Tag: International Relations

Wellington Airport Bookstore Sells Xi Jinping’s Political Theories At Premium Place

January 25, 2023
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Books written by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping are being sold at an excellent spot in the airport bookstore in Wellington, New Zealand’s capital. Multiple copies of “Xi Jinping: The Governance of China Volume Four” are on prominent display at the forefront shelf of a bookstore, a photo circulating on social media shows….

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‘Best and Brightest’: Gallagher Praises 13 Republicans Named to US-CCP Select Committee

January 25, 2023
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Thirteen Republican lawmakers have been named to the new House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced the postings on Jan. 24, saying that the committee would “stay laser-focused on getting ahead of our national threats.” Rep. Mike Gallagher (Wis.),…

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EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Tiffany to Introduce Resolution Calling for US to Recognize Taiwan Independence

January 25, 2023
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A group of Congressional lawmakers is set to introduce a measure urging the U.S. administration to end its “One China Policy” and formally recognize Taiwan’s status as an independent nation. Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) will lead 18 other members of Congress in introducing the resolution later this week, which calls for the United States to…

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EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Tiffany Introduces Resolution Calling for US to Recognize Taiwan Independence

January 25, 2023
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A group of Congressional lawmakers has introduced a measure urging the U.S. administration to end its “One China Policy” and formally recognize Taiwan’s status as an independent nation. Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) led 18 other members of Congress in introducing the resolution on Jan. 15, which calls for the United States to resume formal diplomatic…

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2 Chinese Citizens Arrested in Afghanistan on Suspicion of Smuggling Lithium

January 25, 2023
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The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has arrested five men, including two Chinese citizens. They are suspected of smuggling about 1,000 tons of lithium-containing stones out of the country. The regime’s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum said on Jan. 21 that it had seized about 300 tons of these stones in Nangarhar province, and about 700…

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Governments Warned Chinese Cellular Chips Pose Next Biggest Threat

January 25, 2023
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Using data collected in microchips, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) could monitor activities all over the world in people’s homes as well as weapons deployment, a report warned. The report (pdf), written by British China researcher and former diplomat Charles Parton for Washington-based consultancy OODA, called on free and open countries to ban Chinese-manufactured IoT modules…

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Sen. Josh Hawley to Introduce Bill Banning TikTok From US

January 24, 2023
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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is introducing legislation to ban social media app TikTok from distribution in the United States. Hawley announced the bill on Twitter early Jan. 24, saying that the app gives China’s communist regime a means of violating the privacy of Americans, including children. “TikTok is China’s backdoor into Americans’ lives,” Hawley said….

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South Africa Defends Planned Military Drills With ‘Friends’ Russia and China

January 24, 2023
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South Africa’s foreign minister on Monday deflected criticism of joint military drills planned with Russia and China, saying that hosting such exercises with “friends” was the “natural course of relations.” Naledi Pandor made her comments during a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who was visiting South Africa 11 months after Russia’s invasion of…

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Wave of Celebrity Deaths in China’s COVID Surge Casts Doubts Over Actual Toll

January 23, 2023
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The growing number of deaths of celebrities and public figures in China has cast further doubt on the official death toll as the country battles an extreme outbreak that shows little sign of easing. Since late November, more than 330 Chinese celebrities, officials, and scholars have died, according to a tally by The Epoch Times….

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Do as We Say, Not as We Do

January 22, 2023
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Commentary “Do as we say, not as we do” is clearly the attitude of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In his recent media appearance, the new Chinese ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian, instructed us that obtaining nuclear powered submarines pursuant to the AUKUS agreement would not be constructive. It would not be helpful, he added,…

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