Washington, June 3 (IANS) Two Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation aimed at countering China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), arguing that Beijing is using infrastructure financing and investment deals to expand its economic and strategic influence around the world.Congressman Scott Fitzgerald of Wisconsin and Congressman Zach Nunn of Iowa on Tuesday unveiled the Thwarting Regional Adversary Investments Now (TRAIN) Act and the Build Responsible Infrastructure Development for the Glo…
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Washington, June 3 (IANS) A senior US lawmaker has raised concerns over a Commerce Department decision allowing a foreign automaker with significant ties to China to continue selling and producing connected vehicles in the United States.This could expose sensitive data, undermine national security safeguards and create loopholes in restrictions aimed at keeping Chinese technology out of the American auto market, Representative Debbie Dingell, a Michigan Democrat, warned.In a letter to Commerce S…
Washington, May 31 (IANS) Arcadia’s former Mayor pleaded guilty to being an illegal agent of China in the US, local media reported. As per the court filings, Eileen Wang (56) was charged in April and agreed to plead guilty to accusations that she was asked by the Chinese government to promote propaganda in the US from 2020-2022.Wang was elected to the City Council in 2022 and assumed the position of Mayor, a post that rotates among the Council members, Los Angeles Times reported.In April, she re…
Washington, May 27 (IANS) An American journalist and political commentator who worked for several Chinese state media outlets has been charged in the United States with acting as an unregistered agent for China, according to federal court documents unsealed in Virginia.Federal prosecutors alleged that Thomas Weir Pauken II, also known as “Tom McGregor”, worked under the direction of individuals linked to China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) and sought to cultivate sources in the United…
Washington, May 23 (IANS) A top Republican Senator has reintroduced legislation that would ban American money services businesses from engaging in transactions involving China’s central bank digital currency.The proposed “Chinese CBDC Prohibition Act of 2026” would prohibit money services businesses, including payment platforms such as Venmo and Zelle, currency dealers and even the US Postal Service, from using any central bank digital currency issued by the People’s Republic of China or…
Washington, May 22 (IANS) Two senior Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation aimed at accelerating sanctions against Chinese entities linked to Beijing’s military-industrial complex, arguing that the United States can no longer delay action against what they described as threats tied to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).Senator Rick Scott and Representative Elise Stefanik on Thursday unveiled the “CCP Sanctions Shot Clock Act”, which would require the US Treasury Department to mov…
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar conducted the computerised draw for selection of Yatris for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra (KMY) 2026, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced Thursday.The 2026 edition of the KMY will commence in June and conclude in August. A total of 1000 Yatris have been selected through a fair, computer-generated, random, gender-balanced selection process, according to the ministry.“The selected Yatris will travel in 20 batches, …
Taipei, May 18 (IANS) Taiwanese President William Lai has said that Taiwan’s independence means that “Taiwan is not part of the People’s Republic of China [PRC]” and that “the Republic of China [RoC] and the PRC are not subordinate to each other,” local media reported on Monday. Lai made the remarks during a youth forum for the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) 40th anniversary.He said that sovereignty is the basis of statehood, adding that there would be no RoC without Taiwan, as the…
Beijing, May 12 (IANS) China has announced that it will not approve Taiwan’s participation in the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA) set to be held in Geneva from May 18-23. Addressing a regular press conference in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun reiterated the country’s stance that Taiwan is an “inalienable” part of China and the Government of the People’s Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China. Guo stated that Taiwan’s participa…
Washington, April 1 (IANS) A US federal judge has stripped a married couple of their American citizenship after they were convicted of stealing sensitive medical trade secrets and sharing them with China, the Justice Department said.Judge James E. Simmons Jr. of the US District Court for the Southern District of California issued the order on March 30 against Li Chen and Yu Zhou, finding they had illegally procured their naturalisation.Chen and Zhou had earlier pleaded guilty to conspiracy to co…