Tag: International Relations

Report: Beijing’s Power in Asia Slumps as Australia Narrows Gap With Russia

February 6, 2023
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Beijing’s draconian “Zero-COVID” policies during the pandemic caused its influence in Asia to plummet, while Australia, which has been less affected by the pandemic, is within striking distance of overtaking Russia, a new report shows. China’s overall power in Asia declined the most in 2022, according to the Lowy Institute’s latest edition of Asia Power…

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Chinese Spy Balloon Could Have Been Used for Prepping EMP Attack on US Nuclear Facilities: Expert

February 6, 2023
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(News Analysis The Chinese spy balloon that navigated through U.S. and Canadian airspace for a week before being shot down may have been conducting reconnaissance for a potential conflict with the United States, though experts believe its mission is only just beginning to be understood. When the spy balloon first entered U.S. airspace over Alaska’s…

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Opposition Parties Press Ottawa for Answers on Chinese Spy Balloon

February 6, 2023
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Opposition parties want answers regarding a Chinese surveillance balloon’s incursion into Canada’s airspace. The federal government has offered few details about the balloon’s trajectory over Canada before the U.S. military confirmed its presence over the state of Montana last week. The Liberal government has confirmed that the balloon entered Canadian airspace from Alaska before crossing back into…

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Pentagon Concedes ‘Awareness Gap’ That Caused Failure to Detect 3 Chinese Spy Balloons During Trump Years

February 6, 2023
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A top U.S. general charged with monitoring the nation’s airspace said that the military didn’t detect previous incursions into U.S. airspace by Chinese spy balloons. Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck, who serves as commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), said that Chinese spy balloons previously went undetected on at least three occasions during…

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Pentagon Admits ‘Awareness Gap’ That Caused Failure to Detect 3 Chinese Spy Balloons During Trump Years

February 6, 2023
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A top U.S. general charged with monitoring the nation’s airspace said that the military did not detect previous incursions into its airspace by Chinese spy balloons. Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck, who serves as commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), said that Chinese spy balloons previously entered U.S. airspace undetected on at least…

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Congressional Intel Leaders to Be Briefed on Trump, Pence, Biden Classified Documents

February 6, 2023
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A staffer for House Intelligence Committee Leader Michael Turner (R-Ohio) told The Epoch Times on Feb. 6 that Congressional intelligence leaders will be briefed this week on the classified documents cases involving President Biden, former President Trump, and former Vice President Mike Pence. Turner, the top intelligence Republican, first announced that briefings will take place…

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Delete TikTok App to Protect Your Personal Data, Says UK Lawmaker

February 6, 2023
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People should delete TikTok from their smartphones to protect their personal data from “hostile” threats, a senior British Conservative lawmaker has said. There have long been concerns around TikTok over its links to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), because its parent company ByteDance was founded in the country, and critics have raised fears data could…

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India Issues Order Banning Over 200 Gambling and Loan Apps, Most With Links to China: Reports

February 6, 2023
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India’s government on Sunday issued an order to ban more than 200 foreign-based apps that offer illegal gambling and loan services, most of which have ties to China, in a move to protect the country’s sovereignty. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology launched the process to ban 138 gambling apps and 94 loan lending…

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Australia to Keep Engaging With Beijing, Foreign Minister Says US Should Do the Same

February 6, 2023
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Following the downing of a Chinese surveillance balloon by the U.S. military, Australia’s foreign minister says that while there are concerns of international laws being violated, her government would continue engaging with Beijing. “We have come to government with a very clear view about the importance of stabilising the relationship with China and we’ve taken…

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ASEAN Vows to Conclude Pact With China on Disputed Territory

February 5, 2023
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JAKARTA, Indonesia—Southeast Asian foreign ministers vowed to finalize negotiations with China over a proposed pact aimed at preventing conflicts in the disputed South China Sea in their annual retreat on Saturday in Indonesia’s capital. In the final session of their two-day meeting, the ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations also agreed to unite…

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