Trump Administration Penalizes Chinese Officials for Hong Kong Crackdown
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Friday imposed sanctions on Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam and 10 other senior officials in Hong Kong and...
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In Showdown Between China and the West, HSBC Gets Caught in the Middle
HONG KONG — Like Hong Kong, HSBC has long sat at the crossroads between East and West, a big global bank based in Britain that...
U.S. Small Business Bailout Money Flowed to Chinese-Owned Companies
WASHINGTON — President Trump has blamed China for the coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing economic crisis, but as the White House looks to stabilize small...
Iran Will Expand Nuclear Program and Won’t Talk to U.S., Ayatollah Says
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has said in a televised address that Iran will expand its nuclear program and will not negotiate with the...
U.S. Imposes Sanctions on 11 Chinese Companies Over Human Rights
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday barred 11 new Chinese companies from purchasing American technology and products without a special license, saying the firms...
Kicked Out of China, and Other Real-Life Costs of a Geopolitical Meltdown
LONDON — Soon after I was informed in mid-March that my journalist visa for China had been canceled, I faced a dilemma: what to do...
U.S. Weighs Sweeping Travel Ban on Chinese Communist Party Members
The Trump administration is considering a sweeping ban on travel to the United States by members of the Chinese Communist Party and their families, according...
China Vows to Retaliate After Trump Signs Hong Kong Sanctions Bill
China on Wednesday sharply criticized President Trump’s moves to strip Hong Kong of its preferential trading status with the United States and clear the way...
U.K. Bans Huawei From 5G Network, Raising Tensions With China
LONDON — Britain announced on Tuesday that it would ban equipment from the Chinese technology giant Huawei from the country’s high-speed wireless network, a victory...
U.S. Says Most of China’s Claims in South China Sea Are Illegal
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Monday that China’s expansive maritime claims across most of the South China Sea were “completely unlawful,”...