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00:00 Intro01:14 U.S. Hosts 50 Nations to Address Critical Minerals03:24 Unpacking China's Mineral War, Global Response: Expert08:46 Xi Jinping Held Back-to-back Calls With Putin, Trump10:15 Authorities Investigate Suspected Bio Lab in Las Vegas11:51 Japan's Takaichi Rides Youth-led Craze Into Election15:37 China Pushes Back on Panama Court Ruling Over Canal17:06 America's Backyard: Latin American Nations Rethink China Ties18:28 Summit Speakers: Tech Fuels Religious Persecution

00:00 Intro01:08 Rubio to Host Critical Minerals Summit in Washington01:57 China Preps Nipah Test Kits Despite Claiming No Cases03:28 China’s Oil Reserves Are Triple Those of the US04:26 New Companies Selling DJI Look-Alike Products in the US06:01 NASA Plans First Crewed Moon Mission in 50+ Years07:15 UK PM Starmer Clashes With Opposition After China Trip08:59 EU Launches In-Depth Subsidy Probe Into China’s Goldwind11:38 Journalist Arrested, Homeowner Died, Activist Jailed13:19 Global Milk Formula Recall Traced to Chinese Company15:43 Quiet Talks With PLA Worth Trying This Time: Stilwell17:49 US–China Tensions Rise Over Influence in the West19:50 Cambodian Scam Site Yields a Trove of Evidence

00:00 Intro02:55 Trump Admin. to Launch $12B Rare Earth Stockpile04:37 China Allowed to Buy Venezuelan Oil Under Trump Rules06:55 Trump Comments on Xi’s High-Profile Military Purge08:17 China’s Military Tightens Control Over Fuel Supplies08:41 German FM: “Running to China Would Be the Wrong Answer”11:19 Brazil Barred From Chinese Military Ship Inspection13:09 Dalai Lama Wins Grammy; China Calls It Political Stunt13:49 Tibet Holds Some of the World’s Biggest Lithium Reserves14:22 Chinese Crime Orgs Laundered $16B+ in Crypto: Report15:40 New Defense Strategy: America First, Deter China16:29 Strategy Backs Strength to Deter China, Not Appeasement17:55 Trump Strategy: Strength First, Diplomacy Second19:54 Trump’s China Policy Tougher Than Obama, Biden Era

00:00 Intro01:09 UK Responds to Trump’s Warning on Closer Ties With China02:10 UK-China Deals Show Limits of Pivoting Away From U.S.04:26 Panama Ruling Ends China’s Control Over Canal06:11 Trump Orders New Tariffs on Nations Selling Oil to Cuba07:54 Chinese-Linked Trailer Park Near U.S. Base Canceled08:39 Chinese N’Atl Convicted in Google AI Trade Secrets Case09:32 Google Cracks Down on China-Based Tech Threat: IPIDEA10:44 Removal of 2 CCP Generals Raises Regional Concerns17:04 Chinese Man Who Exposed Uyghur Camps Granted U.S. Asylum18:07 Possible Outcomes of Greenland Negotiations

00:00 Intro00:57 No Major Deals for UK After Starmer–Xi Meeting03:26 CCP Agents Threaten Terror in UK Over Shen Yun04:37 US Bolsters Sub Fleet as China–Taiwan Tensions Rise07:53 Rubio Announces Start of US–Denmark–Greenland Talks08:44 Linda Sun’s Second Trial Pushed to January 202709:24 Senate Probes Cybercom Readiness Amid China Threat12:42 Democratic, GOP Senators Praise Trump’s Action in Venezuela15:13 Moolenaar: Nvidia Helped Improve China’s DeepSeek AI16:15 Canada Opens Door to Chinese Electric Vehicles | Analysis

00:00 Intro01:11 Taiwan Holds Emergency Military Drills03:55 Thousands of Chinese Fishing Boats Form Barriers at Sea04:36 U.S., Taiwan Issue Joint Statement on Pax Silica05:08 Japan PM: U.S. Alliance at Risk if Japan Avoids Taiwan Conflict05:59 Zhang Youxia Showed Real Military Credibility on U.S. Tour13:21Starmer: UK Doesn’t Have to Choose Between U.S., China15:50 China Concerned Venezuela May Cooperate With U.S.18:34 China to Import Canadian Canola After Carney-Xi Talks19:58 Tencent Eyes Cloud Data Centers Across Middle East21:11 Chinese Man Sentenced for Role in Scamming $37M22:08 Chinese Dissident Sues X, Alleges CCP Behind Suspension

00:00 Intro01:00 US Warship Visits Cambodia Base Upgraded by China02:27 Strategic Importance of Cambodia’s Ream Base03:11 UK Prime Minister Heads to China for Economic Talk04:40 Chinese Spies Hack Downing Street Phones: Report05:28 Seoul Acts on US Deal After Trump’s Tariff Warning09:11 Japan Asks Fishermen to Avoid Disputed Islands Amid China Tensions11:10 Texas Bans State Employees from Using Shein, Temu12:03 Countering Chinese Repression Overseas13:34 Unpacking China’s Latest Military Purges | Analysis

00:00 Intro01:10 High-Profile Purge: China Investigates Top General02:48 Fall of Zhang Likely Tied to His Disloyalty to Xi04:58 China Military Shake-Up Raises Uncertainty Over Taiwan07:13 What Beijing’s Purges Mean for China, Taiwan, U.S. | Analysis11:38 What Beijing’s Purges Mean for a Taiwan Contingency | Analysis14:25 How the Latest Purges Impact the Future of the CCP | Analysis16:19 How the U.S. Should Handle Relations With China | Analysis18:28 Canada PM: No Plans for Free Trade Deal With China18:54 China’s Zijin Gold to Buy Canada’s Allied Gold for $4B20:19 Trump Blasts UK Chagos Islands Deal, Bill on Hold20:43 A Look at Mauritius–China Ties21:25 Japan PM Says She’s Open to Meeting With China’s Xi

00:00 Intro00:59 Trump Revokes Canada’s Invitation to ‘Board of Peace’04:51 US Officially Exits World Health Organization07:36 US Exits WHO Over China, COVID Concerns10:08 TikTok Finalizes US Joint Venture to Avoid Ban11:35 Is TikTok Really Secure After the Overhaul?12:20 Denmark Conducts ‘Arctic Endurance’ Drills in Greenland14:01 Taiwan President Responds to Zelenskyy’s Allegation14:44 Thousands of Chinese Fishing Boats Near Taiwan: Analysis16:10 China Exercises Grey Zone Tactics—Dilemma for US17:25 Chinese Drone Flies in Taiwan Airspace, Tests US Limits

00:00 Intro01:05 Bessent: Trump, Xi Could Meet Four Times in 202604:50 Trump: New Deal Will Give US ‘Total Access’ to Greenland05:46 NATO’s Top General Warns of Russia–China Arctic Ties06:33 Why Is Greenland Militarily Important to the US?07:32 Trump Rules Out Use of Force to Take Greenland10:36 Chinese-Owned Company Buys Iconic US Hot Dog Maker11:25 Lawmakers Warn CCP Tech Threatens US Infrastructure14:37 House Panel Advances Bill Limiting AI Chip Exports15:32 Billions in US Arms Deals to Japan Delayed Over Five Years16:54 Unpacking TikTok’s Use of Cognitive Warfare: Fleming

00:00 Intro02:47 Trump Says He Will Not Use Force to Take Greenland05:06 China Reaches U.S. Soybean Target Set in Trade Truce06:12 Xiaomi Electric Cars Catch Fire; Two Cases in One Day07:39 Chinese-Made Cars Boom in Mexico Despite 50% Tariffs08:52 Expert Casts Doubt on China’s 5% GDP Growth in 202510:51 China’s 2025 Death Toll Surpasses COVID-19 Pandemic12:50 EU Could Follow U.S. in Banning Chinese Telecom Tech14:50 China Plays Major Role in Sustaining Iran’s Economy16:30 China-Backed Hack Hits U.S. Congressional Email Systems

00:00 Intro01:24 China Flies Surveillance Drone In Taiwan’s Airspace02:16 Thousands Of Chinese Fishing Boats Barriers At Sea03:40 3 Chinese Nat’ls Arrested In S. Korea $107m Crypto Case04:46 Israel Suspends Use Of Chinese Electric Vehicles06:20 Five-month-old Baby’s Death Shocks People In China08:35 Kung-fu Star Dies In China After Supporting Luoxi09:15 China Claims 5% Growth, Economists Raise Doubts10:32 Uk Approves ‘mega’ Chinese Embassy In London12:29 Residents React To Chinese Mega Embassy In London16:10 China’s Mega Embassy In London: Security And Politics | Analysis

00:00 Intro01:10 Trump to Speak Wednesday; Bessent: U.S. Economy ‘Hot’03:22 Tensions Over Greenland Continue06:29 Trump Threatens New Tariffs Over Greenland07:35 EU Leaders Hold Emergency Meeting Over Tariffs08:25 Starmer: UK Not Planning Counter-Tariffs10:41 Europe Reacts to Trump’s Tariff Threats11:56 Importance of the Arctic to the U.S., China, Russia12:22 Regulations Slow Western Rare Earths: Nadrowski14:15 ‘Chinese Police Abducted My Mother’16:04 124+ Falun Gong Practitioners Killed in China in 202517:55 China Reports Lowest Birthrate Since 194919:46 Japan PM Seeks Election Amid Money, China Concerns

00:00 Intro01:03 US Gets $500B Taiwan Investment for 5% Tariff Cut03:21 Canada, China Slash EV, Canola Tariffs to Reset Ties05:16 CIA Recruiting Chinese Spies06:11 26 People Charged in Scheme to Rig NCAA Games07:48 China Unveils Portable System to Jam Starlink08:53 US Approves $1.5B Proposal for Naval Base in Peru10:13 Some European Nations Send Troops to Greenland12:27 Why President Trump Wants US Control of Greenland15:11 ‘Are You Dead?’ Chinese ‘Loneliness’ App Removed16:12 Why the ‘Are You Dead’ App is Going Viral in China17:00 Growing Scrutiny Over China-Linked Online Scam Ads

00:00 Intro00:54 Taiwan Delegation in U.S., Tariffs May Drop02:34 Why Losing Taiwan Could Cost the U.S. Influence in Asia08:59 U.S.-Japan Defense Talks Highlight China Deterrence10:31 U.S.-Japan Military Unity: From Strategy to Sweat10:25 Japan, Philippines Boost Security Ties11:58 New 25% Tariffs Hit China-Bound AI Chips13:12 Canada PM’s China Visit: Goals, Sticking Points16:08 Hearing: AI Race Impacts U.S. Economic, National Security17:26 Senate Committee: CCP-Backed Scams Target U.S. Seniors19:02 Greenlanders Skeptical Despite U.S.-Denmark Talks