Weeks before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, a blacklisted Chinese company has terminated its business in Xinjiang. The U.S. government accuses Beijing of forced labor crimes against the Uyghur ethnic minority group in that region. NTD’s Flora Hua has more on the story.

China’s Foreign Ministry Friday said it has “no information to provide” about leader Xi Jinping’s response to President-elect Donald Trump’s invitation to his inauguration. The Chinese Embassy in Washington said the same. Meanwhile, Trump comments on his decision to invite certain people to the presidential inauguration.  

Russia’s war with Ukraine will enter its third year in just two months, and the continued conflict directly impacts the security of NATO, the U.S.-led defense alliance. The NATO chief sent out a warning on Thursday.

The 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) has stripped a slew of China-related provisions. How are lawmakers responding? And beyond the measures that didn’t make it in, we take a look at what the defense bill does cover.  

Washington and Beijing often appear as the most heated rivals in headlines. But the two actually share a sensitive kind of relationship, through what are known as sister cities. On Tuesday, Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) questioned Muriel Bowser, the mayor of Washington, about the district’s ties with Beijing.  

Washington added three Chinese companies to its sanction list, and slapped higher tariffs on China-made solar panel parts. Canada was in lockstep, sanctioning eight Chinese officials for human rights abuses.  

On Sunday, a coalition of rebels seized Syria’s capital city of Damascus, putting an end to President Bashar al-Assad’s autocracy. How does Beijing view Syria’s conflict and the fall of the Assad regime? NTD’s Flora Hua has more on the implications for China’s international aspirations.

Federal agents arrested a Chinese national on Dec. 9 suspected of flying a drone over Vandenberg Space Force Base in California and taking photos of the SpaceX rocket pads on a day when the contractor launched a sensitive national reconnaissance payload. Authorities arrested Yinpiao Zhou, 39, at the San Francisco International Airport just before he […]

The U.S. embassy in Vietnam announced Thursday a $12 million aid package to support the country’s maritime law enforcement. The aid includes small boats and training facilities for the Vietnamese coast guard, aimed at strengthening efforts to combat illegal Chinese fishing.  

A recent report finds almost all the software products it studied, used in key U.S. infrastructure, rely on code written by Chinese developers. A Florida-based IT security firm is raising concerns to fellow Americans, citing several major hacking operations tied to China over the past few months.  

Threats of mass shootings. Bomb detonations. Systematic hacking. At a rate of roughly one threat every two days over the past two months, threats in Chinese have been directed to the inboxes of journalists, theaters, the police, and local lawmakers, mostly based in the United States and Taiwan. The threats have one goal: to stop […]

From tours about the Chinese Communist Party’s history to training by Beijing’s soldiers and intelligence officers, these activities are part of an unusual schedule for some summer camps in China, and some of the campers are actually American children. A Daily Caller report reveals a chilling discovery about these summer camps.

Lithuania expelled three staff members of China’s representative office in the country on Nov. 29, citing violations of international and Lithuanian law. The Lithuania Foreign Ministry did not provide details of the violations but said the three non-accredited Chinese staff members had been declared persona non grata for behavior that was incompatible with the Vienna […]

The state of Kansas recently sold off nearly $300 million worth of Chinese securities from its pension investment plan. The move is seen as part of efforts from the state’s government to decouple from an adversarial state, China. And Hong Kong’s government dismissed a round of series accusations from Washington. The city is known as […]

How does China view a stronger alliance between Russia and North Korea? Washington’s second-highest diplomat says he believes Beijing is becoming “increasingly uncomfortable” about the outcome.

Australia has reiterated its defense commitments with Southeast Asian countries in a high-level Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Laos on Thursday.  

China saw a significant surge in protests in the third quarter—an approximate 30 percent rise compared to last year. Human rights watchdog Freedom House says the country’s slow economy is the main driver. Meanwhile, President-elect Donald Trump’s win has triggered a plunge across the Chinese stock market.  

China is in the hot seat over the war in Ukraine. European leaders and senior diplomats this week warned Beijing of serious consequences if it’s found to be aiding Moscow in making attack drones.

A poster spotted on the streets of Tokyo is getting attention. It bears a powerful message, and a plea: “Set my mother free.” A young engineer working in Japan is trying to raise awareness for his mother, who is detained in China because of her faith.  

The United States, Canada, and India are reevaluating their trade ties with China, as Beijing faces accusations that it’s flooding overseas markets with cheap imports and bypassing tariffs. According to a senior aide to incoming president Donald Trump, the United States should impose 60 percent tariffs on goods not only from China, but on any […]