Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian

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.

SWAP MEET

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

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.

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NO ESCAPE

Chinese Cops Now Spying on American Soil

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.

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CREAMY

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

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.

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GUT CHECK

China: We Might Help Assad With War in Syria

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

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CZECH MARKS

China’s ‘Security Threat’ Moves Into Europe

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.

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

Chinese Cops Now Spying on American Soil

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

China: We Might Help Assad With War in Syria

China’s ‘Security Threat’ Moves Into Europe

Henry Kissinger Pushed Trump to Use Russia to Box In China

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

A Novel Lays out Nuclear War with North Korea

Revealed: China’s Stealth Lobbying to Undercut Pentagon Bill

China Built an Army of Influence Agents in the U.S.