WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.—A Chinese agent who tried to bribe the IRS and manipulate the agency into advancing Beijing’s transnational repression against a U.S. nonprofit has received a 20-month prison sentence. U.S. citizen John Chen, 72, was a principal actor in
Exports of Swiss watches declined for a second straight month in October, driven in part by a drop in demand in China as consumers pulled back on luxury spending, according to a statement from the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry. Swiss timepiece
Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.), chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, holds a press conference at 4 p.m. ET on Nov. 19 in response to the sentencing of the Hong Kong 47 democracy activists. ...
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has warned China that supplying Russia with drones with lethal capabilities for its war in Ukraine “must and will have consequences.” Baerbock didn’t elaborate on her Nov. 18 statement. On the same day, European