The Latest Breaking News from National Security

Opinion: Political Economy — Reverse CFIUS and Investments in China

Under a new paradigm, investors have no choice but to navigate between global investment fundamentals and national policy ambiguities

Caixin Global · May 19, 2023

Macao further restricts political freedoms with revisions to national security law

Echoing the crackdown on freedoms in neighboring Hong Kong, the former Portuguese colony of Macao has revised its legal system to face "new adverse challenges in terms of national security."

The Independent UK · May 19, 2023

Hong Kong court rejects challenge by jailed media tycoon Lai over British lawyer

A Hong Kong court on Friday dismissed an attempt by jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai to challenge a decision by security officials to effectively bar his British lawyer from representing him in a landmark national security trial.

Reuters · May 19, 2023

Montana Becomes The First State To Bank TikTok

Montana Governor Greg Gianforte expressed concerns of national security with ties to foreign adversaries.

Zenger · May 18, 2023

Is China out to spy on us through drones and other tech? Perhaps that’s not the question we should be asking

Australian government agencies’ use of Chinese-made technology has been making headlines again. This time, the potential threat comes from DJI drones produced by China-headquartered company Da Jiang Innovations.

The Conversation · May 18, 2023

Biden to consult with Japan's Kishida ahead of Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima

President Joe Biden arrives in Hiroshima on Thursday for global diplomacy in a Japan that has already tightened its economic and national security alliance with the U.S. He will meet privately with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida before joining the larger Group of Seven summit, a gathering of major industrialized…

The Independent UK · May 18, 2023

Biden will try to hold trilateral meeting with South Korean, Japanese leaders during G7

U.S. President Joe Biden will try to hold a trilateral meeting with South Korean and Japanese leaders on the sidelines of a summit of G7 leaders in Japan, White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Wednesday.

Reuters · May 18, 2023

Reporters Without Borders Advocate For The Release Of Jimmy Lai From Prison In Hong Kong

An open letter to the government of Hong Kong was published barring Lai from having foreign lawyers to represent him.

Zenger · May 17, 2023

Intruder at home of Biden adviser Jake Sullivan bypassed Secret Service agents

National security adviser confronted apparently intoxicated man at 3am then told his protectors what happened, report says

The Guardian - US · May 17, 2023

Reporters Without Borders and media leaders and call for liberation of Hong Kong's Jimmy Lai

Reporters Without Borders and over a hundred international media leaders called on Tuesday for the "immediate release" of Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai, an “emblematic figure in the fight for press freedom in Hong Kong and globally," who was detained by Chinese authorities 2020 and is still in jail.

Radio France Internationale · May 17, 2023