Senate Approves $858B NDAA Defense Spending Bill; Japan Announces Unprecedented Military Build-Up

A record #DefenseSpendingBill got bipartisan Senate approval. The annual measure is now headed to #PresidentJoeBiden’s desk.

In #Japan, the biggest military build-up since #WorldWarII is forming in the face of a possible war in the region.

A total of 36 Chinese companies were added to the U.S. trading blacklist, with top Chinese microchip maker YMTC among them.

A Chinese student—accused of stalking and threatening an activist who showed support for democracy in China—is under arrest in the United States.

A warning about new COVID-19 virus variants: U.S. consulates in China are suspending services amid an ongoing outbreak.