Not just China: India also a piece of the US opioid puzzle
Much has been written about China’s alleged role in the US opioid crisis. Chemicals from Chinese suppliers have supposedly been used by Mexican cartels...
Trump could decide next year to withdraw from USMCA: US trade representative
Published: 5:12am, 5 Dec 2025Updated: 6:34am, 5 Dec 2025 US President Donald Trump could decide next year to withdraw from the United States-Mexico-Canada trade...
Maduro Says Call With Trump Points to a ‘Respectful Dialogue’ Between Countries
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said on Dec. 3 that he and U.S. President Donald Trump had a “respectful and cordial” phone call roughly 10...
Congress Debates Health Care as Obamacare Deadline Looms: What to Know
Democrats are expected to get a Senate vote next week on their plan to extend the expiring enhanced subsidies for the Affordable Care Act,...
Bondi and Patel Hold Press Conference on Law Enforcement Action
Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel hold a press conference on significant law enforcement action at 1 p.m. ET on Dec....
Not the Endgame: Xi’s Allies Fall One by One—Chen Weijun, Yi Huiman, Ma Xingrui, Li Xi
China Insights delivers sharp, data-driven analysis of China’s politics, economy, and society. We connect the dots behind breaking headlines — from Beijing’s power shifts...
Senators unveil bill to keep Trump from easing curbs on AI chip sales to China
A bipartisan group of US senators, including prominent Republican China hawk Tom Cotton, on Thursday unveiled a bill that would block the Trump administration...
China says it is working ‘with all parties’ to prevent escalation in Venezuela
China said on Wednesday that it is working “with all parties” to prevent a military escalation in the Caribbean as the United States intensifies...
House to Vote on Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act, and Another Act
The U.S. House will vote on the following two acts at 10 a.m. ET on Dec. 4: H.R. 1069 – PROTECT Our Kids Act...