TikTok Signs Deal With US Investors to Form Data Security Joint Venture
TikTok has signed agreements with a group of U.S.-based investors to establish a new American joint venture that would oversee data protection and content...
US Drops Uganda Deportation Bid for Man Who Filmed China’s Uyghur Prison Camps
An alleged detention facility in northwestern Xinjiang region, China, on July 19, 2023. Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...
3 Killed in Taiwan Knife Attack, Suspect Falls to Death From Department Store
TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwanese authorities said Saturday the suspect who killed three people and injured 11 others in knife and smoke-grenade attacks in the island’s capital...
UK Must Stop ‘Dragging Heels’ Over China Threat: Parliament Intelligence Committee Report
The United Kingdom Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) has released its latest annual report, urging the UK government to “stop dragging its heels”...
Senators Sound Alarm Over Chinese Drone Use at US Security Facilities
Sens. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) raised concerns in Dec. 18 letters over the use of drones made by DJI, a Chinese...
Bank of Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest in 30 Years
Japan’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate to the highest level in three decades, taking another step away from its long-standing ultra-loose monetary...
China, Japan Clash at UN in Ongoing Feud Over Taiwan
China’s ambassador to the United Nations used a Security Council meeting on Dec. 15 to try to pressure Japan into retracting Prime Minister Sanae...
5 Takeaways From Ex-Hochul Aide’s Chinese Agent Trial
NEW YORK—Former aide to New York governors Linda Sun has been on a month-long trial over allegations that she acted as a Chinese agent...
US Approves Record $11.1 Billion Arms Package for Taiwan
The Trump administration has approved an $11.1 billion arms sale to Taiwan, the largest U.S. weapons package ever proposed for the island. The arms...