China News
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The Treasury Department Is Wrong. China Didn’t Just Devalue Its Currency.
The U.S. Treasury Department has incorrectly labeled China a manipulator of its currency. An important distinction exists between devaluing a currency and currency depreciation. Devaluing implies the People’s Bank of China actively manipulated the value of the Chinese renminbi to gain unfair advantage for its exports. Depreciation simply means the renminbi has lost purchasing power…Riley Walters -
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Countering China, Trump Seeks to Increase Domestic Production of Rare Earths
President Donald Trump recently invoked a provision of the Defense Production Act to ensure the timely delivery of rare earth materials to the nation’s industrial base. Having made the determination rare earths are “essential to national defense,” Trump authorized a wave of potential investment in the industry. Although rare earths are not actually “rare” in…Emma Watkins -
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BBC Report Shows Disturbing Nature of China’s ‘Thought Transformation’ Camps
Adorned with bright smiles and clothed in colorful garb, Uighur Muslims held in political reeducation camps flash across the screen as they sing and dance triumphantly to the words that President Xi Jinping wrote just for them. These sights, captured by the BBC, are what the Chinese government wants journalists and the outside world to…Olivia Enos -
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China Holding Over 1 Million Uighurs in Internment Camps
If you’re Muslim living in China today, turning down alcohol, refusing to smoke, or wearing a beard could be treated as a crime. To date, China’s internment camps, which they call “re-education camps,” contain over 1 million Uighurs, who are a minority group made up of mostly Muslims living in the autonomous regions of Xinjiang…Carmel Kookogey -
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The Connection Between Hollywood and China
Don’t be fooled by the Americans behind the camera. In today’s Hollywood, there’s one director—and that’s China. As important as U.S. audiences are, filmmakers know there’s a bigger one. And they’re willing to do anything they can to tap into it, even if it means becoming co-conspirators with one of the most evil censorship operations…Tony Perkins -
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China’s Power Grab in Hong Kong
The following is an edited transcript of an interview with Mike Gonzalez, which appeared in The Daily Signal’s June 11 podcast episode. Daniel Davis: That’s the sound of protesters in Hong Kong clashing with police over the weekend. Hundreds of thousands took to the streets in Hong Kong to protest what’s called the extradition bill,…Daniel Davis -
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China Continues to Violate Human Rights
Americans’ theory that more trade with China would open up the country to more democracy has been proven wrong. In fact, say Reggie Littlejohn, Huchen Zhang, and Chen Guangcheng on “The Bill Walton Show,” they have backfired. “You cannot tolerate evil. You cannot treat evil with kindness,” Zhang said. The Chinese consider Western countries to…Bill Walton -
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Will the BUILD Act Improve Lending in Poor Countries and Counter China? The Jury’s Still Out
During debate over the BUILD Act (Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development Act)—a bill that would rename and double the size of the Overseas Private Investment Corp.—proponents asserted that it was needed to counter China’s aggressive “One Belt, One Road” debt-trap diplomacy initiative that finances infrastructure projects in developing countries. The question is, will…James M. Roberts -
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Pompeo Seeks New Strategic Agenda for Arctic, Cautions Allies on China’s Intentions
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has set out a new U.S. agenda for the Arctic —and warned allies about China’s growing influence in the region. In a speech delivered the day before the 11th Arctic Council ministerial meeting on May 7 in Rovaniemi, Finland, Pompeo explained how the Arctic region is changing. “The Arctic is…Maiya Clark -
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China’s Worsening Human Rights Abuses Evoke Memories of Mao
When the State Department recently released its “2018 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices,” China figured prominently in its findings—but not in a good way. The annual report, issued March 13, shines a harsh spotlight on China and its various human rights abuses, including religious persecution, internment of Uighurs in re-education camps, and increased surveillance…Shane McCrum -
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Export-Import Bank Is Not the Way to Fight China
The U.S. economy is thriving, with impressive growth in gross domestic product, wage and employment gains, and record trade. Those are the facts, in contrast to the rhetoric from proponents of the U.S. Export-Import Bank, which is misleading at best. Although obscure to most Americans, the Export-Import Bank (aka Ex-Im) is the object of protracted…Diane Katz -
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How China Will Make Us More Vulnerable to Terrorists
China is an adversarial power. It seeks to advance at our expense, leaving America—and our friends and allies—less free, less prosperous, and less safe. The same can be said of ISIS, al-Qaeda, and other transnational Islamist terrorist organizations. Beijing is not colluding with these groups, but that doesn’t matter. If our European allies decide to use 5G technology from…James Carafano -
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Repression of Religion in China Is Getting Worse. Here’s What Can Be Done.
It’s been a little more than a year now since new regulations on religious affairs went into effect in China in February 2018. Although Chinese people of faith have long faced persecution, last year still marked a notable turning point, as repression increased dramatically. Under the concept of “Sinicization,” the Chinese Communist Party is attempting…Yeondoo Kim -
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3 Major Threats China Poses to the US
China is a mass of contradictions. Intellectual property thief. America’s largest trading partner. Home to 476 billionaires. Choked with air and water pollution. A rapidly aging population. And leadership eager to project its national will. I believe China is potentially the greatest national security threat facing the United States. But while China’s brilliant engineers-turned-politicians orchestrate…Bill Walton -
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Preserving the Integrity of the Bible in China
China’s attempts to secularize religion have spilled over into rewriting the Bible. Under the direction of the Chinese government, two Protestant organizations in China, the Three-Self Patriotic Movement and the Chinese Christian Council, created a five-year plan to reorient the Bible to promote socialism and create a new Christianity that favors the communist government’s agenda….Emma Childs -
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Rising Star From China Pulls First Novel After Being Accused of Racism
Young adult and fantasy author Amelie Wen Zhao announced Wednesday her decision to delay the publication of her highly anticipated first novel “Blood Heir” after an online barrage of social justice voices accused her work of being racist. “Blood Heir” is a fantasy adaptation of the story surrounding the legendary Russian Princess Anastasia, who was…Courtney Joyner -
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Why China Is Militarizing Its Himalayan Frontier
KYIV, Ukraine—Crossing the Himalayas on foot has always been dangerous. There are many hardships to endure, such as altitude sickness, extreme cold, avalanches, hidden glacial crevasses, and exposed trails that criss-cross sheer mountain faces. And now there’s the prospect of armed Chinese drones orbiting overhead to consider, too. Last year, China unveiled its new, armed…Nolan Peterson -
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What China’s New Lunar Mission Means for the US
The People’s Republic of China will be launching the Chang’e-4 lunar probe on Friday. This will mark the world’s first mission to land on the far side of the moon. (There is no “dark side” of the moon, Pink Floyd notwithstanding.) The Chinese will be landing at the lunar south pole, in the Aitken Basin,…Dean Cheng -
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In a War With China, the US Could Lose
Two separate government commissions issued reports this week, and each highlighted the growing threat stemming from the People’s Republic of China. The National Defense Strategy Commission is a congressionally mandated panel comprised of both Republican and Democratic officials, charged with examining the new U.S. national defense strategy, which came out in 2017. The national defense…Dean Cheng -
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Why Interpol’s Chinese President Disappeared—and Why It Matters
Nearly a month ago, Meng Hongwei, the Chinese president of Interpol, disappeared during a visit home from France. Meng – or someone acting for him — has since submitted his resignation to Interpol, and Beijing has announced that he’s under investigation for corruption. His wife, who is still in France, now calls Chinese authorities “cruel”…Ted Bromund