Tag: International Relations

Gordon Chang: Chinese Communist Party Is Preparing for War

August 25, 2022
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is preparing for a war, according to China analyst and author Gordon Chang. Several recent developments in China’s policies—particularly an amendment to China’s National Defense Law—could signal that the regime is prepping for a full mobilization of its military, according to Chang. “China’s newly amended National Defense Law takes certain…

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Biden Signs Executive Order; Creates Steering Council to Administer $280 Billion CHIPS Act

August 25, 2022
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President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Aug. 25 to direct the implementation of the $280 billion CHIPS Act, designed to boost domestic manufacturing and research related to semiconductors. The order will start the flow of cash to companies like Intel, which will now begin to build fabrication sites in the United States. “The…

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US Senator Arrives in Taiwan, Defying the CCP

August 25, 2022
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TAIPEI—A U.S. lawmaker on the Senate Commerce and Armed Services committees arrived in Taiwan on Thursday on the third visit by a U.S. dignitary this month, defying pressure from Beijing to halt the trips. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) arrived in Taiwan’s capital Taipei on board a U.S. military aircraft, live television footage from the downtown…

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Australian Media Revealed Life Behind Bars of Detained Australian Journalist in China

August 25, 2022
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Australian media has revealed the life behind bars of Cheng Lei, the Chinese-Australian journalist who has been detained in Beijing for two years since she was first detained in 2020. The Daily Telegraph has released a documentary, “Disappeared – The Cheng Lei Story” on Aug. 24, which introduced in detail her experience in custody. Cheng,…

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Life Behind Bars of Detained Chinese-Australian Journalist Revealed

August 25, 2022
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Media outlets have revealed the life of Cheng Lei behind bars. The Chinese-Australian journalist has been detained in Beijing for two years since 2020. The Daily Telegraph released its documentary, “Disappeared – The Cheng Lei Story,” on Aug. 24, which revealed the news anchor’s experience in custody. Cheng, 47, previously worked as an English-language anchor…

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Law Council Urges Kiribati to Respect Rule of Law After Attempts to Oust High Court Judge

August 25, 2022
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Peak legal association, the Law Council of Australia, has urged the government of Kiribati to respect the independence of the judiciary following moves to deport one of two High Court judges from the country. Australian David Lambourne has been fighting a deportation notice from the authorities who accused him of breaching his visa conditions and…

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Poll: Nearly 50 Percent of Australians Believe CCP May Attack Australia

August 24, 2022
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Nearly half of Australians believe the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will launch a military attack on Australia, according to new research by the Australian Institute’s International & Security Affairs. The data, which was released on Aug. 22 as part of the “Polling – Australian and Taiwanese attitudes to China” research paper (pdf), came from a survey…

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Don’t Leverage Chinese Interference Fears Just to Sell Real Estate: Australian PM

August 24, 2022
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said taxpayers cannot buy every plot of land in the Pacific that may be subject to Chinese interference while warning against encouraging real estate promoters to leverage geopolitical tensions in the region. The prime minister’s response comes after retired Australian businessman Ian Gowrie-Smith appeared on Nine Entertainment’s A Current…

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Australia Declares Beijing’s Air Defences ‘Not Impenetrable’ Will Continue South China Sea Patrols

August 24, 2022
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Australia’s new Air Force Chief has announced that Australia will continue surveillance missions in the South China Sea despite Beijing’s recent dangerous interception of a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) aircraft. This is the first time Air Marshal Robert Chipman, the head of the RAAF, spoke to the media since taking up his post last…

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China Censors ‘Minions’ Ending; Expert Says Hollywood Under Pressure to ‘Kowtow’ to CCP

August 24, 2022
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China’s vast censorship efforts are under scrutiny again, after it was revealed on social media that the Chinese version of the new children’s film “Minions: The Rise of Gru” featured an altered ending that supported the communist regime’s policies. While the global version of the film ends with two anti-heroes riding into the sunset after…

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