Bessent: China’s Economy ‘Weak,’ Aims to Hurt the World - China in Focus

00:00 Intro01:24 Bessent: China’s Economy ‘Weak,’ Aims to Hurt the World06:27 U.S., China Roll Out Tit-for-Tat Port Fees07:57 U.S., China Edge Closer to Trade War, Tensions Roar11:04 The Epoch Times Receives White Powder From China11:45 Taiwan: Chinese Spy Impersonated Epoch Times Reporter12:42 Japan PM Vote Delayed Amid Coalition Split14:58 Louisiana Gov. Signs EO Banning China’s DeepSeek AIPower Struggle Expected at CCP’s Key Plenum16:33 CCP Arrests Dozens of Christians, Pastors18:19 China Overplayed Its Hand With Rare Earths: Fleming

00:00 Intro01:19 Trump–Xi Meeting in South Korea Remains Uncertain02:58 Bessent: Trump on Track to Meet Xi in South Korea03:43 Trump Flips Tone on China Days After Tariff Threat07:41 Analyst on China Restricting Rare Earth Exports09:32 Chinese Actor’s Death Sparks Global Grassroots Movement15:05 Trump: U.S. May Approve Tomahawk Missiles for Ukraine17:15 J.P. Morgan Invests $10B in U.S. National Security18:11 GM Reduces China Reliance With Domestic Magnets19:06 Taiwan: China Rare Earth Curb Has No Impact on Chips20:10 OpenAI Cracks Down on Malicious China-Linked Users21:20 China Probes Qualcomm Over Autotalks Deal

00:00 Intro01:29 China Faces 130 Percent US Tariff Over Rare Earths03:15 Trump: ‘No Reason’ to Meet Xi After Rare Earth Limits04:11 Beijing Media Warns of Fallout If Trump Decouples04:55 Trump Comments on China Amid Xi Health Rumors08:50 China’s Tit-for-Tat Port Call Fees for US Ships10:03 Trump May Ban Chinese Airlines From Flying Over Russia11:20 Taiwan Unveils ‘T-Dome’ Air Defense on National Day13:22 Taiwan Repels Chinese Coast Guard in Disputed Waters14:39 Taiwan Training Soldiers to Shoot Down Chinese Drones15:37 Chinese Holiday Travel Soars, Spending Falls Short17:33 Unpacking North Korea’s Military Parade | Analysis

00:00 Intro02:11 Premier Li Qiang Makes Rare Trip to North Korea05:18 China Tightens Rare Earth Export Controls06:18 New U.S. Sanctions Target Iranian Oil Buyers07:02 U.S. Diplomat Fired Over Relationship With CCP-Linked Woman07:49 U.S. Targets Chinese Companies Over Drones Used by Terrorists08:34 Trump: Hostages Will Be Released Monday or Tuesday09:46 Will Xi Face Pressure to Step Down?｜Analysis17:33 Yang Lanlan: Heiress in High-Profile Car Crash Case19:49 Pres. Lai: Never Give Up Our Sovereignty

00:00 Intro01:29 U.S. Chamber of Commerce: 'Get Tough' on China03:18 Anti-CCP Slogans Appear Ahead of Key Party Meeting05:19 Chinese Hackers Target Top U.S. Law Firms06:07 Bipartisan Effort to Counter China Threat in Indo-Pacific09:30 Beijing Reacts After Taiwan Leader Calls on U.S. Support10:30 Nominee: Taiwan Should Spend 10% of GDP on Defense12:15 China Spying Case in U.K. Dropped Before Trial13:58 U.K. Police Hit Smuggling Ring in Phone Theft Crackdown16:21 China’s Premier Heads to N. Korea for 3-Day Visit

00:00 Intro01:03 Pres. Lai: China Could Shift Global Order if Taiwan Falls04:13 Fake CCP Influencers Target US-Philippine Ties06:47 Hundreds of Drones Malfunction, Fall During China Show07:40 Trump Approves Alaska Mining Road for Mineral Production09:07 U.S. Eyes Stake, Critical Metals Shares Jump10:19 Energy Expert Breaks Down U.S., China Energy Strategies15:44 Loopholes Fuel China’s Chipmaking Boom16:36 Russia Holds First Official Meeting With Taliban17:54 China Expands Naval Power, U.S. Faces Challenge: Fisher

00:00 Intro01:06 Chinese Actor Yu Menglong’s Death Tied to CCP Leaders05:57 Trump Not Changing an Inch on U.S.-Taiwan Policy08:33 How Do Sino-U.S. Naval Warfare Capabilities Compare10:49 U.S., China Clash Over Chinese Presence in Panama11:39 Australia, PNG Ink Defense Pact to Deter China13:26 ‘Faith Under Siege’: Forum Focuses on Abuses in China15:08 Brutal Persecution ‘Taking Place as We Speak’16:11 CCP Consulates Surveil and Sabotage on U.S. Soil18:27 CCP Persecutes Millions of People of Faith20:26 China Hawk, Conservative Set to Be Japan’s Next PM

00:00 Intro01:01 K-Visa Debuts as China Struggles With Job Market02:27 China’s Jobless Youth Express Anger Over K-Visa02:57 Mexico Leans Toward U.S., China Threatens Retaliation03:51 U.S. Avoids Clash w/ China on Hong Kong Diplomacy05:44 State Sen. Mastriano: Raising CCP Flag a Terrible Idea07:09 CCP Flag in Philadelphia Insults Chinese: Mastriano11:34 CCP Responsible for up to 100M Deaths: Mastriano13:56 Ex-CCP Official Gets Death Threat After Quitting15:43 China Shuns U.S. Soybeans, Trump Promises Aid16:54 Huawei’s Latest AI Chips Still Rely on Foreign Tech17:06 Nvidia–OpenAI Deal Raises Security Red Flags

00:00 Intro01:40 Bessent: 'Pretty Big Breakthrough' Expected in Trade Talks03:04 Trump to Discuss Soybeans With China’s Xi in 4 Weeks03:45 U.S. Busts China-Linked Plot Targeting NYC Cell Service04:58 Report: State-Sponsored Forced Labor Prevalent in China05:34 U.S. Official: China, N. Korea Both Regional Threats06:35 Calls to Oust CCP at Chinese Consulate in NYC08:22 Chinese-Linked Group Serves CCP Interests in U.S.: Coates08:49 Raising CCP Flag Doesn’t Honor Chinese People: Coates09:58 Putin, Xi on Hot Mic: Living Forever With Organ Transplants10:55 CCP Flag Raised in Philadelphia 'Highly Symbolic': Coates13:47 3 Charged in Alleged ‘Made in America' Scheme15:47 French Retailers Push Back on Shein Store Opening16:38 China Flexes Newest, 3rd Carrier Near South China Sea17:24 Where Does the U.S. Stand in the Moon Race?

00:00 Intro01:12 Protests Flare Across China Before CCP National Day03:49 Protesters Worldwide Rally Against CCP's 76-Year Rule06:03 China's Macro Economy Is Staggering: Balding12:17 Beijing Replaces Missing Envoy With Spy Agent13:08 Protesters Call Out Luckin Coffee as CCP Data Risk17:21 U.S. Investing $625M to Keep Coal Plants Open, Countering China's AI19:31 Taiwan: China Trying to Create Legal Basis for Attack20:34 U.S. Agrees to Let S. Koreans Work on Short-Term Visas21:26 China Caps Bankers' Overseas Travel at Once a Year