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Involvement in Hong Kong secondary listing of CATL raises reputational risks for Wall Street groups
Shares of WeChat owner and EV battery maker fall after defence department discloses designation
President-elect also taps billionaire Cerberus founder Stephen Feinberg for deputy defence secretary
Consortium likely to include Elon Musk’s SpaceX in move to grab a bigger slice of $850bn US defence budget
US defence department reports that Beijing has increased operational nuclear warhead arsenal by 20% in a year
Pyongyang’s soldiers have for the first time fought alongside the Russian military in Kursk
The best-selling drones in the US are made by DJI in China - some Republican lawmakers plan to ban them
Pete Hegseth’s nomination as head of the world’s most powerful defence department has baffled Washington
Iraq and Afghanistan veteran gained notoriety by blaming ‘wokeness’ for US military failures. Now he is set to be in charge
President-elect to also nominate John Ratcliffe for CIA director and Mike Huckabee for US ambassador to Israel
World’s biggest laser sensor maker among growing group of Chinese companies challenging US defence department
US says vessel targeted by Houthis appears to be leaking crude from its 1mn-barrel cargo
But burgeoning military-civil fusion creates risks as well as rewards
Khaled Sheikh Mohammed and two others were expected to be spared death penalty under the agreements
Pentagon details reinforcements after Biden reaffirms commitment to Netanyahu while stressing need for Gaza ceasefire
Five key military contests are likely to determine the outcome of a conflict
Biden had previously held back Atacms system out of fears of escalating war with Russia
US president says ‘we need to move fast’ as Ukrainian troops falter on front lines
Technical data downloaded in China and Russia created national security risks, state department says
Unilateralism is not the same thing as isolationism
DoD report fuels concerns about possible diversion of some military aid away from Kyiv
Criticism has mounted over secretary’s failure to tell White House about three-day absence
Secretary of defence was absent for three days before the White House was informed
Lloyd Austin remains in treatment for complications after recent surgery
