As the United States intensifies efforts to reduce trade with #China by hiking #tariffs, it has greatly boosted imports from Vietnam—which relies on Chinese inputs for much of its own exports, data show.
https://www.ntd.com/as-us-hikes-china-tariffs-imports-soar-from-china-reliant-vietnam_993412.html

Russian President Vladimir #Putin visited Beijing, with his visit to #China symbolic of deepening ties between the two countries as tensions with the West grow. During his two-day visit, Mr. Putin spoke with Chinese regime leader Xi Jinping about trade, energy, and security. They also discussed the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, as well as Taiwan’s sovereignty.
https://www.ntd.com/deepening-russia-china-ties-forcing-nations-to-choose-between-global-south-global-west-former-intel-officer_993408.html

#Taiwan’s new president has been sworn into office, calling on #China to stop its military and political intimidations in a speech unlikely to deter the communist regime’s ambition to seize control of the self-ruling island.
https://www.ntd.com/taiwans-new-president-sworn-in-calling-on-china-to-stop-intimidation_993887.html

#China hit #Boeing and two other U.S. defense contractors with #sanctions for selling arms to #Taiwan. The sanctions came the same day Taiwan’s new president was sworn in.
https://www.ntd.com/china-sanctions-boeing-over-arms-sales-to-taiwan_994069.html

#China’s CDC openly admitted that, as of May 12, at least 25 people across the country were infected with the #KP2variant.
https://www.ntd.com/china-cdc-admits-kp-2-covid-variant-appeared-in-china_994368.html

The Chinese Communist Party (#CCP) announced sanctions against former Republican Rep. #MikeGallagher, who was a vocal critic of communist #China before leaving Congress.
https://www.ntd.com/china-sanctions-former-chairman-of-house-select-committee-on-ccp_994517.html

#China’s CDC openly admitted that, as of May 12, at least 25 people across the country were infected with the #KP2variant.

https://www.ntd.com/china-cdc-admits-kp-2-covid-variant-appeared-in-china_994368.html

Zhang Zhan, a citizen journalist imprisoned in #China after posting videos offering a glimpse into the early days of the #COVID19 #pandemic, has been released, advocates said.
https://www.ntd.com/chinese-citizen-journalist-released-after-4-years-for-covering-wuhan-outbreak_994660.html

Greg Scarlatoiu, executive director of the Committee for Human Rights in #NorthKorea, explains to NTD how North Korea is contributing to instability in the #MiddleEast, while its enabler, communist #China, is subverting democracies.
https://www.ntd.com/ccp-subverting-democracies-north-korea-aiding-instability-in-middle-east-director-of-committee-for-human-rights-in-north-korea_994895.html

Zhang Zhan, a citizen journalist imprisoned in #China after posting videos offering a glimpse into the early days of the #COVID19 pandemic, has been released, advocates said.

https://www.ntd.com/chinese-citizen-journalist-released-after-4-years-for-covering-wuhan-outbreak_994660.html

For the first time in more than four years, why are #China, #SouthKorea, and #Japan meeting now?

To hear more about the trilateral summit between South Korea, China, and Japan, NTD spoke with retired Col. Grant Newsham, a senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy, and author of “When China Attacks.” https://www.ntd.com/relationship-between-china-and-south-korea-japan-fundamentally-antagonistic-col-newsham_994910.html

The U.S. State Department on Saturday condemned #China’s military drills in the #Taiwan Strait and around Taiwan as provocative, saying that the United States is “deeply concerned” while “strongly” urging Beijing to act with restraint.
https://www.ntd.com/us-deeply-concerned-with-chinas-military-drills-in-taiwan-strait_995282.html

The leaders of #China and #Japan touched down in Seoul to participate in a three-way summit with #SouthKorea’s president.
https://www.ntd.com/chinese-japanese-leaders-head-to-seoul-for-1st-trilateral-summit-since-2019-post_995368.html

A visiting U.S. congressional delegation expressed support for #Taiwan’s self-defense just days after #China conducted large-scale military exercises in an attempt to intimidate the island’s newly sworn-in administration of President Lai Ching-te. https://www.ntd.com/bipartisan-us-lawmakers-affirm-support-for-taiwan-after-chinas-miltary-exercises_995470.html

A hacking group linked to #China is attempting to #spy on commercial shipping companies, according to ESET, a cybersecurity firm based in Slovakia. The group is known as Mustang Panda and they are employing malware to gain access to computer systems. The shippers are based in the Netherlands, Norway, and Greece.

Retired Colonel Grant Newsham, a senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy and the author of “When China Attacks,” told NTD that the attack is done to interrupt military transport shipping while collecting information for targeting with an offensive aspect.
https://www.ntd.com/china-linked-hackers-spying-on-commercial-shippers-to-interrupt-military-transport-system-colonel_995448.html

Chinese premier Li Qiang called #China’s recent trilateral summit with U.S. allies #Japan and #SouthKorea a “new beginning.” NTD spoke with Grant Newsham, retired marine corps colonel and author of “When China Attacks,” about the first talks between these three countries since 2019.
https://www.ntd.com/nothing-much-came-out-of-china-japan-south-korea-summit-china-expert_995511.html

A military expert says that by 2049, if #China has its way, it will displace #Boeing as one of the leading producers of passenger airliners.
https://www.ntd.com/china-aims-to-dominate-boeing-by-2049-expert_995605.html

Tensions are rising as #China stockpiles #gold and #oil. Is war on the horizon amid escalating tensions around #Taiwan? Or are these strategic maneuvers to enhance self-reliance—lessons learned from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine? NTD spoke with Anders Corr, publisher at the Journal of Political Risk and the principal of Corr Analytics, to discuss. https://www.ntd.com/china-stockpiling-not-solely-due-to-taiwan-scenario-expert_996224.html

The United States is warning Beijing over its support of #Russia’s invasion of #Ukraine, saying that Beijing could face further sanctions from the United States as well as NATO. Could we see similar sanctions against #China as the West slapped on Russia?

For insight, NTD sat down with John Sitilides, a former U.S. State Department diplomacy consultant and geopolitical strategist at Trilogy Advisors.
https://www.ntd.com/large-economies-like-russia-china-difficult-to-sanction-expert_996509.html

A #war with #China was neither imminent nor unavoidable, U.S. Secretary of Defense #LloydAustin saidas he fielded questions at a defense forum in Singapore. https://www.ntd.com/war-with-china-neither-imminent-nor-unavoidable-defense-secretary-austin-says_996928.html