China

Residents trapped by catastrophic flooding in southern China’s Guangxi region survived for days on rainwater and tree leaves after reservoir failures unleashed torrents that destroyed villages, while volunteer rescuers say relief efforts have been hampered by impassable roads and shortages of supplies. Several volunteers who participated in rescue operations in some of the hardest-hit areas … Read more

Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) has asked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to carry out a national security review of a Chinese solar company’s potential use of a facility located near a major U.S. military base in Dayton, Ohio. Moreno, who serves on the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, sent a July 31 letter to … Read more

Beijing does not need to convince the Taiwanese people to trust communist China if it can weaken their trust in one another and in the United States, according to Taiwanese officials, including a researcher studying Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence operations. Liu Yu-hsi, an associate professor at Shih Hsin University and a member of Taiwan’s … Read more

The Chinese regime’s failure to rein in overcapacity is inflicting mounting damage at home and abroad, trend experts warn, prompting the United States and other nations to impose steeper tariffs and tighter restrictions on goods from China. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told Fox News on July 27 that Washington is now conducting an investigation … Read more

Beijing is expanding its control over a nearly $1.6 trillion pool of housing savings legally owned by Chinese workers, opening the pooled money to investment in state policy bank debt and allowing its earnings to support a wider range of government spending. The changes are part of a revised Housing Provident Fund Management Regulation signed … Read more

U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander Admiral Samuel Paparo speaks during a joint press conference with Philippines’ Military Chief General Romeo Brawner after the Philippines-US Mutual Defence Board meeting at the Philippine Military Academy in Baguio on Aug. 29, 2024. Ted Aljibe/AFP via Getty Images KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—The head of U.S. Pacific Command said Monday that coercive actions … Read more

Nearly three weeks after a chain of reservoir failures triggered catastrophic flooding in China’s Guangxi region, residents of one of the hardest-hit villages say they remain displaced, with homes destroyed, farmland washed away, and promised government assistance yet to materialize. Villagers from Dutian, a community in Hengzhou city that suffered some of the worst damage, … Read more

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) is rejecting what he calls overreaction to artificial intelligence (AI) and data centers, saying U.S. leadership in AI and energy is tied to national security and competition with China. “AI supremacy and energy dominance underpins our national security,” Fetterman wrote on X on Aug. 22. “China continues to fuel and benefit … Read more

The Chinese communist regime is expanding internet surveillance on public Wi-Fi in places such as libraries, hotels, and shopping malls. Chinese made routers can identify connected devices and track certain access records, an insider warned, advising the public to avoid connecting to free Wi-Fi networks in public spaces in China. The Hunan Library, a provincial … Read more

U.S. and Philippine defense officials challenged Beijing’s maritime lawfare on Monday at a regional security conference in Malaysia, accusing the Chinese regime of using false legal claims and unilateral rules to pressure other countries into surrendering sovereign rights. Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, said the ruling Chinese Communist Party regularly employs lawfare … Read more