CIA releases videos coaxing Chinese officials to leak secrets to US | Espionage News

Social media campaign depicts fictional scenes of officials becoming disillusioned with ruling Chinese Communist Party. The CIA has launched a Chinese-language social media campaign calling on government officials in China to switch sides and leak secrets to the United States. The two videos released on Thursday depict fictional scenes involving Chinese officials who approach the…

China says it is ‘evaluating’ Trump administration’s outreach on tariffs | International Trade News

China has said it is considering proposals by the United States to begin negotiations on US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs. The US has “recently, through relevant channels, actively conveyed messages to China, expressing a desire to engage in talks”, China’s Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on Friday. “China is currently evaluating this.” Beijing’s…

A ‘political prisoner’: US advocates rally for detained Georgetown scholar | Courts News

Alexandria, Virginia – “Free him now. Free him now.” Those words rang outside a federal courthouse near Washington, DC, on Thursday, as lawyers argued over the case of Badar Khan Suri, who has been detained by the United States government over his support for Palestinian rights. Dozens of activists had gathered to show solidarity with Khan…