China

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump maintained 10% tariff raises for most trading partners, while announcing China would face 125% increases. It’s unclear yet how those will affect Idaho’s agriculture, one of the state’s largest exporting industries.

China recently banned exports of certain rare earth minerals to the U.S. as part of an ongoing tech war between the two superpowers. With the largest supplier of those minerals out, some experts weigh in on what this means for the growing industry in the Rocky Mountains.

An interview with Minxin Pei, author of The Sentinel State. The book argues that the endurance of dictatorship in China owes less to advanced technology than it does to the human resources of the Leninist surveillance state.

An interview with Isaac Stone Fish, author of America Second. The book is an exposé of America’s political and business ties to China, often with profound and hidden costs to U.S. interests.with Isaac Stone Fish, author of America Second. The book is an exposé of America’s political and business ties to China, often with profound and hidden costs to U.S. interests.

China is facing a new wave of COIVD-19 infections that could see as many as 65 million cases per week by the end of June, as a new Omicron variant has been hitting the country since last month.

In the wake of a trade war during the Trump Administration, the United States, and Idaho in particular, was beginning to enjoy an increase of exports and imports from China.

In Idaho, there are millions of reasons to pay attention to the global concerns swirling around China, specifically millions of dollars in trade in and out of the Gem State.

An interview with Amelia Pang, author of Made in China: A Prisoner, an SOS Letter, and the Hidden Cost of America's Cheap Goods. The book explores ethical consumption and how a cheap price tag typically hides a higher human cost.

A new exhibit celebrates Chinese mining history in Idaho.

In the 19th century, when gold mining was all the rage in the west, thousands of Chinese miners settled into what become known as The Gem State.