Australian telecommunications giant Telstra, with backing from the federal government, will finalise its purchase of major Pacific mobile network provider Digicel Pacific. In October 2021, the previous Morrison government launched the bid to keep out potential Chinese suitors from gaining control over Digicel’s data network—the largest in the Pacific region. Current Foreign Minister Penny Wong…
Australian Telco Finalises $1.6 Billion Buyout of Digicel to Keep It out of Chinese Hands
July 14, 2022
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Japan’s Defense Against ‘Paramount’ Leader Xi; Legal Expert: USAGM Nominee’s China Ties
July 14, 2022
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Japan is on the road to amending its constitution amid China’s military threat. We discuss how the Chinese regime’s leadership is pushing Japan to do so, with Taiwan as the focus. While Chinese leader Xi Jinping wants to become the paramount leader, he needs credible achievements. A new so-called People’s View says they will keep…
US Military Cannot Fulfill National Defense Strategy Due to Force Cuts: Experts
July 14, 2022
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The U.S. military is not able to fully realize the demands of the National Defense Strategy due to years of force cuts and a failure to modernize its arsenal, according to experts. “There’s a huge gap between what the national defense strategy requires that the Navy, the Air Force, the Army, and the Marine Corps…
US Military Can’t Fulfill National Defense Strategy Because of Force Cuts: Experts
July 14, 2022
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The U.S. military isn’t able to fully realize the demands of the National Defense Strategy because of years of force cuts and a failure to modernize its arsenal, according to experts. “There’s a huge gap between what the national defense strategy requires that the Navy, the Air Force, the Army, and the Marine Corps [provide]…
Chinese Applicants to UK Universities up 60 Percent in 3 Years, Raising Fears of Over-Reliance
July 14, 2022
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The number of Chinese applicants to British universities has risen by almost 60 percent in three years to a record 31,400, raising fears that UK institutions have become overly reliant on China. The number of Chinese applicants is over 8,000 more than the number of applications from all 27 countries of the European Union, which…
Chinese Officials Evicted From Pacific Forum Address
July 14, 2022
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Two Chinese officials were discovered secretly attending an address by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris to the Pacific Islands Forum. The officials were sitting along with the media contingent before a reporter noticed them from The Guardian newspaper, who recognised the two males. When questioned on whether they were representing the Xinhua News Agency or…
Beijing Must Acknowledge Its Mistakes: Australian PM
July 14, 2022
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called on Beijing to admit it was a mistake to impose economic coercion on Australia and to remove trade barriers that have been place since 2020. The comments by Albanese come days after Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met on the sidelines of the…
Chinese City of Wuhan Reports Cholera Case, Communist Youth League Tries Blaming US
July 14, 2022
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Health authorities in central China’s megacity Wuhan confirmed a rare case of cholera on Monday days after a university student came down sick with the disease. On Saturday, a student in the dormitory of the Engineering School of Wuhan University was diagnosed as having cholera. The campus was immediately shut down and the entire dormitory…
US Treasury Diplomat Nominee Aims to Curb China’s Lending Influence
July 14, 2022
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WASHINGTON—The nominee for the U.S. Treasury’s top economic diplomacy job said on Tuesday he wants to limit China’s growing global lending influence by working with international financial institutions and development banks to give countries borrowing alternatives. Jay Shambaugh is President Joe Biden’s choice for Treasury undersecretary for international affairs. If confirmed, the George Washington University…
Businesses Yet to Fully Grasp China Supply Chain Risk Amid Net-Zero Push: Energy Lawyer
July 13, 2022
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Businesses have yet to fully grasp the risks of relying on Chinese supply chains, an issue that will become more critical as the net-zero push sets to increase Australia’s reliance on China, according to energy lawyer Scott Schlink. Schlink, a partner at Holding Redlich, said that in the “foreseeable future,” Australia would continue to rely…
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