Pompeo says China’s policies on Muslims, ethnic minorities amount to ‘genocide’

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January 19, 2021

Pompeo says China’s policies on Muslims, ethnic minorities amount to ‘genocide’

On his way out the door, Pompeo made the determination just 24 hours before President-elect Joe Biden takes office.
Published
January 13, 2021

Trump upsets decades of U.S. policy on Taiwan, leaving thorny questions for Biden

On Saturday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo abruptly lifted U.S. government rules prohibiting interactions between American and Taiwanese diplomats.
Published
December 30, 2020

Chinese drugmaker: Vaccine 79.3% effective in final tests

Sinopharm is one of at least five Chinese developers that are in a global race to create vaccines for the disease that has killed more than 1.7 million people.
Published
December 21, 2020

China criticizes Trump’s suggestion it, not Russia, is behind cyber spying

Trump on Saturday scoffed at assertions by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other officials that the Kremlin was behind attempts to spy on federal agencies.
Published
December 16, 2020

Amid Australian lobster glut, supermarkets there impose purchase limits

Several stores impose rations to stop them flying off the shelves, so as many customers as possible can partake.
Published
October 28, 2020

Justice Department charges 8 in Chinese harassment plot in U.S.

It says they worked on behalf of the Chinese government in an attempt to coerce a New Jersey man wanted by Beijing to return to China to face charges.
Published
October 28, 2020

Cecilia Chiang, grand dame of Chinese cooking in America, dies at 100

During a remarkable life, she opened the Mandarin restaurant in San Francisco, where she hosted cooking classes with students including Julia Child, James Beard and Danny Kaye.
Published
October 22, 2020

Final debate could thrust foreign policy back into presidential campaign

President Trump's loudest foreign policy pitch isn't about his record. It's casting Biden as corrupt because of his son Hunter's business associations in Ukraine and China.
Published
October 9, 2020

U.S. sees ‘malign influence’ in China-backed school program

The Trump administration is encouraging U.S. schools and colleges to rethink their ties to the Confucius Institute.
Published
October 9, 2020

China joins international COVID-19 vaccine alliance

Some experts point out that without significant efforts to quickly boost manufacturing capacity globally, Chinese vaccine producers may offer the best chance to supply the developing world.