US Continues Push for Release of Detained Americans | China in Focus
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A top Republican is calling on Beijing to release more Americans in custody after one was freed on Sunday. The United States is throwing accusations at an employee of China's largest aerospace company for trying to steal secrets from NASA and the U.S. military. Federal prosecutors call it a multi-year phishing scheme. Beijing is taking issue with Washington after a U.S. Navy airplane flew above the Taiwan Strait. Why are China and the United States at odds over the shipping lane? The United States has approved a $200 million military sale to Taiwan. The island said it would help with combat readiness in the face of Beijing’s threat.