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Feb 10 2020
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US says Chinese military stole masses of Americans’ data
WASHINGTON (AP) — Four members of the Chinese military have been charged with breaking into the computer networks of the Equifax credit reporting agency and stealing the personal information of tens of millions of Americans, the Justice Department said Monday, blaming Beijing for one of the largest hacks in history to target consumer data.
The hackers in the 2017 breach stole the
Associated PressJul 13 2012
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Obama defends criticism of Mitt Romney’s role at Bain Capital
President Obama on Friday defended his campaigns attacks on Mitt Romneys record at Bain Capital after a flurry of charges and countercharges this week concerning Romneys role at the private equity firm after he said he left to run the Salt Lake City Olympics.
Washington PostApr 21 2020
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Kim Yo-jong: the sister of Kim Jong-un, fast 'becoming his alter ego'
From producing an ashtray during a cigarette break en route to a nuclear summit to issuing a statement in praise of the US president, Kim Yo-jong has become the single most important figure in the North Korean regime after her brother, the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un.
Since representing Kim at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Yo-jong has not only acquired
The GuardianJan 03 2018
Headline Roundup
North Korea Opens Hotline to South Korea
North Korea Contacted Seoul over a hotline for the first time in almost two years. The call was to discuss the Winter Olympics, but some question the motives of Kim Jong Un.
BBC News ABC News (Online) Newsmax (News)Aug 13 2020
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U.S.-China Relations: The Way Forward
As confrontation looms over Washington and Beijing, it is critical to identify the true nature of this challenge from an international relations perspective before any attempt to devise a counter measure. Wrong presumptions or prejudicial interpretations may lead to dire consequences of unforeseeable magnitude. One past example would be the U.S. government’s belief that Iraq was developing
Cato InstituteOct 03 2014
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Clashes in Hong Kong as support for protesters shows cracks
Hundreds of pro-Beijing supporters in Hong Kong sparred Friday with the pro-democracy protesters after a midnight deadline came and went for Hong Kong’s top official to meet the protesters’ demand that he step down.
Christian Science MonitorJul 10 2020
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The Modified Comeback of U.S. Sports: Fewer Fans, Shorter Seasons and Many Questions
ON MARCH 12, JUST TWO weeks ahead of the league's scheduled opening day, Major League Baseball announced it was halting operations "indefinitely" on account of the burgeoning coronavirus. The move was a major blow to millions of fans, who cherish the start of baseball as an annual rite of spring, if not exactly a surprise: That same day the NHL and Major League Soccer both announced they were
U.S. News & World ReportOct 25 2020
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Bidens sought to pitch Dem access, influence to investors tied to Chinese military, emails show
Records released by a former Biden family business partner reveal that Joe Biden's brother and son proposed connecting a Chinese billionaire affiliated with Beijing's military and intelligence services with top elected Democrats to advance Chinese investments in critical U.S. infrastructure. In doing so, say China experts, the former vice president and his family endangered U.S. national
Just The NewsJan 11 2020
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Trump vaunts his China trade pact – but some say it’s too little, too late
The trade war with China is over; long live the trade war. That is the message from Donald Trump as the US president promotes a pact with Beijing that has both settled the frayed nerves of traders across the world’s financial markets and put those same traders on notice that the battle will continue for years to come.
This week the White House is expected to publish details of a first-
The GuardianJun 05 2020
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Hong Kong
“Thousands of people in Hong Kong defied a police ban Thursday evening, breaking through barricades to hold a candlelight vigil on the 31st anniversary of China’s crushing of a democracy movement centered on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square… Earlier Thursday, the Hong Kong legislature passed a law making it a crime to disrespect China’s national anthem.” (AP News)
Last Friday, “U.S. President
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