“I’ve made China the pacing threat for our armed services,” he said. In a virtual discussion with the Aspen Security Forum on Wednesday, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said,…
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U.S. Trade Deficit Drops in June
Record-breaking exports in spite of COVID-19. The Department of Commerce announced the nation’s export to import trade ratio on Wednesday. The results of the finding showed that the…
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State Department Supports Ecuadorian Protection of Galapagos Reserve
Vessels from China are violating international environmental fishing regulations. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has released a statement in support of the Ecuadorian government endeavoring to curb illegal…
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Secretary Pompeo Warns of TikTok Data Mining
Warns that the facial recognition could be given to adversarial nation. Over the weekend, Secretary Pompeo threw in his support with President Trump’s proposed ban on the social…
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China Buys Record Amount of Corn from U.S.
Trade agreement is working even as tensions rise. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that China recorded the single biggest-ever purchase of U.S. corn, extending its large imports…
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U.S. to Address Human-Rights Violations by China
Secretary Pompeo says treatment of minorities in Xinjiang cannot be ignored. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told a Senate panel the U.S. is planning new measures to address…
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China Orders U.S. to Close Chengdu Consulate
U.S. Warns of Chinese detention of American citizens In response to the American order to close a Chinese Consulate in Texas this week, China responded with orders for…
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Defense Secretary Esper Hopes to Visit China
“We are not in search of conflict,” he said. On the same day that the State Department ordered China to close its consulate in Houston, Defense Secretary Mark…
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State Department Orders China Consulate Closed
Move taken due to allegations that China is spying on Americans. The State Department announced on Wednesday that it had delivered orders to the Chinese Consulate in Houston,…
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U.S. Positioning Military Assets Around Asia
Action is part of Administration hardening stance toward China. Defense Secretary Mark Esper spoke virtually to the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies on Tuesday. He revealed that…
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