The United States is forming new, and building on, existing military partnerships in the Pacific. China knows that and is busy building up military alliances of its own. New satellite imagery from a company called BlackSky shows what Western intelligence firms dubbed a “secret” Chinese naval base. It’s just the second staging facility China has outside…

A ransomware attack compromised sensitive U.S. Marshals data; the White House has ordered all government agencies to purge TikTok from federal devices; and an American citizen is killed in the West Bank as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict rages on. These stories and more highlight the daily rundown for Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Sensitive U.S. Marshals data…

CIA Director Bill Burns said Chinese President Xi Jinping has instructed his country’s army to be prepared to invade Taiwan by 2027 at the latest. But that doesn’t mean military conflict is inevitable.  “We do know, as has been made public, that President Xi has instructed the PLA, the Chinese military leadership, to be ready…

With $39 billion in manufacturing grants up for grabs, the race is on to get a piece of the CHIPS and Science Act. During a speech Thursday, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said the department will be launching the first applications for the funding starting Tuesday. “Folks, the stakes couldn’t be higher, could not be higher,…

The U.S. has plans to quadruple its military presence in Taiwan. According to U.S. officials, one year ago, there were 30 U.S. troops on the island. Now, the U.S. plans to deploy between 100 and 200 troops to Taiwan in the coming months. The increase in personnel is meant to bolster a training program to…

With tensions between the United States and China high, the latest congressional delegation to make the trip to Taiwan continued their visit Monday after arriving over the weekend. The delegation includes Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass., Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, and Jonathan Jackson, D-Ill. Rep. Khanna, who represents Silicon Valley, said he was in…

The Department of Defense briefed the Senate on how the United States stacks up against China. The senators were told how the U.S. and China compare on surveillance capabilities, research and development, advanced weapons systems and anything else that may allow either side to gain the upper hand in a conflict. When the senators came…

New developments have come out in the FBI investigation into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents; an active shooter situation inside a shopping mall in El Paso has been ended; students held a vigil at Michigan State; and the railway company involved in the Ohio derailment avoided a town hall meeting with residents. These…

China’s foreign minister accused the U.S. of having flown high-altitude balloons into China’s airspace 10 times since the beginning of last year. But National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that’s not true.  “There is no U.S. surveillance aircraft over airspace,” Kirby said. The former navy admiral gave the same answer when asked if that…

As the world’s most populous country, China has a lot of mouths to feed. Pork is the primary protein in the Chinese diet, and even though China produces more pork than any other country, it’s still not enough to meet domestic demand. It’s one of the many elements China will need to factor into the…