US Lawmakers Question Apple CEO Whether Cancellation of Jon Stewart’s Show Was Related to China CommentaryHouse of Representative members leading a special committee questioned Apple CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday concerning the tech company’s choice to cancel Jon Stewart’s Apple TV+ talk show because the host was planning a segment on China. The letter addressed whether or not the streaming giant was reticent about having China as the subject material of one of the series’ episodes, as originally reported by Variety. In essence, it emphasized the importance of an open exchange of ideas. It was signed by the leaders of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Community Party (CCP), including Chair Rep. Michael Gallagher (R-Wis.) and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), the panel’s ranking Democrat....

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House Republican Reintroduces Bill to Prevent Federal Funds From Flowing to CCP's HandsHouse Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-Tenn.) is reintroducing a bill on Thursday that would require the federal government to detail any funding flowing to companies in communist China, The Epoch Times has learned. The bill, named “Our Money in China Transparency Act,” is the latest effort to track U.S. investment in China amid rising concerns about the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) espionage efforts against the United States and its citizens. “The CCP is a national security threat; it’s time we act like it. And this means knowing every cent the federal government is sending to China,” Mr. Green of Tennessee said in a statement to The Epoch Times. “While Xi Jinping is busy scheming, we must be proactive instead of reactive.”...

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 Jia Junwei, a Chinese petitioner from northern China’s Helojoing Province, staged a protest outside the St. Regis hotel in San Francisco, Calif., on Nov. 14, 2023. (Eva Fu/The Epoch Times)SAN FRANCISCO—A man was taken away on Wednesday after attacking an NTD reporter covering the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. The incident unfolded near the intersection of 4th Street and Market Street, a few blocks from the Moscone Center, where many APEC meetings are being held. The attack was caught on a cellphone video filmed by Jason Blair, a reporter working for NTD, a sister media outlet of The Epoch Times. In an interview with The Epoch Times Wednesday night, Mr. Blair said the man, likely in his 20s, first targeted Falun Gong practitioners before attacking him. The practitioners have been putting up large banners at the location to raise awareness of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) 24-year persecution against their faith as CCP leader Xi Jinping is in the city for the APEC summit....

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House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-Tenn.) is reintroducing a bill on Thursday that would require the federal government to detail any funding flowing to companies in communist China, The Epoch Times has learned. The bill, named “Our Money in China Transparency Act,” is the latest effort to track U.S. investment in China amid rising concerns about the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) espionage efforts against the United States and its citizens. “The CCP is a national security threat; it’s time we act like it. And this means knowing every cent the federal government is sending to China,” Mr. Green of Tennessee said in a statement to The Epoch Times. “While Xi Jinping is busy scheming, we must be proactive instead of reactive.”...

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