Sean Tseng
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Sean Tseng is a Canada-based reporter for The Epoch Times covering U.S.–China relations, CCP politics, trade policy, and emerging technologies including AI and defense. He holds a BASc in mechanical engineering from the University of British Columbia.
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Explosion Kills 7, Injures Dozens in China’s Guangxi; Residents Suspect Deliberate Attack
Police ruled out a gas leak. Residents said they believe the blast was a ’revenge against society' attack and the true toll exceeds official figures.
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Behind the Trump–Xi Handshake, an Architecture of Distrust
Washington has stopped expecting China to reform and is walling off its tech and tariff weapons, even as it keeps everyday trade flowing, analysts say.
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Experts Dismiss Beijing’s Claim That Photographing Missile Models Can Leak Military Secrets
A weapons expert says ‘even aliens’ couldn’t extract core secrets from exhibition photos.
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China’s Crude Oil Imports Sink to 8-Year Low as Hormuz Shutdown Chokes Gulf Shipping
Beijing is leaning on stockpiles built up over years to ride out the Strait of Hormuz shutdown. Analysts say these reserves have limits.
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Beijing’s ‘Militarist’ Label for Japan Fits China Instead, Defense Experts Say
Taiwanese defense scholars said China’s surging budget, opaque spending, and fast-expanding nuclear arsenal make it, not Japan, the region’s true militarist.
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Shen Yun Closes a Season of Acclamation, Medals, and Sold-Out Houses
The classical Chinese dance company’s 20th tour drew generals, lawmakers, and sold-out crowds across five continents—often in defiance of Beijing’s pressure.
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At Least 9 Dead in Chongqing Floods as Residents Question Reservoir Role
Just weeks before the flood, Chongqing officials publicly touted AI alerts, drones, and round-the-clock reservoir monitoring.
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Trump Says Xi’s ‘Declining Nation’ Reference Was About Biden-Era America
Trump said Xi was ‘100% correct’ on U.S. decline, but argued the Chinese leader was describing the country Biden left behind, not the one Trump now leads.
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Telecom Purge in China Points to Factional War Inside the CCP, Analysts Say
At least 16 executives at the state-owned telecom giant have been placed under investigation since the start of 2025, with six in the past month alone.
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Trump–Xi Summit Ends in a Truce, Not a Breakthrough: Analysts
Boeing aircraft, beef licenses, and new bilateral trade boards led the wins, but issues over technology, tariffs, and Taiwan remained largely unaddressed.
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