Category: China

China’s Ceasefire Proposal for the Russia-Ukraine War Aims to Divide the West: Experts

The Chinese communist regime’s cease-fire proposal for the Russia-Ukraine war has met with skepticism as the international community questions the regime’s neutrality. Experts said the regime is using the peace deal to divide the West. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) published “China’s Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis” on the official website…


Mendicino Calls Foreign Interference ‘Serious Threat’ But Downplays Impact

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino addressed on Feb. 28 the recent allegations of Beijing interference in elections and defended his government’s actions to deal with the issue. “We had been saying for years that foreign interference represents a serious threat to our institutions, including our elections, and that is why we have put in place…


China’s Potential to Aid Russia’s War in Ukraine

Commentary A quick survey of China’s well-stocked pavilions at the International Defense Exhibition (IDEX) in Abu Dhabi on Feb. 20–24 makes clear that China need only apply a fraction of its military-technical might to enable a Russian victory in Ukraine. The Biden administration is fearful this prospect is nigh. On Feb. 19, U.S. Secretary of…


CCP’s ‘Global Security Concept’ Aims to Divide the Free World: Expert

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) released its Global Security Initiative proposal on Feb. 21 when its top diplomat, Wang Yi, met with Russian leader Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, which an expert said is a strategy to disrupt the international order. He said that the CCP is a threat to the free world…


Taiwan Deploys Fighters After China Sends 25 Warplanes, 3 Ships Toward Island

Taiwan’s military responded to a Chinese incursion early on Wednesday after detecting 19 military aircraft crossing the country’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) amid continued pressure by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) against the self-governing island. The country’s Ministry of Defense said in a statement that a total of 25 Chinese warplanes and three naval…


UN Promotes Anti-Israel, Pro-Beijing Policies: US Ambassador

The United Nations consistently demonstrates an anti-Israel bias and is overly beholden to authoritarian regimes including China and Russia, according to testimony received during a House Oversight hearing on March 1. U.S. Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield testified that the international body continually sought to place Israel at a disadvantage and favored actions that…


House Panel Votes to Advance Bill Banning TikTok

The House Foreign Affairs Committee on March 1 voted to advance a bill that would empower President Joe Biden to ban TikTok in the United States. The committee voted 24-16 along party lines on Wednesday morning, sending the bill to the House floor where it would need approval by a majority of the chamber before moving to…


China Exodus—Multiple Apple Suppliers Moving Out of Country

Major Apple suppliers are shifting manufacturing capacity outside of China, with Vietnam and India being their top destinations, as firms struggle with supply disruptions and geopolitical tensions. China-based GoerTek, which makes Apple’s AirPods, is investing $280 million in a new manufacturing plant in Vietnam while also considering other destinations like India. Since January, the company…


Hong Kong Lifts Mask Mandate, Ban on Wearing Facial Coverings at Rallies Remains

The “mask order” in Hong Kong that has been in place for over two years is now revoked on Mar. 1. Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu announced the decision on Feb. 28, saying that all data showed that the pandemic in Hong Kong was under control and there was no sign of a…


South Korean Court Upholds Constitution Mandating Foreign-Born Men Enlist Before Renouncing Citizenship

South Korea’s court on Wednesday dismissed the petition of a man challenging the constitutionality of the Nationality Act, which mandates military service before renunciation of South Korean citizenship. The man, who holds dual citizenship because he was born in the United States to South Korean parents, claimed that South Korea’s definition of intent to obtain…