Geopolitics

China ramps up Taiwan ops with close eye on U.S. response

The PLA cordoned off a vast expanse of the Bohai Sea for more than 70 days in order to mobilize equipment and personnel for a series of live-fire drills to train for an amphibious landing on the mainland-facing shore of Taiwan. Read More.

How to fix intelligence failures? New DNI told to end group think

Newly minted Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe should make his number one priority the rooting out of anyone in the intelligence community who participated in the plot to bring down President Donald Trump, the executive director of the Task Force on National and Homeland Security said. Read More.

U.S. imposes sanctions on Syria’s Assad , vows 'many more'

The Trump administration has imposed sweeping new sanctions on Syrian dictator Bashar Assad, his government, and his wife. Read More.

Iran's top news anchor fired for saying he's fan of Shah-era pop star

For more than three decades, Mohammad Reza Hayati has been the face of the news on Iran’s state-controlled television. Now, he's out of a job. Read More.

Chinese troops kill 20 Indians in Himalayan border clash

At least 20 Indian soldiers were killed by Chinese troops during fighting on Monday at the disputed border area in the Himalayan Mountains, officials in India said. Read More.

Officials seek international probe of 2020 S. Korean elections

Several former South Korean ambassadors and one former vice minister have signed a letter appealing for the world's attention and calling for an investigation of the April 2020 election. Read More.

U.S. counters China with three carrier groups in the Pacific

Three U.S. aircraft carrier strike groups are currently deployed in the Indo-Pacific, a news service report said. Read More.

Alleged money launderer for Maduro arrested en route to Iran

A Colombian businessman indicted by U.S. authorities as the chief money launderer for Nicolas Maduro's regime in Venezuela has been detained in the African island archipelago of Cape Verde. Read More.

Twitter data contradicts Democrat narrative on foreign influence ops

The Chinese Communist Party weaponized nearly 200,000 Twitter accounts to disseminate “state-linked” propaganda, Twitter said as part of a report entitled, “Disclosing networks of state-linked information operations we’ve removed.” Read More.

China touts ‘new world order’; Video shows diplomats at riots

China’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic will propel the communist nation to supplant the United States and take a “leading role in the new world,” Chinese propaganda outlets are saying. Read More.

‘State-sponsored religious suppression' on rise in China

In sharp contrast to that of the United States, the Chinese government is continuing to crack down on ethnic and religious minorities, including Falun Gong members, Tibetan Buddhists, Muslims, and underground Protestant and Catholic churches, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on June 10. Read More.

Harvard study: 'Something was happening' in Wuhan in October

Harvard University researchers reported that trends in hospital traffic and search engine data in the late summer and early fall of 2019 from the Chinese province of Hubei, in which Wuhan is the capital city, indicate the coronavirus could have been spreading through China as early as August, much earlier than the communist government admitted. Read More.

China's problem with Hong Kong? Its anti-communist fervor

The "main problem" the regime of supreme leader Xi Jinping has with Hong Kong are pro-democracy forces opposed to Chinese Communist Party (CCP) rule, a top official confirmed. Read More.

Israel cheers first space mission by Arab nation

The United Arab Emirates plans to launch a mission to Mars in July. Read More.

'So what?' As U.S. shreds itself, China is ‘ramping up'

A mass quarantine, violent riots and mounting evidence that of a deep state plot to disrupt Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and his presidential transition have occupied and threatened America's collective consciousness. Read More.