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China Refuses 9,000 Liters of Beer, 8,000 Kilograms of Beef from Australia

The South China Morning Post (SCMP) on Wednesday reviewed Chinese customs data and found several major blockages of Australian imports over the past month, including 9,000 liters of Australian craft beer turned away at the port city of Xiamen and 8,000 kilograms of frozen beef denied entry to Shanghai. China and Australia are embroiled in a long-running trade and diplomatic feud.

Cargo ships berth at a port in Qingdao in China's eastern Shandong province on May 8, 2019

China Launches Antitrust Probe of Tech Giant Alibaba

China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), its top market regulation agency, announced the launch of an antitrust probe into tech giant Alibaba on Thursday. Outside observers saw the investigation as another element of the Communist elite nervously attempting to curtail the power of China’s richest man, Alibaba owner Jack Ma. 

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U.S. Cancels Visas for Chinese Officials Linked to Human Rights Abuses

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced visa restrictions Monday for “officials of the Chinese Communist Party and People’s Republic of China believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, the repression of members of ethnic minority groups, religious practitioners, and human rights defenders.”

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Trump Awards Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Legion of Merit

President Donald Trump awarded Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi the Legion of Merit this week, one of the highest U.S. military honors, in recognition of his work turning India into an emerging superpower and boosting ties between the U.S. and his administration.

US President Donald Trump (L) shakes hands with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi durin

Clyburn: Won’t ‘Pass Judgment’ on Swalwell Since I Don’t Know ‘What You’re Talking About’

On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Your World,” House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) responded to questions on whether he thinks Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) should leave the House Intelligence Committee by stating that he’s “not going to pass judgment on what Swalwell should or should not do when I have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about.”

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Coronavirus Gives China a Belt and Road Investment Boom

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi insisted Monday that China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), an international infrastructure program criticized as debt-fueled imperialism by the U.S. government, is doing better than ever after the coronavirus pandemic.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General