The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is reselling energy supplies from Russia to Europe in a bid to increase its influence. Since the Chinese and Russian leaders met at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in early September, a series of moves show that Beijing and Moscow have strengthened their energy cooperation. Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak…
CCP Reselling Russian Gas to make Europe Reliant
September 29, 2022
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Australia’s Tourism Focus Needs a Shift From China: Study
September 28, 2022
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Australia should make efforts to attract travellers from its more traditional markets to make up for the increasing decline in tourists from China, the country’s economists argue. Word-of-mouth advertising and repeat visits are key drivers for international tourism in Australia, new research from Charles Darwin University (CDU) and Griffith University has found, with the study…
UK to Engage in Long Term Exercises in Indo-Pacific
September 27, 2022
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The United Kingdom Royal Air Forces (RAF) has announced it will be engaged in multiple military exercises that will see it training with multiple nations in the Indo-Pacific—including Australia, Japan and the Republic of Korea—until December as part of the UK’s continued tilt toward the region. A flight of four Typhoon fighters and one Voyager…
Philippines to Shut 175 Offshore Gambling Firms, Deport 40,000 Chinese Workers
September 27, 2022
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MANILA—The Philippines will stop operations of 175 offshore gambling firms and deport about 40,000 Chinese workers, a justice ministry official said on Monday, part of a crackdown on the notoriously opaque online gaming industry. The sector emerged in the Philippines in 2016 and grew exponentially, as operators capitalized on the country’s liberal gaming laws to…
Xi Appears in Public, Dispelling Rumors of Unrest and Coup in China
Chinese communist leader Xi Jinping made his first public appearance in nearly two weeks, terminating an absence that fueled a storm of unsubstantiated rumors regarding his whereabouts. Xi, who leads China as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), visited an exhibition in Beijing on Sept. 27, according to Chinese state-owned media. The event…
Meta Dismantles China-Based Covert Influence Operation Ahead of Midterm Elections
September 27, 2022
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The parent company of Facebook and Instagram said on Sept. 27 that it disrupted a Chinese influence operation seeking to interfere in the upcoming U.S. midterm elections. Meta Platforms said that it had dismantled the China-based campaign, which targeted users in the United States with political content in an apparent effort to polarize voters. The…
CCP’s Official Diplomatic Statement Translation Can Be Misleading: Study
September 26, 2022
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A new study shows that the official translation of communist China’s diplomatic statements may be sub-optimal and create misunderstandings, potentially leading to poor or even calamitous foreign policy responses. According to Corey Lee Bell, a project and research officer at the University of Technology Sydney’s Australia-China Relations Institute, The People’s Republic of China’s Ministry of…
Harris and Kishida Affirm ‘Ironclad Commitment’ to Counter CCP Aggression in Taiwan Strait
September 26, 2022
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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on Sept. 26. The two leaders affirmed their nations’ support for one another and condemned Chinese communist aggression in the Taiwan Strait. “The Vice President underscored that the U.S.-Japan Alliance is the cornerstone of peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific, and…
Chinese Artillery Shells Found on the Russia-Ukraine Battlefield Reveal the CCP’s Past European Ambitions
Many Chinese artillery shells were used by the Ukrainian forces in the ongoing war against Russia. However, those weapons were not supplied by China—they came from Albania. This brings to light the history between the Communist Party of Albania (CPA) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) during the Cold War that many may have forgotten….
US Should Ramp up West Pacific Ties to Fend Off Beijing’s Expansionism, Report Says
September 25, 2022
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The United States needs to ramp up diplomatic ties with Freely Associated States (FAS)—Palau, the Marshall Islands, and Micronesia—to restrict Beijing’s expansionism in the Pacific region, according to a new report. The United States Institute for Peace said Beijing saw Pacific nations as a “low-investment, high-reward” opportunity. “China has not focused on the FAS in its…
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