A former U.S. Navy sailor has been sentenced to nearly 17 years for spying for China. A jury found him guilty last year on 6 counts, including espionage and unlawful export of defense data. Prosecutors say Jing Chao Wei, also known as Patrick Wei, worked on the amphibious assault ship USS Essex at Naval Base
Iran’s state television for the first time on Tuesday (Jan. 13) gave an official acknowledgement of deaths in the country’s protests after a human rights news agency reported the death toll.An Iranian official said on state-television there was “a high number of martyrs.” The US based human rights activist news agency said the number of
Mass protests against social injustice have erupted in central China, following the sudden death of a 13 year-old student at his school last week. Many took to the streets after the school attempted to get rid of the body secretly without letting the parents see it at all and reports that the parents are being
A morbidly named app called “Are You Dead?” has climbed to the top of China’s app store, becoming the number one paid download. The app is designed to help people living alone by making sure someone checks in on them every single day. The app known internationally as the “Moo Moo,” allows users to tap
According to the U.S. State Department, Chinese companies have assisted Iran and tracked protesters by providing surveillance technologies used for the repression of human rights, as Iran cut off Internet and phone lines in the country last week. Some see the move as a way to help the Iranian leaders stay in power, making it
US lawmakers on Thursday (Jan. 8) urged the Treasury Department to review an acquisition deal by a Chinese supplier of American company iRobot as the company filed for bankruptcy. Lawmakers Rich Torres and Zach Nunn are asking Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to launch a national security review of the transaction. The deal would give ownership
Tehran is threatening to attack U.S. military bases amid widespread protests across Iran as the US is showing support for the Iranian people as they rise up against the Iranian leadership. Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf warned that if the U.S. attacks, U.S. military bases in the Middle East and shipping centres in the region
The final hearing in former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s trial just wrapped up after a marathon 12-hour session in Seoul. If convicted, Yoon could face a life sentence or even the death penalty, though South Korea has not carried out an execution in decades. Prosecutors argue that Yoon was behind a plan to
The US this week approved a subpoena for a pro-Beijing billionaire who is suspected of bankrolling organised protests in the U.S. The groups behind these protests are socialist groups, like the Party for Socialism and Liberation, suspected to be bankrolled by China-based billionaire Neville Roy Singham. Singham is alleged to be backed by the Chinese
The head of the largest scam network in Southeast Asia wanted by the US has been extradited by Cambodia to China on Wednesday (Jan. 7) which an analyst says is a calculated move by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). “Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said at a regular news conference on Thursday (Jan. 8) that
The Trump administration laid out their plan for future relations with Venezuela on Wednesday (Jan. 7), U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters, “Step one is the stabilisation of the country. We don’t want it descending into chaos.” In this first phase, Rubio said the U.S. will continue to exercise control over access to
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Bulgarian diplomat Nikolai Miladinov. Miladinov has been chosen to serve as the director general for Trump’s Board of Peace aimed at overseeing the peace process in Gaza and rebuilding the territory. The meeting comes as the Gaza peace plan brokered by the U.S. President Donald Trump approaches Phase
A recent report by The Daily Caller revealed that a Chinese businessman with links to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) owns two golf courses located just miles from key U.S. Air Force bases. Experts say this could pose security risks to U.S. forces and military intelligence. The Chinese American businessman Eugene Ji bought two golf
Chinese pro-democracy activists held a rally outside the Chinese consulate in Los Angeles U.S. on Sunday (Jan. 4) but were attacked by private security guards hired by the consulate. “Fight the CCP [Chinese Communist Party]. Free Great China,” the Chinese activists said. They were confronted by armed private security guards hired by the consulate. The
Nvidia showcased what he described as physical artificial intelligence (AI) at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Monday (Jan. 5). Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the company’s next generation of chips can deliver five times the amount of AI computing compared to its previous chips. “Today, I can tell you that Vera Rubin
A human rights group reports that the death toll has risen to 36 in protests against escalating inflation in Iran that have lasted for a week and do not appear to be slowing down. As of Tuesday (Jan. 6), the U.S. based Human Rights Activist news agency reported that 36 people had been killed, including
A private sector survey on Monday (Jan. 5) shows China’s service sector growth in December at its slowest pace in six months. China’s Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) China’s in December has fallen to 52, the lowest reading since June. The PMI is an economic indicator used to gauge the manufacturing activity in the private sector.
China and its allies called for a meeting with the United Nations (U.N.) Security Council to debate U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to capture Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday (Jan.3). Maduro’s arrest signals a loss of China’s ally in Latin America. The meeting was convened at the request of Colombia, backed by China and
Taiwanese authorities have condemned the Chinese Communist Party for disregarding the values of human rights after one of the Taiwanese lawmakers was doxxed by the Chinese state-run media. Taiwan’s Ministry of Digital Affairs said on Sunday (Jan. 4), that Meta and Google at its request had removed the satellite photos and related social media posts
North Korea fired at least two ballistic missiles on Sunday (Dec. 4), just hours before the South Korean president’s visit to China. The launch marks the country’s first missile test in two months and has drawn sharp criticism from both South Korea and Japan. “Such ballistic missile launches violate relevant UN Security Council resolutions and
