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Midterm: Short-Term Gain, Long-Term Pain for China; China Calls Explosive Found at PNG a ‘Wine Bottle’
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By Tiffany Meier
11/6/2026Updated: 11/6/2026

A significant Democratic victory in the U.S. midterm elections: Is it a gain or a setback for China—or is it perhaps both? We examine the facts and explain what the results could mean for Beijing.

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong will spend another decade behind bars. The court’s ruling has drawn sharp criticism from the United States and Taiwan.

An unprecedented meeting between President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Chinese leader Xi Jinping could take place this year. Both Beijing and Moscow have hinted at the possibility.

China’s economic woes are spilling onto the streets. From construction sites to factory floors, workers are staging protests and demanding months of unpaid wages.

China’s embassy is dismissing a military explosive as a harmless, shell-shaped wine bottle, insisting it poses no danger. The device, part of a Chinese weapon, was discovered in the Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea.

  1. Midterm: Short-Term Gain, Long-Term Pain for China

  2. U.S. and Taiwan Condemn Joshua Wong’s New Sentence

  3. China Confirms Summit With U.S. and Russia

  4. Worker Protests Across China Over Unpaid Wages

  5. Chinese Bank Complicit in Helping Iran and Russia

  6. China Blocks SoftBank’s Acquisition of ABB’s Robotics

  7. China Calls Explosive Found in PNG a ‘Wine Bottle’

  8. How GOP Losses Will Affect Trump’s Agenda

  9. What Will a Dem-Controlled Congress Do About Iran War?

  10. Could the Midterm Results Impact Data Centers?

  11. Golf Courses Use 4 Times More Water Than Data Centers

Views expressed in this video are those of the host and guest(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.

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Tiffany Meier is a senior anchor, China news reporter, and producer for NTD News based at the network's global headquarters in New York City. Tiffany hosts NTD's prime time show "Tiffany Meier Tonight" as well as "China in Focus." She also co-moderates NTD's special election coverage "The Nation Decides." Tiffany produced the award-winning NTD Original documentary "Hollywood Takeover: China's Control in the Film Industry."