-sharing app after the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the bill. “Now, if the Senate votes, the future of creativity and communities you love on TikTok could be shut […]
Utah Enacts Law Countering CCP’s Forced Organ Harvesting
Utah has signed into law a bill to combat the Chinese regime’s horrific practice of forced organ harvesting, making it the second U.S. state to take legislative action against the abuse. As of May 1, it will be illegal in the state for health insurance providers to cover organ transplant or post-transplant care from China […]
Lawmaker Calls for Probe of Customs Officer Who Tried to Reject American Shen Yun Dancer From Entering Country
Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) has called for an official investigation into an incident involving a Chinese-speaking U.S. customs officer who tried to use Chinese Communist Party (CCP) propaganda to stop Shen Yun dancers from entering the United States. “I demand an immediate investigation into this incident.” Mr. Perry said, “If the allegations are founded, termination […]
Canadian Federal Court Overturns Immigration Decision That Allowed Entry of Ex-Chinese Military Official
A Federal Court judge has overturned a decision by the Immigration Department’s appeal division a year ago that allowed a former Chinese military officer entry into Canada as a permanent resident. The 20-year veteran of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is also a former instructor at a key Chinese military university specializing in cyber and […]
Hong Kong Jails 12 People Over Storming of Legislature in 2019 Protests
HONG KONG—A Hong Kong court sentenced 12 people Saturday to prison over the storming of the city’s legislative council building at the height of the pro-democracy protests in 2019. Hundreds of protesters swarmed into the legislature the night of July 1, 2019—the 22nd anniversary of the former British colony’s return to China—defacing pictures and smashing […]
Lawyers Explain Controversy Over Anti-TikTok Bill
A debate has raged over a bill that would ban the social media app TikTok unless it strips its links to China. There appears to be a broad consensus that the app is a national security risk, exposing users to risk of nefarious influence and personal data exfiltration by the communist regime in China. Many […]
Canada Scrutinizes Chinese Mining Investments
Are democratic countries standing together to decouple from communist China? Signs show the move has already started in the mining industry. Canada’s natural resources minister said last week that “democratic countries around the world coming together to try to find pathways through which we actually are ensured of access of the minerals.”
Former DOJ Head Reportedly Asked Pentagon to Remove DJI From Blacklist
Loretta Lynch, an Obama-era attorney general allegedly tried to get her client, a Chinese military company, removed from the Pentagon’s blacklist. A report from Reuters said last July, Ms. Lynch reportedly asked the assistant secretary of defense to remove DJI from the Pentagon’s blacklist. She used to run the Justice Department from 2015 to 2017. […]
Tutor.com’s Ties to Chinese Regime Raise Concerns Over Data Security: Founder of Parents Defending Education
Parents Defending Education recently published a report, finding that at least 100 school districts across the nation give students access to Tutor.com, which is owned by Primavera Holdings, a Chinese company with close ties to the Chinese Communist regime. Nicki Neily, founder and president of Parents Defending Education, says such ties raise concerns over the […]
China In Focus Full Broadcast (March 15)
A Chinese-owned finance firm is quietly purchasing U.S. education platforms. We have more on its ownership structure and the company’s ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The former head of the U.S. Justice Department was accused of lobbying for a Chinese military company in a new report. At the time, she allegedly asked the […]
3 Hong Kong Activists Behind Tiananmen Vigil Lose Bid to Overturn Conviction
HONG KONG—Three former organizers of Hong Kong’s annual vigil in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre of pro-democracy protests lost their bid to overturn their conviction Thursday over their refusal to provide authorities with information on the group under a national security law. Chow Hang-tung, Tang Ngok-kwan, and Tsui Hon-kwong were core members of […]
CIA Under Trump Launched Social Media Campaign Against CCP Leader: Report
President Donald Trump allegedly ordered the CIA to launch a social media campaign to sway China’s public opinion against Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping in 2019, according to a report from Reuters, citing unnamed sources. To discuss the CIA’s alleged influence operation against the CCP under President Trump, NTD spoke with John Mills, […]
Suspected Chinese Spy Fang Fang Reappears After Vanishing for Years
Fang Fang, an alleged Chinese spy who disappeared almost a decade ago, was seen dining with China’s most prominent political influencer Hu Xijin. According to an Axios report, U.S. officials believed she took part in an operation run by Beijing’s major civilian spy agency. During her stay in the United States, she allegedly made extensive […]