Bochen Han

2 weeks ago | scmp.com | Bochen Han

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth told Congress on Thursday he would involve lawmakers in a 30-day assessment of the Aukus alliance, a day after the future of the three-country security pact was thrown into question by reports that the Pentagon was putting it under review.

3 weeks ago | scmp.com | Bochen Han

More than 700 American scholars of China have signed a petition urging US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to pause moves to impose visa restrictions against Chinese students.

3 weeks ago | scmp.com | Bochen Han

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Thursday said Washington would refrain from imposing tariffs on natural resources the country does not hold in abundance amid tough questioning by House lawmakers about American consumers facing rising prices. “In our trade deals, our expectation is … we will not have tariffs on unavailable natural resources, but we will have market access for our farmers and our ranchers,” said Lutnick in testimony at a budget hearing of the House Appropriations Committee.

3 weeks ago | scmp.com | Bochen Han

The top US commander in the Pacific said on Monday that Beijing was on a “dangerous course” and its operations around Taiwan were not mere exercises, but “rehearsals”. “We face a profoundly consequential time in the Indo-Pacific. China is on a dangerous course,” said Admiral Samuel Paparo, head of US Indo-Pacific Command, in a special address to an AI expo hosted by the Special Competitive Studies Project think tank. “Their aggressive manoeuvres around Taiwan are not just exercises.

3 weeks ago | scmp.com | Bochen Han

Chinese spies at Stanford University. American and Chinese pawns for Beijing at Duke Kunshan. Chinese student scouts near a military site in Michigan. These are some of the “bombshell” allegations that have been fuelling online buzz and US government efforts to sever educational ties between the US and China in recent months.