Category: US-China relations

Xi Jinping May Invade Taiwan to Shift Blame for Economic Turmoil: China Economic Analyst

The Chinese leader Xi Jinping may launch an invasion of Taiwan after the national congress to shift blame for the regime’s economic turmoil, according to China economic analyst Antonio Graceffo. In a report to the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Xi has pledged to advance China’s economy while enforcing the zero-COVID policy….


LIVE October 25, 8:30 AM ET: Unpacking the CCP 20th Party Congress

To unpack the significance of the 20th Party Congress, please join the CSIS China Power Project on Oct. 25 from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. ET for a discussion on the key takeaways and implications of the Party Congress. The Epoch Times will livestream this event at 8:30 p.m. ET on Oct. 25. Access the livestream…


US Unveils Charged Against Chinese Communist Party Operatives Who Targeted Americans

Three groups of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) operatives sought to interfere with Americans and American residents, including trying to pay money for secret information about charges against a China-based company, U.S. officials said on Oct. 24. Two CCP intelligence operatives approached a U.S. government employee to try to obtain confidential information about charges against a…


US Unveils Charges Against Chinese Communist Party Operatives Who Targeted Americans

Three groups of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) operatives sought to interfere with Americans and American residents, including trying to pay money for secret information about charges against a China-based company, U.S. officials said on Oct. 24. In one case, a group of seven people engaged in a “multi-year campaign of threats and harassment” against a…


Attorney General, FBI Head Hold Press Conference on ‘Significant National Security Matter’

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, FBI Director Christopher Wray, Assistant Attorney General for National Security Matthew Olsen, and other Justice Department officials will host a press conference on Monday afternoon to discuss significant national security cases addressing malign influence schemes and alleged criminal activity by a nation-state actor in the…


Thorium Innovators Vie for Success

More than half a century after physicist Alvin Weinberg first demonstrated a thorium molten-salt reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a global thorium renaissance may be underway. At least that’s what the Thorium Energy Alliance (TEA) hopes. TEA’s eleventh conference, held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, brought together engineers, entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts who believe thorium reactors…


China Seeks to Influence US Politicians Ahead of Midterm Elections: Former Intelligence Officer

Just weeks before the midterm elections, the FBI issued a warning, to some of the Democratic and Republican state party headquarters, of possible attack by Chinese hackers. The hacking might be part of Beijing’s political espionage efforts or to influence the nominees’ positions on China according to Nick Eftimiades, a former senior intelligence officer and author. “And…


CCP Seeks to Use TikTok Data Against Americans: Former Pentagon Official

China’s communist regime is in a cold war with the United States and seeks to use data gathered by companies like TikTok against American interests, according to a former Pentagon official. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will use apps like TikTok as weapons of mass manipulation and misinformation, according to Nicolas Chaillan, former chief software…


CCP ‘Lacks Confidence in Its Position’: Former Ambassador Brownback

Former U.S. Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback said that the way the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) treats its people “reveals a lack of confidence in their position” and that the CCP “is hurting Chinese people’s future.” In an interview with the Chinese Edition of The Epoch Times on Oct. 14, Brownback…


TikTok Failed to Prevent 90 Percent of Election Misinformation: Report

Social media giant TikTok approved most political advertisements containing false and misleading information about U.S. elections despite assurances from the company that it had a robust mechanism for detecting such content, a new report has found. TikTok approved 90 percent of advertisements that featured misleading and outright false information about the upcoming 2022 U.S. midterm…