Day: February 13, 2025

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RADM Studeman (Ret.) was former Commander of the Office of Naval Intelligence. He also served as Director of the National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office (NMIO) and as principal advisor to the Director of National Intelligence as National Intelligence Manager-Maritime, as well as the Director of Intelligence (J2) at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Honolulu and Director of Intelligence (J2) at U.S. Southern Command, Miami (2017-2019.)

Taiwan’s industries association for steel and iron expects U.S. President Donald Trump’s 25% tariff on all steel imports to put Taiwan on equal footing with its global competitors. Taiwan ranks in the top ten importers of steel to the U.S. and has faced a 25% tariff on its products since 2018.Meanwhile, concerns still loom over the U.S. president’s pledge to tariff Taiwanese semiconductors. 📹 Reporter(s): Howard Chang/Joyce Tseng#TaiwanPlus #TaiwanPlusNews #TaiwanNews #Trump #EU #semiconductor #Canada #tariff-

A jury finds a Boston man not guilty of acting as an agent of the Chinese Communist Party, freeing him of charges that he handed over information on dissidents to Beijing.China sends naval forces around Taiwan in a combat readiness patrol after U.S. Navy ships sailed through the Taiwan Strait.00:00 Intro00:36 Boston Man Acquitted of Acting as CCP Agent02:07 China Deploys Forces Around Taiwan After US Transit02:54 US, Australia Commit to Free and Open Indo-Pacific08:35 Estonia: China Smuggles Drone Parts for Russia09:51 S. Korea’s Intelligence Agency Raises Deepseek Data Concerns10:43 Report Finds China Waging Cold War-Style Campaign

Despite numerous challenges, such as economic decline, social unrest, and political instability, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) remains convinced that it can beat the U.S. and establish itself as the world’s only dominant power. What gives the CCP this confidence is the regime’s asymmetric warfare strategy—leveraging the control and manipulation of its populace against the West. This strategy has served the regime well and helped it win the civil war in the 1940’s. Countering such a tactic is particularly difficult because it involves confronting the people of the adversary rather than just its leadership. But the West must develop a strategy or risk losing the war. Lei offers two strategic suggestions for the West, designed to avoid controversies.Watch the full video here: • Asymmetric Warfare: How Beijing explo…

President Donald Trump hosted Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi at the Oval Office Thursday. The two are also set to hold a joint news conference Thursday evening.

Major Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD is under scrutiny for cost-cutting measures that have reportedly caused some cars to make tractor-like noises.Join this channel to get access to perks:

They were seen as a restrained response to Donald Trump’s tariffs against China.Beijing’s retaliatory duties on nearly $14bn in United States imports have come into effect.That’s after Donald Trump recently fired the opening salvo in a trade dispute.Trump has slapped an additional 10 percent tariff on hundreds of billions of dollars of Chinese imports.But, despite the tit-for-tat measures, tensions between the world’s two largest economies appear to be restrained – for now – leaving room for negotiations.Trump wants to shut down the United States Agency for International Development, (USAID) the US’s main foreign aid agency.And he’s halted aid to South Africa. Is aid being weaponised?

“China’s Long March 8A Launches Guowang Satellites—13,000 for Global Internet!” China just made history with the first-ever launch of the Long March 8A! On February 11, 2025, this powerful new rocket successfully delivered the latest batch of Guowang megaconstellation satellites into orbit. This mission is a huge step forward in China’s space program, marking the expansion of a 13,000-satellite network aimed at global broadband internet, challenging SpaceX’s Starlink.With advanced hydrogen-oxygen engines, a larger payload fairing, and 7,000 kg capacity, Long March 8A is set to play a key role in China’s commercial spaceflight and satellite internet ambitions. Is this the beginning of a new space race? Watch now to find out!References:

Marine exploration could be redefined with China finally giving the green light to a deep-sea research facility. The facility will be anchored 2,000 meters below the surface of the strategically significant South China Sea, which is also subject to a number of competing territorial claims. Watch this report for more details!

Did China cut undersea cables near Taiwan? Former CIA Paramilitary Officer Nick Thompson tells The Cipher Brief the other explanations don’t add up. “If I’m on a 20-foot sailboat by myself, setting the anchor is a little bit of an art. So when you’re talking about vessels that are 700 feet long, 100 feet wide, that is a big piece of machinery going to the sea floor. The whole anchor theory of, ‘We accidentally did this,’ is frankly just absolutely ridiculous.”Nick Thompson is a former CIA Paramilitary Case Officer and Naval Special Warfare Development Group operator. With over 20 years of experience in the national security space, Nick has conducted countless clandestine operations and combat deployments with a primary focus in the Middle East and Asia. He has regularly navigated and led foreign intelligence collection and covert action initiatives by building networks with a diverse range of stakeholders. He now works in Washington D.C. at Anduril Industries, a leading defense technology company, seeking to bring cutting edge capability to intelligence and defense professionals alike.