49 h. ago USMCA urged to form joint mechanism to address China’s national security threats

Witnesses at a US trade agency hearing are pushing officials to put economic security high on the agenda to counter China ahead of a high-stakes review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The hearing convened by the Office of the US Trade Representative on Wednesday – the first public session before next July’s joint review of the free trade deal – kicks off three days of testimony from more than 140 representatives from business, think tanks, academia and advocacy groups. “One...

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4 d. ago UK's Starmer warns China poses security threats but urges deeper business ties

UK's Starmer warns China poses security threats but urges deeper business ties  Reuters

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4 d. ago China poses 'real national security threats' to UK, Starmer warns

China poses 'real national security threats' to UK, Starmer warns  Sky News

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2 w. ago Congress warned that China's crackdown on religious freedom is a national security threat to U.S.

Congress warned that China's crackdown on religious freedom is a national security threat to U.S.  Washington Times

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2 w. ago UK says ‘military options’ ready as Russian ship points lasers at British pilots

British defence minister John Healey said on Wednesday that “military options” are ready should the Russian spy ship Yantar become a threat after it directed lasers at British pilots sent to monitor it. Britain’s Royal Navy and Royal Air Force routinely shadow potential threats to national security, and such missions to monitor Russian vessels and submarines have become more frequent since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Healey said directing lasers at RAF pilots was “deeply dangerous” and...

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2 w. ago Stop ‘stigmatising’ Chinese students and researchers, ambassador to US says

China’s ambassador to the United States has come to the defence of the country’s students and academics, saying they have been “smeared” as a threat to national security. “A few individuals in the United States have seen Chinese students, scholars, and friendly organisations as national security threats through a biased lens and have tried every means to smear and obstruct them,” Xie Feng said in a video message to the US-China Hong Kong Forum. “People with vision in China and the US need to...

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