In a previous episode, we discussed how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is now sending undercover agents to America to try to destroy the classical Chinese dance company Shen Yun Performing Arts. In fact, two Chinese agents were recently arrested and sentenced to prison for doing just that. However, this was only the tip of […]
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he is considering imposing a 10 percent tariff on Chinese imports in response to China’s failure to curb fentanyl trafficking into the United States. Trump, who was sworn in for a second term on Monday, said that his administration could start implementing tariffs on products coming from […]
While more reports of bird flu are coming out across the globe, experts say China has been hard hit as well—and likely substantially harder than the Chinese Communist Party is willing to report. To find out more, NTD spoke to Sean Lin, a former U.S. Army microbiologist and a member of the Committee on the […]
WASHINGTON—Newly sworn-in U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spent his first day on the job engaging with his peers from Australia, India, and Japan—a grouping of four that share concerns about the growing challenges from communist China. The partnership, known as the Quad or the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, has been around for nearly two decades. […]
Authorities in Panama announced on Jan. 20 that they have launched an audit of the Hong Kong-based port operator that controls ports near the Panama Canal, shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump repeated his intention during his inauguration to bring the waterway back under U.S. control. Panama Ports Co., controlled by CK Hutchison Holdings, has […]
President Donald Trump threatening up to 100 percent tariffs on China if the regime doesn’t agree to hand over half of TikTok’s ownership to the United States. At his inauguration, Trump vowed again to take over the Panama Canal and Greenland. We have the details on what Panama did following Trump’s remarks. The World Health […]
The Chinese regime’s cyberespionage campaign will likely become more sophisticated in targeting key adversaries in 2025, particularly the United States, experts have warned. The situation calls for collaborative counteroperations among Quad alliance partners—the United States, India, Japan, and Australia. These nations are targeted by Beijing, but several gaps currently impede their collective efforts, analysts said. […]
Vice President-elect JD Vance met with China’s deputy leader Han Zheng on Sunday morning, the Trump–Vance transition team said. Han, the vice chairman of the Chinese regime and member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), will attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday. Last month, Trump invited Chinese leader Xi […]
The incoming administration is confident it can keep TikTok running in the United States while protecting America’s national security, according to Mike Waltz, President-elect Donald Trump’s appointee for national security adviser. Waltz said in an interview with CNN on Sunday that options to get the social media app back online range from “an outright sale” […]
Chinese state-backed cyber espionage group Salt Typhoon, which has been in the news for its breach of U.S. telecom firms, was first discovered on the federal network using a different name, according to Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). “We saw it as a separate campaign called another goofy cyber […]
FBI Director Christopher Wray, who is stepping down from his role at the helm of the agency, has penned a public farewell message in which he delivers a stark assessment of the dangers facing America, while identifying hostile actions by the Chinese regime as “the defining threat of our generation.” Reflecting on his more than […]
Chinese radio systems manufacturer Hytera pleaded guilty in a federal court in Chicago on Monday to conspiring to steal digital walkie-talkie technology from Illinois-based Motorola Solutions, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in North Illinois said on Tuesday. Under the plea agreement, Hytera will be fined up to $60 million. Separately, the court is expected to decide […]
In Germany, an NGO organized a documentary screening on Wednesday, exposing the Chinese Communist Party’s brutal persecution of Falun Gong. The documentary “Letter from Masanjia” tells the story of Sun Yi, who was detained at the Masanjia Labor Camp in China’s north-east Liaoning province, all because he refused to give up his belief in Falun […]
A push to invest in clean coal is coming from interior secretary nominee Doug Burgum. He says the United States must invest in the energy source in order to generate the energy needed for the AI race with China. Burgum told senators at his confirmation hearing Thursday that he would develop coal and natural gas […]
President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to strengthen the United States’ cybersecurity capabilities following several high-profile hacks from state-sponsored actors in China. The sweeping Jan. 16 order mandates new security requirements for software used by government entities and contractors, establishes a national certification program for secure technology, and lowers the threshold required for […]
China’s dominance in the maritime industry is “unreasonable” and “restricts U.S. commerce,” the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) said on Jan. 16 following months of investigation. The USTR, which launched the investigation in April last year in response to a petition filed by a group of labor unions, said China’s targeted dominance of […]
A Chinese company linked to Beijing’s military pleads guilty to stealing key technology from Motorola. We look at the concerns around the stealing. The Supreme Court upheld the law set to ban TikTok in three days, making its decision the same day President-elect Donald Trump spoke to Chinese leader Xi Jinping about the matter. Trump’s […]
The United States on Jan. 17 sanctioned a Chinese cyber actor and a cybersecurity firm, accusing both of aiding the recent hack into the Treasury Department and the intrusion into major U.S. telecom providers. The Chinese cyber actor identified is Yin Kecheng, a decade-long hacker from Shanghai who officials said is affiliated with the top […]
Chinese communist regime leader Xi Jinping has chosen not to attend U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next week and will instead send deputy leader Han Zheng to Washington as his special representative, Beijing’s foreign ministry said in a Jan. 17 statement. “We stand ready to work with the new U.S. government to enhance dialogue and […]
