Category: Special Topics

Fauci Edited Paper by NIH-Funded Group Tied to Wuhan Lab

October 12, 2022
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Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci edited a research paper by the group that worked with a high-profile Wuhan lab to study dangerous bat virus while pushing back concerns that the facility could be the source of the COVID-19 pandemic. The paper, titled “Nipah virus dynamics in bats and…

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‘The Post-Cold War Era Is Over’: White House National Security Advisor

October 12, 2022
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The international order has entered a new epoch and the United States will need to vigorously defend its way of life from encroaching authoritarianism from China and Russia, according to a senior U.S. official. How the United States acts over the course of the next decade will make or break its efforts to preserve a…

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Ireland and Spain Initiate Investigations Into Covert Chinese Overseas Police Stations

October 12, 2022
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Both Ireland and Spain have initiated investigations of Chinese police stationed in their countries after a human rights group report exposed that China has established at least 50 police outposts worldwide. China extended its prosecutor’s tentacles overseas through its police service stations, according to a report by the human rights nongovernmental organization (NGO) Safeguard Defenders….

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Taiwan Says It Will Comply With Latest US-Issued Chip Export Rules Aimed at China

October 12, 2022
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On Oct. 7, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced sweeping new export controls that will cut China off from certain semiconductor chips that are made with U.S. technologies, regardless of whether the chips were manufactured in the United States. In response to the new move, Taiwan’s Economy Ministry on Oct. 8 said that Taiwanese firms…

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Xi Jinping’s Third Term Would Worsen US-China ‘Cold War’: Congressmen

October 12, 2022
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Two members of Congress have spoken out about their worries that the developing cold war between China and the United States will only worsen if Chinese communist leader Xi Jinping is granted a third term later this month. Xi is currently anticipated to be elected to an unprecedented third term in office at the Chinese…

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CCP Congress Outcome May Lead China on Warpath Against Taiwan: Analysts

October 12, 2022
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s expected securing of an unprecedented third term in power during this week’s Chinese Communist Party congress increases the likelihood of war over Taiwan and will accelerate the regime’s actions against the United States, according to analysts and a former U.S. official. The Party’s 20th National Congress—a twice-in-a-decade event—is due to kick…

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‘Like a Prison’: China Ratchets up COVID Controls as Key CCP Congress Looms

October 12, 2022
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Ahead of the closely watched Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s 20th National Congress beginning Oct. 16, cities across China have ratcheted up COVID-19 curb measures. As of Monday, at least 36 Chinese cities have been placed under some level of restrictions or lockdown, affecting some 196.9 million people, up from the previous week’s 179.7 million, according to…

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Solomon Islands Prime Minister Not to Be Trusted on Beijing Ties: Expert

October 12, 2022
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A leading security expert has questioned the Solomon Islands Prime Minister’s latest claim that Australia remains the country’s top security partner over China. Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare would not be able to withstand any pressure from Beijing, according to Malcolm Davis from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI). “I don’t think Sogavare’s going to…

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Australia, India Look to Deepen Ties as Beijing Continues Push Into Indian Ocean

October 11, 2022
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Australia and India will look to deepen diplomatic ties as both countries move to establish a network of stability and security in the Indo-Pacific. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar spoke at a joint press conference on Oct. 11. “We’ve got a shared interest, and we share an ambition, and…

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NATO Member Nations Need A Contingecy Plan In the Face of Russian and Chinese Subversion

October 11, 2022
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Commentary The world is facing a strategically difficult period, inflation has become rampant, leading to potential civil strife, political systems are being questioned due to their inability to effectively meet the needs of the populace, and both active and imminent regional conflicts are engulfing the world amidst a new “third age” following the worldwide pandemic….

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