China has reported its exports to the United States fell 27% in September from the year before, even though growth in its global exports hit a six-month high

National security experts are concerned about farmland Chinese entities own in the U.S. that is next to sensitive sites, including critical infrastructure and military installations.

That peace has now broken. On October 9th China laid out a new set of export controls on rare earths, minerals needed to manufacture most electronics of both the consumer and military sort. The next day, Mr Trump retaliated by announcing an extra 100% tariff on China and export controls on “any and all critical software”.

America, accounting for perhaps as much as 34 percent of global consumer spending, has massive purchasing power, especially because the country persistently runs large merchandise trade deficits—$1.2 trillion last year for instance.

China’s Commerce Ministry said Tuesday it was banning dealings by Chinese companies with five subsidiaries of South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean.

The warning from Sen. James E. Risch (R-Idaho) was blunt: “China’s control of TikTok poses one of the greatest threats to Americans’ health, privacy, and safety. Our kids and grandkids are particularly vulnerable to falling under the manipulation of the Chinese Communist Party.”

Across Latin America, governments increasingly treat Beijing and Washington (and even Moscow, Brussels, and New Delhi) as partners of equal standing, hedging between powers while pursuing their own economic needs.

Washington must do more to resist Beijing's "gray-zone" moves in the South China Sea and against Taiwan, says Ely Ratner.

Several Latin American countries’ trade deficits with China widened, and some mulled over trade measures to stem the surge in Chinese imports. A new report showed China is deprioritizing Latin

While the exercise only involved two subs, the warning was clear: America should contemplate the prospect of confronting a China-Russia alliance.

Retired Gen. Tim Haugh, the former head of the NSA, warns that China is targeting the U.S. military, industry and also America's critical infrastructure. He believes he knows why it's happening.