Day: March 11, 2025

The discovery last month that a navy member had a Chinese citizen ID has set off alarm. Now, all career soldiers must declare and give up any Chinese ID cards. But for conscripts, having a Chinese ID won’t be an excuse to get out of military service.

The pro-Russian website Bulgarian Military published an article on March 5 titled “J-20 and J-35 are real—China’s ‘White Emperor’ is a big fake.” Written by Boyko Nikolov, the report quickly drew widespread discussion.Join this channel to get access to perks:

Missouri has a message for China: pay up to the tune of $24 billion, or the state will move to seize Chinese assets and farmlands within its bounds. The state won a lawsuit against the country for its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.Chinese tariffs are hitting American farmers starting Monday. We take a look at what products will feel the effects.Social media platform X just removed thousands of accounts with suspected ties to the Chinese Communist Party. Why have these accounts been going after an American dance company?President Donald Trump is setting up a White House office to resurrect the American shipbuilding industry. We have more details on the urgency for building ships at home.00:00 Intro01:31 Missouri Wins $24B Judgment Tied to China Over COVID-1904:24 New Tariffs on US Farms as Trade Tensions Escalate05:45 China Hits Canada with Fresh Agriculture Tariffs06:20 X Removes CCP-Linked Accounts Targeting Shen Yun08:17 What Audience Members Have to Say About Shen Yun10:03 Trump Launches White House Office of Shipbuilding16:18 Trump: US Talking to 4 Groups on TikTok Sale18:15 Bessent: Trump Confident No Taiwan Invasion on His Watch19:41 Chinese, Russian Naval Vessels Hold Drill in Iran20:34 Young Tibetans Protest in India’s Capital21:49 Annual Profit Down for China’s Evergrande Subsidiary

As Chinese experts in Chinese state media debate Trump’s Ukraine shift, some have concluded that in a Taiwan crisis, the U.S. president would respect the power of China and not defend Taiwan. Meanwhile at Beijing’s annual “Two Sessions” political meeting, Chinese Premier Li Qiang pledged to strengthen combat readiness, safeguard national sovereignty and push forward military-civilian reforms. And even before the Two Sessions, China’s top leader Xi Jinping had ordered three kinds of military reforms to “prioritize combat readiness as the foremost duty, with a fundamental orientation of preparing for and engaging in warfare.”Our special guest visiting from Washington, D.C.: Mark Montgomery Retired U.S. Navy Admiral Foundation for Defense of Democracies Senior Fellow Cyber Solarium Commission Executive Director And Tony Hu Former U.S. Department of Defense senior director for China, Taiwan and MongoliaChapters00:00:00 Exclusive: RADM Mark Montgomery, Tony Hu00:00:48 China’s 7.2% Defense Budget Increase 00:03:20 Xi’s Reforms Focus on Warfare Readiness00:05:26 China Holds Drill 40 Miles Off Taiwan 00:10:20 Are Taiwan’s Concerns Over Ukraine Justified? 00:13:08 Is Political Realism Dominating World Affairs?00:20:23 Taiwan’s Concerns About Trump 2.0 Ties