Inside the Ring
China could use lasers to attack orbiting satellites in future space conflicts, DIA report warns
China's military is developing directed-energy weapons to attack U.S. military satellites in a future conflict, according to a new Defense Intelligence Agency report on space security threats.
Inside the Ring: Marco Rubio seeks China role nuclear arms talks
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he and President Trump are trying to convince a reluctant Chinese government to join three-way talks with the United States and Russia on nuclear arms.
California arrest reveals Chinese spy surveillance tradecraft
The arrest of a suspected Chinese agent in southern California highlights how China's Ministry of State Security conducts covert surveillance of political opponents, according to a former counterintelligence official.
China’s threat to global internet is increasing
China's state-linked telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies is expanding control over large swaths of the global internet infrastructure that poses an "existential" national security threat, according to a former U.S. intelligence leader.
Paparo: Forces ready to deter, fight a war with China
A continent and ocean away from the pageantry and theatrics of the U.S.-China summit last week, the commander of the Pacific Command revealed details on his effort to deter and, if needed, win a war against China.
Senate Armed Services chair calls Xi ‘brutal dictator’
The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee does not share President Trump's enthusiasm for Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit this week.
FBI reveals sharp increase in spying, other intelligence operations by China
Chinese and other adversary intelligence services have increased spying and illegal operations in the U.S. over the past 18 months, with the FBI neutralizing 60 Beijing agents during that period, FBI Director Kash Patel told Congress on Tuesday.
U.S. diplomat: Taiwan’s asymmetric warfare to deter China
Taiwan's military is applying lessons on modern warfare from regional conflicts and adopting asymmetric warfare tools to prevent a war with China, America's senior diplomat in Taipei said Wednesday.
China working on weather modification weapons
The Chinese military is developing weather modification weapons, based on civilian meteorological controls, for future use on the battlefield, according to a think tank report.
State blasts China for building new military base on disputed reef
The State Department on Wednesday called China's construction of a new military base on a disputed South China Sea island "unacceptable" and detrimental to peace and stability.
White House tech strategy lists Navy submarines as top priority
American submarines are a key focus in protecting U.S. military advantages against foreign enemies, along with new national security space systems know-how, according to a recent White House strategy report.
General says China space weapons threat a major challenge
China's military is expanding an array of space warfare weapons that pose a major threat to American satellites and the military operations they support, a senior Space Force general said Wednesday.
Pentagon official praises China military relationship amid cyberattacks, spying claims
A senior Defense Department official marked the anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party's military arm with a speech at the Chinese embassy in Washington Tuesday, declaring the U.S.-China military relationship to be "stronger than it has been in years."
Congress told U.S. ill-prepared for China’s ‘unrestricted warfare’
The Chinese Communist Party operates a web of organizations engaged in irregular warfare -- conflict below the level of kinetic warfare -- targeting the U.S. which is not ready to counter the activities, an expert told the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Taiwan intelligence: Chinese sub fired missile from surface
China's recent test of a long-range ballistic missile did not launch from a submerged submarine but was fired from the ocean's surface near the coast, according to a senior Taiwanese defense intelligence official.
Chinese nuclear missile test flight passed near Guam
A Taiwanese government official provided new details on the test flight of a nuclear-capable, submarine-launched Chinese ballistic missile on Monday that drew widespread regional and U.S. condemnation.
Xi Jinping urges Chinese Communist Party to speed up military buildup
President Xi Jinping said Wednesday that the ruling Chinese Communist Party must strengthen and further modernize its military forces and continue to embrace Marxist ideology.
Intel agencies set to show Xi Jinping’s hidden wealth
American intelligence agencies are working on a report to Congress that will disclose new details about the wealth of Chinese Communist Party leaders, including Party General Secretary Xi Jinping, who is also president, according to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
GAO faults State, USAID for poor oversight of $1.2 billion China counter-influence effort
The State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development spent $1.2 billion on programs designed to counter Chinese influence around the world but failed to evaluate whether the programs were effective, according to the Government Accountability Office.
ODNI set to release COVID origin intel
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, in the coming days, is expected to release declassified intelligence documents on the origin of the COVID-19 virus -- a disclosure that comes after years of disputed and controversial assessments on whether the pandemic originated in a Chinese laboratory or came from a wild animal.