Tag: International Relations

UK Blocks Chinese Acquisition of Smart Camera Technology in 1st Use of National Security Law

July 21, 2022
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The UK has blocked a Chinese company from acquiring smart camera technology from a British university, in the first use of the government’s new national security powers. British Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng announced on July 20 that he had issued an order (pdf) under the National Security and Investment Act, blocking an attempt by Beijing Infinite…

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US Must Defend Taiwan From China’s ‘Evil Dictatorship’: Rep. McCarthy

July 21, 2022
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Members of the Congressional China Task Force met with Taiwan’s ambassador July 20 to discuss how the United States could best prevent an invasion of the island by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) forces. Republican leadership took the opportunity to underscore the threat posed to the United States by the CCP’s authoritarianism, and to outline why…

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China Could Use Civilian Vessels to Sustain Invasion of Taiwan: Expert

July 20, 2022
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) could use civilian vessels to sustain an invasion of Taiwan and subsequent war, according to one expert. The military wing of the CCP, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), is sometimes assumed to lack the outright amphibious capability required to logistically sustain an invasion and occupation of Taiwan. And there is…

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New UK Nuclear Power Station Sizewell C Given Go-Ahead

July 20, 2022
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The UK government has given the go-ahead to a multi-billion-pound new nuclear power station. Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said on July 20 that development consent was granted for the Sizewell C project in Suffolk, which is expected to generate enough electricity to supply 6 million homes. Negotiations with the government on raising funds for the…

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US Building Satellites to Track Hypersonic Missiles

July 19, 2022
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The United States is building a new satellite system to track hypersonic weapons following repeated demonstrations of such weapons by China and Russia. The Pentagon announced two contracts on July 18, worth a combined $1.3 billion, to develop an advanced satellite system expected to be in orbit beginning April 2025. The Space Development Agency (SDA)…

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Pacific Conflict with China Would Pose ‘Genuine Wicked Problems’: Second-Highest Ranking Marine

July 19, 2022
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A conflict with China in the Pacific would tax the U.S. military’s logistical ability to supply and sustain itself in extreme ways, according to the second-highest ranking officer of the United States Marine Corps. “While our pacing threat is China, our pacing challenge or pacing function is logistics,” said General Eric Smith, the assistant commandant…

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NZ Minister Concerned About Pacific Debt Levels to China

July 19, 2022
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New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta has sounded a warning over debt levels among the Pacific nations, saying it is a key area of vulnerability that needs to be addressed. Speaking to TVNZ’s Q+A program on July 17 said she was concerned about the way development in the Pacific was being funded, particularly by China….

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Biggest Geopolitical Change Comes From China Not Russia, Blair Warns

July 17, 2022
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The biggest geopolitical change is coming from China rather than Russia, as the Chinese regime seeks to compete against the Western political system and way of life, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has warned. Delivering the annual lecture of the Ditchley Foundation, which primarily focuses on British–American relations, on July 16, Blair issued a…

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Chinese Military Allegedly Shadows Australian Warship in International Waters

July 14, 2022
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The Australian defence minister has said the department of defence will not discuss a recent allegation that the Chinese military shadowed an Australian warship as it sailed through international waters on its way to perform military exercises with the Japanese navy. This comes after the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) on July 14, alleged that a defence source…

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Australia to Shore up Pacific Ties With Expanded Migration Program

July 14, 2022
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The Australian government will expand its labour program to bring more Pacific Islander workers to the country in a bid to shore up relations with the region. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility program, which already assists around 25,000 workers, will be expanded to include the services sector, notably aged care,…

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