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Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian is a national security reporter at The Daily Beast. She previously worked at Foreign Policy magazine. You can follow her on Twitter @BethanyAllenEbr. Send her tips bethany.allen@thedailybeast.com, or via encrypted email to bethany.allen@protonmail.com.

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Former U.S. Officials Taking China’s Side in the Trade War

SWAP MEET

The Trump administration has set its sights on beating China in the trade war, but some one-time U.S. officials are doing the opposite.

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian | Published Aug 15, 2018
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Chinese Cops Now Spying on American Soil

NO ESCAPE

China is compiling a global registry of its ethnic minorities who have fled persecution, threatening to detain the families of those who don’t comply. The message: Nowhere is safe.

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian | Published Aug 14, 2018

When Trump Won, South Korea Started Raining Cash on D.C.

CREAMY

Forget China, Russia, or the Saudis, South Korea is the country spending the most to influence Washington. ‘When Trump got elected, we saw an absolute surge,’ one expert says.

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian | Published Aug 13, 2018

China: We Might Help Assad With War in Syria

GUT CHECK

Direct military assistance from China would mark a dramatic shift in Middle East geopolitics.

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian | Published Aug 10, 2018
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China’s ‘Security Threat’ Moves Into Europe

CZECH MARKS

The U.S. has closed its doors to Huawei over fears that it’s a stalking horse for surveillance. So now Beijing’s communications giant is planting a flag in the Czech Republic.

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian | Published Aug 01, 2018
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Henry Kissinger Pushed Trump to Use Russia to Box In China

TURN BACK TIME

The former secretary of state pushed one president to use China to isolate the Soviet Union. These days, he’s counseling almost the reverse—and officials are listening.

Asawin Suebsaeng, Andrew Desiderio, Sam Stein, Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian | Published Jul 25, 2018

Meet the U.S. Officials Now in China’s Sphere of Influence

BUYING POWER

There's a slew of one-time U.S. politicians and officials who have lobbied for China or whose business interests are closely connected to it.

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian | Published Jul 23, 2018

A Novel Lays out Nuclear War with North Korea

WAR OF THE WORLDS

In a new novel, nuclear weapons expert Jeffrey Lewis imagines a world in which a Donald Trump presidency results in nuclear war with North Korea.

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian | Published Jul 20, 2018
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Revealed: China’s Stealth Lobbying to Undercut Pentagon Bill

SHHHHH

Congress is trying to get tough on China, and Beijing is pushing back—hard.

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian | Published Jul 20, 2018
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China Built an Army of Influence Agents in the U.S.

RISING TIDE

The Russians may be getting all the attention for influencing American opinion and policy. But Beijing has been at it for decades.

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian | Published Jul 18, 2018

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