Pentagon begins selections for $1 billion ‘Drone Dominance’ program
The Pentagon has started selecting U.S. defense manufacturers for the military’s $1 billion Drone Dominance Initiative.
Threat Status Indo-Pacific Region
The U.S. national security community is increasingly focused on threats emanating from the Indo-Pacific. Threat Status at The Washington Times delivers daily and big-picture coverage of the region — from China's expanding military to high-stakes economic and technology developments and the plight of democracy among America's allies.
Seeking shelter from Trump’s fury, U.S. trade partners reach deals with each other
Bullied and buffeted by President Trump’s tariffs for the past year, America’s longstanding allies are desperately seeking ways to shield themselves from the president’s impulsive wrath.
Chinese software engineer convicted of stealing AI trade secrets from Google
A federal jury in San Francisco convicted a former Google software engineer and Chinese national of economic espionage for stealing artificial intelligence secrets from the tech giant.
U.S. ambassador warns of China’s growing manufacturing dominance
The top U.S. envoy to China called Thursday for fair and reciprocal trade between the world’s two largest economies and expressed concern about projections that China’s dominance of global manufacturing will grow even further in the years to come.
Starmer and Xi call for deeper U.K.-China ties as Trump shakes up global relations
The leaders of Britain and China called Thursday for a “strategic partnership” to deepen ties between their nations at a time of growing global turbulence as they sought to thaw relations after years of chill.
China executes 11 members of Myanmar-based group in crackdown on scam operations
China executed 11 people it found guilty of killing 14 Chinese citizens and running scam and gambling operations worth more than $1 billion, authorities said.
China bans 73 persons from soccer for life in latest anti-corruption controversy
China banned 73 persons from soccer for life on Thursday and deducted points from nine top-tier clubs in its latest anti-corruption campaign over alleged match-fixing.
Chinese national who exposed human rights abuses in his homeland is granted asylum to remain in U.S.
An immigration judge on Wednesday granted asylum to a Chinese national who he said had a “well founded fear” of persecution if sent back to China after exposing human rights abuses there.
China targeting three U.S. ‘centers of gravity’
The military has identified three “centers of gravity” under attack by the Chinese Communist Party with the goal of weakening and defeating the U.S., Inside the Ring has learned.
South Korea tries balancing its U.S., China relationships
Among South Korean President Lee Jae-myung’s top challenges: balancing relations between the U.S. and China while taking on greater responsibility for the deterrence of North Korea.
North Korea launches ballistic missiles into sea between Korean Peninsula and Japan
North Korea launched short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters on Tuesday, according to its neighbors, as the North heightens animosities with rival South Korea ahead of a major political meeting.
Trump plans to raise tariffs on South Korean goods from 15% to 25%, citing impatience with deal’s OK
President Trump says he will increase tariffs on South Korean products from 15% to 25% because he is tired of waiting for the Asian country’s legislature to approve its bilateral trade deal with the U.S.
Trump threatens to hike tariffs on South Korean goods to 25% over inaction on trade deal
President Donald Trump says he is increasing tariffs on South Korean goods because the country’s national assembly has yet to approve the trade framework affirmed in October.
Report: Purged Chinese general probed for leaking nuclear secrets
The Chinese military’s most senior general under investigation for corruption leaked nuclear secrets to the United States, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Japanese court orders Pyongyang to pay damages to survivors of deceptive repatriation program
A Japanese court on Monday held North Korea responsible for the human rights violation of four plaintiffs lured to the North by Pyongyang’s postwar false promise of living in “paradise on Earth,” ordering its government to pay them 22 million yen ($143,000) each, a decision welcomed by the survivors and their supporters as groundbreaking.
Trump administration’s new defense strategy seeks greater accommodation of Beijing
The Trump administration’s new national defense strategy seeks more accommodation of communist China and a renewal of the Monroe Doctrine in the Western Hemisphere.
Carney says Canada has no plans to pursue free trade agreement with China as Trump threatens tariffs
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday his country has no intention of pursuing a free trade deal with China. He was responding to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 100% tariff on goods imported from Canada if America’s northern neighbor went ahead with a trade deal with Beijing
Two Chinese generals latest victims of Xi’s military purge
The Chinese Communist Party has placed two senior generals under criminal investigation, including the most powerful officer of the People’s Liberation Army, the Defense Ministry announced Saturday.
‘America First’ means ‘China Out’
After the removal of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, President Trump made his position about China’s presence in the Western Hemisphere clear to the world: “We don’t want you there.”
‘There are threats in orbit’: Space Force chief sounds alarm over Chinese, Russian space assets
The head of the U.S. Space Force says his job is to “think about worst-case scenarios” when it comes to potential threats in space from America’s adversaries, whether they’re Russian “nesting doll” satellites or Chinese “grappling arm” tactics that could suddenly become weaponized.
Fukushima nuclear plant operator restarts reactor at another plant, reviving safety concerns
The world’s largest nuclear power plant restarted Wednesday in north-central Japan for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown, as resource-poor Japan accelerates atomic power use to meet soaring electricity needs.
Critical infrastructures face major threat from Chinese cyberattacks, nominee warns
China has conducted aggressive cyberattacks on U.S. critical infrastructures and the U.S. needs to step up efforts to block the planting of malicious software in control networks, the general slated to be the next commander of Cyber Command told Congress.
Why experts question whether China’s one-child policy was necessary in the first place
China’s one-child policy, one of the harshest attempts at population control the world has seen, forced abortions on women, made sterilization widespread and led to baby daughters being sold or even killed, because parents wanted their only child to be a male.
Russia has had no contact with U.S. over expiring nuclear treaty, foreign minister says
U.S. and Russian diplomats have yet to hold talks regarding the expiring Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced Tuesday.
U.K. approves a ‘mega’ Chinese Embassy in London despite criticism of security risks
Britain’s government on Tuesday approved a huge new Chinese Embassy in central London despite heavy pressure from lawmakers across the political spectrum over its potential security risks.
U.S. pivot to Western Hemisphere forces Asian allies to rethink relationship with Washington
The Trump administration’s shift away from Europe and the Far East to focus more of its diplomatic efforts, policy objectives and military resources on the Western Hemisphere has American allies around the globe scrambling to recalibrate their own relationships with the United States.
U.S.-Japan to boost defense cooperation with new missiles, more intense exercises
The Pentagon and Japan’s defense ministry agreed to increase cooperation on fielding new and more capable missiles and to step up military exercises along the so-called First Island Chain stretching from Japan south across the coast of China.
U.S. signs off on $1.5 billion deal to expand Peru’s naval base
The State Department this week approved a deal worth $1.5 billion for equipment and services needed to expand Peru’s main naval base, which is 40 miles from a Chinese-built megaport.
Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products
Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.
A South Korean court sentences Yoon to 5 years in prison on charges related to martial law decree
A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison Friday in the first verdict from eight criminal trials over the martial law debacle that forced him out of office and other allegations.
WATCH: Trump’s ‘Golden Fleet’ vision leaves Navy officials and shipbuilders guessing
Everyone’s talking about President Trump’s ‘Golden Fleet,’ both in international headlines as well as among the defense industry, but Navy officials and shipbuilding executives say nobody actually knows what that means yet.
Justice Department blocks China from getting U.S.-origin flight simulator technology
Federal authorities blocked two South African containers with flight simulators destined for the Chinese military, the Justice Department said Thursday.
A new era for Canada-China relations? Prime Minister Carney signals change in Beijing
On the first trip by a Canadian leader to China in eight years, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that the two countries are entering a new era of relations.
Congress requires Pentagon report on Chinese spying from Cuba
The Pentagon must in coming months provide to Congress a report on China’s signals intelligence, or SIGINT, collection capabilities in Cuba, along with what is left of Russian technical spying activities on the communist-ruled island.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney begins landmark 4-day visit to China to mend ties
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Beijing on Wednesday night, beginning a four-day visit designed to repair foundering relations between the two nations as Canada looks to develop ties with countries other than the United States.
From Canada to China, fall of Maduro is transforming global oil market
Reverberations from the most consequential U.S. intervention since the 1989 invasion of Panama — the stunning Jan. 3 capture and removal of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro — are reshaping energy calculations around the globe, from pipeline politics in Canada to investment strategies in China.
Trump says U.S. control of Greenland is necessary for Golden Dome project, NATO prowess
NATO needs the U.S. to take control of Greenland to be an effective deterrent to China and Russia, and anything less is “unacceptable,” President Trump said Wednesday.
Japan’s Takaichi plans to dissolve lower house to set up an early snap election
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to dissolve the lower house of Parliament soon to pave the way for a snap election to seek the public’s mandate for her policies, a top party official said Wednesday.
Trump’s call for more lethal U.S. Navy puts spotlight on Virginia defense symposium
More boats, smarter weapons and deadlier guns are just a few items on President Trump’s wish list that U.S. Navy officials and defense leaders will tackle this week at the Surface Navy Association’s National Symposium in Arlington, Virginia.
Japan will host summit with South Korea to bolster ties as Tokyo’s relations with Beijing worsen
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will host South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in her hometown on Tuesday, in a summit meant to stabilize ties between the two sometime-rivals as Japan’s worries about Chinese power in Asia grows.
China and EU agree on steps to resolve EV imports dispute
China and the European Union said Monday they have agreed on steps toward resolving their dispute over the bloc’s imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles.
Japan will host summit with South Korea to bolster ties as Tokyo’s relations with Beijing worsen
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will host South Korean President Lee Jae-myung in her hometown on Tuesday, in a summit meant to stabilize ties between the two sometime rivals as Japan’s worries about Chinese power in Asia grow.
Hong Kong court hearing arguments on sentencing in former publisher Jimmy Lai’s case
A Hong Kong court began hearing arguments Monday about the sentencing of democracy advocate and onetime-media magnate Jimmy Lai and his co-defendants, whose convictions under a national security law could land them in prison for life.
What the Chinese learned from America’s raid on Venezuela
In our 50-year-long twilight struggle with the Soviet Union, it was often said that the U.S. overestimated the capabilities of the Russians and consistently underestimated their threat.
