china

War under the sea
A nuclear-powered U.S. Navy submarine
Briefing

War under the sea

Xi Jinping tells national security team to prepare for 'worst-case scenario'
Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Chinese Troubles

Xi Jinping tells national security team to prepare for 'worst-case scenario'

China just sent its first civilian astronaut to space
Three Shenzhou-16 astronauts.
Blast off

China just sent its first civilian astronaut to space

Can the US stop Chinese cyberattacks?
A picture of a computer with code and a Chinese flag in the background
Today's big question

Can the US stop Chinese cyberattacks?

China plans to land astronaut on the moon by 2030, official says
Chinese astronauts Gui Haichao, Jing Haipeng and Zhu Yangzhu
race to the moon

China plans to land astronaut on the moon by 2030, official says

Elderly American citizen gets life sentence in China for espionage
Chinese flag - stock photo
i spy

Elderly American citizen gets life sentence in China for espionage

DeSantis bans Chinese citizens from buying land in Florida
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis
‘CCP in the Sunshine State’

DeSantis bans Chinese citizens from buying land in Florida

Air pollution could increase risk of heart arrhythmia
Air pollution over Shanghai.
Heartbeat blues

Air pollution could increase risk of heart arrhythmia

China, peace, and power
china and u.s. flags
Today's big question

China, peace, and power

The hunt for China's 'secret police offices'
Secret police station in Chinatown.
Briefing

The hunt for China's 'secret police offices'

How painful will a U.S.-China split be?
U.S.' flag and China's flag.
Today's big question

How painful will a U.S.-China split be?

Beijing hospital fire kills 29 people, mostly elderly patients
remnants  of fire at the Changfeng Hospital in Beijing
deadly blaze

Beijing hospital fire kills 29 people, mostly elderly patients

U.S. arrests 2 men for allegedly operating Chinese police outpost in NYC
Secret Chinese "police station" in Manhattan
China abroad

U.S. arrests 2 men for allegedly operating Chinese police outpost in NYC

10 things you need to know today: April 8, 2023
Vice President Kamala Harris hugs expelled Tennessee Rep. Justin Pearson.
Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: April 8, 2023

Is the U.S. running out of ammunition?
Cargo of ammunition, weapons and other equipment bound for Ukraine waiting on a tarmac at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware
Today's big question

Is the U.S. running out of ammunition?

Putin's plan to move nukes to Belarus irritated the West, 'humiliated' China
Vladimir Putin, Alexander Lukashenko, Xi Jinping
Nuclear fallout

Putin's plan to move nukes to Belarus irritated the West, 'humiliated' China

Hong Kong sees 1st protest in years under strict guidelines
Hong Kong protesters march for the first time in years.
Protests Return

Hong Kong sees 1st protest in years under strict guidelines

Is Russia a Chinese 'client state'?
Putin and Xi
Today's big question

Is Russia a Chinese 'client state'?

Ukraine hints it destroyed Russian missile shipment in Crimea
China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin
Awkward

Ukraine hints it destroyed Russian missile shipment in Crimea

China's Xi Jinping secures 3rd term as president
Chinese President Xi Jinping
Ceremonial vote

China's Xi Jinping secures 3rd term as president

Is America inching toward conflict with China?
China's flag.
Today's big question

Is America inching toward conflict with China?

Philippines says it spotted Chinese naval ship near disputed island
Thitu Island in the South China Sea.
Island Irritance

Philippines says it spotted Chinese naval ship near disputed island

Is the 'lab leak' legit?
A vial.
Instant opinion

Is the 'lab leak' legit?

China's coal plant permitting rate was 'extraordinary' in 2022
Coal plant in China.
coal call

China's coal plant permitting rate was 'extraordinary' in 2022

Retirees in China protest cuts to health benefits
Screenshot of protestors gathered in Wuhan.
budget cuts

Retirees in China protest cuts to health benefits

U.S. may have shot down 3 'benign' objects, 1 errant Chinese spy balloon
3 objects shot down over U.S., Canada
Shoot first

U.S. may have shot down 3 'benign' objects, 1 errant Chinese spy balloon

At least 3 Chinese spy balloons have previously entered Japan, officials say
Japanese, American, and South Korean officials during a joint national security meeting.
Balloons All Around

At least 3 Chinese spy balloons have previously entered Japan, officials say

What are the 'unidentified objects' in the sky?
Air traffic control.
Briefing

What are the 'unidentified objects' in the sky?

7 toons about China's spy balloon
Political cartoon
Feature

7 toons about China's spy balloon

Did Biden handle China's spy balloon well?
Balloon.
Picture of Harold MaassHarold Maass

Did Biden handle China's spy balloon well?

Navy divers begin recovering Chinese spy balloon from Atlantic Ocean
The recovery by the Navy of a Chinese spy balloon.
We Got It

Navy divers begin recovering Chinese spy balloon from Atlantic Ocean

Why America might ban Chinese ownership of U.S. farmland
Farming.
Briefing

Why America might ban Chinese ownership of U.S. farmland

Suspected Chinese spy balloon was 200 feet tall, had airliner-sized payload
Chinese suspected spy balloon
Big Balloon

Suspected Chinese spy balloon was 200 feet tall, had airliner-sized payload

Chinese balloon was at least 5th over U.S. in 6 years, U.S. officials say
Chinese spy balloon
Beijing airship

Chinese balloon was at least 5th over U.S. in 6 years, U.S. officials say

10 things you need to know today: February 5, 2023
A suspected Chinese spy balloon over Montana.
Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: February 5, 2023