A U.S. sailor admitting guilt in spying for China. The operation tied to nearly $15,000 in bribes, and the handling of secret U.S. military plans. A tearful reunion. Australian journalist Cheng Lei finally able to hold her children’s hands again, after three years in a Chinese prison. A new lawsuit against TikTok. Utah coming after the Chinese-owned app. Buying sanctioned imports to cut costs? China reportedly saving billions of dollars this year, by purchasing oil from Russia, Iran, and Venezuela. Topics in this episode: U.S. Sailor Pleads Guilty to Spying for China Utah Sues TikTok Over Child Addiction Concerns The CCP Is on the Palestinian Side in Israel War: Gordon Chang China Releases Australian Reporter Cheng Lei Americans Currently Detained in China China Saved Billions from Buying Sanctioned Oil: Report Former Australian Prime Minister Calls for More Taiwan Protection Beijing to Expand Space Station for Foreign Visitors ‘Ultimate Beneficiary’: Copley on China’s Stake in Israel-Hamas War ...Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochtv/us-sailor-pleads-guilty-to-spying-for-china-5508527
The U.S. State Department is demanding answers from China on the well-being of a Chinese human rights lawyer who has been deported back to China from Laos. “The United States condemns the forced repatriation of People’s Republic of China (PRC) national and human rights lawyer Lu Siwei to the PRC from Laos, at the request of PRC authorities,” State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement on Oct. 11. Mr. Lu, 50, fled China in late July, crossing into Vietnam before arriving in Laos. On July 28, he was arrested in Laos en route to Thailand to board a flight to the United States to reunite with his wife and daughter. He was accused of entering Laos on a fake visa, an assertion dismissed by Bob Fu, founder of Texas-based rights group China Aid. Mr. Fu had sent pictures of Mr. Lu’s passport to The Associated Press to back up his claims.... 
China’s communist regime hasn’t condemned the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas’ attacks on Israel and the massacre of Israeli civilians since it happened last Saturday. Meanwhile, the ruling Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) official media published an article warning the United States: “If you interfere with us taking Taiwan, we will mess with your Israel.” CCP’s leader Xi Jinping’s recent direct contact with three Middle Eastern leaders before the attacks has attracted international attention. Hamas fired thousands of rockets into Israel as large numbers of terrorists sneaked into the country last Saturday, killing more than 1,200 Israelis and taking 100-150 hostages back to Gaza. The Israeli military has launched counterattacks, and the Benjamin Netanyahu-led government has declared war on Hamas....
“I was enlightened very late in life. I spent the most precious years of my life as a chess piece for the communist party,” Bai Liusu, a demobilized female soldier, shared her experience from a “little pink” to recognizing the lies of the communist regime. Ms. Bai graduated from high school in 2005. Learning that one could be assigned to an official job after being demobilized; her family spent a lot of money sending her to the army. “We had to find someone who had the resources. We couldn’t transfer money but had to pay cash… We spent over 200,000 yuan (about US$30,000),” she said....