Tag: International Relations

China’s Secret Police Station ‘Violates Sovereignty’ of US: FBI Director

November 17, 2022
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is violating the sovereignty of the United States through the creation of secret police stations on U.S. soil, according to FBI Director Christopher Wray. “I’m very concerned about this,” Wray said during a Nov. 17 hearing of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. “We are aware of the…

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China’s Secret Police Station in NYC ‘Violates Sovereignty’ of US: FBI Director

November 17, 2022
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is violating the sovereignty of the United States through the creation of secret police stations on U.S. soil, according to FBI Director Christopher Wray. “I’m very concerned about this,” Wray said during a Nov. 17 hearing of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. “We are aware of the…

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UK Government Orders Chinese Firm to Sell Acquired Welsh Semiconductor Plant

November 17, 2022
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The UK government on Wednesday ordered a Chinese company to sell most of a Welsh semiconductor plant it had acquired, ruling the takeover breached national security laws. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) issued a notice of final order (pdf) telling Nexperia BV to sell at least 86 percent of Nexperia Newport Limited…

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South Korea, US and Japan Issue Declaration Amid Increasing Tensions With Pyongyang, Beijing

November 17, 2022
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The leaders of the United States, Japan, and South Korea have agreed to take resolute measures to deal with North Korea’s nuclear threats while indirectly warning Beijing over security-related issues in the Indo-Pacific, including Taiwan. U.S. President Joe Biden, South Korean President Yoon Seok-yul, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met on the sidelines of…

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Little Value in a ‘Diplomatic Thaw’ With Beijing: Foreign Policy Experts

November 16, 2022
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Foreign policy experts say a diplomatic thaw with Beijing should not be the end goal of U.S. and Australian leaders, instead, the focus should be on compelling the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to uphold human rights and international rules around trade. John Lee, the former senior advisor to Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, said recent…

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Congressional Panel Report: Hong Kong ‘Increasingly Isolated and Further Subordinated’ by the CCP

November 16, 2022
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The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission recently released its annual report, presented to Congress on Nov. 15. In its chapter on Hong Kong, the advisory panel pointed out that Hong Kong has become increasingly isolated and controlled by Beijing and has entered a new era of total control by mainland authorities. The influence of the mainland…

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CCP Spy Sentenced to 20 Years for Stealing Aviation Secrets

November 16, 2022
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The first Chinese communist intelligence officer to ever be extradited to the United States was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Nov. 16. Yanjun Xu received the sentence after being found guilty earlier this month of leading a ring of Chinese agents that targeted U.S. aviation companies, recruiting their employees to travel to China,…

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Rubio Blasts Biden–Xi Meet, Says President ‘Dangerously Misunderstands the CCP’

November 16, 2022
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A top GOP lawmaker is lambasting President Joe Biden’s meeting with Chinese communist leadership this week as a missed opportunity to confront the regime’s aggression. Biden failed to acknowledge the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its leader Xi Jinping during a face-to-face encounter earlier this week, said Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)….

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China, Russia, and Iran Are ‘Not Squeamish About Tactics,’ MI5 Chief Warns

November 16, 2022
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The Director General of Britain’s internal intelligence service, MI5, Ken McCallum, has said the country faces in Russia, China, and Iran “adversaries who have massive scale and are not squeamish about the tactics they deploy.” On the eve of the World Cup in Qatar, McCallum used a series of football analogies, saying Russia “thinks nothing of…

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Protest Song Played for Hong Kong Rugby Team in South Korea

November 15, 2022
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SEOUL, South Korea—The South Korean organizers of a regional rugby tournament have apologized for mistakenly playing a song embraced by Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters as China’s national anthem, an incident that sparked strong reaction from the city’s government. “Glory to Hong Kong”—whose lyrics call for democracy and liberty—was played before the men’s finals between South…

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