The Pentagon recently revised its rules that will make it easier for political appointees and congressional staffers to gain access to the Defense Department's most secret programs, raising concerns among security officials that secrets will be compromised. Published September 27, 2021

A legal battle spanning three countries that soured China's relations with the U.S. could be ending as a top executive of Chinese high-tech giant Huawei reached an agreement with federal prosecutors. Published September 24, 2021

President Biden this week signaled he is backing off the hardline U.S. policies of the Trump administration in dealing with China and reverting to the more accommodationist approach of earlier Democratic and Republican administrations. Published September 22, 2021

Congress should require a new investigation by the State Department's arms compliance office into the possible role of China's Wuhan Institute of Virology in the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, a report by two former State Department officials says. Published September 21, 2021

China's communist government served up relatively mild criticism Thursday of the announced tripartite security pact between the United States, Australia and Britain. Published September 16, 2021

Senior Trump administration officials voiced concern and surprise this week over telephone calls to a Chinese military leader by Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark A. Milley before and after the 2020 presidential election. Published September 15, 2021

China's large-scale buildup of nuclear forces is part of a Beijing strategy to emulate the nuclear forces of Russia, the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency disclosed Tuesday. Published September 14, 2021

The defeat of the American-backed government in Afghanistan has increased the danger that the al Qaeda terrorist group will launch another attack against the United States very quickly, the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency said Tuesday. Published September 14, 2021

A Justice Department program launched during the Trump administration targeting Chinese illicit technology theft is under fire from a group of Stanford University academics. Published September 13, 2021

U.S. intelligence officials waged a politicized campaign to undermine President Trump and his administration, and the politicization undermined American security, according to a former U.S. intelligence analyst. Published September 9, 2021