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#1 Missouri Faces Legal Battle with China Over Pandemic Compensation
Dec 24 2025 // Missouri’s top prosecutor said China is suing after the state pressed federal officials for help collecting on a roughly $25 billion court judgment related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Attorney General Catherine Hanaway...
#2 Trump Giving Farmers Hit by China Trade War $12B in Aid
Dec 10 2025 // President Donald Trump announced a $12 billion farm aid package Dec. 8 — a boost to farmers who have struggled to sell their crops while getting hit by rising costs after the president raised tariffs on China as part of...
#3 Google Sues Chinese ‘Darcula’ Group Over Alleged Phishing Scheme
Dec 18 2025 // Alphabet Inc.’s Google filed a lawsuit against alleged Chinese cybercriminals, accusing the group of orchestrating a vast phishing campaign designed to dupe Americans into turning over their credit card numbers. The...
#4 China Encircles Taiwan in Massive Military Display
Dec 30 2025 // China fired rockets into waters off Taiwan on Tuesday, showcased new assault ships and dismissed prospects of U.S. and allied intervention to block any future attack by Beijing to take control of the island in its most...
#5 US Sanctions Chinese Companies, Tankers With Venezuela Links
Jan 2 2026 // The Trump administration stepped up a pressure campaign against Venezuela’s oil exports by sanctioning companies based in Hong Kong and mainland China, along with related oil tankers it accused of evading...
#6 Taiwan Stays on High Alert as Chinese Ships Pull Back After Massive Drills
Jan 2 2026 // Taiwan remained on high alert on Wednesday after China staged massive military drills around the island the previous day, keeping its emergency maritime response center running as it monitored Chinese naval maneuvers, the...
#7 China Issues Draft Rules to Govern Use of Human-Like AI Systems
Dec 29 2025 // China plans to tighten rules around the use of human-like artificial intelligence by requiring providers to ensure their services are ethical, secure and transparent. Users must be informed they are dealing with AI when...
#8 China Lashes Out at Criticism as Taiwan Drills Seem to Wind Down
Dec 31 2025 // China blasted Western criticism of its most intrusive drills ever around Taiwan as its armed forces appeared to wrap up the maneuvers. The Taiwan question was an “internal affair” and “no country is...
#9 UK Suspects Chinese Involvement in Foreign Office Cyberattack
Dec 22 2025 // The UK Foreign Office was hacked in October in an attack that British officials suspect was carried out by Chinese state-backed actors. The breach was first reported by the Sun newspaper, which said that a Beijing-linked...
#10 China’s Kuaishou Shares Fall to Near Five-Week Low After Livestreaming Cyberattack
Dec 23 2025 // Shares of Kuaishou dropped by as much as 6% on Tuesday to HK$62.70 ($8.06), their lowest since November 21, after the Chinese short video platform was hit by a cyberattack on Monday night. The stock is set for its biggest...
