Category: Special Topics

China Again Ranks as ‘The World’s Worst Environment for Internet Freedom’: Report

October 20, 2022
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China has again been ranked as the world’s worst abuser of internet freedom by a rights advocacy group, which also reported the communist regime has long sought to push its repressive model abroad. “For the eighth consecutive year, China remained the world’s worst environment for internet freedom,” Freedom House said in its latest report published…

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Majority of Americans Consider China’s Military a Problem, Want Better Relations With Taiwan: Survey

October 20, 2022
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Most Americans consider China’s military to be a serious problem for the United States and believe that the nation should continue relations with Taiwan regardless of China’s objections, according to a new poll. Some 86 percent of Americans said that they consider China’s military, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), to be a problem, with 50…

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Australian Federal Police’s Relationship With Beijing ‘Must Be Re-Assessed’: Expert

October 20, 2022
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Concerns have been raised about the close relationship between the Australian Federal Police and Chinese law enforcement after reports revealed a secret Beijing-backed overseas police station was located in Sydney, Australia. The police “service station” was established in 2018 by the Public Security Bureau of Wenzhou City in China, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. (ABC) reported on…

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Biden Administration’s Semiconductor Export Controls Face Mounting Hurdles

October 19, 2022
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The Biden administration’s recent move to limit semiconductor exports to China is facing several hurdles that could negatively impact the effort and place additional strain on international supply chains. The administration issued sweeping new export controls on Oct. 7 in an effort to hamstring the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) military modernization. Among those rules is a…

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China’s Military Advantage Over US in Indo-Pacific Is ‘Alarming’: Defense Expert

October 19, 2022
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China’s military maintains a sizeable advantage over the United States in the Indo-Pacific theater, according to one defense expert. Dakota Wood, a senior research fellow at The Heritage Foundation, said that China’s military dwarfed that of the United States and would have the advantage of numerous land-based systems in a conflict. “Numerically, it’s very concerning,”…

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US Entering ‘Window of Maximum Danger’ on Taiwan: Republican Lawmaker

October 19, 2022
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The United States has entered “the window of maximum danger” when it comes to defending Taiwan as the Chinese regime may plot to invade the self-ruled island within the next five years, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) said on Oct. 18. “We must put American hard power in [Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s] path before it’s too…

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Nicolas Chaillan: The CCP Is Using TikTok to Manipulate Americans and Gather Data for AI Weapons

October 18, 2022
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TikTok is one of the Chinese regime’s most powerful weapons of mass manipulation and misinformation, argues Nicolas Chaillan, former chief software officer of the U.S. Air Force and Space Force. TikTok was the most downloaded app globally and in the United States in 2021. The Chinese regime is using TikTok to manipulate Americans—particularly the younger…

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CCP Imprisons Over 47 People for Their Belief One Month Before National Congress: Report

October 18, 2022
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has continued to persecute Falun Gong practitioners nationwide in the months before the CCP’s 20th national congress. At least 47 Falun Gong practitioners in China were imprisoned for their belief in September 2022, and nearly 2,000 were arrested or threatened, and their homes were raided by local police in July…

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CCP Views US as Enemy, Not Competitor: Former Telecom Executive

October 18, 2022
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China’s ruling communist regime considers the United States to be more of an outright enemy than an economic competitor, according to one former telecommunications executive. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its leader Xi Jinping believe that the United States is an adversary of China and are pursuing policies accordingly, said Jon Pelson, former chief…

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US Military Strength Downgraded to Weak: Heritage Foundation Report

October 18, 2022
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The U.S. military is at growing risk of not being able to meet the demands of defending America’s vital national interests, according to an annual report released by The Heritage Foundation, a Washington-based conservative think tank. “This is the logical consequence of years of sustained use, underfunding, poorly defined priorities, wildly shifting security policies, exceedingly…

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