by Sylvan Lane | Feb 6, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Montana Senator Max Baucus’s appointment as ambassador of China on Thursday on a 96-0 vote. Baucus “is an extremely smart person, and certainly versed in what goes on here in the Congress of the United States,” said Senate...
by Stephanie Haines | Jan 14, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON – A workers’ rights group Wednesday filed a complaint with the Department of Labor challenging low pay of food court workers at Washington’s Union Station, then the workers and activists joined together for a protest at the famed railway station to push for...
by Ben Kamisar | Mar 13, 2012 | Business
WASHINGTON — Continuing the administration’s push to challenge China’s trading tactics, President Barack Obama announced Tuesday that the United States will file a trade complaint against the world’s largest country. “Our competitors should be on...
by Shirley Li | Feb 15, 2012 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON – Chinese Vice President and expected future leader Xi Jinping urged international stability Wednesday between the U.S. and China, calling for a “mutually beneficial relationship” in a speech before business leaders on the second day of his U.S. tour....
by Rebecca Nelson | Feb 14, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — When Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping visited the White House Tuesday, he wasn’t only greeted by the Obama administration – activists rallied outside demanding Tibetan independence from China. The calls come after decades of protesting what...