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11 Charged in Decade-Long Scheme Allegedly Selling Green Cards Through Fake Marriages to Chinese Nationals
Federal prosecutors have charged 11 people with involvement in more than 1,000 fake marriages to gain legal status in the United States over the last decade. The two-count indictment alleges that some foreign nationals paid as much as $100,000 to be in the sham marriages, according to the Justice Department. The scheme was primarily for… -
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Americans Are Embracing Communism. Pastor Ezra Jin Felt Its Iron Fist.
Pastor Ezra Jin’s feet touched American soil on July 3 for the first time since 2018. For preaching the gospel in Communist China, Jin spent 266 days in a Chinese prison. Two days after his return, the Democratic Socialists of America announced that it was the largest socialist organization in American history. Some DSA members… -
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Japan’s Shifting National Security Strategy—and America’s Role in It
For decades after World War II, Japan maintained a defense policy shaped by pacifism and strict restrictions on the use of military force. That era is coming to an end, and the United States should embrace that change as Japan faces an increasingly dangerous security environment. China has dramatically expanded its military capabilities while becoming… -
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Rubio, Trump Unveil $175 Million Counter-China Plan, Documents Show
President Donald Trump’s administration is planning to spend almost $200 million on programs aimed at countering China’s growing influence in Central America. According to a congressional notification obtained by The Associated Press, the State Department could oversee $175.8 million in an effort to replace aging undersea telecommunications cables in the Caribbean and Central America. The… -
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Beware the Red Wave of Chinese Military Activity
We are over halfway through the year, and Chinese military activity has been uncharacteristically low in the Taiwan Strait. This trend is unlikely to continue. Previous analyses by The Heritage Foundation allow us to make a prediction based on past events: Be prepared for the possibility of an increase in Chinese military activity. Over the… -
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US Bars Imports From 43 More Companies Over China’s Alleged Forced Labor Involving Uyghurs
REUTERS—The United States on Friday banned imports from 43 more companies over alleged human rights abuses of Uyghur and other minority groups, including Hunan Aihua Group, one of China’s largest capacitor manufacturers, according to a government posting. The companies were added to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List, which restricts the import of goods… -
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As Trump Warns of China Dangers, Why Won’t He Go Harder?
President Donald Trump addressed the dangers of China and 2020 election interference during his address. The many valid points of concern raise the question: What comes next? If anything, more must be done against China, Tony Kinnett insisted during Friday’s “The Tony Kinnett Cast.” “Over a period of years, starting during the 2020 election cycle,… -
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Hawley Investigates Meta’s Treatment of Whistleblower Who Alleged China Ties
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is calling out Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg for allegedly mistreating a whistleblower through lawfare. Sarah Wynn-Williams, Meta’s former global head of public policy, testified before Congress that the company worked “hand in glove” with the Chinese Communist Party. Now, Congress is investigating and demanding answers. “Meta’s efforts… -
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Mullin Announces Major Steps for Election Security Following China Revelations
In just four states, 250,000 noncitizens are registered to vote, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Friday as he announced new measures to bolster election security. The four states—California, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Nevada—did not cooperate with the Trump administration in its review of voter information, but the Department of Homeland Security obtained the information… -
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Trump: China Accessed 220 Million US Voter Files, Deep State Hid Evidence
President Donald Trump announced the release of declassified documents he said are evidence that China has been meddling in U.S. elections by hacking into voter registration databases and by other means. Trump, who spoke Thursday evening in a prime time address to the nation, said the “deep state” had this information and suppressed it from… -
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Harrigan Introduces GAP Act to Block Chinese Access to American Aviation
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., is set to introduce a bill to block China from continuing to infiltrate American airspace and aviation. Over the past 20 years, Chinese entities have been allowed to buy American general aviation companies, gaining backdoor access to aviation that feeds into military pilot training and the defense… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: The World Is Becoming More Pro-American Than It Has Been in Years
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for the Daily Signal. The world that we’re looking at today is radically different than that of just five years ago, radically different in the… -
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‘NATIONAL SECURITY RISK’: China Buddying Up With Historical Ally South Korea, GOP Rep Warns
South Korea is favoring Chinese companies while deliberately attacking American-owned businesses, raising national security concerns, a GOP congressman warned the Daily Signal Wednesday. South Korea utilized “burdensome obligations, aggressive enforcement practices, and even the threat of criminal penalties to punish U.S. companies and prevent them from successfully competing against their Korean rivals,” a July 1… -
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Trump Just Upended China’s Illicit Petroleum Network
Per the terms of the recent U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding, the U.S. Treasury had waived sanctions on some Iranian crude oil exports for 60 days. That move quickly sent American gas prices downward. Then, on July 6, Iran renewed attacks on shipping that got the waiver revoked. But for China, there seems to be little… -
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Defense Reconciliation Meets the Strategic Needs of the Moment
By 2049, Beijing aims to “fully transform” the People’s Liberation Army into a world-class force, and the U.S. military cannot deter China from using this military against the national interests of the U.S. with depleted munitions, delayed ships, and an industrial base that cannot surge in a crisis. President Donald Trump’s reconciliation bill recognizes this… -
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‘Malign Influence Across All Levels of Government’: House Chairman Eyes Potential China Influence in US Judiciary in Climate Cases
A legal group that runs an education program for judges on climate issues has had an overly close association with China, raising concerns about foreign influence in environmental cases, a national security think tank alleges in a report. The group State Armor released a report about the Environmental Law Institute’s relationships with Chinese government-affiliated entities…. -
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China-Based Tycoon Neville Roy Singham Under Investigation
Neville Roy Singham, a tech tycoon based in China, is facing a federal investigation for alleged financial crimes, Fox News reported Monday. Singham is known for his underwriting of socialist, communist, and Marxist causes. According to Fox News, “the grand jury in Manhattan has issued subpoenas as part of a probe launched by U.S. Attorney… -
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EXCLUSIVE: EPA’s Zeldin Exposes China as Top Smuggler of Dangerous Pesticides at CA Ports
LONG BEACH, Calif.—Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin on Thursday put China on notice, naming it the No. 1 source of illegal pesticide smuggling attempts into California’s ports. Appearing at an undisclosed location near the Port of Long Beach and standing in front of a table full of the illegal pesticide DDVP, Zeldin said the… -
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China Is Stealing Our Secrets Today to Crack Them Tomorrow. Trump Just Started Fighting Back.
On June 22, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders that, taken together, amount to one of the most consequential technology-security decisions of the decade, and almost no one outside the cybersecurity profession noticed. Executive Order 14409, “Securing the Nation Against Advanced Cryptographic Attacks,” and Executive Order 14411, “Ushering in the Next Frontier of Quantum… -
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How China Is Poisoning America With Parkinson’s
Amid massive party infighting, the U.S. House of Representatives is coming together to put a bipartisan end to chemicals poisoning Americans with Parkinson’s disease. The bipartisan Paraquat Prevention Act would cancel all legal use of the herbicide paraquat, which has been linked to the neurological disorder and is massively produced by China. “The United States…