Tag: China

President Trump may use Twitter to respond to former FBI Director James Comey's testimony in real time, according to some reports. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

National Security

Trump administration sends destroyer to challenge South China Sea claim

Daniel Chaitin · May 25, 2017 12:02 am

The spy ring obtained the trade secrets in part by bribing employees of the other company, which is not named in the affidavit. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

Feds bust Chinese corporate spy ring

Joel Gehrke · May 24, 2017 8:12 pm

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad resigned Wednesday. Branstad will become the U.S. ambassador to China. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, Pool)

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad resigns to become US ambassador to China

Melissa Quinn · May 24, 2017 3:34 pm

The flight to New Jersey from Shanghai, China was delayed for several hours before takeoff as the man hurled insults at the flight crew and fellow passengers. (AP)

Passengers chant ‘lock him up’ as unruly man in Trump hat removed from flight: Watch

Sean Langille · May 23, 2017 5:23 pm

To battle the barbarians of ISIS and al Qaeda and the terror-sponsoring regional hegemonist, Iran, we need partners. Those allies will, of course, include countries we wish were more democratic and enlightened. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump amid the shifting sands

Washington Examiner · May 23, 2017 4:01 am

Gov. Terry Branstad, R-Iowa, was supported by several Democrats in the final vote, but that didn't spare him completely from the partisan gamesmanship that has dominated Trump's nominees' paths through the Senate. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

National Security

Senate confirms Terry Branstad as U.S. ambassador to China

Joel Gehrke · May 22, 2017 9:52 pm

Energy industry groups, some of which have been fighting the Trump administration over its proposed cuts to clean energy programs, confirmed from government officials that the clean energy center and other joint initiatives with China on energy will remain intact. (Bloomberg Photo)

Energy and Environment

Trump’s clean energy agenda fueled by Chinese coal

John Siciliano · May 22, 2017 4:01 am

National Security

Chinese fighter jets buzz US ‘nuclear sniffer’ plane over East China Sea

Travis J. Tritten · May 19, 2017 9:53 am

The U.S. corn ethanol industry wants the Commerce Department to start a trade battle with China over protectionist tariffs imposed on the renewable fuel and its byproducts. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Energy and Environment

Ethanol industry wants trade war with China

John Siciliano · May 18, 2017 7:23 pm

"I will work tirelessly to represent America and her citizens to the best of my ability," Branstad told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during his confirmation hearing. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Senate advances Trump’s pick for ambassador to China

Joel Gehrke · May 18, 2017 4:42 pm

The Pentagon records on average 100,000 cyber intrusions each day, or 30 million per year. Most of the attempts to infiltrate and expose our military computer network are coming from China. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Beltway Confidential

How two different cyberattack threats could have a catastrophic effect on the US

Mark Vargas · May 16, 2017 9:43 pm

A man watches a television screen showing President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on May 2. South Koreans were bewildered by Trump's recent use of the term "smart cookie" to refer to current leader Kim Jong Un, and by Trump's assertion that he'd be "honored" by a possible meeting. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Trump may be the real ‘smart cookie’ on North Korea after all

Jamie McIntyre · May 15, 2017 4:01 am