The U.S. Commerce Department said Friday it will ban Chinese-owned TikTok and WeChat from U.S. app stores on Sunday and will saddle the apps with technical restrictions that could seriously limit their functionality in the U.S. The order, which cited national security and data privacy concerns, follows weeks of dealmaking...
US Tariffs on China Ruled To Be Illegal by World Trade Body
GENEVA — The World Trade Organization said Tuesday that Trump administration tariffs on Chinese goods totaling more than $200 billion are illegal under the rules of the global trade body. The decision marks the first time the Geneva-based trade body has ruled against a series of tariffs that President Donald...
Virus Surge Makes US Weak Link in Global Economic Recovery
FRANKFURT, Germany — People in China are back to buying German luxury cars. Europe's assembly lines are accelerating. Now the global economy is waiting for the United States to get its coronavirus outbreak under control and boost the recovery, but there's little sign of that. The United States’ fumbling response to the...
Trump Bans Dealings With Chinese Owners of TikTok, WeChat
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump has ordered a sweeping but vague ban on dealings with the Chinese owners of popular social media apps TikTok and WeChat on security grounds, a move China's government criticized as “political manipulation." The twin executive orders Thursday — one for each app — add to growing U.S.-Chinese conflict...
Did You Get Strange Seeds in the Mail? ‘Don’t Plant Them,’ Says Ag Commission
Unsolicited seeds from China are being received by homeowners throughout the United States. At least 50 Fresno county homeowners have reported the odd packages to the local ag commissioner. More calls are coming in every day. Here's the messaging that officials want people to hear: Do not open the packages....
2020's Final Mars Mission Poised for Blastoff From Florida
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The summer’s third and final mission to Mars — featuring NASA's most elaborate life-hunting rover — is on the verge of liftoff, with the launch is scheduled for Thursday at 4:50 a.m. The rover Perseverance will follow China’s rover-orbiter combo and a United Arab Emirates orbiter,...
Uncertainty Pushes Gold Price to Record, Over $1,930 per Oz
BEIJING — The price of gold surged to a record above $1,934 per ounce on Monday as investors moved money into an asset seen as a safe haven amid jitters about U.S.-Chinese tension and the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. It added 2% percent after breaking its 2011 record high...
Chinese Researcher Charged With US Visa Fraud Is in Custody
SAN FRANCISCO — A Chinese researcher accused of concealing her ties to the Chinese military on a visa application she submitted so she could work in the U.S. was booked Friday into a Northern California jail and was expected to appear in federal court Monday. Sacramento County jail records show...
US: Chinese Researcher Being Harbored at Consulate in SF
WASHINGTON — The Chinese consulate in San Francisco is harboring a Chinese researcher who lied about her military background, the Justice Department said Thursday as it announced charges against that scientist and three others accused of concealing their government ties. The four researchers are accused of lying on applications to...
China Launches Ambitious Attempt to Land Rover on Mars
BEIJING — China launched its most ambitious Mars mission yet on Thursday in a bold attempt to join the United States in successfully landing a spacecraft on the red planet. Engines blazing orange, a Long March-5 rocket took off under clear skies from Hainan Island, south of China's mainland, as...