Tag: Chinese

Threat Status: Inside the growing world of Chinese organized crime in Mexico

Chinese organized criminal activity is surging in Mexico, with ties to drug cartels, fentanyl and a range of other underworld activities, including global money laundering and even illegal trafficking of exotic, often nearly extinct wildlife. Washington Times National Security Editor Guy Taylor sits down with longtime international organized crime expert and Brookings Institution Senior Fellow […]

Chinese government linked to illicit fentanyl trade

Beijing’s communist government is supporting illicit trade in deadly fentanyl by offering tax rebates and other incentives to manufacturers in China, according to a bipartisan report by the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party. An investigation by the committee, based on data gathered from the Chinese government’s internet, revealed extensive links between fentanyl […]

U.S. and Chinese military officials meet in Hawaii amid heightened tension

Military representatives from U.S. Indo-Pacifichap Command, the U.S. Pacific Fleet and U.S. Pacific Air Forces met with their Chinese counterparts in Hawaii this week for the first substantial operator-level talks between the adversaries in more than two years. The Military Maritime Consultative Agreement (MMCA) Working Group meeting comes amid heightened tension between Washington and Beijing […]

Chinese weapons found in Gaza, report claims

The war between Israel and Hamas has revealed extensive Chinese support for Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups that the U.S. and Israel consider terrorist organizations, according to strategic analyst Guermantes Lailari. Mr. Lailari, in a report published by the Jewish Policy Center, said that the Israel Defense Forces uncovered large caches of Chinese-made weapons, […]

Philippine president warns of countermeasures in response to Chinese aggression at sea

MANILA, Philippines  — The Philippine president said Thursday that his government would enforce a “countermeasure package” in response to “aggressive and dangerous attacks” by the Chinese coast guard and suspected militia ships in the disputed South China Sea, saying “Filipinos do not yield.” Ferdinand Marcos Jr. did not provide details of the actions his government […]