Aligning with allies on Tech Innovation is Critical to National Security, Top Diplomat Says
During a Hoover Institution event, Secretary of State Antony Blinken called working to establish global technology standards “a part of our national interest and our strength around the world.” The U.S. must work with its international allies to ensure that its national security interests are considered in global talks around the development and use of […]
Ex-CIA director: It’s a tech war, not a trade war
Michael Morell, former acting director of the CIA, has characterized the ongoing China-U.S. trade war as a “an escalating technological cold war…not centered on tariffs and trade…[but] involves both China’s use of technology to steal information and the theft of technology itself.” In the area of telecommunications, Morell warns that “first…there will be more mobile […]
Pence says China is engaged in “unprecedented effort” to influence Americans
Vice President Mike Pence joined a growing chorus of Trump administration officials who have issued stark and public warnings about foreign interference from China, detailing a range of overt and covert activities he said were intended to project Chinese power and undermine President Trump ahead of the 2018 and 2020 elections. “Beijing is pursuing a […]
US Got China Wrong, But Trump Is Turning Things Around, Expert Says
WASHINGTON—“‘Did we get China wrong?’ The issue to me is resoundingly ‘yes,’” says Bill Gertz, senior editor of the Washington Free Beacon and one of the leading journalists on national-security issues. “The good news is, there has been a major shift by the Trump administration in its focus on China,” Gertz said while speaking at […]
Has China Been Duping the US?
Dr. Michael Pillsbury Discusses Tactical Efforts on ‘Life, Liberty & Levin’ Dr. Michael Pillsbury sat down with Mark Levin to discuss China’s tactical maneuvers against the United States through its science, technological and military capabilities. Pillsbury, director of the Center for Chinese Strategy for the Hudson Institute, was the Assistant Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Planning […]
Beijing blasts defense bill designed to counter China
Beijing expressed last minute dissatisfaction Thursday as the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act made it to the President Trump. The bill “shines a spotlight” on certain Chinese activities deemed unacceptable by US lawmakers, specifically China’s militarization of the South China Sea, efforts to influence public discourse, and attempts to invest in and acquire assets deemed […]
China, Russia, Iran Top Cyber Threats, U.S. Intelligence Finds
China, Russia and Iran pose the biggest threats of computer attacks to spy on U.S. companies and steal their trade secrets, according to a report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. The three countries have conducted sophisticated, large-scale hacking attacks across multiple U.S. industries, targeting the networks of technology and manufacturing contractors, […]