In late June, the White House announced a series of actions against five Chinese entities for “engaging in cruel and inhumane forced labor practices.” Concerns over the provenance of polysilicon, a high-grade form of silicon used as a raw material in producing solar products, was one of the main drivers […]
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How Finding China’s Nuclear Sites Upset Pro-Beijing Trolls
A week or so after Eveleth shared his findings, another researcher named Matt Korda reported finding a second field large enough to eventually accommodate another 100 or more silos. “I usually have to pay someone to do that,” the commander of U.S. Strategic Command said at a conference. “If you […]
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US State Dept Approves $750 Mn Arms Sale Including High-tech Artillery To Taiwan
The US State Department has approved the potential sale of 40 155mm M109A6 Medium Self-Propelled Howitzer artillery systems to Taiwan, Pentagon said on August 5. The announcement comes amidst escalated tensions between Washington and Beijing, both of whom have been trying to increase their military and diplomatic presence in the […]
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Taliban hung dead man from US left chopper in Kandhar
Kabul, Afghanistan: Taliban hung a dead man from an American Black hawk chopper in Kandhar, Afghanistan. The video that has been shared widely on social media appears to show the Taliban flying seized US Black Hawk helicopters over Afghanistan, including one in which someone is seen hanging below one from […]
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Can Biden Give Zelensky What He Wants?
Here is today’s Foreign Policy brief: U.S. President Joe Biden meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington, Poland plans for a state of emergency, and Saudi Arabia intercepts a drone attack . Here is today’s Foreign Policy brief: U.S. President Joe Biden meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington, Poland […]
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U.S. Institutions Must Get Smarter About Chinese Communist Party Money
Amid the intensifying strategic rivalry between the United States and China, the CCP is increasingly using cash to infiltrate influential U.S. institutions using tactics broadly known as foreign-focused propaganda and United Front influence campaigns . These activities trace back to the party’s creation in 1921, when it began “educating the […]