Beijing could use the tactic to collect revenue, for example, in the South China Sea.

— Terri Wu is a Washington-based freelance reporter for The Epoch Times covering education and China-related issues. Send tips to terri.wu@epochtimes.com.

After Trump's remark, Lai said the Republic of China—Taiwan’s formal name—is already a sovereign, independent, democratic country. He stated that neither the Republic of China nor the People’s Republic of China is subordinate to the other.

–South Korea alliance and growing concerns over regional threats from China and North Korea.

transplants connected to China.

–China summit still outweigh the disadvantages? Perhaps, but the negative risks are high.

“I do not think we would be having the same discussions if they were this far ahead of us.”

Trump’s threat of a fresh 50 percent tariff if reports of Chinese support for Iran proved true was a reminder that economics is no longer being used simply to manage commerce.

US–China Goods Trade Posts Double-Digit Decline Trade data show that during the four years of the Biden administration (2021–2024), bilateral goods trade fluctuated under the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic but remained at relatively high levels.

–Iran conflict has intensified competition between the United States and China over energy.

If Washington uses dollar-based financial jurisdiction to pressure Chinese institutions, Beijing appears prepared to retaliate against the China operations of U.S. companies that comply with secondary sanctions.

The recruiters typically claim to work for companies based outside China and use what the Five Eyes agencies described as fake but convincing "cover companies."

–China relations currently showed “very good stability,” but Washington must continue to reduce its reliance on China in strategic sectors.

Trump has long said that Tehran cannot obtain a nuclear weapon, while Iranian officials have denied that the regime is using its nuclear program to produce weapons and have insisted it's meant for civilian purposes.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Wednesday that forced labor does not exist in China and accused Washington of using the issue as a “pretext for political manipulation.”

He also said Carney has been invited to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in China in November. Pivot Away from US Meanwhile, during the 2025 election campaign, Carney said China was the “biggest security threat” facing Canada.

The US–China Economic and Security Review Commission holds a hearing titled “Taking a Bigger Byte: China’s Expanding Strategy for Data Dominance” at 9:30 a.m. ET on April 30.

As diversification of supply chains occurs, we believe we'll get better value for our products versus the suppression of prices that China is able to do when all the product goes there," Moreno said.

–China competition in space and the strategic stakes of the race to the moon.

The House committees involved did not claim that China was using those footholds to hide military aid to Iran.

“The United States has taken extensive measures to prevent American-made semiconductors from falling into the wrong hands, particularly China; however, China continues to smuggle these chips into their country,” Rounds said in a statement on May 22.

Foreign governments, including China and Japan, trimmed their holdings of U.S. Treasury securities by more than $200 billion in March.

Officials sanctioned Qingdao Haiye Oil Terminal Co., Ltd., a China-based operator in the Qingdao Huangdao port area of Shandong province, as well as its president, Xinchun Li, a Chinese national.

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Entering a New Phase Analysts say the language used by the White House marks a turning point.

China Labor Watch Report Li Qiang, founder and executive director of China Labor Watch, told The Epoch Times that the Labubu case could test both corporate responsibility and the ability of U.S. customs officials to enforce the law.

July Timeline Ahead The next pressure point is the conclusion of the Section 301 investigations and the administration’s decision on whether to use new trade tools. On Feb. 20, the U.S.

“We welcome comments from interested parties on effective ways to facilitate mutually beneficial trade with China while continuing to use tariffs to defend American economic and national security and promote balanced and reciprocal trade,” he said.

However, while the Iranian oil trade remains a primary point of leverage, Greer said that the United States is "looking for stability with China."