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Will move forward with bill to block TikTok: US House Speaker Kevin McCart
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified before US Congress amid growing security concerns and potential Chinese government influence over the company. He faced hostile questioning from the US House Energy and Commerce Committee.
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US House panel on China highlights abuse of Uyghurs
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Rights groups accuse Beijing of abuses, including forced labour, mass surveillance and the placement of 1 million or more Uyghurs - a mainly Muslim ethnic group - in a network of internment camps in Xinjiang.
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China's 'Digital Silk Road' in Africa, US raises questions on spying
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A group of US lawmakers recently drafted a resolution criticizing South Africa's government for its close relations with Beijing, including its use of Chinese technology, and called on President Joe Biden to review Americans' relationship with Pretoria, South Africa, Global Security reported
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US House select committee seeks answers from FBI on Chinese govt run polic
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Wray had in November 2022, told Congress that he was deeply concerned about Beijing setting up unauthorised "police stations" in US cities to possibly pursue influence operations. He, however, declined at the time to detail the bureau's investigative work on the issue.
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy expresses commitment to deepen India-US ties
Updated : 3 years ago IST
US House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy welcomed Indian Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu to the US in California & expressed his firm commitment & support for deepening the India-US partnership. He said he looks forward to Speaker's visit to strengthen the India-US relationship fu
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China plans to triple nuclear warheads to 900 by 2035: Report
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The blueprint, prepared by the People's Liberation Army, has been approved by Chinese President Xi Jinping, head of the military, who has been eager to strengthen Beijing's deterrence against Washington.
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US: Indian American Congressman Ami Bera elected ranking member of House f
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Ami Bera stressed that he is committed to working with his colleagues on both sides of the aisle to address the challenges faced by the Indo-Pacific region.
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Four Indian-American lawmakers appointed as members of key US House Commit
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Four Indian-American lawmakers Raja Krishnamoorthi, Pramila Jayapal, Ami Bera and Ro Khanna have been appointed as members of key US House Committees, reflecting the growing influence of the community in American politics.
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US: Indian-American Ami Bera appointed to House Intelligence Committee
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Ami Bera in a press release said that he is "honoured" to be appointed to serve on the House Intelligence Committee.
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Indian-American Pramila Jayapal named Ranking Member of US Immigration Sub
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"As the first South Asian woman elected to the US House of Representatives and one of only two dozen naturalized citizens in Congress, I am honoured and humbled to serve as the Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement," Jayapal said in a pr
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Odds of US military's conflict 'very high' with China: Top Republican
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
While giving the interview to Fox News Sunday, the new chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the US House of Representatives Michael McCaul said, "We have to be prepared for this and it could happen I think as long as Biden is in office projecting weakness as he did with Afghanistan t
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Frustrated with US agency's refusal to investigate grant to terrorism link
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Michael McCaul, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, in a letter to United States Agency for International Development (USAID) administrator Samantha Power, demanded a full review.
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