Category: Special Topics

‘Industrial Sabotage’: Former Army Pilot Sentenced for Spying for China

November 9, 2022
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A former U.S. Army helicopter pilot was sentenced to 20 months in prison this week for spying on behalf of China’s communist regime. Shapour Moinian was sentenced on Nov. 7 for his part in accepting thousands of dollars from representatives of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in exchange for providing the regime with classified aviation-related…

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Chinese Spy Threat Forces Review Into Former Soldiers

November 8, 2022
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Defence Minister Richard Marles has announced a review into ex-members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) after reports retired personnel may have been approached to provide military-related training in China. In a statement on Nov. 9, Marles, also the deputy prime minister, said that a preliminary investigation had found enough evidence to warrant a detailed…

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Chinese Spy Threat Forces Australia Into Review of Former Soldiers

November 8, 2022
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Defence Minister Richard Marles has announced a review into ex-members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) after reports retired personnel may have been approached to provide military-related training in China. In a statement on Nov. 9, Marles, also the deputy prime minister, said that a preliminary investigation had found enough evidence to warrant a detailed…

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Xi Orders Military to Prepare for War, Unveils New Hypersonic Missile

November 8, 2022
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Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping is ordering China’s military to comprehensively strengthen its preparations for war, even as the regime reveals its latest hypersonic weapon. Xi said that the Party’s military branch must train for any war and be prepared for unforeseen conflicts. He said the military must devote all its energy toward combat…

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31 Chinese Military Personnel Trained in UK Over 4 Years: Minister

November 8, 2022
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Thirty-one Chinese military personnel attended training courses in the UK in the years between 2016 and 2020, while British personnel gave nine training sessions in China since 2014, a UK government minister revealed on Monday. Responding to written questions from a number of MPs, Armed Forces minister James Heappey said that the training did not include…

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China Bolsters Cooperation With Pakistan, Offers Major Financial Package

November 8, 2022
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping has assured Pakistan’s leader that his government will continue to support Pakistan in stabilizing its financial situation and inject “new impetus” into their strategic partnership. Xi made the remarks during a meeting with visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Nov. 2. The two leaders issued a joint statement pledging to…

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China’s Out-of-Control Rocket Crashes to Earth

November 8, 2022
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A Chinese rocket booster plunged in an uncontrolled manner back to Earth on Friday morning. This is the fourth out-of-control reentry of a Chinese rocket since 2020, triggering concerns and criticisms from the international space community. China’s Long March 5B rocket re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere over the south-central Pacific Ocean at 6:01 a.m. ET on…

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China Is Engaging in ‘Unrestricted Warfare’ to Supplant US: Spalding

November 7, 2022
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China’s communist regime is pursuing a doctrine of unrestricted warfare against the United States in an effort to undermine and eventually displace it, according to an upcoming documentary featuring retired U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Spalding. The Epoch Times investigative film titled “The Final War: The 100-Year Plot to Defeat America” follows Spalding and…

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UK Minister Visits Taiwan to ‘Future-Proof’ British Economy

November 7, 2022
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The UK’s trade policy minister Greg Hands on Monday landed in Taiwan to boost trade between the two partners, which he said would help the UK to “future-proof” the British economy. The minister called Taiwan a “vital [trade] partner” for the UK as the former EU country tilts toward the Indo–Pacific. The UK’s Department for International Trade said…

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Families Plead for Help as China’s Henan Province Isolates Thousands of High School Students

November 7, 2022
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Thousands of high school students in China’s central Henan Province have been isolated since early October in makeshift quarantine facilities, such as schools, amid a recent wave of COVID-19 in the province. Multiple counties in Henan, including Bo’ai county, Yucheng county, and Yanling county, have locked down their residents and high school students, although they…

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