Biden says his administration successfully ‘managed’ frosty China relations to prevent outright conflict. Critics say he didn’t go nearly far enough.
Biden's final foreign policy featured harsh rhetoric on China, as Washington embraces tough-on-China policies.
With days until Donald Trump is sworn in, China is bracing for a trade war, aiming at industries as diverse as semiconductors, apparel and industrial plastic.
The U.S. Commerce Department said Wednesday it is imposing new export controls on biotechnology equipment and related technology because of national security concerns tied to artificial intelligence and data science.
Beijing vowed "no bullying or coercion" would hamper its development and vowed to take "resolute measures" to protect China's interests.
If lawmakers continue to prioritize politically expedient anti-China bans, then they will fail to convince the public they are acting in its best interests.
The last time Trump hit China with tariffs, Beijing devalued the yuan, blunting the impact. This time, Xi Jinping has signaled the country should defend its currency.
Alan Estevez has been BIS undersecretary in the Biden administration. A former Pentagon official, Estevez has overseen sweeping restrictions on semiconductors and the equipment to make them, and restrictions on China's telecommunications equipment firm Huawei Technologies.
“People really don’t even know if Denmark has any legal right to it, but if they do, they should give it up, because we need it for national security,” Trump said. If Danish officials don’t cooperate with his bid to take over Greenland, he added, “then I would tariff Denmark at a very high level.”
App goes offline with message saying it’s ‘temporarily unavailable’ as Trump hopes to save it - TikTok posts message saying the incoming president, who will be sworn in on Monday, could help the app g
TikTok stopped working in the United States late on Saturday and disappeared from Apple and Google app stores ahead of a law that takes effect on Sunday requiring the shutdown of the platform used by 170 million Americans.