FBI Files Detail Former Rep. Swalwell’s Ties to Chinese Spy - China in Focus

00:00 Intro01:08 Trump's Iran Sanctions Put China Under Pressure 04:59 US Steps Up Push for Nuclear-Powered Commercial Ships 06:14 US Invests $35 Million Into 45 Shipyards 06:37 Chinese Robots: What China Isn't Showing 07:40 US Surpasses China in Gas Power for AI Data Centers 08:54 China, Russia Launch 4th Joint Arctic Expedition 10:05 South Korea Ship to Test Arctic Commercial Route 11:45 Lawmakers Demand Crackdown on China, Russia Spy Loopholes 12:41 China's Food Safety Crisis: Poisonous Cabbage 13:54 US Launches Operation Economic Outcast on Iran 14:23 Can US Sanctions Reach Iran's Shadow Economy? 16:18 China Is Key to US Iran Sanctions 18:27 Which Banks Could Face Iran Sanctions? 19:10 Can Sanctions Bring Down the Iranian Regime? 21:26 Could Iran Strike US Allies?

00:00 Intro01:07 U.S. Unveils New Economic Sanctions on Iran03:40 Who Are Iran’s Main Trade Partners?05:41 China Depends on U.S. Plasma Amid Trade Tensions07:20 Taiwan Indicts 9 Over AI Server Smuggling to China08:06 Tesla’s Largest Recall: Nearly 3M EVs Over Door Handles09:18 Shen Yun Artists Return to San Francisco for ‘Unbroken’ Film12:35 Falun Gong Practitioners March for Religious Freedom15:02 U.S. Economic Pressure on Iran Hurts China16:15 U.S. Blockade Puts China’s Oil Supply at Risk18:13 China Helps Iran Defy U.S. Pressure

00:00 Intro01:09 U.S. Awards $500 Million in Grants for Critical Mineral Projects01:32 Trump Admin Announces $3 Billion Investment in Critical Minerals03:02 U.S. Proposes Seabed Mining Auction to Extract Minerals03:13 Navarro: China Still Has Election Interference Tools04:33 Docs: China Inflamed U.S. Division via Media05:30 FBI Pulled Report Alleging CCP Election Interference06:45 China Opposes U.S. Sanctions on Iran06:54 Bessent: Toughest Sanctions in History on Iran07:14 Trump Declares Economic D-Day Against Iran09:27 U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Cuban Businesses, Leaders10:30 China Tests South Korea Before Xi’s U.S. Trip11:53 Indonesia Balances Ties With U.S. and China12:42 China Accessing Top NVIDIA AI Chips Remotely: Reports13:57 NVIDIA Denies Report of China-Tailored AI Chip14:57 Hong Kong Court Convicts Tiananmen Vigil Leaders15:59 China Among Main Actors in Transnational Repression: Germany17:29 U.S. Carrier Arrives in Middle East After Leaving Asia17:40 U.S. Carrier Rotation Extends Iran Blockade20:22 Expert: U.S. Still Watching China Closely

00:00 Intro01:01 Evergrande Founder Sentenced to Life in Prison01:58 Evergrande’s Rise and Fall Mirrors China’s Crisis03:02 CCP Infiltration in U.S. Universities05:44 Senators Call on U.S. to Probe California-China Ties08:02 Chinese National Charged With Voter Fraud09:03 U.S. State Dept.: American Wrongfully Detained in China10:16 Ford to Shift Some Production From China to U.S.12:03 Documents Reveal CCP Interference in 2020 Election14:50 Taiwan Proposes Record-High 2027 Defense Budget15:38 Alibaba Net Profit Falls 76 Percent Due to AI Spending16:26 Pulford: China’s London Embassy Could Endanger U.S. Finance

00:00 Intro01:00 U.S. Lab Competes W/ China Over Minerals Needed for Jets03:40 U.S. Invests $162M in Critical Minerals Projects04:27 Korea Zinc to Boost U.S. Critical Mineral Supply05:46 Japan's Imports of Two Rare Earth Elements Plunge 70%06:39 NSA Blocked Intel of CCP Election Influence From Trump08:58 Former Fauci Adviser Pleads Guilty11:36 Dr. Fauci Under Fire Over COVID-19 Answers11:56 China Orders Entities Not to Aid EU's JD.com Probe13:32 Japan Reaffirms Military Ties With U.S., S. Korea14:48 Fmr. U.S. Ambassador Barred From Leaving South Korea17:47 U.S. Citizen Arrested for U.S.-Based Speech18:50 Fmr. U.S. Ambassador on CCP Influence in South Korea

00:00 Intro01:16 FBI Files Detail Former Rep. Swalwell’s Ties to Chinese Spy02:44 Pentagon Orders Audits of 30 Academic Institutions03:35 China: Private Firms Must Serve Beijing’s Priorities04:42 How US Military Funding Propelled China’s Robot Dogs08:24 FCC Aims to Keep US Ahead in Next-Gen Tech08:36 China’s Humanoid Robots Face Profitability Challenge10:00 Waymo Imports China-Made Robotaxis Despite Tariffs11:45 US Navy Signs $22.9 Billion Deal to Boost Tomahawk Output13:14 Biggest Global Private Equity Firms Make No China Deals16:07 China Faces Risk From Export-Driven Economic Growth17:24 Trump Orders South Korea Drill Cuts18:14 Iran Dispute Tests US–South Korea Ties

00:00 Intro01:01 China’s Economy Slows to 3.5-Year Low in July01:56 China's Premier Calls for Stable External Demand02:44 Taiwan: Record Defense Spending, Invests in Peace03:51 USS George Washington Shifts from Asia to Middle East05:16 U.S.-South Korea Drills Begin Despite Trump’s Cut Order08:06 S. Korea President Urges Peace Talks with North Korea08:30 CCP Intel Official Buys Building Near White House12:33 China Had 200K BPD Oil Surplus in July Amid Iran War13:46 Communist Movements Use Democracy as Path to Power14:47 Trump: Democratic Socialism Hides Communism

00:00 Intro01:10 Trump Orders Boost to U.S. Defense Industrial Base01:53 President Trump Boosts Naval Shipbuilding Capacity02:32 President Trump Announces Up to 100 Percent Drone Tariffs03:10 CCP Intel Official Buys Building Near White House06:23 CCP Influencing U.S. Museums, Education Institutions08:11 New Report Details CCP Influence at Harvard University11:14 Chinese Tech Raises Risks to U.S. Infrastructure11:34 Cameras on UK Naval Drones Sending Data Back to China12:53 Report: Waymo Imports 3,200 Chinese Robotaxis to U.S.13:39 Senate Report: China Could Disrupt U.S. Power Grid14:58 U.S.-Japan Push Deep-Sea Mining to Counter China17:10 U.S. Enlists Private Firms to Hack Foreign Cybercriminals18:08 Philippines Bars U.S. Attacks From Its Soil Over Taiwan19:51 Australia's Albanese Says He Had Productive Call w/Trump20:46 Albanese Says AUKUS Full Steam Ahead After Trump Call21:02 Trump, Albanese Talk China, Critical Minerals21:27 China Uses Stars to Guide Hypersonic Weapons: Report

00:00 Intro01:16 $60B Lost to Transshipment Scams Annually: WH Report 01:55 China Builds Transshipment Network to Evade Tariffs 02:56 White House Announces AI System to Detect Transshipment 03:48 Court Backs Trump’s End to ‘De Minimis’ Loophole 06:29 Microsoft Shuts 15 Offices, Joint Ventures in China 07:50 Ford to Move Some SUV Production Back to U.S. 08:24 On the Ground During Taiwan’s Air Raid Drill 09:11 What Is Taiwan Preparing for in Air Raid Drill? 10:32 Xi Orders China Military: Be Ready for Taiwan by 2027 10:44 Putin Visits Disputed Kuril Islands; Japan Protests 13:14 Taiwan Thwarts AI Cyberattacks 13:58 U.S. Must Rebuild Hard Power to Counter China: Col. Newsham 14:16 Philippines Wakes Up to China’s Political Warfare 18:50 “Don’t Help Them”: A Reagan Strategy for Today

00:00 Intro01:17 Fake Marriages Helped Thousands Get Green Cards03:35 TikTok Allowed on U.S. Government Devices Again03:56 How Beijing Could Still Access TikTok Data07:15 FCC Expands Restrictions on Chinese Tech09:34 Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji Dies at 9710:16 Zhu Took a Softer Line on Falun Gong in 199911:24 Taiwan Jails Election Meddler Tied to Beijing12:11 Taiwan Drills Simulate Missile Resupply, Drone Defense12:43 China, Indonesia to Hold Drills Off Taiwan’s Coast13:08 N. Korea Fires Missile Ahead of U.S.-South Korea Drills14:22 U.S. Races China to Secure the Future of 6G