A US Navy sailor handed over military secrets to China for just $15,000, prosecutors say

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US Navy ships sail with vessels of the South Korean navy in the Indo-Pacific. Zhao was accused of sending plans for a large military exercise in the region to Chinese intelligence.
US Navy ships sail with vessels of the South Korean navy in the Indo-Pacific. Zhao was accused of sending plans for a large military exercise in the region to Chinese intelligence.

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Apple's China headache worsens as iPhone faces double-digit sales slump

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Apple CEO Tim Cook attends China Development Forum in 2017
Apple CEO Tim Cook attends China Development Forum in 2017.

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Taiwan is heading for a pivotal election that will define its fraught relationship with China. Here's what's at stake.

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Supporters cheer at an election campaign rally for Taiwan People's Party (TPP) presidential candidate Ko Wen-je in Taichung on January 6, 2024.
A campaign rally for the Taiwan People's Party presidential candidate Ko Wen-je in Taichung, Taiwan, on Saturday.

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US intel shows China's army had missiles filled with water instead of fuel in a corruption scandal that led to Xi's military purge: Bloomberg

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Chinese soldiers sit atop mobile rocket launchers, with crowds of people in the background.
Chinese soldiers atop mobile rocket launchers in a parade in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 2019 to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

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Chinese companies aren't interested in Nvidia's slower AI chips

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A laptop keyboard, a binary code reflected and Nvidia logo displayed on a phone screen are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow
Nvidia has developed weaker versions of its chips to get around US curbs.

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How BYD founder Wang Chuanfu went from orphan to billionaire EV empire builder, beating out Elon Musk's Tesla

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BYD founder Wang Chuanfu and a BYD Seal car
BYD founder Wang Chuanfu is worth about $15 billion.

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Hamas using top-grade Chinese weapons in Gaza, including assault rifles and grenade launchers, says Israel

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Palestinian Hamas militants are seen during a military show in the Bani Suheila district on July 20, 2017 in Gaza City, Gaza.

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Satellite images show China made an apparent USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier target out in the desert

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Satellite image of a new carrier target in China's Taklamakan Desert.
Satellite image of a new carrier target apparently modeled after the USS Gerald R. Ford in China's Taklamakan Desert, captured January 1, 2024.

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China's back at it with its balloons

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The suspected Chinese spy balloon drifts to the ocean after being shot down off the coast in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, U.S. February 4, 2023.
A suspected Chinese spy balloon moments after being shot down over South Carolina in February 2023.

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Xi Jinping is purging China's military — and it could disrupt its race to catch up to the US

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Chinese President Xi Jinping at the fourth plenary session of the National People's Congress on March 11, 2023 in Beijing, China.

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