News Analysis The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched its largest ever joint military exercises this month in retaliation to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, the self-ruled island the regime considers as its own. Experts are divided, however, as to whether the drills are mere bluster or present an escalation toward armed hostilities….
China Edges Toward Armed Conflict With Unprecedented Military Threats Against Taiwan: Experts
August 20, 2022
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Australia-Led Air Combat Exercise Kicks-Off With Participation From 16 Nations, Including Germany
August 20, 2022
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Australia on Friday kicked off a large-scale joint military exercise with 16 allied nations, including Germany, amid growing concern over China’s military threat surrounding Taiwan. The biennial Pitch Black military exercise, hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force, involves over 100 aircraft and 2,500 personnel. The drill spans the Northern Territory and Queensland through Sept….
Trudeau Says Beijing’s ‘Belligerence’ Is ‘Troubling’ as MPs Plan Taiwan Trip
With Canadian MPs planning a trip to Taiwan this fall, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that he’s taking note of Beijing’s “increasingly aggressive” stance towards the self-ruled island and that the parliamentarians will need to take this into consideration. “China’s belligerence around this, and their position is of course, as it has been for a…
UN Expert Concludes ‘Forced Labor’ Has Taken Place in Xinjiang
BEIJING—It is “reasonable to conclude” that forced labor of members of minority groups has taken place in China’s western Xinjiang region, the UN’s top expert on slavery said in a report released this week. The findings were “based on an independent assessment of available information”, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery,…
Vanuatu Parliament Dissolved as Prime Minister Tries to Avoid No-Confidence Vote
August 19, 2022
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Vanuatu’s president has dissolved the Pacific nation’s Parliament hours before a no-confidence motion was brought against Prime Minister Bob Loughman. The latest incident continues a tumultuous few weeks for democratic institutions in the South Pacific—already susceptible to influence from Beijing. On Aug. 18, Vanuatu President Nikenike Vurobaravu signed the notice to dissolve Parliament—the next elections…
Lithuania Demands China Revoke Sanctions Against Official Over Taiwan Visit
VILNIUS—Lithuania’s foreign ministry said on Thursday it had issued a formal protest to the Chinese regime over sanctions against the Baltic country’s deputy transport minister, calling for the restrictions to be rescinded. The Chinese foreign ministry said on Aug. 12 that it had imposed sanctions on Lithuanian Deputy Transport and Communications Minister Agne Vaiciukeviciute for…
Solomon Islands Strikes Deal to Build 161 Huawei Towers With $66 Million Chinese Loan
August 18, 2022
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The Solomon Islands government has agreed to a 448.9 million yuan (US$66.15 million) loan from the Chinese state-owned Export-Import Bank of China to fund the construction of 161 towers by controversial telecommunications giant Huawei. In response, defence expert Michael Shoebridge has warned that Beijing is “moving fast and in a broad way” in the South…
US Approves Thousands of Tech Export Requests to China; Latin America Is a Key Card for China
August 18, 2022
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China is getting all the U.S. tech, and the Commerce Department is apparently helping. A new report suggests Commerce is approving requests to export tech to China. What does this mean for the U.S.-China tech war? And is the U.S. government serious about stopping China’s tech transfer and IP Theft? We discuss this amid the…
UK Blocks Takeover of Tech Company Pulsic by Hong Kong-Based Firm Over Security Fears
August 18, 2022
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The British government has blocked a proposed takeover of an electronic design company by a Hong Kong-based firm on national security grounds. In an order issued on Aug. 17, Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng ruled that the acquisition of the Bristol-based Pulsic Limited by Super Orange HK Holding Limited should not proceed. Kwarteng said the decision…
China Taking Part in Joint Military Exercises With Russia, Starting This Month
August 18, 2022
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Chinese regime officials announced on Aug. 17 that the country’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) will take part in military exercises with Russian armed forces in Russia’s far east. The exercises are being led by Russia and include India, Belarus, Mongolia, Tajikistan, and other countries, China’s defense ministry said in a statement. It added that its participation in the exercises…
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