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March 25, 2024

DOJ: Chinese hackers worked under guise of Wuhan tech company to target politicians, US businesses

The Justice Department charged seven Chinese nationals with sending over 10,000 malicious mails in a massive cyber hacking campaign targeting senior level U.S. officials and others.

March 25, 2024

Philippines issues 'strongest protest' after Chinese water cannon assault on navy boat

The Philippines expressed its “strongest protest" against China over a water cannon assault by the Chinese coast guard against the Filipino navy in the disputed South China Sea.

March 25, 2024

UK government expected to attribute cyberattacks on election watchdog to Chinese hackers

The British government is poised to attribute a series of cyberattacks against the U.K.'s election watchdog and lawmakers to hackers associated with China.

March 25, 2024

South Korean soccer player detained in China over bribery allegations released after nearly 1 year

South Korean soccer player Son Jun-ho, who was detained in China for almost a year on bribery suspicions, has been released and returned home, officials said.

March 25, 2024

Chinese pastor, free after 7 years in prison, says he is unable to get an ID

Chinese pastor Rev. John Sanqiang Cao said he is facing severe restrictions upon his release from a seven-year prison sentence, including the inability to get an ID.

March 23, 2024

Chinese coast guard uses water cannon on Philippine boat as tensions rise near Second Thomas Shoal

Philippine officials said a Chinese coast guard fired a water cannon at a Philippine supply boat in the South China Sea, near the Second Thomas Shoal.

March 23, 2024

Pentagon reveals that balloon recovered off coast of Alaska had been in ocean for 'well over a year'

A balloon that was recovered off the coast of Alaska in February had been in the ocean for “well over a year," the Pentagon said Friday.

March 23, 2024

Senator calls TikTok 'a weapon,' says the American people 'need to know the chilling truth' about it

U.S. Senators have urged the Director of National Intelligence to declassify information about TikTok and its parent company ByteDance so that the American people can see its risks.

March 22, 2024

Pentagon uses China-owned tutoring company that could weaponize military data, GOP lawmakers say

Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., and Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., are trying to prohibit the DOD from using a 'Chinese-owned' tutoring service for U.S. military members and their families.

March 22, 2024

US will not help Philippines build new port near Taiwan, governor of Batanes islands says

The U.S. will not help the Philippines build a new port near Taiwan after initial engagement on the subject, removing a potential point of friction between the U.S. and China.