WaPo: Commerce blacklists firms selling U.S. technology for Chinese hypersonics
The Biden administration this week escalated its efforts to scupper the sale of U.S. technology to the Chinese military.
WaPo: U.S. says Chinese hackers breached gear in Guam, key to Pacific defense
The hacks might be an effort to disrupt military communications in the event of a conflict
WaPo: Buildup resumed at suspected Chinese military site in UAE, leak says
American spy services detected construction at a suspected Chinese military facility in the United Arab Emirates in December.
WaPo: Chinese police stations in NYC are part of a vast influence operation
This week the Justice Department arrested two Americans on suspicion of operating a secret Chinese police station in New York City and separately charged 44... MORE
WaPo: China’s economic recovery hinges on consumers. They’re not spending.
In Shanghai, the famed shopping streets have yet to return to their pre-pandemic hum.
WaPo: Taiwan needs more Top Guns as chance of conflict with China grows
Five years ago, Taiwanese fighter pilot Lt. Col. Hsiao Yi-chiao was ordered to scramble to intercept an incoming Chinese military aircraft.
WaPo: U.S. military poised to secure new access to key Philippine bases
The expansion is part of a broader push in the Indo-Pacific to buttress U.S. force posture, reinforce alliances and deter China.
WaPo: Twitter grapples with Chinese spam obscuring news of protests
For hours, links to adult content overwhelmed other posts from cities where dramatic rallies escalated
WaPo: China envoy says Australia fired first shot with Huawei ban
Australia had fired the “first shot” in its deteriorating relations with China four years ago when the then-government banned Chinese-owned telecommunications giant Huawei from rolling... MORE
WaPo: How the U.N. became a tool of China’s genocide denial propaganda
Before U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet made her long-awaited trip to China last week, the Biden administration and the human rights community... MORE