China and the US trade accusations over espionage and influence campaigns

Tensions between China and the United States have flared over several incidents related to espionage and media influence. China has warned it will take 'measures' in response to a CIA recruitment video aimed at Chinese speakers, and it strongly criticized U.S. comments about a Chinese-built port in Peru, calling them 'vilifying and smearing'.

Separately, a report suggests the cybersecurity firm Palo Alto chose not to publicly attribute a hacking campaign to China for fear of retaliation from Beijing. In another development, Radio Free Asia, a U.S.-funded broadcaster, has resumed its Mandarin-language broadcasts to China after previously being forced to scale back operations.