Explainer: Emerging Get-Tough Consensus Among Trump’s China Advisers Tested by Hong Kong Debate by Reuters May 25, 2020 1 His advisers have become more in sync on the need to pressure China, including over Hong Kong. Read moreDetails
National Security Advisor Calls Trump’s Travel Restrictions on China a ‘Profile in Courage’ by Bradley Cortright May 24, 2020 30 "Against the advice of many of his other advisers, he immediately imposed a travel ban on China on the 30th, two days later." Read moreDetails
Hong Kong Police Fire Tear Gas as Protesters Rise up Against Security Law by Reuters May 24, 2020 5 A protester wearing a black hoodie and surgical mask held a banner that said: "I stand for Hong Kong's independence." Read moreDetails
US Condemns China’s ‘Disastrous Proposal’ on Hong Kong: Pompeo by Reuters May 22, 2020 2 "The United States condemns the ... proposal to unilaterally and arbitrarily impose national security legislation on Hong Kong." Read moreDetails
Senate Passes Bill That Could Block Chinese Firms From US Securities Exchanges by Reuters May 20, 2020 5 The measure also would require public companies disclose whether they are owned or controlled by a foreign government. Read moreDetails
US Mulls Paying Companies, Tax Breaks to Pull Supply Chains From China by Reuters May 18, 2020 4 But the Trump administration itself remains divided over how best to proceed. Read moreDetails
Wuhan Plans Coronavirus Testing for 11 Million Residents in Hopes of Avoiding Second Wave by Meaghan Ellis May 15, 2020 8 Wuhan plans to execute the mass testing effort in just 10 days. Read moreDetails
Special Report: Caught in Trump-China Feud, WHO Leader Under Siege by Reuters May 15, 2020 1 "We knew how it was going to look, and he can sometimes be a bit naive about that." Read moreDetails
Pelosi Calls Trump’s Comments About China an ‘Interesting Diversion’ by Bradley Cortright May 14, 2020 0 "There will be plenty of time for after-action review." Read moreDetails
FBI Says China Hackers Are Trying to Steal Coronavirus Treatment, Vaccine Research by Bradley Cortright May 13, 2020 5 "These actors have been observed attempting to identify and illicitly obtain valuable intellectual property." Read moreDetails
Trump Senate Ally Seeks China Sanctions Over COVID-19 Probe by Reuters May 13, 2020 2 Graham said he was convinced that had it not been for "deception" by China's ruling Communist Party, the virus would not be in the United States. Read moreDetails
House Republicans Create a ‘China Task Force’ to Examine a ‘Wide Range of China-Related Issues’ by Bradley Cortright May 7, 2020 4 "The stakes are too high to sit idly by." Read moreDetails
Trump Calls Coronavirus Attack Worse than Pearl Harbor and 9/11 by Alex Thomas May 6, 2020 23 Trump blasts China and says the US needs to re-open Read moreDetails
Pompeo Blames China for Hundreds of Thousands of Virus Deaths, Denies Inconsistency by Reuters May 6, 2020 2 "They knew. China could have prevented the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people worldwide." Read moreDetails
Gingrich Calls for ‘Reparations’ From China for Damages From the Coronavirus by Bradley Cortright May 4, 2020 5 "We ought to be looking at reparations from China." Read moreDetails
Pompeo: There Is ‘Enormous Evidence’ That Coronavirus Originated in a Lab by Bradley Cortright May 3, 2020 59 "These are not the first times that we have had the world exposed to viruses as a result of failures in a Chinese lab." Read moreDetails
Futures Slide as Trump Threatens New Tariffs on China by Reuters May 1, 2020 3 The trade deal with China was now of secondary importance to the pandemic. Read moreDetails
Exclusive: Trump Says China Wants Him to Lose His Bid for Re-Election by Reuters April 30, 2020 1 "China will do anything they can to have me lose this race." Read moreDetails
Trump Faults China for Coronavirus’ Spread, Says U.S. Investigating by Reuters April 28, 2020 1 "We're doing very serious investigations." Read moreDetails
Pompeo: U.S. Calls on China to Permanently Close Wildlife Wet Markets by Reuters April 23, 2020 2 "The United States has called on the People's Republic of China to permanently close its wildlife wet markets and all markets that sell illegal wildlife." Read moreDetails