Category: CCP

Communist China Has ‘Irrational Obsession’ With Taiwan: Rep. Smith

A U.S. lawmaker believes that China’s communist regime is irrationally obsessed with conquering Taiwan to the point that its decision-making is compromised. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), who serves as the ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, said that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) appeared willing to jeopardize both China’s wellbeing and international stability…


House Committee Expands Study on Beijing Foreign Interference in Light of Leaked CSIS Reports

Members of Parliament on the Commons procedure and House affairs committee decided on Feb. 21 to expand their study of foreign election interference after classified CSIS documents on Beijing’s involvement were leaked in the press. “If these reports are true … this campaign of interference is not trivial, it is not a case of one…


Lawmakers Seek to Enhance Treasury and Commerce Departments Against China’s Wrongdoing

Two senators are pressing the Biden administration to expand the authorities of the Treasury and Commerce Departments in order to prevent China’s communist regime from benefiting from U.S. innovation and investments. On Feb. 21, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chair Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Vice Chair Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) penned an open letter to Treasury Secretary…


Senate Intel Leaders Seek to Enhance Administration’s Tools to Stop Flow of US Tech to China’s Military

Two senators are pressing the Biden administration to expand the authorities of the Treasury and Commerce Departments in order to prevent China’s communist regime from benefiting from U.S. innovation and investments. On Feb. 21, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chair Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Vice Chair Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) penned an open letter to Treasury Secretary…


TikTok Bans Grow as Top Science Institute Cancels App

Australia’s top scientific research agency has become the latest government-run body in the country to cancel the Chinese social media app Tiktok. TikTok is one of the fastest-growing apps in the world, with an alleged 800 million plus active users. It allows users to film, edit, upload, and share 15-second videos of themselves overlayed with music….


Human Rights Activist Cleared Over Chinese Embassy ‘Bomb Threat’

British police have dropped an investigation into a human rights activist accused of emailing a bomb threat to the Chinese embassy in London. Campaigner Drew Pavlou was arrested last July as he protested outside the gates of the central-London facility. The 23-year-old Australian—a vocal critic of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)—was also detained on suspicion…


Rights Advocates Calling for US Not to Trade Off Human Rights in China for Green Revolutions

Human rights advocates attending the International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington in early February have called on the United States not to trade off human rights in China for its own green revolutions. Between 2010 and 2020, China’s share of global polysilicon production increased from 26 percent to 82 percent, according to a 2021 report…


China Barges into the Chat Bot Arms Race

Commentary Chinese internet giants Baidu and Alibaba have joined the global artificial intelligence chat bot arms race. And yet, in a string of events eerily similar to 2020, Chinese state media quickly offered a stinging rebuke. Let’s set the stage first. The recent release of the latest version of OpenAI’s ChatGPT chat bot has brought…


LIVE 1:30 PM ET: Does the CCP Think It Can Fight and Win a Nuclear War?–Webinar by Committee on the Present Danger: China

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been infiltrating the United States and the entire world for years, from corrupting some politicians with dirty money to penetrating sovereign U.S. airspace with a reconnaissance balloon. But how confident are they to even wage war or go engage in a nuclear war against the United States and its…


REPLAY 4:30 PM ET: Does the CCP Think It Can Fight and Win a Nuclear War?–Webinar by Committee on the Present Danger: China

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been infiltrating the United States and the entire world for years, from corrupting some politicians with dirty money to penetrating sovereign U.S. airspace with a reconnaissance balloon. But how confident are they to even wage war or go engage in a nuclear war against the United States and its…