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Power utility lines are seen, Oct. 6, 2021, in Pownal, Maine. Federal energy regulators on Monday, May 13, 2024, approved a long-awaited rule to expand the amount of renewable energy such as wind and solar power that is transmitted to the electric grid, a key part of President Joe Biden’s goal to decarbonize the economy by 2050. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

China threat to U.S. electric grid increases

- The Washington Times

China's government has penetrated networks used to control the U.S. electric grid and could use the covert access to shut down the flow of electricity to Americans in a crisis or conflict, grid experts warned Congress this week.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to U.S. troops during a joint press conference with Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2025. (Bill Gertz/The Washington Times)

Hegseth’s high-level meeting

- The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he plans to meet with his Chinese counterpart, Defense Minister Adm. Dong Jun during a visit to Malaysia for a session of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

Chinese President Xi Jinping inspects the troops ahead of a military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender held in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China ends ‘hide-and-bide’ military strategy

- The Washington Times

The Chinese Communist Party and its armed wing, the People's Liberation Army, last month began a major shift away from the 40-year-old strategy known as "hide and bide" -- keeping a low profile while advancing military and economic power -- according to an Air Force think tank report.

In this photo released by the U.S. Air Force, Capt. Ryan Vickers stands for a photo to display his new service tapes after taking his oath of office to transfer from the U.S. Air Force to the U.S. Space Force at Al-Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Sept. 1, 2020. (Staff Sgt. Kayla White/U.S. Air Force via AP, File)

Space Force wants to avoid damaging space war

- The Washington Times

Space Force intelligence officials said this week that the risk of a conflict in space involving China is a major worry because tests, incidents or other events could quickly escalate to a major debris-causing fight that would severely disrupt the usability of space.

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, and foreign leaders including Russia President Vladimir Putin, center left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center right, walk to Tiananmen Rostrum ahead of a ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (Shen Hong/Xinhua News Agency via AP)

Trump trolls Xi for conspiring against America

- The Washington Times

After initially dismissing concerns about China's massive military parade this week, President Trump took to social media to troll Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Beijing's questionable victory celebration marking the end of World War II.

In this photo, taken from video and provided by the Philippine coast guard, a damaged Chinese coast guard ship, right, is seen beside a Chinese navy vessel, left, after they accidentally collided while chasing a Philippine fisheries boat near Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea on Monday Aug. 11, 2025. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP)

China embarrassed by South China Sea ship collision

- The Washington Times

Chinese officials remain largely silent on the South China Sea collision between a People's Liberation Army navy destroyer and a Chinese coast guard cutter this week that analysts say likely led to Chinese injuries and deaths.