Hennessy workers in France are striking over plans to move bottling operations to China, a response to China’s 39 percent tariffs on European brandy. Unions warn this could cost jobs and threaten production know-how. They urge legal protections, like those for champagne, to safeguard the cognac industry.
The chairman of the House China Select Committee is calling for U.S. colleges to shut down joint institutes in China, after a blacklisted Chinese college sent over $3 million to the University of Minnesota. The United States is blacklisting 30 more Chinese companies over forced labor concerns. What products are covered? Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) […]
A new ruling Friday postpones President-elect Donald Trump’s New York sentencing indefinitely. What comes next? Plus, we have the latest news on Trump’s transition team from Florida. Russian President Vladimir Putin is saying the conflict with Ukraine has intensified, after Moscow fired an advanced hypersonic ballistic missile. We look at how this could impact future […]
The governor of Texas ordered state agencies to stop investing in China and sell assets there as soon as possible, citing financial and security risks, a sign of rising U.S.–China tensions starting to impact global capital flows. In a letter to state agencies dated Nov. 21 and posted to his website, Republican Greg Abbott said […]
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.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he’s doubling down on efforts to protect his state from the Chinese Communist Party. He’s issued four executive orders in as many days. The U.S. military is dispatching a special task force to help the Philippines in the South China Sea. We have details on what the initiative means for […]
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Nov. 21 ordered all state agencies to conduct risk assessments and withdraw state funds from investments in China. “I direct Texas investing entities that you are prohibited from making any new investments of state funds in China,” Abbott wrote in a letter to agencies. “To the extent you have any […]
Former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz is withdrawing as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general. How is Trump responding, and what happens next as Gaetz has already resigned from his House seat? Is the Department of Education on the chopping block? Could Linda McMahon lead its dissolution? We talk with Rep. Erin Houchin (R-Ind.) about […]
China’s commerce ministry on Thursday announced a series of policy measures aimed at boosting the country’s foreign trade, including pledging to strengthen financing support to firms and expand exports of agricultural products. With U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to impose tariffs in excess of 60 percent on all Chinese goods, exporters in the world’s second-biggest […]
The United States is deporting more than 100 Chinese illegal immigrants back to their home country. The number is a handful compared to the total found to have entered illegally. Wall Street billionaire Howard Lutnick is tapped to lead President-elect Donald Trump’s trade agenda, with 60 percent tariffs for China seemingly in his crosshairs. The […]
A car was seen ramming into crowds outside a school in China, injuring multiple students. The incident occurred on the heels of two other deadly attacks. A Senate committee is holding testimony on Chinese hacking—a possible foreign threat to democracy and security. President Joe Biden pledged $4 billion to the World Bank at the G20 […]
President-elect Donald Trump unveils more selections shaping his administration’s trade and health care policies. Why is he choosing them, and what could they mean for tariffs on China? The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is being questioned by lawmakers on alleged political bias by employees during hurricane relief efforts this year. We […]
RIO DE JANEIRO—Brazilian Falun Gong practitioners, who were peacefully demonstrating against the Chinese Communist Party’s human rights abuses during the G20 summit on Nov. 17, were harassed by counterprotesters upon the arrival of the Chinese delegation, according to video footage and witnesses who spoke to The Epoch Times. The Falun Gong practitioners were demonstrating on […]
Forty-five pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong were sentenced to four to 10 years in prison. They were charged under the 2020 national security law imposed on Hong Kong by communist China. Families called the trials unfair and critics condemned the erosion of freedoms in Hong Kong. President-elect Donald Trump continues to build his cabinet, announcing […]
Chinese regime leader Xi Jinping lists four “red lines” that he demands the United States not cross in his final meeting with President Joe Biden. The question is, will President-elect Donald Trump play by Xi’s rules when he returns? While Xi is in Latin America for the G20, a group of Chinese Communist Party supporters […]
Spirit Airlines filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday, after struggling with a long run of quarterly losses, a failed merger attempt, and upcoming debt maturities. Spirit, known for its bright yellow airplanes, is the first major U.S. airline to file for Chapter 11 since 2011.
Co-leader of the new Department of Government Efficiency, Vivek Ramaswamy, said on Sunday that some federal agencies will be “deleted outright” when the incoming administration takes office next year. Ramaswamy said a trillion dollars that is spent by the U.S. federal government each year is not authorized by Congress. A former student has gone on […]
