South Korea’s data privacy watchdog has accused Chinese AI app DeepSeek of unlawfully exporting user data to companies in China and the U.S. without consent. The platform, briefly a global sensation in early 2025, is now at the center of a major international privacy scandal with implications for national security and digital sovereignty.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent delivered a forceful call for reform Wednesday, urging the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank to return to their founding missions and abandon political distractions that are undermining global financial stability.
Dr. Robert Redfield, former CDC Director under President Donald Trump, expressed approval of the White House's recent acknowledgment that COVID-19 originated from a laboratory in Wuhan, China.
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has officially banned foreign missionaries from preaching, founding religious organizations, or engaging in faith-based outreach inside the country.
China’s Ministry of Commerce confirmed Thursday that it continues to maintain working-level communication with U.S. trade officials, but renewed demands for Washington to abandon its current pressure tactics. Spokesperson He Yongqian reiterated Beijing’s position during a press conference, stating that while China remains open to economic and trade consultations, the onus is on the U.S. to undo the damage caused by its unilateral tariff policies.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s 2021 campaign received over $300,000 in support from a fundraiser with direct ties to a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence and intelligence agency, a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation revealed. The man behind the fundraising, Gary Yu — also known as Yu Guoliang — is listed as an official by the United Front Work Department (UFWD), a key CCP agency used to exert political influence abroad.
A Chinese national convicted of setting fire to a historic church in Montgomery, Alabama, is now facing additional federal charges after allegedly escaping from prison late last year. Xiaoquin Yan, 31, had been serving a sentence for arson at the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut, when she reportedly fled the facility on December 10, 2024.
