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00:00 Intro 00:51 US Offers $10 Million Reward for Alleged Chinese Hacker 01:42 Will DOW Station Representatives in Taiwan’s Defense Ministry? 02:32 Former Taiwan President Warns of ‘Sustained’ China Threats 04:11 States Sue TP-Link Over China Ties, Security Risks 05:06 Alleged China Spy to Remain in Custody 05:57 Beijing’s Escalating Espionage Across US 12:52 Russia Responds to Reports of 2nd Lab Worker Death 14:31 Homan: Birth Tourism a National Security Vulnerability

00:00 Intro 01:11 Trump Announces $6.6 Billion Investment in New Submarine Shipyard 04:29 Chinese Man Pleads Guilty to $600k Money Laundering Scheme 06:23 California Couple With 20+ Children Face Abuse Charges 08:45 European Parliament Votes to Toughen China Policy 10:19 AG Blanche: Stopping CCP Repression Overseas a Big Priority

00:00 Intro 00:59 DOJ to Strip Citizenship From 40 Criminals 02:39 Chinese Woman Arrested for Spying on Taiwan President’s Son 07:26 U.S. Bolsters Arctic Outpost Against Chinese Activity 09:28 Former German Spy Chief Arrested for Attempted Treason 10:21 Bolsonaro, Lula Da Silva Move to Presidential Runoff 16:15 U.S. Investigates Chinese Woman Arrested at LAX

00:00 Intro 01:02 Bessent: Chinese AI Model Leaked PLA Weapons Plans 02:13 Treasury Chief Warns China Is Stealing U.S. AI Tech 02:45 California Woman Charged With Spying for China 03:33 Woman Accused of Surveilling Taiwan President's Son 04:29 U.S. Attorney: China Knows How to Game Our System 05:13 Taiwan FM Attends Opening of U.S. De Facto Consulate 06:14 Blocking Chinese Military Firms From U.S. Markets 09:08 Senate Passes Forced Organ Harvesting Bill 11:23 Japanese Firms Leave China, Numbers Hit Record Low 12:02 China Stockpiles Tools for Making Advanced AI Chips 13:29 Lee: Existing Laws Could Hold AI Firms Accountable 18:38 Teen Suicide After Consuming Harmful TikTok Content

00:00 Intro 00:52 Man Allegedly Sold $300M U.S. AI Tech to China 02:36 Taiwan Receives First Two U.S.-Made F-16V Jets 04:23 Taiwan's First Submarine Undergoing Final Tests 05:06 Moolenaar Sounds Alarm on South Korea's CCP Ties 06:41 Lawmakers Criticize as Starbucks Opens in Xinjiang 07:14 How Brazil's Elections Affect U.S.–China Competition 09:08 China Uses 'Brazil Card' During Trade Tensions With U.S. 09:49 UK Universities Probe China Links After MI5 Warning 10:30 MI5 Warns UK Academics Over China-Funded Research 10:58 Cyber Firm: Chinese Hackers Posing as U.S. AI Experts 11:56 Anti-Communist Film Festival Kicks Off in DC

00:00 Intro 00:58 Accord Tackles China’s Steel Overcapacity 02:18 U.S. Weighs Most-Favored-Nation Status, WTO System 03:36 Witness: Huawei Misled Standard Chartered 06:23 Ford CEO Warns U.S. About Chinese Automakers 08:17 State Dinner Sent Message to Xi: Stilwell 10:33 Trump’s Message Targeted U.S. and China: Stilwell 14:40 Trump Announces $200B Korean Investment in U.S. 16:17 Trump Pushes U.S. Hemispheric Defense Forward 19:59 Brazil's Election: What's at Stake for China?

00:00 Intro 00:59 U.S. Top Fighter Jet Parts Sent to China 02:29 Earlier Problems Tracking F-35 Parts 02:56 Chinese Military Opens New Logistics Base in Laos 03:50 Trump, Tech Leaders Sign Accord on AI Standards 06:43 U.S. Senate Passes Falun Gong Protection Act 09:10 Border Czar: Gov’t Working to End Birth Tourism 11:33 HSBC Executive: Huawei Misled Me on Iran Business 13:46 U.S. Ambassador: China Is Weaponizing Rare Earths 14:56 Gen. Stilwell Analyzes Trump’s China Message 17:06 China Doesn’t Respect U.S. Dialogue: Gen. Stilwell 20:08 U.S. Show of Force Deterred China: Gen. Stilwell

00:00 Intro 01:12 Chinese AI Agents Act Beyond Instructions 02:16 Chinese AI Agents Show Signs of Potential Breakout 03:20 Expert: U.S. Can Leverage China’s Dependencies 04:29 U.S. Tech Still Fueling China’s Military: Newsham 08:17 Desolate Greenland Outpost Could Host U.S. Troops 09:47 NATO’s Critical Chokepoint: The GIUK Gap 11:21 Taiwan Says It's in Ongoing Arms Talks With U.S. 12:13 Johnson: $14B Arms Sale Delay Tied to Iran Conflict 12:33 Taiwan: U.S. F-16V Fighter Jets Ready for Delivery 12:50 Taiwan Indicts 2 Men for Disrupting Show Mocking Xi 13:53 U.S. and China Cut Tariffs on $60B in Goods 16:00 Steel Is Key to U.S. National Security: Trump 19:53 U.S. Faces Decades-Long Rare Earths Challenge 21:16 U.S. Film Industry Pushes to Bring Jobs Home

00:00 Intro 01:07 US, China to Lower Tariffs on $60 Billion Worth of Goods 02:18 Perdue: Trump Asked Xi If He Wants to Buy Arms 03:26 Analyst: Diplomatic Calculations at Play 04:33 US–China Summit Was a 'Wash': Newsham 04:43 Trump Not Serious About Arming China: Newsham 10:57 Trump Briefs Japan’s Prime Minister After Xi Summit 11:45 Taiwan: US Arms Sales Serve American Interests 14:09 Philippines Faces Confrontations at Sea in EEZ 15:45 Trump Says US Will Not Integrate AI With China 17:07 US Big Tech Balancing Act With China 21:02 Tech and China: What's Really at Stake?

00:00 Intro 01:13 Taiwan Responds to Xi's Taiwan Independence Remarks 02:41 Xi Jinping Concludes 3-Day State Visit to US 02:50 Expert: China Uses Agents to Suppress Dissidents 05:00 Xi's ‘Win-Win’ Message Means China Wins Twice: Su 06:40 Trump Unlikely to Back China's Taiwan Policy: Su 08:31 Trump–Xi Meeting Was About War Risk: Su 10:36 Expert Warns of Reduced US Support for Taiwan 12:26 US Government Preparing Wealth Report on Xi: Newsham 14:40 Greenland Deal Allows More US Military Presence 16:10 Expert Questions US–China AI Race 17:58 China-Made Hardware Powers US AI Data Centers

00:00 Intro 01:00 Trump Hosts China's Xi at White House 04:58 Faces of Prisoners of Conscience Light Up D.C. Buildings 07:34 Falun Gong Practitioners Peacefully Protest Outside U.N. 08:06 Falun Gong Practitioner Attacked Outside Chinese Consulate in Toronto 09:07 U.S. Crackdown on Birth Tourism: Visas Denied 11:43 Americans' Views of China Warm Since Pandemic: Survey 12:18 Missing F-35 Fighter Jet Parts Diverted to Hong Kong 13:22 Norway Plans Europe's Largest Rare-Earth Mine by 2028 14:22 China Expands Nuclear Program at 7 Major Sites: Telegraph 15:48 Why Did the West Open Its Doors to China?

01:15 Trump Greets Xi in Person at Joint Base Andrews 01:51 Flow of Rare Earths on Agenda at Trump-Xi Meeting 02:47 Senators Urge Rubio to Release $15B Aid to Taiwan 03:58 Communities Testify on CCP's Religious Persecution 05:31 Beijing's Long Arm on American Soil 06:58 Why U.S. Must Be Mindful of China's Economic Aggression 07:45 U.S. Uses AI to Detect China's Tariff Evasion: Navarro 13:09 Researcher: Taiwan Should Not Fear Trump-Xi Summit 14:18 Taiwan Vows to Continue Pushing for U.S. Arms Deals 15:20 Capitol Hill Hearing on China Human Rights Concerns 17:31 Spider-Man Toy Highlights China's Forced Labor

00:00 Intro 00:58 Trump Meets Takaichi in New York Ahead of Summit With Xi 04:38 China Steps Up Fentanyl Controls, Boeing Orders 05:29 Lawmakers Urge Trump to Take Tougher Approach on China 14:27 China's Gold Imports Top 1,000 Tons 15:41 U.S. Should Prepare for CCPCollapse: Miles Yu 18:07 U.S. Backs New Undersea Cable Avoiding South China Sea 19:28 NTD, Epoch Times Denied Access to U.n. General Assembly 20:52 U.S. Monitoring China's Growing Arctic Presence 22:04 China's Unitree Robotics Stock Plunge 53%

00:00 Intro 00:48 Trump to Greet Xi With Flyover; Trade, AI Top Agenda 04:20 Trump–Xi Summit Puts Taiwan in the Spotlight 07:05 Iran, China Launch Autonomous AI Influence Campaigns 08:17 Trump, Xi to Meet in Washington This Week 11:13 Tariffs Give President Trump Leverage Over China 12:18 Rare Earths Give China Leverage Over U.S. 13:25 Former Skycom Engineer: Huawei Was My Real Boss in Iran 15:40 Trump Announces Permanent Greenland Security Agreement 18:57 Greenland Controls Key North Atlantic Routes 21:03 Sands: China Seeks Foothold in the Arctic

00:00 Intro 01:02 Trump–Xi Summit in Washington: What to Expect 02:08 Trump–Xi Summit Could Test Strategic Stability 02:53 Op-Ed Urges Release of 100 Chinese Prisoners 03:52 CNEX Board Returned Damaged After China Testing 05:58 Youth Unemployment in China Hits Record High 06:57 Expert: China Could Use War as a Distraction 07:41 China Uses War Law to Intimidate the West: Newsham 12:40 China Coast Guard Slams Into Philippine Vessel 14:10 U.S., China Differ on AI Guardrails: WSJ 15:38 Expert: AI Could Fuel Political Indoctrination 19:11 Expert: Existing Laws Can Hold AI Firms Liable