TAIPEI—Chinese fighter jets monitored a U.S. Navy patrol plane that flew through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Thursday, as China carried out a third day of military exercises to the south of the island Beijing views as China’s sovereign territory. The Chinese communist regime has been incensed by U.S. military missions through the narrow strait,…
US Navy Plane Flies Through Taiwan Strait, China Carries out More Drills
Microsoft’s Contract With Government Agencies Under Fire Following Chinese Cyber Attacks
After Chinese hackers were able to hack into U.S. government email accounts last week, Microsoft’s security systems are now under fire from Congress. A cyber gang based in China was accused of stealing emails from senior U.S. officials in a major security breach through a weakness in Microsoft MSFT.O software. The attacks were allegedly able…
Proposed Defense Bill Mandates Investigation to US Parts in Chinese Spy Balloon
A new amendment to critical national defense legislation would require the Biden administration to investigate how American technologies wound up in a Chinese spy balloon and how to prevent such from happening again. Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), who is leading a Senate investigation into the Chinese spy balloon that traversed across the continental United States…
Proposed Defense Bill Mandates Investigation Into US Parts in Chinese Spy Balloon
A new amendment to critical national defense legislation would require the Biden administration to investigate how American technologies wound up in a Chinese spy balloon and how to prevent such from happening again. Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), who is leading a Senate investigation into the Chinese spy balloon that traversed across the continental United States…
House Passes Defense Bill Measure That Blocks Funds for Studios That Censor for CCP
An amendment in the newly House-passed National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would bar the federal government from providing support to film studios that censor products at the request of China’s communist regime. The Stopping Communist Regimes from Engaging in Edits Now Act (SCREEN Act) was included in the House version of the FY24 NDAA as…
Milley Says ‘Powerful’ Japan Could Help US Deter China, North Korea
A top U.S military official on Friday praised Japan’s move to bolster its security, saying that having a “powerful” ally like Japan could help the United States deter threats posed by China and North Korea. Japan sought to increase its defense budget for 2023 to a record 6.8 trillion yen ($50 billion), up 20 percent…
CCP Attempted to Interfere With Shen Yun Performance in US University, Emails Show
Chinese students attempted to have a Shen Yun performance canceled at a top Texas university in 2018 by sending requests to the university’s president and the theater tickets office, according to emails recently provided to The Epoch Times. Before Shen Yun’s performance at Texas A&M University (TAMU), a Chinese student named Tian Su, sent an…
Taiwan’s Presidential Candidate Looks for Opportunities to Build Collaborations With US Space Industry
Taiwan will have its next presidential election in January 2024. As the leading candidate, Taiwan’s current Vice President, Lai Ching-te, is particularly interested in making collaborations with U.S. corporations in the space industry. Chung Chia-pin, a Taiwan’s congressional member who came to the Northern California Taiwanese community to raise support for Mr. Lai’s campaign, told…
US Secretary of State Holds ‘Candid and Constructive’ Talks With Beijing’s Director of Foreign Affairs
United States Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has held “candid and constructive” talks with Wang Yi, the director of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Office, emphasizing the U.S.’s position on a number of issues, including peace and security across the Taiwan Strait. Mr. Blinken spoke with Mr. Yi in Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 13 on…
House Committee Chair Subpoenas State Department for China-Related Document
The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee has subpoenaed the State Department for documents relating to the agency’s reported decision to withhold actions aimed at confronting threats from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said on July 12 that he has filed a subpoena to Secretary of State…
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