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How China's billions are hurting Latin America
China has seen opportunity and solidified its position via financial largesse; it is now the top trade partner for most of South America and the largest sovereign debt holder.
China's ex-foreign minister is gone but wait for explanation goes on: 'Not found'
Hours after China's top legislature convened a special meeting last week to remove foreign minister Qin Gang, photos and mentions of the 57-year-old started disappearing from his former ministry's website.
China's Foreign Minister ousted as rumors swirl of a love child with TV presenter
Qin Gang, 57, was let go from his job as a foreign minister in China on Tuesday in a dramatic move inside the Chinese government.
Biden administration may lift some China sanctions linked to abuse to deal with fentanyl crisis: report
The Biden administration may lift sanctions against a Chinese police agency accused of committing human-rights abuses in exchange for help with the fentanyl crisis, according to a new report.
Treasury head dined on psychedelic mushrooms in China: report
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen ate four portions of jian shou qing, a type of wild mushroom known for its hallucinogenic effects, during her visit to Beijing, Chinese state media reported
Dramatic video shows airline passengers, crew flung into the air during plunge
Horrifying video captured the moment an Air China flight hit severe clear air turbulence – injuring at least one passenger and a crew member who were flung into the air...
Google could exit Hong Kong for good as it faces high-stakes censorship battle
A full Google retreat from Hong Kong in the near future has become “very likely,” said Xiaomeng Lu, director of consulting firm Eurasia Group’s geotechnology practice.
Joe Biden's pathetic China policy: Letters to the Editor, June 23, 2023
Readers of The Post comment on US President Joe Biden's policy and relationship with China.
Blinken forging ahead with Beijing trip despite alleged tongue-lashing in call with China
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will not cancel his long-delayed trip to Beijing this weekend despite the Saturday revelation that China built a spy base on Cuba, – but don't...
OpenAI, Microsoft, Google limiting AI chatbot access in Hong Kong: report
The Chinese government has increasingly censored online discussion in semi-autonomous Hong Kong.
'Ten for Taiwan' blueprint on countering Chinese Communist Party and preventing war published
"Here you have Article One [of the Constitution] – the legislative branch – coming out identifying what we need to do to push back on CCP aggression and that sort...
Biden is letting China dodge responsibility for COVID — what else?
It’s now almost undeniable that a leak (or two?) from a Chinese lab set off the COVID pandemic that’s killed nearly 7 million, including more than a million Americans.
Chinese spy balloon gathered intelligence from US military sites: report
The spy balloon made multiple passes over some key locations and was able to send Beijing the information it gathered instantaneously.
China detains staff, raids office of US due diligence firm
Chinese authorities raided the office of US corporate due diligence firm Mintz Group in Beijing and detained five local staff, the company said, stoking concern among foreign companies in China...
Don't buy TikTok boss' claims about his platform's threat to Americans
If you believe TikTok boss Shou Zi Chew’s testimony Thursday, his platform isn’t just harmless but the best thing since sliced bread. In fact, lawmakers and security officials are dead...
Standing up to Beijing's bullying: Turning point for Asian-Americans
Some 60 protesters demonstrated outside a Chinatown building housing a Beijing “service station” that reportedly conducts surveillance against pro-democracy dissidents living in New York.
When ‘disinfo’ specialists lie, Gray Lady’s DeSantis frustration and other commentary
Reason’s Robby Soave just caught The Global Disinformation Index, a British nonprofit that gets US taxpayer funds, pushing disinfo itself.
Putin meets China's top diplomat to 'deepen' Beijing relations
Vladimir Putin met with China's top diplomat, Wang Yi, at the Kremlin to show off Russia's increasingly closer relationship with China.
Downed Chinese spy balloon aiming for Hawaii was blown off course: official
The surveillance balloon was shot down by a missile fired from an F-22 fighter jet off South Carolina on Feb. 4.
China threatens retaliation against US for shooting down spy balloon
A Chinese balloon that the US said had been used for espionage purposes was shot down by a missile off the coast of South Carolina on Feb. 4, sparking a...