Trump rails against China in primetime speech
President Trump addressed the U.S. in a primetime speech on Thursday night about election security, launching allegations against China. Tony Dokoupil anchored CBS News' special report.
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Costa Rica shutters its embassy in Cuba and orders diplomats to leave
Costa Rica on Wednesday closed its embassy in Havana and told Cuba's Communist government to pull its diplomats from Costa Rica.
China sentences Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison
Family of Jimmy Lai, a Hong Kong media tycoon and vocal critic of China's Communist rule, calls his prison sentence cruel, and the "end of justice."
China tries to stifle anger over Hong Kong apartment fire as deaths mount
As the death toll in the Hong Kong apartment complex fire tops 150, Chinese authorities seek to stifle criticism amid new revelations of safety violations.
China sends 3 taikonauts, first live mammals ever, to its space station
China has sent a new crew to its Tiangong space station, including its youngest ever taikonaut, along with the first live mammals ever sent to the station.
Breaking down Trump's economic actions
A new Wall Street Journal article says that President Trump is emulating the Chinese Communist Party by extending political control deep into the economy. Barry Naughton, a professor from the University of California, San Diego, joins "The Takeout" to discuss the article.
New exhibit explores the impact and legacy of the Hollywood blacklist
In the late 1940s, the work of the House Un-American Activities Committee eventually led to a Hollywood blacklist, now the focus of an exhibit at the New York Historical Society.
New exhibit revisits Hollywood blacklist legacy
During the height of the McCarthy era of the late 1940s, the so called "Red Scare" ended careers and for some, led to jail time. Elaine Quijano explores the impact on display in a new exhibit.
Soldier sold military secrets to China, feds say
An active-duty Army sergeant and intelligence analyst has been charged with selling U.S. military documents, including those containing information about weapons systems, to a Chinese contact. According to a federal indictment, he received 14 payments totaling $42,000 from a Chinese agent for handing over "sensitive technical data and tactical information." David Martin reports.
Xi and "old friend" Henry Kissinger discuss mending U.S.-China ties
"We will never forget our old friend and your historic contribution to promoting the development of China-U.S. relations," Xi told the 100-year-old ex-diplomat.
China blasts Biden's Xi "dictators" remark as "political provocation"
On the heels of a landmark Beijing visit by America's top diplomat to ease tension, China fumes over Biden's "ridiculous and irresponsible" campaign remark.
One reporter's lonely mission to keep "facts" flowing in China
Once a star investigative reporter on China's state TV, Wang Zhi'an now operates as a one-man band from his home in Tokyo. Here's why he left, and why he keeps going.
Prospect of Chinese spy base in Cuba unsettles Washington
Cuba may allow China to establish a facility on its territory capable of conducting electronic surveillance on the United States, CBS News has confirmed.
Macron pushes Ukraine peace talks in meeting with Xi
In a meeting Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron appealed to Chinese President Xi Jinping to help push Russia toward a peace agreement with Ukraine. Anna Ashton, the director of China Corporate Affairs and U.S.-China for the Eurasia Group, joined CBS News to discuss.
Why TikTok faces bans in the U.S.
Every month about 150 million Americans use the social media app developed in China, and that has security experts and lawmakers worried, because of how user data might be accessed by the Chinese Communist Party.
Biden admin mulling TikTok ban if Chinese parent company doesn't divest
"If protecting national security is the objective, divestment doesn't solve the problem," a TikTok spokesperson told CBS News in a statement.
China says any U.S. concern over spying cargo cranes "overly paranoid"
As a new fear over possible Chinese intel-gathering on U.S. soil emerges, U.S. business leaders in Beijing watch the People's Congress for clues about the year ahead.
This is where TikTok has been banned around the world
Several countries and territories share U.S. officials' concern that data TikTok controls could end up in the hands of China's government.
China protests echo scenes from the past
This week's scenes of protest on the streets of Chinese cities, with demonstrators calling for the downfall of the ruling Communist Party, echo the beginnings of the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989. Holly Williams speaks to a demonstrator who survived Tiananmen Square and asks where the latest protests could end up.
China signals possible shift from "zero-COVID" policy after protests
Days after the most significant protests the ruling Communist Party has faced in decades, a senior health official heralded "a new situation," and 2 megacities eased restrictions.
Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin dies at 96
Jiang led his country out of isolation after the Tiananmen Square crackdown, backing economic reform that ushered a decade of explosive growth.
China responds to rare protests with a security "crackdown"
The federal agency in charge of China's law enforcement authorities said it was time to crack down on "illegal criminal behavior that has disrupted social order."
Hu Jintao led out of Communist party congress
Former Chinese President Hu Jintao on Saturday was unexpectedly led out of the closing ceremony of China's Communist Party congress.
Behind Xi Jinping, these are the 6 most powerful men in China
Most of the members are new to the Communist Party's powerful Politburo Standing Committee, and all of them are seen as loyalists to the president.
Xi Jinping elected for third term
The Chinese National Party Congress comes to an end as Xi Jinping solidifies a third five-year term as the head of the Communist Party. Elizabeth Palmer has the latest on why there was an unexpected ending to the normally highly choreographed event.
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Trump says Europe will release "massive amount" of diesel oil from stockpiles
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