Category: China

US Must Help Japan, Taiwan Boost War Preparedness To Counter Heightened China Threat: Experts

News Analysis The Chinese threat has heightened the need for collective defense operations between the United States, Japan, and Taiwan. However, the Taiwanese and Japanese armies are particularly ill-equipped for war, according to geo-strategists. Experts say the United States should support the two countries in order to resolve internal problems and establish competent joint operations….


Experts Condemn China’s Advisory Body’s ‘Special Operation in Taiwan’ Proposal

A member of Beijing’s political advisory body proposed creating a blacklist of pro-Taiwan Independence figures and a “special operation” in Taiwan targeting the individuals on the list to promote “unification” at all costs. Commentators condemned the proposal as a form of terrorism and accused the regime of manipulating false public opinion and populist brainwashing. Terrorist…


Rep. Lance Gooden Introduces Bill to Re-establish Trump-Era Program Targeting Chinese Espionage

Rep. Lance Gooden (R-Texas) introduced a bill on March 7 to re-establish the China Initiative—a Trump-era program that aimed at countering economic espionage, intellectual property theft, and other threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The legislation (pdf)—called the Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act—is intended to reinstate the China Initiative program,…


Rep. Gooden Introduces Bill to Re-establish Trump-Era Program Targeting Chinese Espionage

Rep. Lance Gooden (R-Texas) introduced a bill on March 7 to re-establish the China Initiative—a Trump-era program that aimed at countering economic espionage, intellectual property theft, and other threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The legislation (pdf)—called the Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act—is intended to reinstate the China Initiative program,…


McCarthy Confirms Plan to Meet With Taiwan’s President in US

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is set to meet with Taiwan’s president Tsai Ing-wen during her U.S. visit later this year, the Californian Republican confirmed on March 7, adding that the meeting would not replace his anticipated trip to the democratic island. “That has nothing to do with my travel, if I would go to…


Chinese Regime Represents ‘Existential Threat’ to Canada, Says Liberal MP

The Chinese regime represents an “existential threat” to Canada’s national security, says Liberal MP John McKay, whose comments come amid a flurry of reports that Beijing interfered in Canada’s past two federal elections. McKay, who chairs the House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence, made the comments to reporters in Ottawa on March 8….


Trudeau Asked If He Knew Before 2019 Elections Beijing Was Funding Candidates

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked on March 8 to comment on the latest report on national security leaks suggesting he was aware before the 2019 election the Chinese regime was funding federal candidates. “What did you know about Chinese government funding of election candidates, when did you know it, and what what did you…


Trudeau Doesn’t Answer Whether He Knew Before 2019 Elections Beijing Was Funding Candidates

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked on March 8 to comment on the latest report on national security leaks suggesting he was aware before the 2019 election that the Chinese regime was funding federal candidates. In a media scrum on Parliament Hill, reporters questioned Trudeau about what he knew, when he knew it, and what…


Trudeau Doesn’t Answer When Asked Whether He Knew Before 2019 Election Beijing Was Funding Candidates

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked on March 8 to comment on the latest report on national security leaks suggesting he was aware before the 2019 election that the Chinese regime was funding federal candidates. In a media scrum on Parliament Hill, reporters questioned Trudeau about what he knew, when he knew it, and what…


Canada’s Intelligence Agency Says ‘Foreign Interference Activity’ by Beijing On the Rise

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) said it’s seeing the continued growth of foreign interference activities from state actors like China, a statement that follows a string of recent reports about Beijing’s interference in Canadian society and democratic systems. “CSIS continues to observe increasing foreign interference activity by state actors, including the People’s Republic of…