11.07
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·United States
According to reports, this memo regarding the relationship between Jensen Huang and Huang Le was circulated among a small number of high-level U.S. officials before Trump traveled to Beijing to meet with Xi Jinping.
11.05
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·United States
On November 5 local time, the United States announced sanctions against the China National Electronics Import & Export Corporation (CEIEC) and Beijing Huacheng Haopu Technology Co., Ltd. related to Cuba, accusing the two companies of cooperating with the Cuban military procurement enterprise Duna in 2026 to supply military equipment and components to the Cuban military. CEIEC was previously sanctioned in 2020 for assisting the Maduro government in Venezuela.
10.27
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·United States
According to Newsweek, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced on October 27 the suspension of the EVS-TAP program, which allowed screened Chinese citizens to travel visa-free to the Northern Mariana Islands, effective at 2:00 PM on October 30. The reasons cited include birth tourism, national security, and immigration enforcement risks. Over 3,000 Chinese citizens entered through this program in fiscal year 2025.
10.19
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·United States
The U.S. Department of War announced on October 19 the completion of preliminary research security reviews of 30 universities, resulting in the termination of more than 80 collaborative partnerships related to entities on the list.
10.18
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 1
On October 18, 2026, Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto stated in public comments that, in his view, China is currently the only enemy of former U.S. President Trump in the world. Crosetto believes that everything other than China is merely a distraction for Trump, and that Trump's core goal is the competition between the United States and China over technology and global dominance.
10.18
·Developing
·Importance III
·Sources 1
According to a Voice of Hope report, visas of more than 700 Chinese citizens have recently been revoked by U.S. authorities. With the executive order on birthright citizenship temporarily blocked by the Supreme Court, U.S. law enforcement agencies have begun strictly scrutinizing visa fraud and re-examining old cases from the past 6 years.
10.15
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·台湾海峡
The Chinese government warned on Wednesday that Taiwan's coast guard must bear the consequences for using high-pressure water cannons against Chinese fishing boats. On the same day, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducted joint combat readiness patrols around Taiwan, while the U.S. State Department urged Beijing to cease its pressure.
10.14
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Washington, United States
Three Republican chairmen of special committees in the U.S. House of Representatives jointly wrote to the Secretary of Homeland Security in mid-October, demanding that the list of privileges for COSCO Shipping at U.S. ports be revoked and a review be launched.
10.14
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 2
·Washington
On October 14, 2026, John Moolenaar, Chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, sent a letter to the Pentagon urging the expansion of the list of military-linked entities under Section 1286 of the National Defense Authorization Act. The letter calls for the inclusion of 14 Chinese Academy of Sciences institutes, 62 key Chinese and defense laboratories, 58 universities co-built or supported by the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, 22 foreign malicious talent programs, and the China Scholarship Council (CSC) along with its scholars. The committee also demands a comprehensive ban on any scholars receiving CSC funding from participating in Pentagon-funded research projects.
10.10
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 1
According to @ChinaSelect, the U.S. government is investigating nine universities on suspicion of J-1 visa fraud. Previously, a special committee of the U.S. House of Representatives released an investigative report titled "From Ph.D. to PLA," pointing out serious loopholes in U.S. academic institutions that could be exploited by the Chinese Communist Party to obtain sensitive research results. This investigation is seen as a further follow-up and response to the aforementioned security loopholes.
10.09
·Official claim
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Washington, United States
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced a proposed rule under which schools applying for the Optional Practical Training program must pay a fee of $70,000 per person, and $30,000 to extend the program, in an effort to address fraud and abuse.
10.09
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·United States
According to an internal US memorandum from August cited by Kyodo News, some participants in Chinese exchange programs to the US were interfered with by Chinese authorities; some were forced to withdraw, were harassed and threatened, and were even arrested. The US government has suspended recruiting participants for the International Visitor Leadership Program and the Professional Fellows Program in mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau since late July, while American Institute in Taiwan programs are unaffected.
10.08
·Official claim
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·美國華盛頓
The US Federal Communications Commission announced that it will hold a vote on October 29 on a proposal to prohibit laboratories in China from conducting conformity testing for electronic products sold to the United States. The new rules are expected to take effect by the end of 2028.
10.08
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Washington
US Vice President Vance announced the suspension of eight technology companies, including Microsoft, from participating in the H-1B visa program, and launched an investigation into the J-1 visa programs at nine universities.
10.04
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·美国加利福尼亚州
The US FBI has arrested an American woman living in California, accusing her of surveilling Ai Qingde at the instigation of Chinese officials.