Category: US-China relations

2 More Secret CCP Police Stations Discovered in LA, New York: Report

A nonprofit group has discovered 48 new overseas police stations with ties to China’s communist regime, including two previously unknown facilities in Los Angeles and New York City. The newly identified sites are among more than 100 police outposts that are spread out across 53 nations. The facilities have been used by the Chinese Communist…


Chinese Billionaire Who Purchased Texas Land Failed to Report Foreign Land Ownership, Received Lowered Fine

A Chinese billionaire purchased about 140,000 acres of agricultural land in Val Verde County, Texas, since 2016, and planned to build Blue Hills Wind Farm on this property near the U.S.-Mexico border and the Laughlin Air Force Base, a training ground for military pilots. The proposed wind project would have allowed the Chinese owner access…


Two-Thirds of Australia Under Beijing’s Missile Threat: Report

Two-thirds of Australia could be at risk from Beijing’s land-based missiles, according to a submission to the national Defence Strategic Review. The 33-page submission, prepared by former analysts at Defence Department and the U.S.-based Rand Corporation, includes a map showing Australia’s vulnerability to potential strikes from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), The Daily Telegraph reported….


CCP Continues to Persecute Falun Gong Adherents: US Religious Freedom Commission

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released a new report and a list of victims of religious persecution around the world. The report states the Chinese communist regime continues to persecute Falun Gong adherents by targeting them with charges relating to the practice of faiths deemed unacceptable to the atheist Communist Party. USCIRF…


Lawmakers Call for US to Defend Chinese Protesters

Rep-elect Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) said that U.S. politicians should defend the Chinese protesters who fight against Beijing’s stringent zero-COVID policies. “Any time there’s abuse of human rights anywhere in this country, we all must stand up to defend them. Think what the protesters are doing. It sounds like  [they’re] really taking the stand for their…


US Approves $428 Million in Arms Sales to Taiwan

News Analysis The United States is approving $428 million in new arms sales to Taiwan as part of its effort to help the island nation deter a Chinese communist invasion. “This proposed sale serves U.S. national, economic, and security interests by supporting the recipient’s continuing efforts to maintain a credible defensive capability,” said an associated…


Maryland Issues Emergency Directive Banning TikTok From Government Devices

Maryland has become the latest U.S. state to ban TikTok from government devices, following in the footsteps of South Dakota and South Carolina. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, announced the emergency cybersecurity directive in a statement on Dec. 6. The governor cited an unacceptable level of cybersecurity risk to the state, potential cyber-espionage and surveillance of government entities,…


The United States Will Address Australia’s Military Capability Gap, Says Secretary of Defense

The United States and Australia have committed to significantly increasing defence cooperation to plug Australia’s capability gap and counter the growing threat of Beijing in the Indo-Pacific region. Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles and Foreign Minister Penny Wong met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in Washington D.C. for…


Alleged Attacker of Anti-CCP Protester Arrested in Australia

Australian police have arrested a man connected with an assault on protestors against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Kang Zhao, 30 years old, was arrested by authorities on Dec. 5 at Sydney Airport and extradited from New South Wales and will face the ACT Magistrates Court today on Dec. 7, according to a statement by Australian…


‘American Manufacturing Is Back’: Biden Welcomes Planned New Semiconductor Plant in Arizona

President Joe Biden visited a new semiconductor plant in Arizona on Dec. 6 as part of an effort to reestablish the United States as a world leader in advanced chip manufacturing. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TMSC), the Taiwanese chipmaker that runs the plant, announced that it plans to triple its planned investment in the…