Tag: China

"He's going after the bad actors, the people who cheat on steel and aluminum and cost us American jobs. We're all with him on that," Rep. Kevin Brady said. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Kevin Brady: Trump needs to focus on the ‘bad actors’ on steel

Pete Kasperowicz · March 7, 2018 1:07 pm

Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, head of U.S. Africa Command, told the House Armed Services Committee that the Djiboutian government is deeply in debt to China, which seized the port of Doraleh last week. (Department of Defense photo)

China may try to control key US military port in Africa, general says

Travis J. Tritten · March 6, 2018 6:32 pm

China in particular has set itself on a course to become a global power and America's primary adversary, according to Michael Griffin, undersecretary of defense for research and engineering. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

National Security

China’s hypersonic weapons could sink US aircraft carriers, Pentagon official says

Jamie McIntyre · March 6, 2018 5:59 pm

Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, left, and Defense Intelligence Agency Dir. Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley Jr., right, take their seats to testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

National Security

Intel chiefs: China, Russia developing ‘attack satellites’ to target US ‘in a few years’

Joel Gehrke · March 6, 2018 5:51 pm

House Speaker Paul Ryan said Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady is working with the president on a tariff plan that would impact the offending nations, such as China, and spare the countries who are trading fairly. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

GOP leaders negotiating with Trump on narrowing tariff plan

Susan Ferrechio · March 6, 2018 3:50 pm

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shakes hands with South Korean National Security Director Chung Eui-yong after Chung gave Kim the letter from South Korean President Moon Jae-in, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Beltway Confidential

De-escalation and unification of Korea: The world’s last chance for peace

Gavin Hanson · March 6, 2018 3:23 pm

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce recently estimated that trade with Canada and Mexico supports nearly 14 million American jobs. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Trump’s plans for ‘energy dominance’ depend on NAFTA’s survival

Kyle Isakower · March 6, 2018 5:01 am

Millennials, women, and perhaps a new third party could change government for the better. (iStock)

Three reasons for hope for the political future

Washington Examiner Staff · March 6, 2018 5:01 am

Technology experts familiar with Tor and darknet markets say it's unlikely that authorities can easily address the issue without a frontal attack on Tor, an action they view as highly unlikely and possibility futile.

Trump administration is again losing the war against dark web drugs

Steven Nelson · March 6, 2018 5:01 am

The Trump administration faces an uphill battle to protect innovation when it comes to the North American Free Trade Agreement. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

A fair NAFTA doesn’t need tariffs, despite Trump’s tweets

Philip Thompson · March 5, 2018 11:04 pm

US customs agencies seize $1.2B in counterfeit imports as illegal goods market continues to grow

Anna Giaritelli · March 5, 2018 6:22 pm

The two leaders should remember that their offices speak to noble ideals and responsibilities. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu hide from the media. Sad!

Tom Rogan · March 5, 2018 6:21 pm