
China In Focus
Fast, compelling, first-hand news from China. China in Focus airs Monday–Friday at 9:30 p.m. ET.
Hosted By Tiffany Meier
Latest episodes

Jul 5, 2025 • 22min
Trump: America Will Never Be a Communist Country - China in Focus
00:00 Intro01:13 Trump: America Will Never Be a Communist Country01:39 Tariff Deadline for Foreign Countries Fast Approaching02:33 Tax Rule Hits Air Cargo Shipments From Asia04:37 Flights to Japan Canceled Over Comic Book Prediction07:51 Fear Grows in Hong Kong as Freedoms Slip Away11:14 Eric Trump: US Outperforms China in Productivity18:08 Security Experts Warn of Chinese Spy Risks to UK10:36 China Imposes Up to 35 Percent Tariff on EU Brandy

Jul 4, 2025 • 19min
Trump Announces U.S. Trade Deal with Vietnam -China in Focus
00:00 Intro01:41 Trump Announces US Trade Deal With Vietnam04:30 US Imposes 40 Percent Tariff on Vietnam Transshipped Goods05:31 US Lifts Chip Export Restrictions to China06:22 Xi to Miss BRICS Summit for First Time in 12 Years08:11 Taiwan Tests Urban Readiness in Largest Military Drill09:15 US Envoy in Taiwan Reaffirms Support at July 4 Event11:12 Five-Story Building Collapses Into River in Southern China11:59 Observers Say Xi Jinping’s Exit Could Be Imminent15:07 French Antitrust Agency Fines China’s Shein $47 Million15:54 China Not in UK Government's Top Tier Threat List

Jul 3, 2025 • 22min
U.S. Allies Team Up to Break China’s Critical Minerals Grip - China in Focus
00:00 Intro01:14 Quad's Race for Critical Minerals02:18 Report: US Weapons Relying on China for Key Minerals04:13 Trump Says Deal With Japan Unlikely05:24 Australian PM Faces Heat Over Delayed Trump Meeting08:09 Ex-DEA Chief Reveals Sting on Chinese Drug Dealers10:30 Chinese Nationals Arrested for Spying on US Navy12:12 Fiji PM: Chinese Military Base Not Welcome14:10 US Prices for China-Made Goods Rise on Amazon15:57 Who Will Succeed the Dalai Lama?16:54 Huawei Faces Trial for Bank Fraud in US17:34 China Extends Duties on Certain Foreign Steel18:40 Chinese 'Mega-Embassy' Plans in London Face Protest

Jul 2, 2025 • 24min
RPT: Russia to Train China on Fighting Nato Weapons - China in Focus
00:00 Intro01:15Ukraine Intelligence: Russia to Train China on Fighting NATO Weapons02:46 Quad Summit in D.C. Strengthens Indo-Pacific4:13 What Are Rare Earths and Why Are They Important?11:24 Germany Wants DeepSeek Out of App Stores12:56 Chinese Manufacturing Contracts for 3rd Straight Month14:04 Taiwan to Hold Recall Vote on Pro-China Legislators15:48 How U.S. Strikes on Iran Affect China

Jul 1, 2025 • 23min
New CCP Body Shows Power Shifting Away From Xi: Analysts - China in Focus
New CCP Body Shows Power Shifting Away From Xi: Analysts - China in Focus

Jun 28, 2025 • 23min
20 New Bat Viruses Found in China Raise Alarms- China in Focus
00:00 Intro01:07 20 New Bat Viruses Found in China Spark Concern02:40 Trump Announces New U.S.-China Trade Deal04:01 GE Appliances to Invest $490M in Kentucky06:05 Ex-Governor Aide Faces New Federal COVID Fraud Charges07:32 Expert: Beijing on Edge After U.S. Strikes on Iran12:43 Visa Ban Expanded to Families of Drug Traffickers15:33 Czech Intel: China Plotted Crash Targeting Taiwan VP17:32 Americans Turn to DIY Weight-Loss Drugs

Jun 27, 2025 • 21min
China Still Choking US Industry With Rare Earth Controls- China in Focus
00:00 Intro01:39 China Stalls Rare Earth Exports Despite U.S. Deal04:39 Senators Probe CCP-Backed Lawfare Targeting U.S. Energy07:30 Smuggled Fungus to Bioweapons: China’s Threat in the West14:51 Two Chinese Nationals Caught Filming U.S. Ship in South Korea15:42 Pretend Workspaces’ Are Booming in China — Here’s Why17:18 China’s Automakers Eye Africa’s Potential EV Market19:29 U.S. Diplomat Criticizes Hong Kong Repression

Jun 26, 2025 • 21min
Trump: China Can Continue Purchasing Iranian Oil - China in Focus
00:00 Intro01:33 Trump: China Can Continue Purchasing Iranian Oil; White House: Oil Sanctions Stay04:08 Iranian Defense Minister Lands in China04:52 Hearing: Transnational Repression on US Soil07:21 CCP-Style Messaging on Shen Yun Surfaces in NY Times16:05 Bill Would Ban Chinese AI at Federal Agencies17:09 New Bill Touts Tougher Penalties for Chinese Spies19:37 Pentagon Tests Long-Range Radar in Alaska19:40 Japan Conducts First Missile Test on Its Home Soil

Jun 25, 2025 • 22min
FBI Chief: CCP is Adversary of Our Time - China in Focus
00:00 Intro01:52 FBI Chief: CCP Is Adversary of Our Time02:57 Analyst: U.S. Still Eyes China Despite Iran Strikes06:26 Explainer: China’s Support for Iran’s Nuclear, Economy08:38 NATO OKs 5% GDP Defense Spending Amid China Threat10:44 U.S. House Fully Supports Taiwan’s Reentry to IMF12:09 Floods Hit Southern China, Streets Turn to Rivers13:52 New COVID-19 Variant Surging in China, Found in U.S.15:14 New Texas Law to Prevent Land Sales to CCP-Linked Buyers16:06 1Starbucks Denies Plan to Sell China Operations17:48 Chinese Student Jailed 24 Years for Rapes in UK19:27 UN: Rights Abuses Persist in North Korea

Jun 24, 2025 • 23min
Will Beijing Urge Iran Not to Close Hormuz Strait? - China in Focus
00:00 Intro01:09 Will Beijing Urge Iran Not to Close Hormuz Strait?04:28 Newsham on What China's Support for Iran Means for the Region10:10 FDA Halts Programs Exposing American DNA to China11:27 Trump Calls for Election Probe13:22 Ex-Engineer Leaked US Stealth Tech to China15:24 China Says It Will Tighten Fentanyl Controls16:20 China's Cheap Evs Flood Brazil, Triggering Backlash18:31 EU Blocks China from Major Medical Contracts19:42 Greater Control Online: China's Internet Virtual ID21:18 Taiwan Recall Vote to Strengthen Lai, Weaken Opposition