There is pressure on the newly appointed foreign secretary, lord David Cameron, to disclose his financial interests linked to Beijing. Will any financial deal influence the UK’s stance on Beijing? And what should we make of Chinese state media hailing his appointment? NTD discussed that, and more, with former diplomat in China and associate fellow […]
Saudi Arabia and China recently formulated a dozen cooperation agreements worth over one billion pounds ($1.33 billion). The deepening ties between the two countries have sparked discussions and raised concerns. NTD spoke to an author and historian who said Beijing could use the relationship with its Middle Eastern ally to put pressure on Europe.
A congressional committee has formally requested the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) to provide information regarding its partnership with a Chinese state-controlled university, citing grave research security concerns. In a letter to UC Berkeley’s president and chancellor on July 13, the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) said the Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen […]
DUBAI—Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s niece, a well known rights activist, has called on foreign governments to cut all ties with Tehran over its violent crackdown on popular unrest kindled by the death in police custody of a young woman. A video of a statement by Farideh Moradkhani, an engineer whose late father was […]
The Biden administration is weighing up probing Elon Musk’s “relationships with other countries” after the businessman purchased Twitter. President Joe Biden told reporters at a White House press conference on Nov. 9 that the industrialist’s “cooperation and/or technical relationships with other countries is worthy of being looked at.” Biden’s response came after he was asked […]
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen that Washington wanted a “strong, positive relationship” between their two countries, adding that he’s looking forward to talks on many issues, and future cooperation.
Reuters has cut ties with a Russian agency, the news agency said Wednesday. Reuters began listing TASS, a state-backed Russian outlet, on its content marketplace in 2020. That partnership has been revoked, a spokesperson told The Epoch Times via email. “We have decided to remove all TASS content from the business-to-business marketplace on our Reuters […]
A Chinese researcher who once worked at The Jackson Laboratory is under FBI investigation, for allegedly failing to disclose his financial ties to China in applications for U.S. government funding. Ruan Yijun, a geneticist, failed to disclose his participation in a Chinese state-sponsored recruitment program called the Thousand Talents program and his collaboration agreement with […]
A new report by Senate Republicans is raising questions about Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealings. One example: Russia’s richest woman sent his company $3.5 million for a “consultancy agreement.” The Senate report also says Hunter Biden had a financial relationship with Russian businesswoman Elena Baturina while his father was vice president.
Czechia’s president is working to quell Chinese aggression, following a top Czech official’s trip to Taiwan. The president is known for his pro-Beijing stance, thanks to a Chinese businessman who served as the president’s economic adviser, but has since disappeared.
The Czech Republic’s second highest ranking official visited Taiwan to promote ties between the two countries. He said that his country will not be deterred by objections from the Chinese Communist Party. Senate speaker of Czechia is calling for closer economic and trade ties with Taiwan.
The businessman who mentored Labor Member of Parliament in Western Australia Pierre Yang (Shuai Yang), has close ties to a key agency of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that seeks to establish Beijing’s influence in the West, The Australian newspaper reported. Perth businessman Dr Edward Zhang (Ye Zhang) owns the Australian Chinese Times newspaper, and is understood to […]
