The statement by Bill Evanina amounted to a strikingly detailed update on U.S. intelligence assessments about foreign preferences in the 2020 election. ( read original story …)
Monthly Archives For August 2020
Intelligence community warns Russia wants to hurt Biden, while China ‘prefers’ Trump not be reelected
Following a push from Democratic lawmakers to be more forthcoming in declassifying evidence of foreign interference in the upcoming presidential election, a top counterintelligence official on Friday … ( read original story …)
Chinese real estate giant KE Holdings sets terms for $1.9 billion US IPO
KE Holdings, China’s largest housing platform operating under the Lianjia and Beike brands, announced terms for its IPO on Friday. The Beijing, China-based company plans to raise $1.9 billion by … ( read original story…
SoftBank-Backed Beike Seeks Up to $2 Billion in U.S. IPO
KE Holdings Inc., a Chinese online property platform backed by Tencent Holdings Ltd. and SoftBank Group Corp., is looking to raise about $2 billion in a U.S. initial public offering. ( read original story …)
U.S. Intelligence Warns China Opposes Trump Reelection, Russia Works Against Biden
William Evanina, who leads the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, said China prefers President Trump lose the election, whereas Russia seems to favor him. ( read original story …)
China working against Trump’s reelection, while Russia spreads disinformation on Biden: Director of National Intelligence
A U.S. government intelligence report released on Friday says China is actively interfering in the 2020 election process against President Donald Trump’s campaign. “We assess that China prefers that … ( read original story …)
As Trump bans WeChat, some in China turn to encrypted messaging app Signal
Signal isn’t blocked by the Great Firewall, unlike other encrypted messaging apps including WhatsApp and Telegram. ( read original story …)
Intelligence community’s top election official’s statement warning of threats from China, Russia and Iran
The US intelligence community’s top election security official said in a statement Friday that China “prefers” an outcome where President Donald Trump is not reelected in November and Russia is … ( read original story…
AP Explains: From Hong Kong to TikTok, US-China ties plummet
The Trump administration has launched a major diplomatic and economic offensive against China, hitting Chinese officials with myriad sanctions over the past four months … ( read original story …)
Pakistan Wary of U.S.-India Military Alliance Against China
Pakistani permanent representative to the U.N. Munir Akram said the United States sought a military alliance with India but this would be “wrong” and “bad for the West.” … ( read original story …)
Trump’s WeChat Ban Risks Cratering Apple’s iPhone Business in China
Trump’s executive order could spark an iPhone exodus in China because Apple would be forced to pull WeChat —one of the most popular apps in the country— from the iOS app store. ( read original…
US sees election threats from China, Russia and Iran
The director of US intelligence on Friday raised concerns about interference in the 2020 election by China, Russia and Iran. U.S. intelligence has assessed that China is hoping President Donald Trump … ( read original…
Mysterious seeds from China being investigated by feds, universities to learn source of mailings
Packets of mystery seeds from China have been popping up in American mailboxes for the Last few weeks. Now the USDA has released new information, identifying what some of them might be. ( read original…
