Public Education
Chinese kindergarteners see frontline troop training under new effort to militarize kidsThe Chinese government is reportedly requiring military education of children as young as primary school, claiming it’s to counter encirclement of the communist nation by the U.S. Official… Read More
China
Congress discusses measures to prevent Chinese dominance of semiconductors(The Center Square) – Semiconductors, or microchips, are the backbone of the modern global economy as they are vital to telecommunications and other industries, and now the U.S. is… Read More
Culture
Chinese ‘cyber police’ agent runs online network helping illegal immigrants flood into US(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A private social network run by a self-identified Chinese government agent provides illegal immigrants with resources to get into the U.S. and evade border… Read More
Opinion
John Ashcroft: Kehoe ads falsely claim Jay Ashcroft backed Missouri land sales to China when it was Kehoe who didMy wife, Janet, and I have known Mike and Claudia Kehoe for many years, and we’ve appreciated our acquaintance. Of course, we are disappointed that Mike and our son,… Read More
Culture
Christian pastor released after serving 7-year sentence in China, but must still endure ‘thought reform’A Chinese pastor has been released to his hometown in China after serving a seven-year prison sentence, but he must still undergo supervision and “thought reform” from the local… Read More
Culture
Report: China is fueling US fentanyl crisis and U.S. isn’t stopping it(The Center Square) – The People’s Republic of China under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party “is the ultimate geographic source of the fentanyl crisis in the U.S.,”… Read More
Crime, Missouri
Missouri military contractor pleads guilty to fraud in parts scheme with China(The Center Square) – A Missouri contractor with the U.S. Department of Defense pleaded guilty to fraud for illegally obtaining parts from overseas to fulfill military contracts. David… Read More
China, Missouri
Missouri State Treasurer pledges support for bill requiring pensions to divest from China, other foreign adversariesMissouri State Treasurer Vivek Malek has pledged his support for a bill that would require government entities to divest themselves from any assets tied to China. House… Read More
China, Missouri
Missouri governor urges state pension board to divest holdings in China(The Center Square) – Poor financial returns and national security concerns led Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson to urge trustees of the Missouri State Employees Retirement System to divest… Read More
Politics
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger dies at 100(The Center Square) – Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who helped steer U.S. foreign policy in Vietnam and China, died Wednesday. He was 100. His consulting firm, Kissinger Associates… Read More
China
Taxpayer transparency legislation would expose funds going to China(The Center Square) – Homeland Security Chair Mark Green, R-Tenn., is introducing legislation that would require the federal government to show how much federal money is going to China. Read More
Culture
New report: Fewer than five China-linked Confucius Institutes left on American college campusesThe number of Confucius Institutes on U.S. college campuses has diminished from about 100 in 2019 to fewer than five today, a new government report… Read More
Culture
Newsom says California to track residents ‘cradle to career’ after China trip(The Center Square) – After a trip to China, which uses a social credit score system, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the next phase of the state’s “Cradle to… Read More
Health
Governors urge Congress to address prescription drug shortages(The Center Square) – Eleven governors are asking Congress to adopt policies to ease the nation’s prescription drug shortages. The governors said in a letter sent Tuesday to… Read More
Courts
Biden admin sued after refusing to provide documents about Chinese donations to university ‘Biden Center’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) filed a lawsuit Wednesday against President Joe Biden’s administration for allegedly failing to produce records… Read More
China
Lawmakers: U.S. helped China research weather balloons before balloon spying incident(The Center Square) – Lawmakers are raising the alarm that ongoing U.S. and Chinese research partnerships are developing technology that could be used against the U.S. Members of the Select… Read More
China
Missouri attorney general probes China ‘service center’ in St. Louis after FBI raid on illegal Chinese ‘police station’ in New YorkThe Missouri attorney general is investigating the actions of an alleged Chinese Communist Party-linked “service center” in St. Louis, The Daily Caller reports. AG Andrew Bailey announced… Read More
COVID-19
Lawmakers investigate whether feds, Fauci suppressed Wuhan origins theory(The Center Square) – A U.S. House Committee tasked with delving into the origins of COVID-19 plan a new hearing to discuss an investigation into whether the federal government… Read More
China, Fentanyl
U.S. charges Chinese companies, executives with illicit fentanyl trafficking(The Center Square) – Top prosecutors filed charges Friday against several Chinese companies and their executives for illicit fentanyl production, a new tactic to stem the flow of the powerful… Read More
Courts
Wuhan-partnered school district settles with aide who says she was forced out after saying COVID came from China(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A school district that partnered with the Wuhan School System in China has settled with an aide who sued after alleging she was forced… Read More