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3 Chinese Citizens Arrested Over Uranium Scheme

They allegedly tried to buy 4 pounds in former Soviet republic of Georgia

(Newser) - Three Chinese citizens were arrested in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi while attempting to illegally purchase 2 kilograms (4.4 pounds) of uranium, the country's State Security Service said Saturday. The suspects planned to buy the nuclear material for $400,000 and transport it back to China through Russia,...

On Trump's Trip, One Longshot Is a Meeting With Kim Jong Un

President leaves for Asia on Friday night

(Newser) - President Trump leaves for a high-profile tour of Asia on Friday night, his first visit to the region since returning to office. The big event is an expected meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, though Reuters notes that much uncertainty exists over how substantive it will be. Meanwhile, speculation is...

China Has a Major Domestic Spending Problem

Consumer-goods subsidies haven't made much of an impact

(Newser) - China's economy has a new problem: its own consumers. While global shoppers are snapping up Chinese goods at record rates despite tariffs and trade tensions, Chinese citizens themselves are keeping their wallets closed, the New York Times reports. The result is an economy increasingly reliant on exports, even as...

Xi Is Purging Communist Party Officials at a Rapid Pace

There were a lot of empty seats at the Central Committee meeting this week

(Newser) - Xi Jinping has further consolidated his grip on power, as a wave of purges has whittled down the ranks of China's Communist Party elite to their smallest size in decades. Figures released after a four-day party conclave in Beijing reveal that nearly a sixth of the Central Committee's...

China Imported No US Soybeans Last Month

Tariffs and trade tension push China to Brazil and Argentina

(Newser) - China imported no soybeans from the US in September, marking the first time in nearly seven years that shipments from American farmers to their largest foreign customer have dropped to zero, Reuters reports. The drop, which highlights the ongoing trade rift between the world's two largest economies, is the...

NASA Threatens to Dump SpaceX From Moon Mission

Elon Musk doubtful as agency opens door to rivals amid race with China

(Newser) - NASA is rethinking its moon lander contract with SpaceX, raising the prospect that Elon Musk's company could lose its central role in the agency's Artemis III mission—the first crewed lunar landing since Apollo. Acting NASA chief Sean Duffy signaled during TV appearances on Monday that SpaceX...

Study Reveals There's No Amoxicillin Without China

Nearly 700 drugs rely on chemicals only made in China

(Newser) - Amoxicillin might strike you as a pretty standard and easy-to-obtain antibiotic—and it is, because of China. An analysis published Wednesday revealed that nearly 700 US medicines contain at least one chemical sourced exclusively from China. The New York Times explains that drug production is a multistep process that begins...

Xi Takes Military Purge to a New Level

No. 2 general is among 9 expelled from military, Communist Party

(Newser) - China's second-highest ranking general and eight other senior officials have been expelled from the ruling Communist Party and the military on suspicion of serious misconduct linked to corruption, the country's defense ministry said Friday. He Weidong, who was the vice-chair of the powerful Central Military Commission, is the...

There's Fallout From That Himalayan Fireworks Show

Four Chinese officials lose their jobs after last month's environmentally damaging display

(Newser) - Four Chinese officials have lost their jobs in the fallout to a clothing company's fireworks display in the environmentally sensitive Himalayas last month. Authorities in Tibet's Shigatse city announced the punishments Wednesday, following apologies from Canadian clothing comapny Arc'teryx and Chinese pyrotechnics artist Cai Guo-Qiang. Gyantse County'...

How Chinese Gangs Made $1B From Scam Texts

Criminals use stolen credit cards to make fraudulent purchases, pocketing the profits

(Newser) - Criminal gangs based in China have raked in more than $1 billion over the past three years by bombarding Americans with scam text messages, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The messages, often posing as overdue toll or postal fee notices, aim to trick recipients into handing over credit-card...

Bristling at China's Move, Trump Announces 100% Tariff

Beijing has placed new export limits on rare earth minerals

(Newser) - President Trump on Friday announced a sweeping 100% tariff on Chinese goods, escalating a high-stakes standoff over China's new restrictions on rare earth minerals vital to global technology and manufacturing. The levy will take effect no later than Nov. 1, Trump posted on Truth Social, and will replace...

Tennis Star Asks: 'You Want a Player to Die on Court?'

Extreme heat and humidity in China leaves players ill, injured

(Newser) - Tennis stars are finding the extreme heat and humidity during a late-season swing through China so brutal that one paused to ask the chair umpire a question: "Do you want a player to die on court?" Holger Rune, who's ranked No. 11 in the world, was being...

Trump Slams China, and the Markets Sink

President accuses Beijing of being 'very hostile' over rare-earth metals

(Newser) - President Trump took an unexpected shot at China on Friday, and the stock market immediately recoiled at the prospect of a new flare-up in relations, reports CNBC .
  • In a Truth Social post, Trump wrote that Beijing was becoming "very hostile" in regard to rare-earth materials, a reference to newly
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In China, a 'Groundbreaking' Organ Transplant

Pig liver acted as temporary bridge for cancer patient's liver recovery, though he eventually died

(Newser) - Chinese surgeons have pulled off a world first: transplanting part of a genetically modified pig's liver into a human patient. The landmark procedure, detailed in the Journal of Hepatology , involved grafting a section of pig liver onto the remaining lobe of a 71-year-old man after removing the part...

US Fires Diplomat for Dating Woman Tied to Chinese Communist Party

Firing is first of its kind since Biden outlawed relationships with members of Beijing's Communist Party

(Newser) - The State Department said Wednesday that it has fired a US diplomat over a romantic relationship he admitted having with a Chinese woman alleged to have ties to the Chinese Communist Party. The dismissal is believed to be the first of its kind for violating a ban on such relationships...

United Nations to Pull Back 25% of Peacekeepers After US Cuts

At least 13K personnel around the world are affected

(Newser) - The United Nations will begin slashing its peacekeeping force and operations, forcing thousands of soldiers in the next several months to evacuate far-flung global hotspots as a result of the latest US funding cuts. A senior UN official briefed reporters Wednesday on the 25% reduction in peacekeepers worldwide prompted by...

Herschel Walker Now Officially Works for the US Government

Ex-NFL star is confirmed as ambassador to the Bahamas, as US eyes China's rise in the region

(Newser) - Herschel Walker, best known for his NFL days and a recent Senate run , is stepping onto a new field. The US Senate on Tuesday confirmed Walker's appointment as US ambassador to the Bahamas, breaking a nearly 15-year stretch without an American envoy in Nassau, a gap that put...

How a Stolen iPhone Unraveled a Massive UK-China Theft Ring

Police say suspects smuggled as many as 40K phones out of Britain

(Newser) - A single iPhone's digital breadcrumb trail has led British police to what they describe as the country's biggest-ever crackdown on mobile phone theft. The Metropolitan Police say they've busted an international gang suspected of funneling as many as 40,000 stolen devices from the UK to...

Trump Weighs Giving Hurting Farmers Tariff Revenue

It's one option for a reported bailout in the works

(Newser) - Facing a surge in bankruptcies and plummeting crop prices, American farmers could soon see a multi-billion-dollar rescue package from the White House as President Trump moves to address the fallout from his own trade war. Trump is now considering a bailout for the agriculture industry that could reach $14...

Text Highlights New Wrinkle in America's Soybean Problem

Message indicates that after the US helped it out, Argentina sweetened its own soybean offer

(Newser) - The caption to the photo snapped by an AP photographer is fairly innocuous: "Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent checks a text message regarding Argentina relations with the United States during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 23." But the substance of that text...

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