Revelations of a sordid sexual affair and abuse made by a leading female Chinese tennis pro against a former member of the Chinese Politburo's standing committee are the latest sign of increased tensions among senior party leaders in Beijing, according to American specialists on China and the ruling Chinese Communist Party. Published November 20, 2021
The State Department on Friday warned China that it risks military action from the United States in response to Chinese coast guard efforts to block the resupply of a Philippines island outpost. Published November 19, 2021
Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio has blocked a confirmation vote for President Biden's nominee to be ambassador to China over concerns the Biden administration is reverting to conciliatory policies toward Beijing. Published November 18, 2021
The Biden administration has given in to a Chinese government demand, reversing curbs imposed on officials working for Chinese state-controlled media outlets in the United States that were put in place by the Trump administration. Published November 17, 2021
China's military now is capable of a full-scale invasion of Taiwan and has added new missiles and amphibious ships to the People's Liberation Army for an attack on the island democracy, according to the latest annual report of a congressional China commission. Published November 17, 2021
China and Russia spread disinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic in a bid to undermine the United States and support Chinese and Russian narratives around the world, according to a report by the RAND Corp. made public Monday. Published November 15, 2021
President Biden will raise issues such as China's recent stepped-up military coercion of Taiwan, human-rights abuses and Beijing's weakening of the international order Monday at his first face-to-face, virtual summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Published November 15, 2021
The Biden administration has rejected as unserious appeals two lists of demands made by the Chinese government as preconditions for resetting ties. Published November 14, 2021
China's military recently carried out a test of a bomb designed to destroy U.S. Navy bases and civilian ports. Published November 10, 2021
Seven House Republicans want the U.S. Agency for Global Media to explain why the agency's director rehired a friend at the Voice of America who was slated for dismissal for improper activities. Published November 10, 2021
China's navy is now the world's largest maritime military force and will deploy 460 warships by the end of the decade, according to the Pentagon's latest annual report on Chinese military power. Published November 8, 2021
China is engaged in influence operations targeting U.S. society aimed at building support for the communist nation's policies and strategies, according to the Pentagon's latest annual report on the Chinese military. Published November 3, 2021
The Chinese military is rapidly building up its strategic missile forces and is on track to deploy up to 1,000 warheads by 2030 -- nearly four times the previous estimates, the Pentagon acknowledged in its annual report on Chinese military power made public Wednesday. Published November 3, 2021
American intelligence agencies remain unable to pinpoint the source of the COVID-19 pandemic without Beijing government help -- a sign spy services continue to suffer from the wholesale loss of Chinese informants more than a decade ago. Published November 2, 2021
President Trump, before the 2020 election, considered setting up a blue-ribbon panel of experts to study the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic along with seeking as much as $10 trillion in reparations from Beijing for the damage, according to a book by former White House aide Peter Navarro. Published November 2, 2021
China's People's Liberation Army plans to conduct extensive non-kinetic warfare operations in any future conflict with the United States, according to an internal PLA report. Published October 27, 2021
A civilian professor at the Air Force's Air War College with a secret level security clearance pleaded guilty this week to lying to federal agents about his contacts with a government official in China. Published October 26, 2021
China has launched a new satellite that analysts say can be used as a weapon capable of grabbing and crushing American satellites. Published October 25, 2021
Small increases in global average temperatures since the 1800s pose risks of increased political instability in the developing world, possible food and water shortages, and potentially more military competition in the Arctic but do not represent existential threats to humankind, according to a series of government climate reports that the Biden administration made public Thursday. Published October 21, 2021
The Chinese government recently announced it now leads the world in upgrading its wired infrastructure, and security analysts are warning the new Internet Protocol Version 6 will only increase the danger from Beijing's state hacking operations. Published October 20, 2021
