White House declines to confirm reports that breakthrough deal includes release of at least one Chinese prisoner.
29 Nov 2024 - 5:41PM videocam
China’s projected military industrial base cannot be matched without increased spending, lawmakers hear.
21 Nov 2024 - 4:12PM videocam
US-China Economic and Security Review Commission says the status, conferred in 2000, lets China benefit despite unfair trade practices.
20 Nov 2024 - 7:27AM videocam
Shift in rankings comes as US officials signal a preference for Indians in certain fields because of national security concerns.
With Republicans retaking the US Senate, the party controls both legislative chambers.
14 Nov 2024 - 3:46PM videocam
The South Dakota lawmaker’s victory is a sign the Senate might retain some degree of independence from Trump next year.
Choices for ‘border tsar’, policy director and homeland security chief are known for hardline immigration stances.
14 Nov 2024 - 10:42PM videocam
Key House committee asks five American, Dutch and Japanese companies to detail their sales volume and customer base on the mainland.
9 Nov 2024 - 6:23AM videocam
US president highlights his administration’s accomplishments and praises Kamala Harris for running an ‘inspiring’ campaign.
8 Nov 2024 - 4:24AM videocam
Top candidates to fill secretary of state, other cabinet posts have consistently taken hard lines on Beijing, Chinese companies.
Presidential campaigns vie for Asian, black, Latino vote in crucial swing states as some loyalties have shifted.
2 Nov 2024 - 3:53AM videocam
On Tuesday, Trump spoke in Allentown, Pennsylvania, home to big Puerto Rican community, following controversial comments made on Sunday.
31 Oct 2024 - 12:25AM videocam
Border crossings in September fell to 1,326 Chinese nationals, a 40 per cent decline from the 2,198 recorded in June.
25 Oct 2024 - 10:02PM videocam
Firms acting contrary to American national security in supporting Tehran’s ‘weapons of mass destruction programme’, says Commerce Department.
Legislation to bar Chinese citizens from buying property in the state ultimately failed, but many became politically engaged because of it.
These are first sanctions against Chinese entities ‘directly developing and producing’ weapons systems with Russian firms, says US.
‘They’re going to pay a 100 per cent or maybe even a 200 per cent tariff,’ former president declares in battleground state of Michigan.
11 Oct 2024 - 10:52PM videocam
Concerns about Beijing loom in some contests as Democrats seek to hang on to the Senate and Republicans eye expanding their House majority.
Financial penalties sought in claims that popular short-video app puts engagement over public safety via addictive content to maximise ad revenue.
9 Oct 2024 - 3:16AM videocam
Latest additions to Uygur Forced Labour Prevention Act’s entity list show American drive to rid its supply chain of forced labour presses on.
Bipartisan bill will be introduced in US Congress in effort to revitalise a diminished industry amid growing Chinese dominance.
26 Sep 2024 - 6:02AM videocam
ByteDance and several TikTok users contend the law violates their First Amendment rights; the government says the app’s Chinese ownership is a national security risk.
17 Sep 2024 - 11:00PM videocam
David Lin received a life sentence in 2009 on a charge of contract fraud.
White House opposes bill, saying it would ‘raise taxes on American consumers, punish American auto manufacturers [and] threaten good-paying auto jobs’.
A bid to revise anti-espionage programme discredited for racial profiling is part of ‘China Week’ legislation, but White House opposes it.
Republican-led measure cutting Homeland Security funds for schools follows efforts to decouple Sino-American cooperation in education.
The congressional chamber began voting Monday on a series of bills to limit Beijing’s political, economic and technological influence.
Most of the scheduled 28 items have bipartisan support and follow efforts to tackle national and economic security threats posed by Beijing.
10 Sep 2024 - 12:46AM videocam
America’s top trade official among those hailing Democratic presidential candidate as ally of community that could prove a swing bloc.
6 Sep 2024 - 6:00AM videocam
Long-awaited questioning of the Democratic presidential candidate and her running mate Tim Walz offers little on foreign policy.
30 Aug 2024 - 2:52PM videocam