US calls on China to immediately release Jailed Hong Kong activists: Mike Pompeo
Washington/Sputnik: The United States is urging China to immediately release 10 Hong Kong activists who were sentenced in a Chinese court on charges related to the city's anti-government protests, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement on Thursday.
Singapore: Man who spied in US for China arrested
Singapore City/UNI: The Internal Security Department (ISD) of Singapore on Wednesday arrested the Singaporean man, Dickson Yeo Jun Wei, who was spying on the United States for China and spent 14 months in a US prison, the ISD said.
Joe Biden urges US Congress to provide more funds COVID-19 treatment, reopening efforts
Washington/Sputnik: US President-elect Joe Biden urged Congress to provide additional funds to fund COVID-19 treatment as well as reopening efforts.
US-based advocacy group says China has strategically captured entire US supply chain
Washington: Lucas Kunce, the national security director at the American Economic Liberties Project, has said that China has “strategically captured our entire supply chain” in the past couple of years, media reports said.
US govt condemns Pakistan Court's order to release Daniel Pearl's alleged killer
Washington/UNI: The United States on Thursday condemned a Pakistan Court's order to release British-born Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, accused of killing US journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002.
Iran builds up air defense systems near nuclear sites over possible US strikes - Reports
Moscow/Sputnik: Iran is strengthening air defense systems located near its nuclear facilities as a precaution against possible US missile strikes, the Kuwaiti Al-Qabas newspaper reported on Thursday, citing informed sources from Iran.
US govt to study China's crackdown on Uyghurs
Washington/UNI: U.S. administration would closely study the Chinese government's crackdown on its Uyghur ethnic minority and may consider labeling it "genocide," said a government official.
Joe Biden administration to follow tough policies against China: Report
Washington: US President-elect Joe Biden has said he will tighten the screws on China, hewing closer to the Trump administration’s tough policies on Beijing, media reports said on Sunday.
Chinese Communist Party is existential threat to US security and prosperity: Pompeo
Washingon; US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said the challenge from the Chinese Communist Party is existential.
US blacklists China's leading drone manufacturer DJI, 59 other entities
Washington/Sputnik: The US Department of Commerce announced on Friday that it blacklisted China's leading drone manufacturer DJI as well as 59 scientific and industrial entities in the country for actions deemed contrary to the national security or foreign policy interest of the United States.
UN experts raise concern over charges against US indigenous leader and rights defender
Washington: Independent UN human rights experts expressed serious concern on Friday over the arrest and charges brought against an indigenous leader, for peacefully protesting a political rally held last July at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, located on treaty lands of the Great Sioux Nation.
US population projected to exceed 332 mln by April 2021: Census Bureau
Washington/Sputnik: The population of the United States is expected to reach 332.5 million by April next year, US Census Bureau said in a statement.
FedEx starts getting Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses in US, processing underway: Reports
Washington/Sputnik: FedEx has started receiving doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 in the US, The Commercial Appeal newspaper reports.
US imposes sanctions, visa restrictions on two Chinese nationals
Washington: The United States has imposed sanctions and visa restrictions against two Chinese nationals, including gangster Wan Kuok Koi.
Tension with US: China revokes visa exemption for diplomatic passport holders
Beijing: China on Thursday said it has decided to revoke visa exemption treatment for U.S. diplomatic passport holders paying temporary visits to Hong Kong and Macao, adding more fuel to the already tense relationship between the two nations.