Tag: China

Shoppers look at ornaments.

Christmas in August: Trump delays China tariffs for ornaments, sweaters, mittens, and Santa beards

Sean Higgins · August 13, 2019 10:24 pm

GOP senator calls for China boycott as Hong Kong rages

Joel Gehrke · August 13, 2019 10:24 pm

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during his meeting with President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, Saturday, June 29, 2019.

Beltway Confidential

The federal budget helps China and hurts US taxpayers

Thomas Schatz · August 13, 2019 8:49 pm

Senate Finance Committee ranking member Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, speaks during a hearing.

Tariff postponements prove Trump ‘doesn’t care’ about changing China, Wyden says

Sean Higgins · August 13, 2019 8:02 pm

A Sabre short-range ballistic missile launches in June 2017 at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, for a test of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement, an advanced missile defense system. Hypersonic missiles might be able to penetrate PAC-3 and similar systems.

National Security

Pentagon says US can defend against Russian and Chinese missile threats — if it’s willing to invest

Russ Read · August 13, 2019 7:39 pm

Protesters use luggage trolleys to block the departure gates during a demonstration at the Airport in Hong Kong on Tuesday. Protesters severely crippled operations at Hong Kong's international airport for a second day Tuesday, forcing authorities to cancel all remaining flights out of the city after demonstrators took over the terminals as part of their push for democratic reforms.

Beltway Confidential

What if China’s military enters Hong Kong?

Tom Rogan · August 13, 2019 6:45 pm

Tom Cruise's Star, Hollywood Walk of Fame - August 11, 2017 - Hollywood Boulevard

Beltway Confidential

US Navy bows to China on Top Gun: Maverick

Tom Rogan · August 13, 2019 5:21 pm

President Trump is seen.

Trump says he delayed China tariffs to protect Christmas shoppers

Sean Higgins · August 13, 2019 4:42 pm

A protester wears an eyepatch during a sit-in protest at the Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong, Monday, Aug. 12, 2019. One of the world's busiest airports canceled all flights after thousands of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters crowded into the main terminal Monday afternoon.

Beltway Confidential

Hong Kong International Airport seizure almost certainly means a Chinese military response

Tom Rogan · August 13, 2019 2:55 pm

President Donald Trump stands with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer during an event about expanding U.S. beef exports to the European Union, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, Aug. 2, 2019, in Washington.

China says trade talks will resume in two weeks

Sean Higgins · August 13, 2019 2:33 pm

Customers shop at a toy store in Beijing, Wednesday, May 15, 2019. For many Americans, President Donald Trump's trade war may soon get very real.

Trump delays new tariffs on Chinese phones, toys until mid-December

Melissa Quinn · August 13, 2019 1:59 pm

Britain's new Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives to make a speech outside 10 Downing Street, London, Wednesday, July 24, 2019.

Boris Johnson could shift UK policy on Huawei after US warnings

Joel Gehrke · August 12, 2019 11:33 pm