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The California legislature passed a bill on Wednesday requiring lawyers to notify the state bar if they suspect their peers are partaking in serious criminal activity, including conspiracy, insurrection and treason. Now that Senate Bill 40 (SB 40) has secured approval from both the California State Senate and State Assembly, the decision now rests with [...]

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Former Trump trade advisor Peter Navarro was found guilty on Thursday of two counts of criminal contempt of Congress. This conviction, a result of Navarro’s refusal to comply with a subpoena from the House committee investigating the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot, makes him the second senior official from the Trump administration, after former White [...]

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Chongqing, a Chinese city with 32.12 million residents, has taken a monumental step in bolstering national security by introducing on Friday a localized Anti-Espionage Regulation. With its population outstripping even that of Shanghai’s 24.89 million and Beijing’s 21.88 million, Chongqing’s move sets an impactful precedent for other major Chinese cities. Reacting to China’s recent amendments to [...]

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The US Department of State has announced visa restrictions on Chinese officials linked to the alleged systematic assimilation of over a million Tibetan children in state-operated boarding schools. This decision is part of a broader strategy by the Biden administration to address China’s treatment of its ethnic minorities, with a particular focus on the Tibetan [...]

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China escalated its regulations on drone exports Monday when the Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced a new policy aimed at controlling the export of specific drone components and technologies. The policy will officially take effect on September 1, 2023. The new regulations will target the export of specific drone engines, payloads, radio communication devices and [...]

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