The Pacific Islands Embassies Act has been included as an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, and has now become law, pushing for a stronger American presence in the Pacific island region where China is striving to expand its influence. The legislation aims to set up three U.S. embassies on the…
Pacific Islands Embassies Act Becomes Law, Pushes for US Influence in the Region
Rest of the World Will Pay the Price for China’s Abrupt Removal of International Travel Restrictions: Author
After widespread protests against the lockdowns in November, the Chinese regime abruptly walked back its stringent Zero-COVID policy in early December. Without prior notice or the disclosure of steps for a gradual withdrawal of the policy, the change was made. Since then, COVID has ravaged China’s vast population, which was unprepared for the sudden change…
Chinese Fighter Jet Makes ‘Unsafe Maneuver’ Near US Military Aircraft Over South China Sea: Pentagon
December 29, 2022
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A Chinese fighter jet recently carried out “an unsafe maneuver” while it was close to a U.S. Air Force plane over the South China Sea, forcing the U.S. aircraft to “take evasive maneuvers to avoid a collision,” the U.S. military announced on Dec. 29. The encounter on Dec. 21 involved a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy…
Australia to Extradite Former US Marine Pilot for Allegedly Training Chinese Pilots
December 29, 2022
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The Australian federal government has approved a request to extradite a former U.S. Marine Corps fighter pilot to the United States where he faces conspiracy charges over allegations he unlawfully exported defence services to China. Daniel Edmund Duggan, 54, who held both Australian and American citizenship, was accused of breaking U.S. arms control laws by…
CDC Raises Alert on China, Urges Americans to Reconsider Travel
December 29, 2022
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U.S. health officials are telling Americans to “reconsider travel” to Chinese territory due to the soaring infections in the country. In a travel alert released on Dec. 28, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) flagged China’s mainland, Hong Kong, and Macao as regions where U.S. travelers need to “practice enhanced precaution.” Since the…
US Chip Ban on China Requires Strict Enforcement to Thwart Circumvention by Beijing: Experts
December 29, 2022
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While many have credited the Biden administration’s extensive export bans on semiconductor technology to China as dealing a huge blow to the Chinese regime’s economic and military ambitions, the success of the measures ultimately depends on enforcement, according to experts. The Department of Commerce in October imposed extensive export controls aimed at restricting the Chinese…
China’s COVID Chaos a ‘Horrible Indictment’ of US Leadership for Emulating CCP Lockdowns: Former White House Adviser
December 29, 2022
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If the world can learn one thing from the COVID chaos in China, it is that “locking down does not work,” said healthcare policy adviser Dr. Scott Atlas. “We don’t even know really the extent of the harms to their population that they inflicted by locking down but we know anecdotally that there were massive…
Biden Admin Approves $180 Million Potential Sale of Anti-Tank Systems to Taiwan
December 29, 2022
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The Biden administration has approved the potential sale of Volcano anti-tank munition-laying systems to Taiwan for an estimated $180 million, the State Department announced on Dec. 28. The possible sale comes as tensions between communist Beijing and liberal-democratic Taiwan continue to escalate. According to a statement from the U.S. State Department, the Biden administration notified Congress…
House Administration Arm Bans TikTok on Official Devices
December 28, 2022
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The Chinese video app TikTok has been banned from all U.S. House of Representatives-managed devices, according to the House’s administration arm, mimicking a law soon to go into effect banning the app from U.S. government devices. The app is considered “high risk due to a number of security issues,” the House’s Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)…
Does New COVID Surge or COVID Propaganda Pose Greater Risk?
December 28, 2022
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For three years, the CCP’s pandemic propaganda shaped Western responses to COVID. Now after Beijing ends its zero-covid policies come reports of massive infections and deaths. What’s really happening inside China and will the Party’s deadly disinformation again push Western democracies into totalitarian measures? In this hard-hitting new episode of Over the Target, Brendon Fallon…
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