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U.S. Army service members assigned to the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, receive travel briefs prior to deployment to the U.S. Army Europe and Africa area of operations, from Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, Feb. 28, 2022. The armored brigade recently completed a nine-month deployment supporting U.S. allies and partners in the Pacific. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Anthony Ford) **FILE**

U.S. Army reboots, reorients to confront China, back allies in region

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden meets virtually with Chinese President Xi Jinping from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, on Nov. 15, 2021. Biden set out to be the U.S. president who finally completed the "Asia pivot," Washington lingo for a long sought adjustment of U.S. foreign policy to better reflect the rise of America's most significant competitor: China. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

White House: Biden to address rising U.S.-China tensions in an upcoming call with Chinese president

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Spectators wave Chinese flags as military vehicles carrying DF-41 ballistic missiles roll during a parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communist China in Beijing, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. China on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022, criticized Washington for imposing sanctions on Chinese companies the U.S. says exported missile technology and accused the United States of hypocrisy for selling nuclear-capable cruise missiles. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) **FILE**

China moving toward nuclear coercion

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks virtually during an event in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Monday, July 25, 2022. Biden, who continues to recover from his coronavirus infection, spoke virtually with business executives and labor leaders to discuss the Chips Act, a proposal to bolster domestic manufacturing. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Congress needs to pass the CHIPS for America Act

By Will Hurd

In this file photo, security personnel gather near the entrance of the Wuhan Institute of Virology during a visit by the World Health Organization team in Wuhan in China's Hubei province on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) ** FILE **

Wuhan, where the pandemic began, partially shuts down due to new infections

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks at the Capitol in Washington, July 21, 2022. U.S. officials say they have little fear that China would attack Pelosi’s plane if she flies to Taiwan. But the House Speaker would be entering one of the world’s hottest spots where a mishap, misstep or misunderstanding could endanger her safety. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

U.S. military making plans in case Pelosi travels to Taiwan

By Lolita C. Baldor and Ellen Knickmeyer - Associated Press

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talks with reporters ahead of a planned vote in the House that would inscribe the right to use contraceptives into law, a response to the conservative Supreme Court, at the Capitol in Washington on July 21, 2022. Taiwan’s capital staged air raid drills Monday, July 25, 2022 and its military mobilized for routine defense exercises coinciding with concerns over a forceful Chinese response to a possible visit to the island by Pelosi. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

McConnell urges Pelosi not to back down from Taiwan trip amid threats from China

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Illustration on American tough on China conundrum by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

America can no longer wait to get tough on China

By Kip Eideberg

Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, speaks to reporters after a luncheon with Senate Republicans at the Capitol in Washington, on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades) ** FILE **

Senate investigation reveals China’s effort to infiltrate Federal Reserve

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden attends an event to support legislation that would encourage domestic manufacturing and strengthen supply chains for computer chips in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, March 9, 2022, in Washington. A bill to boost semiconductor production in the United States is making its way through the Senate and is a top priority of the Biden administration. It would subsidize computer chip manufacturers through grants and tax breaks when they build or expand chip plants in the U.S. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

Senate advances $52 billion bill to seed U.S. semiconductor manufacturing

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

A Cheng Kung class frigate fires an anti air missile as part of a navy demonstration in Taiwan's annual Han Kuang exercises off the island's eastern coast near the city of Yilan, Taiwan on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. The Taiwanese capital Taipei staged a civil defense drill Monday and Tsai on Tuesday attended the annual Han Kuang military exercises, although there was no direct connection with tensions over a possible Pelosi visit. (AP Photo/Huizhong Wu)

Why is a Pelosi visit to Taiwan causing tension?

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China Communist Party Membership Numbers and President Xi Jinping Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

China’s party membership figures expose Xi’s concerns

By Jianli Yang

People are guided by Taiwan's soldiers to a basement shelter during the Wanan air raid drill in Taipei, Taiwan, Monday, July 25, 2022. Taiwan’s capital staged air raid drills Monday and its military mobilized for routine defense exercises, coinciding with concerns over a forceful Chinese response to a possible visit to the island by U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

Taiwan holds drills amid Pelosi visit concern, China tension

Associated Press

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, the Long March 5B Y3 carrier rocket, carrying Wentian lab module blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Wenchang in southern China's Hainan Province Sunday, July 24, 2022. On a hot Sunday afternoon, with a large crowd of amateur photographers and space enthusiasts watching, China launched the Wentian lab module from tropical Hainan Island. (Li Gang/Xinhua via AP)

China adds science lab to its orbiting space station

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a meeting of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea Monday, June 27, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

An unlikely ally gives Putin’s Ukraine sovereignty grab a boost

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

China's President Xi Jinping waves following his speech after a ceremony to inaugurate the city's new government in Hong Kong Friday, July 1, 2022, on the 25th anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China. (Selim Chtayti/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Chinese President Xi wishes Biden a speedy recovery from COVID-19

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan speaks at a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, April 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Biden administration preps Taiwan for Chinese attack after Ukraine invasion

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

In this undated photo released on Dec. 31. 2021, by Xinhua News Agency, a carrier-based J-15 fighter jet takes off from the Chinese Navy's Liaoning aircraft-carrier during open-sea combat training in waters from the Yellow Sea to the East Sea and West Pacific. (Hu Shanmin/Xinhua via AP) ** FILE **

Western nations grow alarmed at China’s increasing threats

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden listens as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks at the annual &quot;Friends of Ireland Luncheon&quot; on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE **

Biden throws cold water on Pelosi’s Taiwan trip

By Tom Howell Jr. and Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

U.S. and Chinese national flags are hung outside a hotel during the U.S. Presidential election event, organized by the U.S. embassy in Beijing. A government report is outlining how spy services from China, Russia and Iran are hard at work trying to steal trade secrets and proprietary information from U.S. companies, government labs and universities. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

British intelligence retools for spying on China

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times