June 3, 2020 College Republicans, Democrats groups both call for closures of Beijing-funded Confucius Institutes Both the College Republican National Committee and the College Democrats of America signed an open letter specifically aimed at Communist China last month, demanding the closure of Confucius Institutes that are stationed at U.S. college campuses across the country.
June 3, 2020 Fired State Department watchdog defends role, says he has acted 'without regard to politics' Fired State Department Inspector General Steve Linick defended his work as “impartial” and “without regard to politics,” during closed-door testimony on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
May 29, 2020 Pompeo defends dismissal of State Department watchdog: 'He was investigating policies he simply didn't like' Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has defended the firing earlier this month of State Department Inspector General Steve Linick, telling "The Ingraham Angle" Thursday that "I regret that I didn't recommend to the president earlier that he be terminated.
May 28, 2020 US disrupts Iranian fuel deliveries to Venezuela, official says The Trump administration halted scheduled Iranian fuel deliveries to Venezuela Wednesday by threatening sanctions on the ships carrying the cargo, according to U.S. officials.
May 28, 2020 State Department announces $3M reward for info on senior ISIS leader The State Department Thursday announced a $3 million reward for any information on Muhammad Khadir Musa Ramadan, a senior leader in the Islamic State (ISIS).
May 28, 2020 Ortagus calls out China for 'breaking their word' in Hong Kong: 'We’ve seen the erosion of rule of law' State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus told “Bill Hemmer Reports” Thursday that the Chinese Communist Party is “breaking their word” by curbing the autonomy of Hong Kong.
May 28, 2020 Gordon Chang: America must 'un-teach' years of 'bad lessons' to China Chinese leadership in Beijing is testing American resolve by endorsing a national security law that alters Hong Kong’s mini-constitution, or Basic Law, analyst Gordon Chang stated Thursday.
May 28, 2020 China's national security bill for Hong Kong threatens liberties, autonomy: US, Western powers Shortly after China’s legislature endorsed a national security law for Hong Kong on Thursday, the United States, and the governments of Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement arguing the legislation would “curtail the Hong Kong people’s liberties, and in doing so, dramatically erode Hong Kong’s autonomy and the system that made it so prosperous.”
May 28, 2020 US to cancel visas for thousands of Chinese grad students with ties to Chinese military schools: report The White House plans to cancel visas for thousands of Chinese graduate students and researchers affiliated with Chinese universities tied to the People’s Liberation Army, according to a report.
May 27, 2020 Ex-US envoy to China says Washington is waking up to Beijing taking 'more and more control' of Hong Kong Former U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman Jr. praised Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Wednesday for declaring that Hong Kong is no longer autonomous from China days after Beijing moved to impose new national security legislation on the territory.