Category: Special Topics

A Chinese Blockade of Taiwan Will Trigger International Response, US Navy Says

September 21, 2022
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The U.S. Navy’s frontline fleet commander warned that China’s military is capable of imposing a blockade around Taiwan, but doing so would trigger a concerted effort by the international community to intervene. Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, commander of the U.S. Seventh Fleet, said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday that China…

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Beijing Marks Its Territory: Xi Warns Against Meddling in Central Asia

September 20, 2022
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Beijing is taking steps to solidify its sphere of influence, including from close ally Russia, with Chinese leader Xi Jinping delivering the strong message during an official visit to Kazakhstan. Xi told officials China was keen to nurture relations with Kazakhstan and opposed any interference in the Central Asian country. “No matter how the international…

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Republicans Complain About White House Doublespeak on Taiwan

September 20, 2022
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President Joe Biden’s recent statement that the United States would militarily defend Taiwan from Chinese aggression, and the apparent walk back of that statement by the White House, has caused frustration and uncertainty among some lawmakers. When asked during a 60 Minutes interview whether Biden would commit U.S. forces to defend Taiwan from an invasion…

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FCC Adds China Unicom and PacNet/ComNet to List of National Security Threats

September 20, 2022
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) added equipment and services from two China-based companies to its Covered List of communications equipment and services that have been deemed a threat to U.S. national security. China Unicom and Pacific Network/ComNet were added to the list following a recommendation from security agencies, according to a statement released by the…

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US Faces Unprecedented Nuclear Threat From Allied China and Russia

September 20, 2022
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News Analysis Buried beneath the earth in the vast deserts of western China there are hundreds of new missile silos slated to hold deadly payloads. Some of them will house conventional weapons, others nuclear, and Western leaders don’t know which is which. That is because China’s reigning communist regime co-locates its nuclear and conventional missiles,…

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Excellent Example of Journalists Protecting Press Freedom

September 20, 2022
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Panorama , an Italian weekly news magazine, published an article exposing China’s barbaric practice of forced organ harvesting, that is, procuring transplant organs from living, unconsenting, prisoners of conscience, and killing them in the process. The August 24 article titled “China: When the State Wants Your Organs” triggered a typical wolf-worrier-like response from the Chinese…

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US Aircraft Carrier to Visit South Korea for First Time Since 2018 Amid Concerns of Pyongyang Nuclear Test

September 19, 2022
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A U.S. aircraft carrier will visit South Korea this week for joint drills for the first time in about four years, officials of both countries said on Monday, as the allies seek to deploy U.S. nuclear-capable “strategic assets” amid concerns the North Korean regime will soon conduct a nuclear test.. USS Ronald Reagan will arrive at a…

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Biden: US Forces Will Defend Taiwan From Invasion by Communist China

September 19, 2022
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U.S. President Joe Biden once again affirmed that the United States would militarily defend Taiwan from an invasion by China’s ruling communist party. When asked during a 60 Minutes interview on CBS whether American forces would defend Taiwan from a Chinese attack, Biden answered unambiguously. “Yes, if, in fact, there was an unprecedented attack,” he said…

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White House Again Walks Back on Biden Statement That US Would Defend Taiwan From Chinese Invasion

September 19, 2022
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U.S. President Joe Biden once again affirmed that the United States would militarily defend Taiwan from an invasion by China’s ruling communist party. When asked during a 60 Minutes interview on CBS whether American forces would defend Taiwan from a Chinese attack, Biden answered unambiguously. “Yes, if, in fact, there was an unprecedented attack,” he said…

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White House Again Walks Back Biden Statement That US Would Defend Taiwan From Chinese Invasion

September 19, 2022
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U.S. President Joe Biden once again affirmed that the United States would militarily defend Taiwan from an invasion by China’s ruling communist party. When asked during a 60 Minutes interview on CBS whether U.S. forces would defend Taiwan from a Chinese attack, Biden answered unambiguously. “Yes, if, in fact, there was an unprecedented attack,” he said…

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