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UK Counter Terrorism Police Assessing Chinese Police Outposts in London

November 3, 2022
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Counter-terrorism police officers are looking into a report that revealed unofficial Chinese police outposts in London, the Metropolitan police confirmed on Wednesday. Experts told The Epoch Times that the specialist division is involved because it’s responsible for dealing with cases in relation to state security and it works closely with the UK’s security services, particularly the…

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Netherlands Orders Closure of Two Illegal Chinese Police Stations

November 3, 2022
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The Netherlands demanded the closure of two illegal Chinese police “service stations” in the country. On Nov. 2, Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wopke Hoekstra, posted on Twitter that the ministry has informed the Chinese ambassador that the stations must close immediately. Human rights NGO, Safeguard Defenders, revealed in its September report that China had set up…

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Netherlands Orders Closure of 2 Illegal Chinese Police Stations

November 3, 2022
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The Netherlands demanded the closure of two illegal Chinese police “service stations” in the country. On Nov. 2, Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wopke Hoekstra, posted on Twitter that the ministry has informed the Chinese ambassador that the stations must close immediately. Human rights NGO, Safeguard Defenders, revealed in its September report that China had set up…

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Germany’s Scholz Seeks Reset in China Relations as Beijing Ramps Up ‘Avowals of Marxism-Leninism’

November 3, 2022
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Berlin needs to change the way it deals with Beijing and reduce “risky dependencies” as China’s communist leadership has made increased “avowals of Marxism-Leninism” and as bilateral tensions between the two countries simmer. Scholz made the remarks in an op-ed published on Nov. 3 in Politico, a day ahead of…

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Australian Shadow Defence Minister Calls for Faster Military Capabilities to Protect Taiwan From Beijing

November 3, 2022
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Australia must speed up efforts to build a military strike capability before nuclear submarines are ready to prepare for China’s possible aggression against Taiwan, Australian shadow Defence Minister Andrew Hastie said. In a speech at a Business News Politics and policy breakfast in Perth on Nov. 2, Hastie called for the country to “build and…

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China Refusing Talks With US About Nuclear Expansion: Pentagon Official

November 2, 2022
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China’s communist leadership is uninterested in reducing the risk posed by nuclear weapons, according to senior U.S. officials. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues to refuse to engage in nuclear nonproliferation and strategic stability talks, despite an announcement last year that the regime would cooperate with the United States on the issue, according to Deputy…

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China Likely Poses ‘Single Biggest’ Cybersecurity Threat to UK: NCSC

November 2, 2022
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While the threat from Russia has been “particularly obvious,” China will likely be “the single biggest factor” affecting the UK’s technology, Britain’s cybersecurity boss said on Tuesday. It comes as a government minister confirmed again that China has become a “long-term strategic threat” to the UK. Launching the National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC’s) sixth annual…

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Beijing Wary of B-52 Bomber Deployment to Australia: Expert

November 1, 2022
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A defence expert says the U.S. decision to deploy six B-52 nuclear-capable bombers in northern Australia is a practical sign of the superpower’s deterrence strategy towards Beijing. Michael Shoebridge, the director of Strategic Analysis Australia, told The Epoch Times that the move was part of the 2022 Nuclear Posture Review (pdf). The comments come in response to…

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Australia Pledges Extra $103 Million in Aid to the Solomons Despite Its Pro-Beijing Ties

November 1, 2022
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Australia’s diplomatic representative to the Solomon Islands has announced an extra $US103 million in aid to the Pacific country as part of an ongoing diplomatic offensive against Beijing’s influence with the Sogavare government. Australian High Commissioner Lachlan Strahan said the package will include support for health, education, governance, elections among several other initiatives, reported RNZ on Oct. 31….

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UK Investigating Unofficial Chinese Police Outposts

November 1, 2022
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British police are investigating reports of three unofficial Chinese police stations operating in the UK, a Home Office minister confirmed on Tuesday. Security Minister Tom Tugendhat also told MPs that the government is assessing the reports, as well as other actions by Chinese officials that are “incompatible with diplomatic status.” According to a report published in September…

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