Category: US-China relations

‘A Big Challenge for the Free World’: Former US General Responds to Chinese Leader’s Third Term

October 28, 2022
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In clinching an unprecedented third term, Chinese leader Xi Jinping is showing the world his vision of China: one that is more aggressive and at odds with the values of the free world, according to retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Spalding. “China is going to be much more aggressive, both militarily and with regard…

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Australia’s Defense Budget Hits 20-year High

October 27, 2022
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In its first budget in nearly a decade, Australia’s Labor government has announced it will follow through with the previous government’s pledge to spend $270 billion (US$174billion) in military capability upgrades by 2030. Under the new budget, defence spending will rise to $48.7 billion this year and eventually reach over two percent of GDP, a…

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Biden Says US Not Seeking Conflict With China, as Xi Seeks Cooperation With Washington

October 27, 2022
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President Joe Biden said on Oct. 26 that the United States does not seek conflict with the Chinese regime, and its leader Xi Jinping knows this. “We do not seek conflict with them,” Biden said of China’s communist regime during a meeting with top military advisers. Biden added that the United States would continue to…

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Seagate Technology May Have Broken Export Rules Selling Hard Drives to Blacklisted Company: US Officials

October 27, 2022
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U.S. officials have accused Seagate Technology Holdings of potentially violating export control laws by selling hard disk drives to a customer on a U.S. trade blacklist. Seagate, which manufactures computer hard drives, announced in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Oct. 26 that it had received a “proposed charging letter” from the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry…

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Xi Jinping’s Historic Third Term Signals Continued International Conflict: Analysts

October 27, 2022
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Xi Jinping secured his third term as Party leader and has full control of the Politburo, the apex of political power, during the 20th national meeting of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Judging from Xi’s defending ideology more than the economy, scholars anticipate the CCP will only intensify its competition and confrontation with the West….

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Chinese Cyber Group Running Influence Campaign Targeting US Midterm Elections: Report

October 27, 2022
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In a report dated Oct. 26, the cybersecurity firm Mandiant identified new narratives pushed by Dragonbridge, an online disinformation campaign. The report says that Dragonbridge—in an effort to influence the U.S. midterm elections—has been aggressively seeking to create conflicts between the United States and its allies and within the U.S. political system. In an earlier report,…

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‘Pro-CCP Disinformation Campaign Attempts to Disrupt US Democratic Process’: Cybersecurity Watchdog

October 27, 2022
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In a report dated Oct. 26, the cybersecurity firm Mandiant identified new narratives pushed by dragonbridge, an online disinformation campaign. The report says that dragonbridge—in an effort to influence the U.S. midterm elections—has been aggressively seeking to create conflicts between the United States and its allies and within the U.S. political system. In an earlier report,…

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Nearly Half of Australians Support Sending Troops to Defend Taiwan: Poll

October 26, 2022
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A new poll shows that almost one in two Australians support Australia sending troops to help defend Taiwan in the event of an invasion by Beijing. This is a much higher percentage of the population than in Japan and the United States, where about one in three respondents supported sending local troops, according to an…

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Chinese Donor, Fundraiser for NYC Mayor Eric Adams Worked Closely With Communist Party Influence Operation

October 26, 2022
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A fundraiser and donor to New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ election campaign heads a non-profit that houses a Chinese overseas police station and works closely with Communist Party influence operations, a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation found. Lu Jianshun supported fundraising efforts for Adams through his role as the president of America Changle Association, an…

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CCP Stealthily Gaining Control of Global Organizations, Establishing Police Stations Overseas: Journalist

October 26, 2022
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been working for decades to infiltrate and dominate global organizations through clandestine means, but only recently has it become bold enough to institutionalize its operations and open a number of police stations overseas, an investigative journalist says. “None of this could be happening without the collaboration of the Western…

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