In what has been called the most “overt” acknowledgement by U.S. intelligence regarding Russian and Chinese weaponization of space, the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency stated that U.S. …
Trump to use U.S. security review panel to curb China tech investments
"U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will use a strengthened national security review process to thwart Chinese acquisitions of sensitive American technologies, a softer approach than …
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China increases defense ties with Africa
Beijing established its first military base in Africa last year and it is now expected that more will follow as joint exercises increase across the continent, especially in countries where the Chinese …
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Pentagon: China’s ‘Thousand Talents’ program labeled a national security threat
An unclassified analysis of China’s ‘Thousand Talents’ program has named it a project to “facilitate the legal and illicit transfer of US technology, intellectual property and know-how” to China as …
China’s military absords its Coast Guard
On the coattails of another restructuring that placed China’s People Armed Police Force and its 1.5 million employees under the structure of the People’s Liberation Army, the China Coast Guard has …
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Newest US tariffs could reduce China’s growth by up to .5%
If the threatened tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods are implemented, economists predict that they could cut China’s economic growth by up to .5 percentage points. China’s pace of growth has …
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Senior shipbuilding executive in China arrested for selling military secrets to the CIA
The most recent espionage case involving China and the US has surfaced, this time in China where a senior executive with the Chinese state-owned China Shipbuilding Industry Corp (CSIC) is accused of …
Chinese hackers breach satellite, defense companies
Security researchers at Symantec identified a major breach of satellite operators, defense contractors, and telecoms in the U.S. and southeast Asia by Chinese hackers. Symantec reported that the hack …
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Space Force: China cautions against outer space arms race
Responding to President Trump’s executive order for the establishment of a “Space Force” within the US military, China warned that such a decision could result in an space arms race. US worries over …
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US may be falling behind in the Arctic
New strategic shipping lanes and a number of natural resources have become accessible due to continued meltdown of the polar ice cap. And, while Russia and China have made the Arctic a strategic …
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