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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 16, 2020
U.S. moves to cut Huawei off from global chip suppliers as China eyes retaliation
The Trump administration moves to block global chip supplies to blacklisted telecoms equipment giant Huawei Technologies, spurring fears of Chinese retaliation and hammering shares of U.S. producers of chipmaking equipment.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 31, 2020
U.S. spies unclear on COVID-19 spread in China, North Korea and Russia
As U.S. spy agencies seek to assemble a precise picture of the world's coronavirus outbreaks, they are finding serious gaps in their ability to assess the situation in China, Russia and North Korea, according to five U.S. government sources familiar with the intelligence reporting.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 27, 2020
U.S. prepares crackdown on Huawei's global chip supply, sources say
Senior officials in the Trump administration have agreed to new measures to restrict the global supply of chips to China's Huawei Technologies Co., sources familiar with the matter said, as the White House ramps up criticism of China over coronavirus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 5, 2020
New documents show Huawei's role in violating U.S. sanctions on Iran
China's Huawei Technologies, which for years has denied violating American trade sanctions on Iran, was directly involved in sending prohibited U.S. computer equipment to Iran's largest mobile-phone operator, internal company records show.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 29, 2020
Trump again nominates U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe as intelligence director
President Donald Trump said on Friday he again was tapping Republican Rep. John Ratcliffe to be the nation's top spy, naming a loyalist whose first nomination he had dropped last year amid questions about a lack of experience and possible resume embellishment.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 25, 2020
Top Australian intelligence official warns of 'unprecedented' foreign espionage threat
Australia is under an "unprecedented" threat of foreign espionage and interference, one of the country's most senior intelligence chiefs said in a rare speech, citing the case of a "sleeper agent" who spent years building business links.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 18, 2020
Nancy Pelosi warns Europe that Huawei represents Chinese state police
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stepped up U.S. warnings about Beijing's global telecommunications ambitions, saying Chinese operator Huawei Technologies Co. must be prevented from controlling the next generation of wireless networks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Feb 16, 2020
With racketeering charges, U.S. releases potent weapon against China telecom giant Huawei
By filing a racketeering charge against Huawei Technologies Co., U.S. federal prosecutors have unleashed a potent legal weapon in a multipronged and increasingly noisy American campaign against the Chinese technology giant.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 31, 2020
Harvard scholar to be freed on $1 million bail in China spying case
Harvard University professor Charles Lieber was granted permission to be released on $1 million cash bail, after he was charged with lying to federal investigators about his role in recruiting people to pass along scientific research to the Chinese government.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 29, 2020
U.S. charges target alleged Chinese spying at Harvard and Boston institutions
A Harvard University department chair and two Chinese nationals who were researchers at Boston University and a Boston hospital were charged on Tuesday with lying about their alleged links to the Chinese government.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 14, 2020
Facing extradition to U.S., WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange tells court he needs more time to speak to lawyer
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is not getting the time he needs with his legal team to discuss his fight against extradition to the United States, causing delays to the case, his lawyer told a British court on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 16, 2019
U.S. expelled two Chinese officials, including intel officer posing as diplomat, after they drove onto military base: NYT
The U.S. government covertly moved to expel two officials from the Chinese Embassy earlier this year, after they drove onto a military base, the New York Times reported, citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 11, 2019
One year on, China hints at espionage trials for two detained Canadians
China said Tuesday that its investigative process has wrapped up for two Canadians detained in the communist country over vague espionage-related charges, hinting at the possibility of trials, exactly one year since they were first arrested.

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