Tag: International Relations

Blinken and Yellen Must Address CCP Crimes on China Trip: GOP Letter

February 1, 2023
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A group of Republican lawmakers is urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen to hold China’s communist regime accountable during their upcoming trips to China. Blinken and Yellen are both slated to visit China in the coming weeks, marking the highest level diplomatic visits by the United States to…

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NATO Chief Condemns China’s ‘Bullying,’ Calls for Japan-NATO Cooperation

February 1, 2023
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NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is condemning China’s communist regime for “bullying its neighbors and threatening Taiwan.” During a visit to Tokyo on Jan. 31, Stoltenberg said that it was a “critical moment for NATO and for Japan,” and warned that China and Russia are “leading an authoritarian pushback against international rules-based order.” He further stressed…

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All Nations Must Collaborate to Avoid ‘Catastrophic’ Conflict in Indo-Pacific

February 1, 2023
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Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has called on every country to consider what it can do to stop a “catastrophic” war in the Indo-Pacific. Speaking at King’s College’s Centre for Grand Strategy in London, Wong said the region mattered to everyone because it was where the “reshaping of our world” is being centred. “We must…

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South Korean Prosecutors Indict 6 For Leaking National Core Technology to China

January 31, 2023
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Six South Korean nationals were indicted for leaking the country’s national core technology to China. The stolen technologies pertain to the Chemical Mechanical Polishing (CMP) used in manufacturing semiconductor wafers. The Technology and Design Police Division of the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) and the Daejeon District Prosecutors’ Office said on Jan. 26 that they…

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China’s Recent $540 Million Oil Deal With Taliban Reveals Its Broader Agenda in Afghanistan: Experts

January 31, 2023
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A recent oil deal between the Taliban and Beijing has raised concerns about communist China’s larger economic and geopolitical agendas in the violence-inflicted nation. Experts say the Chinese regime wants to take advantage of the vacuum created by the American exit, eyeing more than $1 trillion worth of Afghanistan’s minerals including rare earth elements, while…

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Australia Speeds up Solomon Islands Project Amid Expanding Beijing Influence

January 30, 2023
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Following the U.S. decision to open an embassy in the Solomon Islands, Australia is speeding up the construction of a logistics centre and other projects to compete with Beijing for influence in the key strategic South Pacific nation. After cutting its 36-year-old diplomatic ties with Taiwan in 2019, Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands,…

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‘China Changed Capitalism’: Sens. Rubio and Warner Sound Alarm on CCP’s Economic Threat

January 30, 2023
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A bipartisan duo of lawmakers is calling for greater efforts to curb the malign influence of China’s communist regime through protectionist measures. Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) appeared together for a joint interview on Jan. 29, where the two sounded the alarm on the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) efforts to undermine U.S….

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Chinese Students Forced to Scramble Back to Australia as Beijing Shuts the Door on Online Study

January 30, 2023
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Tens of thousands of Chinese students will have to return to Australian campuses after a sudden ban on remote studying for overseas diplomas by the Chinese Education Ministry. On Jan. 28, the Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange under the Education Ministry announced that from the first semester of 2023, the Center would no longer…

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China U-Turns on Visa Freeze for Japanese

January 29, 2023
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TOKYO—China announced it was resuming issuing visas for Japanese travelers beginning Sunday, ending its nearly three-week suspension in an apparent protest of Tokyo’s tougher COVID-19 entry requirements for tourists from China. The decision was announced in a statement posted on the Chinese Embassy’s website. According to Asia Nikkei, the decision was to prioritize business in…

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Deteriorating Economy Sees China Adopt Softer Diplomatic Tone

January 29, 2023
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News Analysis China’s new Foreign Minister Qin Gang is showcasing to the public a “soft” style of diplomacy that is starkly at odds with the hawkish tone of his recent predecessors. Critics say the sharp shift in the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) approach to foreign policy may be an attempt by Xi Jinping’s leadership to…

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