Hearing on China’s Investments in Ports Across Western Hemisphere
A House Homeland Security subcommittee held a hearing on strategic investments made by China in ports across the Western Hemisphere and the potential implications of this for U.S. homeland security. Topics included how China’s presence near the Panama Canal and South America posed a threat to the homeland, how U.S. tariffs were a hindrance to […]
Rubio Visiting Costa Rica, Guatemala on Trip Focused on migration and Security Ties
STATE DEPARTMENT —U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to hold meetings Tuesday with officials in Costa Rica and later in Guatemala as part of a tour of Latin America focused on migration, security cooperation and countering Chinese influence in the region. Rubio was in El Salvador for talks Monday with President Nayib Bukele, […]
Truth Struggles Against Propaganda and Censorship on China’s DeepSeek AI
Washington —Just one week after its initial release, China’s new artificial intelligence assistant, DeepSeek, has shocked American financial markets, technology companies and consumers, rocking confidence in America’s lead on emerging large-language models. The tool caused a nearly $1 trillion loss in market value for U.S.-based companies with connections to AI. DeepSeek has beat out ChatGPT […]
China’s DeepSeek AI Rattles Wall Street, But Questions Remai
Chinese researchers backed by a Hangzhou-based hedge fund recently released a new version of a large language model (LLM) called DeepSeek-R1 that rivals the capabilities of the most advanced U.S.-built products but reportedly does so with fewer computing resources and at much lower cost. High Flyer, the hedge fund that backs DeepSeek, said that the […]
Studying China—As China Stares Back
Interview With Erin Baggott Carter, Brett Carter Lecturing on authoritarian regimes, with a focus on China, Hoover fellows Erin Baggott Carter and Brett L. Carter share an interest in gauging the scope and scale of the Chinese Communist Party’s repression of citizens through innovative research. But lately, they both say they can feel the weight […]
Trump Signals Aggressive Stance as US Races China in AI Development
Before he had been in office for 48 hours, President Donald Trump sent a clear signal that to outpace China, his administration will be pursuing an aggressive agenda when it comes to pushing the United States forward on the development of artificial intelligence and the infrastructure that powers it. On his first day in office, […]
TikTok’s US Reprieve Comes as Other countries Limit Social Media Use
Singapore —TikTok’s short-lived shutdown in the United States has opened a wider debate in other countries regarding access to popular social media platforms by children. TikTok went dark temporarily Sunday in the U.S. after a new law banning it went into effect. The law required TikTok’s Chinese-owned parent company ByteDance to sell the app’s U.S. […]
Rubio Meets Quad Ministers on First Day as US Secretary of Satate, Signals Focus on China
STATE DEPARTMENT — Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived at the State Department on Tuesday to a warm reception, marking his first visit since being sworn in as the United States’ top diplomat. Rubio wasted no time hosting his counterparts from Australia, India and Japan — a move analysts say signals a focus on China. […]
Violent Protests in China After Student falls to his Death
The death of a teenage boy sparked violent protests in a city in north-west China, the BBC has confirmed through verified video. In the videos shared on social media, protesters can be seen hurling objects at police and officers beating some demonstrators in Pucheng in Shaanxi province. Authorities said the teenager fell to his death […]
Reindustrialization: A Strategy for American Sovereignty and Security
Beijing’s latest decision to cut the United States off from Chinese exports of various critical minerals reinforces the imperative of American reindustrialization. Over-reliance on any one country, but particularly a hostile geopolitical rival, for strategically important components is a threat to U.S. national and economic security. Donald Trump’s reelection offers an opportunity to advance a […]