U.S. Pledges to Secure Critical Supply Chains - China in Focus

00:00 Intro01:08 U.S. Pledges to Secure Critical Supply Chains03:11 Hegseth Meets Defense Ministers at ASEAN Summit in Malaysia04:26 U.S. to “Stoutly Defend Its Interests” in Indo-Pacific04:57 Taiwan Rejects China’s Move to Control It06:24 Takaichi, Xi Hold First Talks Despite China’s Red Lines08:20 China Delays Parts of Rare Earth Export Controls on U.S.10:13 Former Army Sergeant Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison11:04 Europe Intel Probes Former Politico Reporter: CCP Spy?12:50 Nvidia Hopes to Sell Blackwell AI Chips in China14:48 Analyst: U.S.–China Deals Need ‘Real Oversight’16:42 Radio Free Asia Pauses Operations as Funding Dries Up17:19 Criminal Orgs Infiltrating Apps Like TikTok: Rex Lee