3 h. ago Trump’s national security blueprint aims to combat China’s rise in Latin America

The White House released a national security blueprint on Friday, marking a sweeping assertion of US influence in the Americas. The framework pledges to prevent non-Western powers from expanding their foothold across the Western Hemisphere, a clear reference to China’s growing presence in the region. In US strategic parlance, the “Western Hemisphere” refers broadly to the Americas, a geopolitical space long regarded as a place Washington has sway over. This belief harks back to the Monroe...

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3 h. ago Trump’s new national security blueprint aims to combat China’s rise in Latin America

Trump’s new national security blueprint aims to combat China’s rise in Latin America  South China Morning Post

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9 h. ago New US National Security Strategy—Three Things It Says About China

New US National Security Strategy—Three Things It Says About China  Newsweek

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11 h. ago Trump national security blueprint declares ‘era of mass migration is over,' targets China’s rise

Trump national security blueprint declares ‘era of mass migration is over,' targets China’s rise  Fox News

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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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3 d. ago The Navy Just Canceled Its New Frigate While China Builds 370 Ships

The Navy Just Canceled Its New Frigate While China Builds 370 Ships  National Security Journal

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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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5 d. ago China’s National Security: The People’s Liberation Army’s Shrinking Role in Protecting the Nation’s Core Interests

China’s National Security: The People’s Liberation Army’s Shrinking Role in Protecting the Nation’s Core Interests  China Leadership Monitor

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6 d. ago Hong Kong’s national security police question man over fire response petition

Hong Kong’s national security police have questioned an individual who allegedly launched a petition calling on the government to address four demands following the deadly blaze in Tai Po, the Post has learned. The move on Saturday came as the central government’s national security authorities in Hong Kong warned against “anti-China and ill-intentioned individuals” exploiting the tragedy in an attempt to disrupt the city. A source said the man taken to a police station for questoning was...

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6 d. ago Man arrested for alleged sedition in Hong Kong amid warning over fire rumours

Hong Kong’s national security police have arrested a man on suspicion of trying to incite sedition in relation to the deadly blaze in Tai Po, the Post has learned. The move on Saturday came as the central government’s national security authorities in Hong Kong warned against “anti-China and ill-intentioned individuals” exploiting the tragedy in an attempt to disrupt the city. A source earlier said a man, identified as “Miles”, had been taken to a police station for questioning. It remains...

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1 week ago China’s National Intellectual Property Administration, Ministry of Public Security, and State Administration for Market Regulation Jointly Launch Rectification Campaign on IP Firms & Practitioners

China’s National Intellectual Property Administration, Ministry of Public Security, and State Administration for Market Regulation Jointly Launch Rectification Campaign on IP Firms & Practitioners  The National Law Review

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2 w. ago ‘Close the loopholes’: US officials urge tougher chip rules to limit China gains

Washington should tighten its export controls by adding inspection staff and plugging loopholes to slow Beijing’s chipmaking advances and curb evasion efforts with support from allies such as the Netherlands and Japan, US lawmakers and experts said on Thursday. Such actions should be deployed, including empowering the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) to close trade loopholes and also targeting China’s national champion firms in the semiconductor sector as well as their US subsidiaries,...

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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 BIOTech Caucus Leaders Bice & Houlahan Warn China is Leading Critical National Security Race

BIOTech Caucus Leaders Bice & Houlahan Warn China is Leading Critical National Security Race  The Ripon Society

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2 w. ago US and China’s national security ‘fixation’ has gone too far, Roach warns

A prominent American economist has cautioned that the United States and China risk developing a “fixation” with national security, a tendency he said was distracting from the domestic challenges facing both countries. “We’ve taken the concept of national security too far,” said Stephen Roach, a senior fellow at Yale Law School’s Paul Tsai China Centre, at the US-China Hong Kong Forum on Monday. He called on Washington and Beijing to draw a clear distinction between economic and national...

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2 w. ago In weaponising national security in trade against China, US breeds chaos

Regardless of the outcome of the challenge to US President Donald Trump’s powers under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act now before the Supreme Court, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has made clear the administration will continue to use national security rationales to enact its disruptive trade measures. It was not always thus. Nations have always had national security interests. Major powers have always engaged in espionage targeting adversaries – even allies. But since the...

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2 w. ago Opinion | In weaponising national security in trade against China, US breeds chaos

Opinion | In weaponising national security in trade against China, US breeds chaos  South China Morning Post

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2 w. ago US national security focus throws a spanner in the workings of global trade

Regardless of the outcome of the challenge to US President Donald Trump’s powers under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act now before the Supreme Court, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has made clear the administration will continue to use national security rationales to enact its disruptive trade measures. It was not always thus. Nations have always had national security interests. Major powers have always engaged in espionage targeting adversaries – even allies. But since the...

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2 w. ago US panel urges economic statecraft body to tackle China’s growing tech challenge

A leading advisory panel on China policy urged Congress on Tuesday to establish a “consolidated economic statecraft entity” to handle technological and other national security challenges posed by China’s “systematic and persistent evasion” of American export controls and sanctions. “This recommendation addresses the critical gap between export controls and sanctions as written and their actual enforcement, recognising that China and Russia continue to successfully circumvent existing safeguards...

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2 w. ago US panel urges new economic statecraft body as China’s tech challenge grows

A leading advisory panel on China policy urged the US Congress on Tuesday to establish a “consolidated economic statecraft entity” to handle technological and other national security challenges posed by China’s “systematic and persistent evasion” of American export controls and sanctions. “This recommendation addresses the critical gap between export controls and sanctions as written and their actual enforcement, recognising that China and Russia continue to successfully circumvent existing...

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