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‘Never allow ourselves to be susceptible to failures of imagination,’ says Mayorkas of new DHS AI task force
China

In an effort to combat artificial intelligence threats out of China, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has established a task force to counter developing threats.


‘CBP works around the clock to perform our vital missions, including maintaining border security,’ says Miller of southern border
China

The U.S. Border Patrol has seen a rise in individuals crossing the southern border in March compared to February, but numbers are down from this time last year.


McClain: Chinese criminal organizations 'have captured the money laundering business for the cartels'
China

Chinese Money Laundering Organizations that help cartels hide their money do it faster, cheaper, and better than before, McClain said.


Johnson: Renewables 'can and should be part of our energy mix, but not the only part'
China

When it comes to green energy, politicians across the spectrum agree renewables have some good qualities, but the point of contention seems to be how much of a push the government should be making to move in that direction.


Porter on opioid crisis: 'This is a five-alarm fire, but the fire has been burning for years'
China

Most Americans recognize fentanyl as a driving force behind the increasing number of opioid deaths in this country, but no one has yet come up with a viable way to stop this attack on public health.


Chinese migration across southern border increases as criminal organizations have ‘sophisticated and multiple forms of drug smuggling and people smuggling’
China

Following reports, the number of Chinese nationals crossing the U.S.-Mexico border are increasing and ties between Chinese criminals and drug cartels are coming to light.


International economics expert on Chinese banks backing crypto: 'Hong Kong is a valuable petri dish'
China

In 2021, China banned all cryptocurrency transactions, but recently, Chinese state-affiliated banks have been supporting the crypto industry in Hong Kong, raising questions as to whether China could be reconsidering its ban.


ProPublica senior reporter: Fentanyl most 'prosperous and lethal drug to emerge and ravage the United States'
China

Sebastian Rotella, a senior reporter at ProPublica and author of "How a Chinese-American Gangster Transformed Money Laundering for Drug Cartels" was recently on the Federal Newswire China Desk Podcast to discuss how the Chinese pharmaceutical industry works with Mexican drug cartels to bring fentanyl into the United States.


Rep. Smith: 'The United States must stand up to the Chinese Communist Party'
China

Rep. Smith urges President Biden to meet with the wives of two human rights defenders who have been detained by the Chinese Communist Party.



ChinaAid 'commends' U.S. ambassador's visit with U.S. detainees in China
China

U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns recently visited with several Americans who have been detained in China, including David Lin, a pastor who has been in prison since 2006.


Wisconsin lawmaker pushes bill to expand cybersecurity cooperation with Taiwan
China

Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) has announced a bipartisan bill that would require the U.S. Department of Defense to expand cybersecurity cooperation with Taiwan with a goal to enhance cybersecurity resilience against China’s “cyber aggression.”


China expert on arrest of editor: CCP government trying to 'close down all criticisms, whether they influence public opinion in China or not'
China

Ian Johnson, the Stephen A. Schwarzman Senior Fellow for China Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, commented on the detainment of Fucha, the chief editor of a major Taiwan publishing company.


Deciphering China's Military Puzzle: An In-Depth Interview with Dr. Joel Wuthnow
China

Dr. Joel Wuthnow is a senior research fellow at the Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs at the Institute for National Strategic Studies at National Defense University. He is also an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service.


China Aid Association president at hearing on China: 'This is the darkest, the worst time, for human rights in China since the revolution'
China

The list of political prisoners in China is long, but one of the more notable cases involves Gao Zhisheng, which was the focus of a congressional hearing Thursday.


34 Chinese MPS officers charged with transnational repression tactics; Assistant AG Olsen: 'These actions violate our laws'
China

The Department of Justice announced that 34 officers in the Ministry of Public Security of the People’s Republic of China (PRC)are being charged with “transnational repression schemes” revolving around Chinese national who live in the U.S. including the New York metropolitan area.


Rep. Krishnamoorthi: 'We will not allow the Chinese Communist Party or any foreign power to conduct illegal surveillance'
China

Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation have arrested two people who are accused of assisting in the operation of an illegal police station for the Chinese government in New York City.


Technology and national security expert: 'China has been at the forefront of leveraging emerging technologies for oppression'
China

After a witness at a recent Congressional hearing called the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) treatment of its Uyghur population "the most sophisticated genocide in the modern era," Federal Newswire reached out to Bill Drexel, associate fellow for the technology and national security program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), for more details on how the CCP leverages technology, in particular artificial intelligence (AI), as a tool of oppression.


New York congressman on capture of alleged CCP spies: 'U.S. will not tolerate flagrant violations of American sovereignty'
China

Members of the Congressional Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party weighed in on the recent arrest of two New York residents accused of a conspiracy to aid the CCP in setting up a secret police station.


America First Policy Institute report: Chinese Communist-owned land in U.S. jumped 5,300% in a decade
China

America First Policy Institute has released a report by Adam Savit, director of the institute's China Policy Initiative, which found the Chinese Communist Party has significantly increased its purchasing of US agricultural land in the last 13 years. Legislative bills have been proposed to push back against Chinese purchase of American lands. Savit suggests “strategic decoupling” and “reciprocity” should guide policies regarding this issue.