Tag: International Relations

Cleo Paskal: Inside CCP Entropic Warfare, From Shipping Fentanyl to Bribing Elites to Fueling Civil Wars

“The overt, stated goal of China is to be number one in the world in terms of comprehensive national power … In a relative sense, if you’ve knocked [other countries] down, you’re doing better than they are. So this explains, for example, why from a comprehensive national power perspective, it is beneficial to the Chinese…


PREMIERING 7:30PM ET: Cleo Paskal: Inside CCP Entropic Warfare, From Shipping Fentanyl to Bribing Elites to Fueling Civil Wars

“The overt, stated goal of China is to be number one in the world in terms of comprehensive national power … In a relative sense, if you’ve knocked [other countries] down, you’re doing better than they are. So this explains, for example, why from a comprehensive national power perspective, it is beneficial to the Chinese…


TikTok Ban Included in Congressional Omnibus Bill

A Congressional omnibus bill introduced this week includes legislation that would ban the social media app TikTok from government devices due to national security concerns. The $1.65 trillion spending bill (pdf) introduced on Dec. 20 includes a measure that would ban TikTok from all devices in the executive branch, and closely resembles bans on the…


TikTok Ban on Government Devices Included in Omnibus Bill

A Congressional omnibus bill introduced this week includes legislation that would ban the social media app TikTok from government devices due to national security concerns. The $1.65 trillion spending bill (pdf) introduced on Dec. 20 includes a measure that would ban TikTok from all devices in the executive branch, and closely resembles bans on the…


Italy Stops Joint Police Patrols With China After Reports of Covert Overseas Chinese Police Stations

Italian interior minister said on Dec. 19 that Italy will stop allowing Chinese communist regime’s police to take part in joint patrols in its territory with Italian police. The decision came after the Italian government was accused of turning a blind eye to covert overseas Chinese police “service stations” set up in its cities. Italy…


2nd Australian-Based Pilot Investigated for Helping Train Chinese Fighter Pilots

A second former Australian-based pilot is being investigated for allegedly training Chinese fighter pilots. Keith Hartley, living in South Australia, is being investigated by authorities for his role as chief operating officer at the Test Flying Academy of South Africa (TFASA), a flying academy that British authorities have warned is an intermediary for Beijing to recruit retired…


Former Australian PM Kevin Rudd Tapped as Next Ambassador to US

Former Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has been chosen as Australia’s next ambassador to the United States to replace the previous government’s appointee Arthur Sinodinos. In a statement on Dec. 20, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong confirmed the appointment, saying that Rudd brought “unmatched experience to the role.” Both ministers…


ZTE Whistleblower Who Defied the CCP: ‘Be Careful What You Wish For’

As an ambitious young lawyer, Ashley Yablon wanted nothing more than to become the general counsel for a large corporation, so when presented with his “dream job” opportunity by the Chinese telecom company ZTE, he took it, no questions asked. However, when he eventually realized that his dream job came at a price he wasn’t…


PREMIERING 12/20 at 7:30PM ET: Cleo Paskal: Inside CCP Entropic Warfare, From Shipping Fentanyl to Bribing Elites to Fueling Civil Wars

“The overt, stated goal of China is to be number one in the world in terms of comprehensive national power … In a relative sense, if you’ve knocked [other countries] down, you’re doing better than they are. So this explains, for example, why from a comprehensive national power perspective, it is beneficial to the Chinese…


Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wants to Ban Land Sales to Foreign Entitities

Florida’s new Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson wants to restrict the sale of The Sunshine State’s farmland to foreign countries after increasing concerns about what foreign buyers—namely Chinese companies closely affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)—are doing with the agricultural land once they purchase it. Food costs and supply are becoming a point of…