Tag: International Relations

Iranian President Raisi to Visit China to Shore Up Ties

February 14, 2023
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BEIJING—Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will meet with his counterpart Xi Jinping during his three-day trip in China starting Tuesday, as the two U.S. rivals seek further cooperation. China’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying made the announcement Sunday, saying Raisi’s visit was at Xi’s invitation. Raisi will meet with Xi and their delegations will sign cooperation…

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‘People Won’t Care Until They Feel the Burn’

February 14, 2023
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An Australian supply chain worker based in Melbourne may have forgotten about an email he wrote two years ago if not seeing the news of the Australian federal government “riddled with CCP spyware.” The email was sent to the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV), one of Australia’s largest motoring clubs, which offers a range…

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‘People Won’t Care Until They Feel the Burn’: Worker

February 14, 2023
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An Australian supply chain worker based in Melbourne may have forgotten about an email he wrote two years ago if not seeing the news of the Australian federal government “riddled with CCP spyware.” The email was sent to the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV), one of Australia’s largest motoring clubs, which offers a range…

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Beijing’s Online Study Ban Has Not Brought Expected Chinese Student’s Visas Boom to Australia

February 13, 2023
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Australia’s Home Affairs Department has confirmed there has been no significant increase in the number of visas issued to Chinese students despite the Chinese regime’s recent ban on online learning, forcing students to return to foreign universities around the world. During a Senate hearing on Feb. 13, the Home Affairs Department confirmed that it had…

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Philippines Says Chinese Ship Briefly Blinded Its Coast Guard in Spratly Islands With ‘Military-Grade Laser’

February 13, 2023
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The Philippines said on Monday that a Chinese coast guard vessel used a “military-grade laser” against its ship in the disputed South China Sea last week to impede a resupply mission, temporarily blinding its crew. The incident occurred on Feb. 6 in Ayungin Shoal, also known as the Second Thomas Shoal or Renai Reef by…

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Philippines Urges China to Prevent Any ‘Provocative Act’ After Complaint Over Laser

February 13, 2023
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MANILA—China should restrain its forces to prevent them committing any “provocative act,” the Philippine military said on Monday, after Manila accused China’s coast guard of using a laser to try to disrupt a resupply mission to troops in the South China Sea. The Philippine coast guard (PCG) said its vessel was assisting a navy mission…

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“This Is New to Me’: Former Australian PM Says He Never Heard of Chinese Spy Balloon Program

February 13, 2023
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Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said he wasn’t aware of the Chinese spy balloon programme until now. “I don’t recall a balloon discussion,” he told ABC’s RN Breakfast on Tuesday, “This is new to me as it is to most people.” He added this revelation is concerning and that it’s “puzzling” that the balloons…

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Biden Orders Inter-Agency Team to Investigate Unidentified Aerial Objects

February 13, 2023
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The United States is establishing an inter-agency team to investigate unidentified aerial phenomena following the shooting down of three unknown objects in North American airspace. President Joe Biden ordered the creation of the team on Feb. 13, according to National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby. “The president, through his national security advisor,…

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Japan, South Korea, US Vow to ‘Push Back’ Against Communist China

February 13, 2023
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Japan, South Korea, and the United States are working to push back on communist China’s aggressive and expansionary activities in the Indo-Pacific, according to officials from the three nations. The three nations agreed to increase their security cooperation and counter malign activity from communist China during a trilateral summit on Feb. 13, according to U.S….

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4 Shootdowns in 8 Days Over US Airspace Unprecedented in History: Top General

February 13, 2023
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The United States has shot down four objects that incurred into U.S. airspace in just under two weeks, a feat that officials consider to be unprecedented. Since the downing of a Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina on Feb. 4, the U.S. military has shot down three additional unidentified flying objects (UFOs)…

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