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US security at risk as China-backed ByteDance seeks to retain TikTok control amid sale deadline
Washington DC, March 28: Alarming reports are suggesting that ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok and a close affiliate of the Chinese Communist Party, is attempting to maintain control over the app in any forthcoming arrangement as the deadline for TikTok's potential sale or ban approaches, according to a report from the National Review (NR).
China poses 'most comprehensive and robust military threat' to national security: US intel report
Washington, March 26: China presents the most comprehensive and robust military threat to the national security of the United States, a US intelligence report revealed on Tuesday.
US lawmaker questions top universities over Chinese nationals in STEM Research, cites security risks
Washington, DC March 21: John Moolenaar of the House Select Committee on China wrote to the presidents of Purdue University, Stanford University, the University of Illinois, the University of Maryland, Carnegie Mellon, and the University of Southern California, according to a report by the Select Committee on CCP (SCCCP).
Republican lawmakers pushing legislation to ban Chinese nationals from getting US student visas: Report
Washington, DC, March 13: Republican lawmakers of the House have been making efforts to push legislation, imposing a ban on Chinese nationals from getting student visas in the US, Fox News reported.
US charges 12 Chinese contract hackers and law enforcement officers in computer intrusion campaigns
Washington, DC, March 6: The US Department of Justice on Wednesday (local time) unsealed indictments charging Zhou Shuai and Yin Kecheng, eight employees of Chinese technology company i-Soon and two officers of Chinese Ministry of Public Security (MPS) on various hacking-related offenses.
CCP-linked CEO in US defence supply chain sparks national security alarm
Washington DC, February 14: An immigrant with close connections to Chinese Communist Party (CCP) intelligence and influence organisations owns a defence contractor that provides parts for US military aircraft and counsels the US government on supply chain security, according to a Daily Caller News Foundation (DCNF) report.
The Iron Dome for America: US launches next-generation missile defence plan
Washington, DC, January 29: On January 27, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at enhancing the United States' missile defence capabilities in light of the growing threats from sophisticated ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles.
Trump promises to delay TikTok ban, proposes US ownership stake
Washington, DC, January 19: US President-elect Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he plans to issue an executive order on Monday to delay the enforcement of the TikTok ban for 90 days.
US NSA calls Yoon's martial law bid 'shocking,' 'wrong,' says alliance still set for success despite turmoil
Seoul, Jan 11: US National Security Advisor (NSA) Jake Sullivan portrayed impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched martial law bid as "shocking" and "wrong," but voiced confidence that "structurally," the South Korea-US alliance is "incredibly healthy."
Need to ensure dual-use technology does not fall into wrong hands: Jake Sullivan
New Delhi, January 6: US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Monday said that the US and India would need to ensure that valuable dual-use technologies don't fall into the wrong hands.