Trade ties with Hong Kong will also be curtailed. On Friday, President Trump said the U.S. will terminate its relationship with the World Health Organization over its handling…
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White House Blocks Pension Investments in China
Human rights abuses and U.S. security cited as reasons. The Trump Administration is pressing a board charged with overseeing billions in federal retirement dollars to halt plans to…
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Meat for U.S. Down, Exported to China Up
Difficult outcome being made worse, Connecticut representative says. Last week, President Trump ordered some meat processing plans to stay open to protect the nation’s food supply. Yet the…
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House Lawmakers Launch “China Task Force”
They will look at breadth of China’s influence in U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced the formation of a “China Task Force” to coordinate a strategy against…
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President Wants Global Supply Chains Out of China
Discussions are concrete, robust, and multi-lateral. The United States is pushing to create an alliance of “trusted partners” dubbed the “Economic Prosperity Network,” that would include companies and…
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China Refuses Lab Access
Secretary Pompeo had called for international inspectors. China has rejected calls by American officials to give international inspectors access to labs to make sure dangerous pathogens similar to…
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Secretary Pompeo Renews Criticism of China
Chinese propaganda blames U.S. for virus pandemic. A microbiologist at the Chinese Academy of Sciences said the United States could be an origin point of the coronavirus, until…
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U.S.-Russia Diplomats Begin Discussions on START
The “Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty,” first signed in 1991, could be extended. The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, known as START, is a bi-lateral treaty between Russia and the…
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Virus Supplies for U.S. Stuck in China
China’s export restrictions are stranding the medical goods. Medical products the U.S. needs to fight the coronavirus, and manufactured by 3M, Owens & Minor, Cellex, Emory Healthcare, General…
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China Reckoning Will Come Soon, Secretary Pompeo Says
Individuals and countries will be held accountable. In a Tuesday morning interview, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the Trump Administration will support taking action against anyone responsible…
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