CIA Director John Ratcliffe has said the recent decision to release a COVID-19 assessment was aimed at fostering transparency with the American people. Ratcliffe, who was sworn in on Jan. 23 after Senate confirmation, told Fox News in a Jan. 26 interview that the assessment was completed under the Biden administration. The CIA said in […]

A Chinese national was sentenced to 16 months in prison on Jan. 22 for being involved in a Beijing-directed campaign to pressure a former Chinese official living in New Jersey to return to China. Zheng Congying, a lawful permanent U.S. resident, was one of three individuals convicted by a federal court jury in Brooklyn in June […]

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 […]

The United States and the European Union are demanding that China release a Chinese human rights lawyer after his appeal against conviction was rejected by a Chinese court on Jan. 6. Yu Wensheng, one of China’s most outspoken human rights lawyers, and his wife, Xu Yan, were on their way to meet with EU diplomats […]

President-elect Donald Trump’s comment earlier this week about the United States potentially regaining control of the Panama Canal has brought renewed attention to communist China’s expanding influence in the Latin American country. The Panama Canal, which opened in 1914 after 10 years of construction by the United States, was returned to Panama under a 1977 […]

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Local prosecutors have indicted a former Taiwanese presidential candidate on corruption charges, alleging that he accepted bribes related to a property developer and embezzled political donations. Ko Wen-je, 65, was Taipei’s mayor from 2014 to 2022. Before his second mayoral term ended, he founded the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP). In January, Ko finished third […]

President-elect Donald Trump nominated Miami-Dade County Commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera to serve as U.S. ambassador to Panama, days after suggesting that the United States regain control of the Panama Canal. “I am pleased to announce that Kevin Marino Cabrera will serve as the United States Ambassador to the Republic of Panama, a Country that is […]

A top White House official has said that Chinese state-sponsored hackers targeted “very senior” American political figures and recorded their phone calls. Anne Neuberger, deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technologies, told reporters at a security conference in Bahrain that Chinese hacker group “Salt Typhoon” had stolen a large volume of Americans’ metadata. […]

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated former Georgia senator David Perdue as his pick to be the next U.S. ambassador to China. “As a Fortune 500 CEO, who had a 40-year International business career, and served in the U.S. Senate, David brings valuable expertise to help build our relationship with China,” Trump wrote in a Dec. […]

Chinese state-sponsored hackers compromised at least eight U.S. telecommunication companies, a top White House official said on Dec. 4. Anne Neuberger, deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technologies, provided an update on the Chinese threat actor group called “Salt Typhoon” during a press briefing on Wednesday. The threat group is believed to have […]

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te arrived in Hawaii on Nov. 30, his first foreign visit since being elected, to promote “values-based diplomacy,” reiterating Taiwan’s commitment to peace amid China’s growing aggression in the region. “Peace is priceless and war has no winner. We have to fight—fight together to prevent war,” Lai told allies during his two-day […]

The Chinese regime said four of its nationals had returned home in a diplomatic agreement with the United States, which saw Beijing freed three American citizens previously imprisoned for years in China. Mao Ning, spokesperson for China’s foreign ministry, said during a daily briefing on Nov. 28 that three Chinese citizens “have returned safely to […]

The Group of Seven (G7) countries are “increasingly aligned” in their efforts to confront economic and security risks posed by communist China, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Nov. 26, after the group’s foreign ministers ended their two-day meeting in Italy. “The bottom line is this: We are much stronger, we’re much more effective, […]

TAIPEI, Taiwan—A Taiwanese surgeon and four other individuals have been charged with illegally brokering organ transplantation in China, a case that a local medical advocacy group said is alarming given that Beijing sources organs from prisoners of conscience. The surgeon, Chen Yao-li, is accused of orchestrating a criminal group that helped send 10 Taiwanese patients […]

NEW YORK—A film that highlights the state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting in China, “State Organs,” has received an award for its efforts in raising awareness on the abuse. Martha Flores Vasquez, Democrat district leader for the 40th district of the New York State Assembly, presented the award during a screening of the film at Cinema Village […]

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has issued two more executive orders targeting Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence in his state, after announcing an initial order on Nov. 18 aimed at protecting local dissidents from the Chinese regime’s harassment. Abbott signed Executive Order No. GA-49 on Nov. 20 to safeguard critical infrastructure from cyberattacks and issued Executive […]

An independent federal agency is recommending that lawmakers strip the Chinese regime of its trade privileges with the United States, ending what is known as permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) status, which Beijing has enjoyed for more than 20 years. In its annual report to Congress released on Nov. 19, the U.S.–China Economic and Security […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has confirmed that it deported a group of 109 Chinese nationals unlawfully present in the United States on a charter flight back to China on Nov. 16. The department said in a Nov. 18 press release that the latest deportation marks the third charter flight to China in less […]

TAIPEI, Taiwan—About 5,300 individuals dressed in color-coordinated clothing put together a giant display on the island’s iconic Liberty Square on Nov. 17 in an event aimed at inspiring people around the world to embrace the goodness in human nature. Three giant Chinese characters in bright yellow, each formed by more than 400 participants, represented the […]

Chinese state-sponsored hackers have breached several U.S. telecommunication providers, in a cyber campaign aimed at stealing data from individuals working in government and politics, according to federal investigators. In a joint statement issued on Nov. 13, the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) described the Chinese hacking campaign as “broad and significant […]