The accounts are part of Spamouflage, China’s largest known covert influence operation.
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U.S. bans new types of goods from China over allegations of forced labor
The new approach marked a shift in the U.S. trade relationship with China to increasingly take into account national security and human rights.
U.S. awards $3 billion for EV battery production in 14 states
The effort is part of the Biden administration’s continuing push to reduce China’s global dominance in the sector.
China tests new ways to boost economy stifled by wall of austerity
The embrace of a more expansionary policy in China’s capital is effectively getting canceled out in the provinces, where authorities are in full belt-tightening mode.
Chinese government hackers have penetrated U.S. internet providers to spy
Beijing’s effort has ‘dramatically stepped up from where it used to be,’ says a former top U.S cybersecurity official.
Canada imposes a 100% tariff on imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles, matching the U.S.
Western governments say China’s subsidies give its industry an unfair advantage.
New ‘great game’ unfolds in Pacific as U.S., China vie for maritime routes
The ‘Great Game’ reference harks back to 19th-century competition for influence in Central Asia between the British Empire and Russia’s tsarist rulers.
House Republicans launch probe into Walz’s relationship to China
The House Oversight Committee, led by Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., is turning its recent scrutiny from President Biden to Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate.
China challenges EV tariffs imposed by Europe, files complaint
The EU last month imposed provisional tariffs on some car imports from China that would raise rates to as high as 48% after a months-long probe into Chinese state aid to EV makers.
U.S. weighs new restrictions on China’s access to AI memory chips
The new restrictions are likely to be unveiled as soon as late August as part of a broader package that also includes sanctions against more than 120 Chinese firms.