Trump Invites Xi to Inauguration; Mysterious Drones Raise More Serious Concerns

President-elect Donald Trump is inviting Chinese leader Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration next January—a ceremony no Chinese leader has ever attended. What’s behind Trump’s move?

The battle over critical minerals is intensifying. What solutions do lawmakers suggest to cut America’s China reliance on materials needed to make weapons?

A number of China-related bills didn’t make it into the 2025 defense budget. Why is House Speaker Mike Johnson vowing to get them signed into law anyway?

1. President-Elect Trump Invites Xi to Inauguration
2. Mysterious Drones Raise More Serious Concerns
3. Concern Over China’s Dominance of Critical Minerals
4. China-Related Provisions Stripped from Final NDAA
5. NDAA China Clauses Cover Taiwan, Drone, Lobbyists
6. Defiant South Korea’s Yoon Vows to Fight to the End
7. A Closer Look at Beijing’s Infiltration in S. Korea
8. China’s Largest Drill Surrounding Taiwan Ends
9. Protecting US, Canadian National Security from China