WASHINGTON – Chinese President Xi Jinping is not expected to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration in January after the American president-elect had personally offered an invite to the ceremony, according to news reports. CBS News first reported on Thursday that the Chinese ambassador to the U.S. and his wife will attend the swearing-in ceremony and that…
A foreign adversary or a U.S. military dark program? The origin of the mystery drones over New Jersey is drawing more intense scrutiny by the hour and has become a lingering, unanswered question. The mystery may have piqued the interest of Pramod Abichandani more than anyone. Abichandani is an expert on “swarming drones” who has…
Donald Trump’s first trade war hurt American soybean farmers to the tune of $11 billion. A sequel is set to be even worse. The humble bean was the poster child of Trump’s first tariff spat with China, with American shipments to the world’s top buyer of the commodity tumbling 79% in the first two years…
Federal authorities announced hackers in China have stolen “customer call records data” of an unknown number of Americans, but encrypted messaging could be the first line of defense for people in the U.S. to secure their communications amid this cyber threat. The “cyber espionage campaign” was announced by the FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security…
General Motors Co. will incur two noncash charges of more than $5 billion for recognizing the change in value of its joint-venture business in China and restructuring costs there, according to a Wednesday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. GM expects a $2.6 billion to $2.9 billion write-down, or reduction in value on its…
Three Americans wrongfully detained in China for many years were released in a prisoner swap between Washington and Beijing, the White House said in a statement on Wednesday. The three Americans were named as Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung. The Chinese nationals were not named. The development was first reported by Politico. China claimed the…
TAMPA – A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a confessed participant to five years of probation in a plot that diverted millions of dollars’ worth of biomedical drugs, toxins and research supplies from the University of Florida to China over seven years. During the courtroom hearing, the prosecutor in the case said others may face…
A driver struck and killed 35 people and injured dozens of others with a vehicle during a hit-and-run crash in southern China, local police confirmed Tuesday. In what Chinese authorities are calling an intentional act, the attack took place just before 8 p.m. local time Monday when the person drove” “a small SUV” into a…
With 8,000 North Korean troops now poised to join Russia’s fight in Ukraine, the U.S. is reaching out to China to leverage its relationships with Moscow and Pyongyang to “curb” the entry of North Korean forces. The U.S. had a “robust conversation” with China this week about the North Korean troops’ dispatch to Russia, Secretary…
Push aside imagery of the towering Tyrannosaurus rex because the smallest-ever dinosaur eggs have been unearthed and represent an all new type of dinosaur species. Six small non-avian dinosaur eggs, no bigger than grapes, were discovered during a field study in Ganzhou, a city in southeast China, in 2021, according to a report published by…