News Analysis Hundreds of Taiwanese citizens are being held captive in Cambodia and forced to work in telecom scam networks run by human trafficking organizations, according to Taiwan authorities. Furthermore, the rise in crime in Sihanoukville, a coastal city in Cambodia, has reportedly been linked to China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Human Trafficking Taiwan’s National…
Hundreds of Taiwanese Citizens Held Captive in Cambodia by Telecom Scam Human Traffickers
August 25, 2022
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Biden’s Push for Electric Vehicles Will Benefit China: House Republicans
August 25, 2022
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The Chinese Communist Party will likely become the beneficiary of President Joe Biden’s push to fill U.S. streets with electric vehicles, according to 16 Republicans on the House Oversight Committee. The lawmakers, led by the committee’s ranking member Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) and Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), sounded the warning in a letter (pdf) to…
Poll: Nearly 50 Percent of Australians Believe CCP May Attack Australia
August 24, 2022
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Nearly half of Australians believe the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will launch a military attack on Australia, according to new research by the Australian Institute’s International & Security Affairs. The data, which was released on Aug. 22 as part of the “Polling – Australian and Taiwanese attitudes to China” research paper (pdf), came from a survey…
Australia Declares Beijing’s Air Defences ‘Not Impenetrable’ Will Continue South China Sea Patrols
August 24, 2022
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Australia’s new Air Force Chief has announced that Australia will continue surveillance missions in the South China Sea despite Beijing’s recent dangerous interception of a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) aircraft. This is the first time Air Marshal Robert Chipman, the head of the RAAF, spoke to the media since taking up his post last…
US ‘Heavily Dependent’ on China for Rare Earth Elements: Experts
August 24, 2022
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The United States’ dependency on China for rare earth elements is a security risk, according to lawmakers and experts, and is being exacerbated by the Biden administration’s forced transition to so-called “green” technologies. The Biden administration’s top-down push toward renewables requires an enormous growth in the mining of rare earth elements. Currently, the United States…
Taiwan Warns China of ‘Heavy Price’ for Invasion on Battle Anniversary
TAIPEI—Taiwan is determined to defend itself and invaders will incur a “heavy price,” President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday on the anniversary of a confrontation six decades ago in which Taiwanese forces beat back Chinese regime forces. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen speaks to member of the House of Representatives of Japan Keiji Furuya and other…
US Adds 7 Chinese Aerospace Entities to Export Control List Over Chinese Military Ties
The Commerce Department announced on Aug. 23 that it has added seven Chinese entities to the economic blacklist over their roles in weaponizing U.S. technology to bolster the Chinese military. The targeted entities are state-owned aerospace and technology corporations, including China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation 9th Academy 771 and 772 Research Institute, China Academy…
Chinese-Born Ex-Apple Employee Pleads Guilty to Trade Secret Theft
August 23, 2022
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A former Apple employee pleaded guilty on Aug. 22 to stealing internal files from the tech giant’s automotive division. A court filing (pdf) shows that Xiaolang Zhang pleaded guilty to trade secret theft in federal court in San Jose on Monday, facing up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Zhang’s plea agreement with…
Chinese Censors Change Ending of Latest ‘Minions’ Movie
SHANGHAI—Censors have altered the ending of the recent animated film “Minions: The Rise of Gru” for its domestic release in China, social media users across the country noticed over the weekend. The editing is yet another example of Chinese authorities editing a popular Hollywood film to make it more politically correct, leading some viewers to…
China Cuts Lending Benchmarks to Revive Faltering Economy
SHANGHAI—China cut its benchmark lending rate and lowered the mortgage reference by a bigger margin on Monday, adding to last week’s easing measures, as Beijing boosts efforts to revive an economy hobbled by a property crisis and a resurgence of COVID-19 cases. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) is walking a tight rope in its…
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