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Microsoft debated whether to shutter AI lab in Beijing due to political pressure: report

Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, is known to be a longtime support of the Beijing lab.

Experts warn of national security risks after CBP slashes question list for Chinese migrants from 40 to just 5

After US Customs and Border Patrol watered down the process to accept Chinese asylum seekers to keep up with a record surge in cases last year, experts and lawmakers say...

US, China military leaders hold first call in more than a year

The top military officials from the US and China held a long-awaited call Thursday, ending a 16-month standoff during which Beijing cut all armed forces contacts with Washington.

Top US retirement funds trigger national security fears after sinking $68B into China market over last 3 years

Since 2020, American public pensions have invested more than $68 billion in China – the US' No. 1 adversary – and finance experts are ringing the alarm on how that...

China stepped up election meddling in midterms, didn't fear Biden: report

Beijing has been upping its US election influence operations since 2020 – most likely due to a perceived weakness on China under Biden and a risky bet that it would...

House panel demands US 'stop digging our own grave,' detach from China

The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party on Tuesday issued 150 legislative recommendations to better compete economically with Beijing and lessen US trade reliance on the adversary.

Treasury's Janet Yellen to meet China's economic czar ahead of APEC summit

Yellen reaffirmed that the US and China need to "further stabilize the relationship and make progress on key issues," especially considering that the two nations collectively "represent 40% of the...

Red flag: NYC principals study in China on taxpayer, communist group's dime

Seven New York City school leaders are on a weeklong "educational leadership" trip across China – funded in part by taxpayer money – raising red flags over privacy issues and...

China foreign minister reportedly fired after bombshell affair, fathering a love child in the US

China's former top dilpomat was reportedly canned after Xi Jinping discovered he had fathered a lovechild in the US during his time as Beijing's ambassador to Washington.

Now the WHO demands answers from China on COVID? It's too late

Four years after the deadly disease first broke out in the fall of 2019, throwing the world into chaos and costing nearly 7 million lives?

Top Eric Adams aide's company got Chinese communist cash

Winnie Greco's LLC got cash from the Propaganda Department of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the CCP. She escorted Adams to China before he was mayor.

Dissident jet-skis 250 miles at sea to escape Xi's China

Kwon Pyong made it across the Yellow Sea to South Korea as Xi Jinping tightens his grasp on power with a string of high-profile figures "disappearing."

How China's billions are hurting Latin America

China has seen opportunity and solidified its position via financial largesse; it is now the top trade partner for most of South America and the largest sovereign debt holder.

China's ex-foreign minister is gone but wait for explanation goes on: 'Not found'

Hours after China's top legislature convened a special meeting last week to remove foreign minister Qin Gang, photos and mentions of the 57-year-old started disappearing from his former ministry's website.

China's Foreign Minister ousted as rumors swirl of a love child with TV presenter

Qin Gang, 57, was let go from his job as a foreign minister in China on Tuesday in a dramatic move inside the Chinese government.

Biden administration may lift some China sanctions linked to abuse to deal with fentanyl crisis: report

The Biden administration may lift sanctions against a Chinese police agency accused of committing human-rights abuses in exchange for help with the fentanyl crisis, according to a new report.

Treasury head dined on psychedelic mushrooms in China: report

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen ate four portions of jian shou qing, a type of wild mushroom known for its hallucinogenic effects, during her visit to Beijing, Chinese state media reported

Dramatic video shows airline passengers, crew flung into the air during plunge

Horrifying video captured the moment an Air China flight hit severe clear air turbulence – injuring at least one passenger and a crew member who were flung into the air...

Google could exit Hong Kong for good as it faces high-stakes censorship battle

A full Google retreat from Hong Kong in the near future has become “very likely,” said Xiaomeng Lu, director of consulting firm Eurasia Group’s geotechnology practice.

Joe Biden's pathetic China policy: Letters to the Editor, June 23, 2023

Readers of The Post comment on US President Joe Biden's policy and relationship with China.