Category: United States International Relations

Solar Companies Seek New U.S. Tariffs on Asian Imports

Firms warn that China uses its neighbors to skirt existing levies, depressing prices and threatening U.S. investments.
‘Thunder Run’: Behind Lawmakers’ Secretive Push to Pass the TikTok Bill

A tiny group of lawmakers huddled in private about a year ago, aiming to keep the discussions away from TikTok lobbyists while bulletproofing a bill that could ban the app.
Congress Passed a Bill That Could Ban TikTok. Here’s What Happens Next.

After President Biden signs the bill to force a sale of the video app or ban it, the legislation will face court challenges, a shortage of qualified buyers and Beijing’s hostility.
Chinese Export Surge Clouds U.S. Hopes of a Domestic Solar Boom

The decision by a Massachusetts solar company to abandon plans to build a $1.4 billion U.S. factory highlights the risks amid a flood of Chinese clean energy exports.
Chinese Export Surge Clouds U.S. Hopes of a Domestic Solar Boom

The decision by a Massachusetts solar company to abandon plans to build a $1.4 billion U.S. factory highlights the risks amid a flood of Chinese clean energy exports.
Chinese Exports Are Threatening Biden’s Industrial Agenda

The president is increasingly hitting back with tariffs and other measures meant to restrict imports, raising tensions with Beijing.
TikTok’s Origin Story: Court Files Show Role of GOP Megadonor Jeff Yass

Court records, mistakenly made public, tell a story about the birth of ByteDance, its bumpy road to success and the role of the Republican megadonor Jeff Yass’s firm.
Biden, Competing With Trump to Be Tough on China, Calls for Steel Tariffs

Speaking to the United Steelworkers union in Pittsburgh, the president urged major increases to some tariffs on steel and aluminum products from China.
What a TikTok Ban Would Mean for the U.S. Defense of an Open Internet

Global digital rights advocates are watching to see if Congress acts, worried that other countries could follow suit with app bans of their own.
Inside Washington’s Role in Microsoft’s Big AI Deal With G42

The White House laid the ground work for Microsoft’s $1.5 billion investment in an Emirati artificial intelligence start-up, a deal meant to box out Beijing.
Microsoft Makes High-Stakes Play in Tech Cold War With Emirati A.I. Deal

Microsoft plans to invest $1.5 billion in G42, an Emirati company with ties to China, as Washington and Beijing maneuver to secure tech influence in the Gulf.
U.S. Scrutiny of Chinese Company Could Disrupt U.S. Supply Chain for Key Drugs

Lawmakers raising national security concerns and seeking to disconnect a major Chinese firm from U.S. pharmaceutical interests have rattled the biotech industry. The firm is deeply involved in development and manufacturing of crucial therapies for cancer, cystic fibrosis, H.I.V. and other illnesses.