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Getting a clearer picture of the evidence against Hunter Biden will make it easier to compare his activities to those of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. If the US is starting to prosecute the sale of White House influence for financial gain, it’s a matter of time before they are all in the legal spotlight.
- Experts issue warnings about the Chinese military build-up in the western Pacific and about expanded ties between China, Russia, Iran and North Korea
- President Xi Jinping is counting on technological innovation to counter China’s many economic headwinds, says US director of national intelligence
Democrats on oversight committee release findings after multi-year investigation, accusing 2024 Republican front-runner of violating US Constitution.
Academics say the opportunity to study at the rival country’s university must resume to benefit students, reduce biases and help stabilise relations but blocks remain.
Call is latest development as Washington seeks to strike balance between protecting American national security and preserving culture of open research.
State Department report on alleged damage Beijing’s influence operations inflict on America’s reputation overseas is latest cause for Washington alarm.
The AI-generated content is more ‘eye-catching than the awkward visuals’ used in previous such campaigns, such as digital drawings and photo collages.
Reformist outsider Bernardo Arevalo is up against former first lady Sandra Torres, both social democrats, meaning Guatemala will have its first leftist leader in more than a decade.
Citing a threat from China, the governor moved to curb real estate purchases by Chinese nationals and ban Chinese apps from school and government servers.
Outrage among Democrats after a Republican lawmaker questioned congresswoman Judy Chu’s loyalty to the United States.
The magnate cannot be forced to register as a foreign agent of China, as any relationship between him and the Beijing government ended in 2017, a US judge ruled.
Eugene Yu was arrested after prosecutors alleged his company improperly stored information on servers in China.
Unlike previous operations aimed at sending a ‘US bad, China good’ message to the rest of the world, these fake accounts tried to influence American voters.
Sherry Li and Lianbo Wang are accused of coming up with the scam as part of their plan to raise funds to build a ‘Chinese Disneyland’ theme park in the US.
Prosecutors allege one of five accused men posed as an international sports official and asked for copies of the Lius’ passports.
Chinese agent Qiming Lin allegedly asked a private investigator to help manufacture a political scandal to undermine the candidate, thought to be former protester Xiong Yan.
Housing crisis, high prices the result of land shortage and government red tape, says Louis Loong.
Beijing ‘did not deploy interference efforts’, the document says, puncturing a narrative pushed by Donald Trump’s allies that China was meddling on Joe Biden’s behalf.
John Ratcliffe may hold up report on foreign influence, arguing that China should be cited more prominently for attempting to sway US voters.
US Representative Eric Swalwell, a Democrat from California, cut ties to Christine Fang after the FBI alerted him in 2015 about their suspicions and has not been accused of wrongdoing, Axios reported.
Chinese businesswoman should get a longer sentence because she lied repeatedly to federal agents and magistrate, new court documents say.
But despite being targeted by Trump, son of 2020 US presidential hopeful Joe Biden denies doing ‘anything improper’ in dealings with foreign company.
Congress hears John Bolton, the former national security adviser, referred to Rudy Giuliani as a ‘hand grenade who’s going to blow everybody up’.
Chinese-backed firm linked to Hunter Biden is a small player in China’s private equity market, public filings show.
Michael Pillsbury told Financial Times he received ‘quite a bit of background on Hunter Biden from the Chinese’ during a trip to Beijing. But on C-Span later, he denied making the comments.
US president hits back on Twitter, reiterating claims that ‘Sleepy Joe Biden’ and son had improper dealings in Ukraine and China.
Former vice-president is in embattled Trump’s sights over Hunter Biden’s business ties in China and Ukraine, but Beijing will stick to ‘principle of non-interference in internal affairs of other countries’.
State-backed private equity company says it is conducting an ‘internal study’ about whether and how to explain the younger Biden’s role.
Chinese national Zhang Yujing appears to have difficulty walking in court, refuses to answer judge when asked if she prefers jury or non-jury trial.
