Category: China in Focus

FBI Official Warns of Threat from Chinese Hackers

The FBI is warning of growing cyber threats from China, ahead of the next election. And the hackers aren’t picky, either. The computer networks of both Republicans and Democrats are getting breached. Personal data on millions of Americans has ended up in the hands of the Chinese regime over the years, all thanks to cyber…


Chinese Spy Balloon Launched from Hainan Island: Media

The Chinese spy balloon was tracked from the source, according to U.S. officials. They say they’ve traced the craft from its start in Hainan, China, all the way to Alaska, through Canada, and then the continental United States. The question now is, why didn’t the United States take action sooner? And what’s so significant about…


2nd Protest Against Medical Benefit Cuts in Wuhan

Protests erupt in Wuhan. Tens of thousands of retirees are taking to the streets—but it’s not about COVID-19. It’s about health benefits getting slashed. Now, clashes between the elderly and authorities spark anger and calls for action. Any videos of the protests are being scrubbed from China’s internet. Locals are getting desperate in the face…


‘Deepfake’ Anchors Spread Beijing Narratives

Key components have been recovered, according to the U.S. Northern Command regarding recovery efforts on the Chinese spy balloon. A senior State Department official noted the craft had “multiple antennas” mounted on it and was clearly meant for intelligence gathering and surveillance. The FBI is now combing through the pieces. China is still maintaining it…


US Shoots Down 4 Objects in Just Over a Week

Four high-altitude objects were shot down in just eight days by the U.S. military. One was the Chinese spy balloon and the other three unidentified—over the United States and Canada. At the same time, Beijing says the United States has sent balloons into Chinese airspace dozens of times, something the White House promptly denied. Is…


EXCLUSIVE: Policy Has Crippled American Industry Against China: Sekora

In this next part of our exclusive special series with Michael Sekora, founder and director of the Socrates Project within the Reagan White House, we delve into the debate around industrial policy. Does the United States need one or does it violate our founding democratic principles? Or does it come down to how we define…


2nd High-Altitude Object Shot Down Over Alaska

A second object was shot down. This time, President Joe Biden ordered troops to ground it over Alaska. The Pentagon says it posed a threat to civilian aircraft. Meanwhile, Biden says the Chinese spy balloon from last week did not pose a major breach, as the FBI sifts through the recovered debris. Questions are swirling…


US Shares Chinese Balloon Info With 40 Nations

Many are calling the Chinese spy balloon episode a wake-up call. The United States has now briefed 40 nations on its findings from the device. China maintains the balloon was a civilian aircraft that drifted off course while inspecting the weather, while the Pentagon says it was “100 percent” not a civilian weather balloon, and in…


US Is Most Powerful Indo-Pacific Nation: Report

An annual report is ranking countries by their might in the Indo-Pacific, and the United States has been deemed the winner, with Beijing narrowly keeping its grip on second place and one of America’s biggest allies in the region snagging third place. As the globe’s focus shifts to the Indo-Pacific, what does this latest report…


Bill to Ban China From Buying US Farmland

The United States is dishing out another blow to China, this time for its ambitions on U.S. soil. Lawmakers have introduced a new House bill that, if passed, would ban China and other adversaries from purchasing American farmland. The measure echoes another bill revealed just last week in the Senate, with a similar goal. But…