Topic: communist-party

Trump sets September 15 deadline for TikTok sale

Trump sets September 15 deadline for TikTok sale

Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 04 05:11 AM

US President Donald Trump said Monday that popular Chinese-owned video app TikTok would be "out of business" in the United States if it did not sell its US operations by September 15, preferably to an American buyer. Read more »

Vatican is said to be hacked from China before talks with Beijing

Vatican is said to be hacked from China before talks with Beijing

David E. Sanger, Edward Wong and Jason Horowitz, The New York Times
Posted at Jul 29 12:13 PM

Chinese hackers infiltrated the Vatican’s computer networks in the past three months, a private monitoring group has concluded, in an apparent espionage effort before the beginning of sensitive negotiations with Beijing. Read more »

US indicts 4 China researchers accused of hiding military ties

US indicts 4 China researchers accused of hiding military ties

Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 24 06:05 AM

The US Justice Department announced Thursday the indictments of four Chinese researchers it said lied about their ties to the People's Liberation Army, with one escaping arrest by taking refuge in the country's San Francisco consulate. Read more »

US urges 'entire world' to stand up to China

US urges 'entire world' to stand up to China

Dmitry Zaks, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 22 03:15 AM

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged "the entire world" Tuesday to stand up to China but denied forcing Britain's hand in its decision to ban the communist superpower's private telecoms giant Huawei. Read more »

More countries waking up to Huawei threats, US says

More countries waking up to Huawei threats, US says

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 16 05:29 AM

A growing number of countries are recognizing the threat to data privacy from using mobile technology from the Chinese giant Huawei, and are likely to shun the company when building out their 5G networks, the top US security advisor said Wednesday. Read more »

Britain bans China's Huawei, handing US big win

Britain bans China's Huawei, handing US big win

Dmitry Zaks, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 15 04:33 AM

Britain on Tuesday bowed to growing US pressure and ordered the phased removal of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei from its 5G network despite warnings of retaliation from Beijing. Read more »

China takes on more conflicts around the world

China takes on more conflicts around the world

Jing Xuan Teng, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 04 04:41 AM

From remote Himalayan valleys to small tropical islands and tense Western capitals, an increasingly assertive China is taking on conflicts around the world like never before as the United States retreats. Read more »

China keen to seek benefits from pandemic, distressed US assets: report

China keen to seek benefits from pandemic, distressed US assets: report

Andrea Shalal, Reuters
Posted at Jun 17 04:29 AM

US lawmakers and policymakers should be wary of China's moves to target vulnerable American assets and expand its market share in the wake of the global economic crisis triggered by the novel coronavirus, according to a study prepared for a US trade group and released on Tuesday. Read more »

Retired China soccer star calls for ouster of Communist Party

Retired China soccer star calls for ouster of Communist Party

Reuters
Updated as of Jun 04 08:36 PM

Hao Haidong, 50, who was a major star in China during the 1990s and 2000s, and is known to have a residence in Spain, spoke in a 53-minute video interview. Thursday is the 31st anniversary of the crackdown on student protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. Read more »

China's Xi risks new Cold War, former Hong Kong governor says

China's Xi risks new Cold War, former Hong Kong governor says

Guy Faulconbridge, Reuters
Posted at May 30 06:34 PM

Chinese President Xi Jinping is so nervous about the position of the Communist Party that he is risking a new Cold War and imperiling Hong Kong's position as Asia's pre-eminent financial hub, the last British governor of the territory told Reuters. Read more »

China marches forward

China marches forward

Nicolas Asfouri, AFP
Posted at May 22 11:24 AM

China's biggest political event of the year, the National People's Congress, opens on May 22 after months of delay over coronavirus fears, with President Xi Jinping determined to project strength and control over the outbreak despite international criticism and a wounded economy.  Read more »

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