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Year: 2018

  • The Microchip Battle in the US-China Trade War

    Of the disputes between China and the United States, intellectual property theft is one of the biggest. The U.S. government has cited the trillions of dollars lost to Chinese espionage as a main reason for the ongoing trade war between the two countries. China’s theft of intellectual property is concentrated…

  • U.S. Passes Act Punishing Chinese Officials Who Restrict Tibet Access

    President Donald Trump signed the “Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act” on Wednesday, Dec. 19, a law that calls for the U.S. government to investigate which Chinese officials are responsible for restricting access to American visitors and journalists to the Tibetan region. Per the Act, those officials are to be sanctioned…

  • Xi and Trump Negotiate 90-Day ‘Cease-fire’ in China-US Trade War

    With the United States and China increasing tariffs on each others’ exports since the start of the trade war this spring, the meeting between the countries’ leaders on Dec. 1 in Argentina at the G-20 Summit was a highly anticipated event. As a result of talks between U.S. President Donald…

  • The Magnanimous Emperor Taizong

    In the 7th century A.D., China’s Sui Dynasty collapsed. Wasteful policies and civil war devastated the country and its people. Moving out from their northern stronghold of Taiyuan, aristocrat Li Yuan and his sons raised an army and defeated the warlords vying for control of the broken empire, bringing order…

  • Beijing Relaxed Controls on Pollution That Kills 1.1 Million Annually

    The Chinese authorities have relaxed their standards for air quality in the industrial north, apparently hoping to slash production costs at the expense of public health as the number of deaths from cancer and other pollution-related ailments continues to increase. A recent study conducted by the Chinese University of Hong…

  • Chinese Student in US Threatened for Her Online Expression

    A Chinese woman studying at Carnegie Melon says she was given a stern warning from members of the school’s Chinese international student association after she criticized its response to the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. The Carnegie Melon Chinese Student Association (CSA), along with its parent organization, the Chinese Students and Scholars…

  • Chinese Transplant Surgeon Disinvited From International Summit

    A Chinese organ transplant expert was barred from participating in the annual China-Israel Innovation and Investment Summit, following reports that he may be involved with the crime of murdering prisoners of conscience for their organs. The high-profile summit has been held for the last six years. In attendance are Chinese…

  • Google Suffers Worst Cyberattack in Firm’s History

    The world’s biggest tech company suffered a massive cyberattack on Nov. 12 that redirected web traffic through Russia, China, and Nigeria, and disrupted Google services such as search, cloud storage, and G Suite functions. According to the Associated Press (AP), the attack placed “valuable Google traffic in the hands of…

  • NASA’s Newest Mars Mission to Explore the Red Planet’s Core

    The first NASA probe to reach Mars in six years touched down at around 3 p.m. EST on Monday, Nov. 26, completing a journey of around 300 million miles after lifting off from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base on May 5. The InSight probe landed in the Elysium Planitia region…

  • ‘First Step Act’ Prison Reform Bill Faces Challenges in Senate

    A major bipartisan prison reform bill that passed the House this May is running out of time to be voted upon by the U.S. Senate, as politicians debate its pros and cons. If passed, the “First Step Act,” as the proposed reform is called, would reduce penalties for certain non-violent…

  • Why China Is Tightening Up on Its Foreign Exchange Reserves

    Since the second half of 2016, the Chinese government has been placing stricter controls on the country’s massive reserves of foreign currency as the economy suffers setbacks. Members of the Chinese middle class have found it increasingly difficult to access foreign currency or remit money…

  • As Scrutiny Increases, China Masks its ‘Thousand Talents Plan’

    China has been hiding the identities of its top scientific recruits as the FBI and other U.S. agencies become more vigilant regarding intellectual property violations, data theft, and other forms of espionage. In particular, U.S. investigators have gone after the Thousand Talents Plan, Beijing’s drive to…