Tag: International Relations

TikTok Is a ‘Weaponized Espionage Application’: Expert

August 29, 2022
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Chinese-owned video app TikTok could be covertly sending users’ passwords, credit card numbers, and other sensitive data to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to one expert. “When you’re actually doing keystrokes, typing each letter, each number, those are being recorded back in China, and under supervision of the Chinese Communist Party,” Casey Fleming, CEO…

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TikTok Is a ‘Weaponized Military Application’: Expert

August 29, 2022
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Chinese-owned video app TikTok could be covertly sending users’ passwords, credit card numbers, and other sensitive data to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to one expert. “When you’re actually doing keystrokes, typing each letter, each number, those are being recorded back in China, and under supervision of the Chinese Communist Party,” Casey Fleming, CEO…

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Japan Pledges $30 Billion to Support Africa’s Development Amid China’s Growing Influence

August 29, 2022
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Japan has pledged to contribute $30 billion over three years to support Africa’s development and economy as it seeks to enhance cooperation with Africa amid China’s growing influence. “Japan aspires to be a partner growing together with Africa,” Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in a virtual address to the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African…

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New Zealand Foreign Minister Believes CCP Will ‘Abide’ by Promises for Extradition of Resident to China

August 29, 2022
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New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta is confident that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will not torture or give an unfair trial to the New Zealand (NZ) permanent resident facing extradition to China. According to documents obtained by the Associated Press, Mahuta believes the CCP will abide by its promises due to the otherwise negative…

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US to Name Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic

August 28, 2022
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The United States plans to name an ambassador at large for the Arctic, reflecting the region’s growing strategic and commercial importance as its shrinking opens up new sea lanes and vast oil and mineral resources. Russia has reopened hundreds of Soviet-era military sites in the region, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday, a…

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US Coast Guard Vessel Denied Port Call in Solomon Islands

August 28, 2022
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U.S. Coast Guard vessel, the Oliver Henry, was greeted with silence when it requested permission for a scheduled port call in the Solomon Islands, forcing the crew to Papua New Guinea instead. The incident comes amid mounting concerns about the influence of the Chinese Communist Party in the region and the ongoing weakening of democratic…

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Taiwan: China, Russia Disrupting, Threatening World Order

August 27, 2022
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TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan’s leader on Friday said China and Russia are “disrupting and threatening the world order” with Beijing’s recent large-scale military exercises near the island and Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. President Tsai Ing-wen was speaking during a meeting in Taipei with U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), who is on the second visit by members of…

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US Senator Meets Taiwan President, Vows Not to Be Bullied by China

August 26, 2022
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TAIPEI, Taiwan—U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) met with Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen on Friday, in the second visit by members of Congress since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip earlier this month. In her remarks, Tsai pointed to the large-scale military exercises that the Chinese regime launched in response to Pelosi’s visit, as well as Russia’s…

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US Suspends 26 Chinese Flights in Retaliation for CCP COVID Policy

August 26, 2022
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The United States will suspend 26 China-bound flights in September in response to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) decision to suspend some U.S. carrier flights due to COVID-19 restrictions. The decision will affect flights to China from Los Angeles and New York City by Chinese carriers Xiamen, Air China, China Southern Airlines, and China Eastern…

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US and China Sign Audit Deal to Prevent Delisting of Chinese Companies

August 26, 2022
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The U.S. audit regulator signed an agreement with its Chinese counterparts on Aug. 26, building toward an arrangement in which U.S. officials will be able to inspect the records of accounting firms in China and Hong Kong. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been resistant to attempts by U.S. regulators to gain access to audit…

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