‘The recovery of $19.5 million is an important first step toward providing relief for victims,’ an FBI agent said.
His 2016 account of eight months in secret Chinese custody became one early warning that Beijing’s reach extended past Hong Kong’s borders.
At a July 1 speech honoring Theodore Roosevelt, Trump called communism America’s greatest threat.
Supermicro said four Taiwanese employees were placed on administrative leave after being questioned in the investigation.
The sell-off hit offshore Chinese shares as weak spending data, global tech selling, and tighter cross-border controls added pressure.
The action names Prince Group, Huione, and H-Pay in a broader effort to disrupt online investment fraud and money laundering.
Chinese platforms have removed cross-border investing tutorials as Beijing narrows private routes for mainland investors to access overseas markets.
Seventy-nine Chinese warplanes were detected, and a coast guard standoff occurred near Pratas Island as global executives flock to Taipei.
Consultancy firm Will Power Architects Company, and the main contractor, Prestige Construction & Engineering Co., have been charged with manslaughter.
Taiwan’s Coast Guard said Chinese vessels hailed ships flagged in Singapore, Liberia, and Benin and made jurisdictional claims around Taiwan.
Taiwan’s Lai pressed China to admit the truth about the deadly 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre on the anniversary.
Manila is investigating unconfirmed reports of a new structure at Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea.
Taipei seeks assurances that planned Japan–Philippines boundary talks will not affect Taiwan’s maritime rights.
The two countries reaffirmed that peace and stability in the South China Sea are non-negotiable as they deepen defense and economic cooperation.
U.S. and Japanese defense chiefs called for allied burden-sharing, stronger deterrence, and expanded regional defense cooperation.
Regulators are tightening oversight of offshore brokerages and Hong Kong banking channels as concerns grow over capital outflows through financial markets.
Chinese regulators have intensified efforts to curb unauthorized overseas investing as mainland investors increasingly seek stronger returns outside China.
A Chinese coast guard vessel entered waters near the Pratas Islands on May 23, triggering a standoff.