China has rolled out new interim measures to regulate the rare earth sector in the latest effort to tighten its grip over the metals critical to global semiconductor, defense, and other sectors. Rare earth producers are now required to set up an internal
A federal judge in Ohio sentenced a Chinese national to four years in prison on Aug. 21 for sabotaging his former employer’s network with malicious computer code, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Davis Lu, 55, a legal resident in Houston, was
Taiwan has proposed a 22.9 percent jump in its 2026 defense outlay in response to Chinese pressure and U.S. demands under President Donald Trump for higher defense spending. The Executive Yuan—Taiwan’s executive branch of government—presented a draft on
The U.S. government unveiled new sanctions on Aug. 21 targeting China-based oil terminal operators and several foreign entities, including those from Hong Kong, over their alleged involvement in the shipment of Iranian oil. The State Department said it