A China-linked online influence operation is using older and repurposed social media accounts to pose as American voters and spread divisive political content ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections, according to an Oct. 30 report by online intelligence
The Chinese order prohibits exporters from supplying the listed companies with dual use items and prohibits organizations and individuals in other countries from transferring Chinese-origin dual use items to them.
China did something similar to Japan over the summer.
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) wants to use its control of REE to force the democracies to surrender Taiwan, among other things.
“All nations enjoy freedom of navigation and other lawful uses of the sea in this area,” the spokesperson said.
“The U.S. Navy has operated throughout the region for decades alongside our allies and partners.
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In addition, restrictions on 11 U.S. companies added to China's “unreliable entities list,” along with a dual-use export ban affecting 16 American companies, will also be suspended through Jan. 10, according to the ministry.
“The Chinese Communist Party continues to use hostage diplomacy as leverage against our country, and Americans considering travel to China deserve a clear, honest assessment of the risks they face.
Sato said a wider fight carries risks for the regime, since Japan has already tightened controls on exports to China of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, materials and other items with possible military uses.
The House Select Committee on China said on X that the CCP has demonstrated its willingness to use “arbitrary detention and exit bans to target Americans in China.”
“Americans should take these warnings seriously,” it stated on Sept. 10.
The United States is stepping up efforts against industrial overproduction from China and other economies as Washington investigates manufacturing policies it says are harming U.S. industry.
US–China Goods Trade Posts Double-Digit Decline
Trade data show that during the four years of the Biden administration (2021–2024), bilateral goods trade fluctuated under the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic but remained at relatively high levels.
That would avoid another China dependency. But to keep its edge, America should also plan to ban the global use of China’s stolen AI and encourage U.S. AI, including through subsidies.
Security analysts also warn that China now controls an extensive network of overseas ports, many of which are dual-use and capable of supporting the People's Liberation Army Navy.
The State Department told The Epoch Times in a statement that “U.S. law prohibits arms sales to China and there is no offer or plan to sell arms to China.”
In an interview with Newsmax, Trump said China is “substantially behind” the United States in its nuclear stockpile but could catch up within the next five years.
The US Choke Point Strategy
The Trump administration’s 2025 National Security Strategy centers on great-power competition with China as the pacing threat, with control of maritime choke points forming a persistent, if sometimes unspoken, thread.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has told Fox News that the United States and China have agreed to extend the trade truce known as the Busan Agreement until Jan. 10.
-based businessman with decades of experience advising foreign investors and traders doing business in China. He uses an alias to protect himself from reprisals from the regime.
If you wanted to control the narrative about the persecution of Christians in China, having friends, not to say agents, at the U.S.–China Catholic Association would be a good place to start.
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Terri Wu is a Washington-based freelance reporter for The Epoch Times covering education and China-related issues. Send tips to terri.wu@epochtimes.com.
But differences remain over the sale and servicing of less advanced systems used by Chinese customers.
The dispute comes as the United States seeks to build a broader coalition of countries willing to coordinate technology policies toward China.
DOJ said Wa’s phones also included “scripts” for the scammers working for him to use on Americans, and included advice on how to play on a victim’s emotions and use their “feelings for us to get him to invest.”