
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 11, 2024 • 21min
Biden Slaps Tariffs on Chinese Metal Entering Via Mexico
Biden Slaps Tariffs on Chinese Metal Entering Via MexicoU.S. Names 3 Priorities in Forced Labor EnforcementBiden Warns China and RussiaChina Drills with Belarus Aimed at Nato BorderChina Investigates 17,000 Corrupt Officials in MayIs China's Corruption Crackdown Really Sincere?New U.S. Envoy to Taiwan Meets the Island's PresidentChina's Chongqing Hit by Largest Flood This YearChina Eyes Lending Billions in Loans to BangladeshNew GOP Platform Targets China's Trade StatusChina Leads Generative AI Patent Race: UN ReportChina's Manufacturing Sector Decline Continues

Jul 10, 2024 • 22min
Chinese Student Pleads Guilty to Espionage Charges
Chinese Student Pleads Guilty to Espionage ChargesU.S. Scrutinizes Land Deals near Military SitesS. Korea Warns NATO of Russia-N. Korea ThreatU.S., Ukraine Concerned About India-Russia MeetingsSpeaker Johnson: China-Led Axis Threatens the U.S.Pandas in San Diego Offer Hints About U.S.-China TiesChina Uses Pandas to Reward, Punish Countries: CorrCOVID-19 Cost the U.S. $18 Trillion: InvestigationAustralia Says Chinese Hackers Behind Cyber CrimesChina Seals Off Breach at Major EmbankmentN. Korean Defectors Share Stories on Capitol HillCooking Oil Tankers Found to Be Contaminated

Jul 9, 2024 • 23min
Floods Break Dam at China’s Second Largest Freshwater Lake
Floods Break Dam at China’s Second Largest Freshwater LakeFactory Explosion Strikes Guangdong, ChinaNATO Leaders to Meet in Dc for 75th Anniversary SummitBeijing Tightens Control Over CCP Members in the U.S.Philippines, Japan Sign Defense Pact to Counter ChinaJapan to Take on Global Leadership Role: ChouU.S. Failed to Support Philippines Facing China: NewshamHungary Leader Meets China’s Xi Over Ukraine Peace PlanCCP Vows Zero Unemployment, Using COVID-Era Rhetoric

Jul 6, 2024 • 22min
Over 1 Million Affected By Severe Flooding In China
Over 1 Million Affected by Severe Flooding in ChinaSouthern China in Emergency Mode amid FloodingEurope Slaps More Tariffs on Chinese Electric CarsChina Hints at Retaliation Against European TariffsChinese EV's Made in Mexico Set to Flood The U.S.Germany Blocks Sale of Turbine Business to ChinaChina Closes Some Fentanyl Precursor Sellers: WSJTaiwan Reports More Chinese Military Activity Firms Weigh Pulling Taiwan Staff Out of China Philippines Vows to Fight Back if Assaulted by ChinaU.S. Should Support The Philippines: NewshamU.S. Investigates Chinese Swimmers' Doping Case Hong Kong Activist Asks for Lighter Sentence

Jul 5, 2024 • 22min
1st Victim Account Of Forced Organ Harvesting
1st Victim Account Of Forced Organ HarvestingU.S. Government Helped Mr. Cheng Escape ChinaU.S. Blacklists 4 Firms For Ties To Chinese MilitaryNumber Of U.S. Students In China Plummets'It's All Gone': Floods Devastate Chinese TownsDissident Suppressed By Chinese Police In FranceAlleged China-linked Spy Bases In Cuba Expanding

Jul 4, 2024 • 24min
U.S. Expels 116 Chinese Nationals Via Chartered Plane
U.S. Expels 116 Chinese Nationals Via Chartered PlaneChina Tightens Control on CCP Members OverseasXi Meets Putin for 2nd Time in 2 MonthsArkansas Attorney General Sends Out Dire Warning Over Temu AppChina Seizes Taiwanese Boat, Detains 5 FishermenU.S. Urges De-Escalation as Philippines, China Hold TalksChina Uses Philippines to Test Taiwan Invasion: SadlerCanada Pension Pours $600M into Chinese Electric CarsChina Expands Media Influence in Africa

Jul 3, 2024 • 23min
Report: Cuba Expanded Suspected Chinese Spy Bases
Report: Cuba Expanded Suspected Chinese Spy BasesChinese Spy Base in Cuba Very Concerning: Gen. SpaldingU.S. Sanctions Chinese Suspects Over Money LaunderingSouth China Rivers Hit Highest Level in 70 YearsU.S., Panama Sign Deal to Close Darien Gap to MigrantsReport: U.S. Revoked 8 Export Licenses to HuaweiEV Maker Polestar Looks to Offset U.S., EU TariffsNorwegian Arrested on Suspicion of Spying for ChinaItaly Seizes 6 Tons of Drug Precursors from ChinaEV Parts from China: a National Security Risk?China Tightens Control on Critical Rare Earth MetalsUK Sells Military-Related Equipment to China: Report

Jul 2, 2024 • 23min
98 Chinese Rivers Surge Above Flood Warning Levels
98 Chinese Rivers Surge Above Flood Warning LevelsIs the Pentagon Funding Dangerous Research in China?Blinken: CCP Fuels Security Threat Against EuropeChinese Rocket Accidentally Launches Then CrashesChina Vehicle Crash on Moon Would Be Disastrous: FisherBeijing to Start Spot-Checking E-Devices on Border17-Year-Old Badminton Player Dies After Collapsing on CourtEmpty Shopping Malls Spotted Across ChinaWatchdog Suit Against Binance Can ProceedNorth Korea Launches 2 Missiles, 1 FailedN. Koreans Are Seen Wearing Kim Jong Un Pins

Jun 29, 2024 • 23min
Fact Check: Trump, Biden’s Claims on China Policy
Fact Check: Trump, Biden’s Claims on China PolicyWhat Is No. 1 China Issue the U.s. Needs to Address?a Breakdown of the U.S.-China Maritime Power CompetitionMilwaukee Tool Sued Over Ties to Forced Labor in ChinaCost to Taxpayers of New Mexico Solar Panel Plant?Peace for Taiwan Benefits World: Taiwan PresidentTough European Union Probe Hits Temu, SHEINPopular European Weight Loss Drug Approved in China

Jun 28, 2024 • 22min
Arkansas Sues Chinese-Owned Shopping Platform Temu
Arkansas Sues Chinese-Owned Shopping Platform TemuHuman Rights Group Trying to Stop Shein's London IPOHouse GOP Seeks 9% Commerce Dept. Budget CutFanell: 30 Years of 'Threat Deflation'U.S.: 'Ironclad' Commitment to PhilippinesTaiwan: Do Not Travel to China After Death Threat2 Former Chinese Defense Ministers Expelled from CCPHow Significant Is Falun Gong Protection Act?