Day: August 2, 2025

A US governor spent years calling for investigations into corruption and CCP influence. Then he suddenly died. Joining us once again is Cleo Paskal, Senior Fellow at The Foundation for Defense of Democracies, who traveled to Woleai and the Federated States of Micronesia and knew Governor Palacios.

In response to China’s rare earth ban, the United States is moving to tighten trade loopholes with new tariffs.New U.S. tariff rates are drawing mixed reactions across Indo-Pacific countries. We look at their responses.China is demanding security proof from Nvidia—alleging trust and potential risks with U.S.-imported chips. We speak to a senior national security editor for insights.U.S. lawmakers across the aisle are now seeing eye to eye on the China threat. The Senate’s defense bill calls for rapid military modernization—aiming to counter the growing challenge from the Chinese Communist Party.

On July 26, a Tiktoker who works as a visa and travel consultant reminded those without passports or Hong Kong-Macau travel passes to apply as soon as possible.On July 16, another Tiktoker shared in a video that after returning from an overseas trip, he was required to submit their passport immediately.

China Unveils JL-10 Advanced Trainer Aircraft For Training and Light Combat