China’s Central Bank Stockpiles Gold for 22 Months Straight - China in Focus

00:00 Intro01:09 Cargo Ship Fire in China Kills 2501:47 Duffy Warns Ford on China Dependence; Ford Fires Back03:46 Republican Lawmakers Rally Behind Duffy04:04 Chinese Nationals Accused of Sending Drugs to U.S. Prisons05:12 China Imports 1 Million Tons of U.S. Soybeans05:49 Vengeful Chinese Robot Attacks Its Developer06:23 DOJ Busts Chinese-Run Scam Marketplace and Compounds08:28 Secretary Rubio Wraps Up Latin America Trip08:52 Peru to Join U.S. Anti-Drug Coalition

00:00 Intro01:23 U.S. Raises Travel Warning Level for China02:07 U.S. Accuses Chinese AI Firms of AI Technology Theft03:26 China Rushes Humanoids for Potential Military Missions04:57 U.S. Jury Hears Huawei Criminal Trial07:15 Philippines Denounces 'Disrespectful' Note From China10:32 Rubio Strengthens Ties in Latin America12:38 Rubio: Venezuela Better Off Partnering With U.S. on Oil13:09 Chinese Regime Faces Scrutiny After Nepal-Tibet Flood13:42 China Built Gyirong Port for Political Reasons: Newsham14:31 China's Mega-Dam Project Faces Disaster Risk

00:00 Intro00:45 Huawei Heads to Trial in U.S. Over Its Business Dealings in Iran02:14 Belgium Detains Chinese Man for Semiconductor Espionage03:15 Google: Chinese Hackers Targeting U.S. AI Research04:08 Russia Says It Does Not Seek De-Dollarization04:46 Jaguar Land Rover Cuts 4,000 Jobs05:41 U.S., Japan, South Korea Drill to Deter North Korea Nuclear06:41 U.S. Territory Where Chinese Birth Tourism Thrives

00:00 Intro00:58 China’s Central Bank Stockpiles Gold for 22 Months Straight 01:19 Possible Motives Behind China’s Gold-Buying Spree 02:45 China’s Military Urges Faster Advanced Robot Deployment 03:12 How Is Taiwan Leveraging the AI Revolution? 05:02 Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activist Faces Additional Prison Term 08:00 Joshua Wong’s Case Is ‘Completely Illegitimate’: Rogers 11:15 Florida Teaches Truth About Communism in Schools 12:35 Florida One of First States to Ban Critical Theory in Schools 15:32 EU Signs Security Pact With Greenland 18:19 US Has Majority Control of Venezuelan Oil 19:41 Diaz-Balart: Trump Wants Free Elections in Venezuela

00:00 Intro01:17 Venezuela's $10B China Debt at Risk in U.S. Deal02:41 Tariffs Up to 100% on Foreign Drones04:02 U.S. Automakers Push Permanent Ban on Chinese Vehicles05:07 House Panel Presses DHS Over China Forced-Labor Rules06:13 TikTok Backs Out of Data Security Panel12:41 'Chinamaxxing' Soft Power15:33 Nepal-Tibet Landslide Aftermath Censored in China16:38 Pacific Forum Voices Concern Over China Missile Test

00:00 Intro01:07 Trump Nominates Anti-Communist for US Navy Chief 01:40 Hung Cao Speaks Out Against Communism 03:08 US Lawmakers Stand With Joshua Wong From Hong Kong 04:16 Chevron to Invest $7B+, Double Output in Venezuela 06:42 US Pledges More Than $150M for Pacific Nations 08:13 China Uses Economic Leverage to Gain Influence 09:59 Palau Stands Firm Against China’s Pressure 12:31 US Must Turn Pacific Promises Into Action 13:52 Taiwan Proposes Extra $4.6B in Defense Spending 14:58 China Mapped Ocean Floors Near Hawaii, Guam 15:10 Bessent Pressures China on Trade Imbalances 15:40 China Uses Subsidies to Prop Up Its Economy

01:20 China Stands Alone as G20 Takes Aim at Trade Imbalances03:15 House Oversight Committee Probes Birth Tourism Industry05:35 American Journalist Sentenced for Acting as Chinese Agent06:26 Officials: Chinese Shipper COSCO Allegedly Collects U.S. Intel07:24 Taiwan Firms Plan to Invest Another $20B in U.S.08:09 U.S., Australia to Invest $580M in Pacific Islands09:04 Beijing's Growing Influence in Pacific Island Nations09:38 U.S., New Zealand Pour $60M Into WWII Port Upgrade09:59 Death Toll in Nepal Floods Tops 1,10011:11 U.S., China Arm for Space War12:55 China's Disinformation Campaign Against U.S. Data Centers

00:00 Intro01:06 New Oil Deal Redrawing U.S.-China Power in Americas03:18 U.S. Taps Private Sector to Strengthen Water Systems04:42 China Hires U.S. Law Firm, Fights $24B U.S. COVID Judgment06:45 Nepal Performs Mass Burials as Death Toll Crosses 1,00009:10 Grace Jo: Escaping North Korea Three Times to Survive

00:00 Intro01:14 Bessent to Ask G20 to Rethink Trade Terms With China02:23 Bessent Confirms Meeting With China's Central Banker03:18 Can the World Absorb China’s $1.2T Trade Surplus?07:08 Leaders of China, Russia, India, Iran Meet in Kyrgyzstan08:12 Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit Agenda08:34 U.S. Warns of Chinese-Made Voting Machine Parts10:51 China Revises Law for Rapid Peacetime-to-Wartime Shift12:11 U.S., Indonesia Kick Off Joint Military Exercise12:39 S. Korea, Japan and U.S. to Hold Nuclear Missile Drill13:08 Palau Backs Taiwan's Return to Pacific Islands Forum 14:23 Palau: China Threatened Retaliation15:01 Death Toll Crosses 900 in Nepal Floods15:29 85 Americans Missing After Nepal Floods16:48 China Restricts Access to Disaster Zone in Tibet16:59 China Censors Footage of Deadly Floods17:17 Human Rights Lawyer Uncovers Atrocities

00:00 Intro01:07 U.S. Army Injects $2 Billion to Develop Nuclear Microreactors02:16 U.S. to Quadruple Nuclear Power Capacity by 205003:14 X Finds Chinese Bots Pushing Anti-AI Data Center Views04:39 Death Toll in Nepal Floods Crosses 50005:05 Nepal Rescue Work Paused as Lake Begins to Overflow05:33 Red Cross Seeks $31 Million for Nepal Flood Relief06:06 90 Americans Missing in Nepal Floods06:40 Concerns About China's Mega-Dam Expansion07:52 Taiwan Approves $7.6 Billion Drone Defense Plan08:56 Penghu Islands: Taiwan's Frontline Against China12:28 Trump: Putin Won’t Attack NATO Territory14:03 Beijing Massacre: Tiananmen Vigil Leaders Face Prison15:06 China's New AI-Powered Hypersonic Missile Threat16:53 How Serious Is China's Hypersonic Threat?