Category: Special Topics

Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit Made it ‘Harder’ for Biden to End Trump’s China Tariffs: Commerce Secretary

August 11, 2022
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) support of Taiwan has complicated the Biden administration’s efforts to curb tariffs against China, according to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. Raimondo said that Pelosi’s controversial visit to Taiwan last week made the administration’s strategy with China “particularly complicated,” regarding President Joe Biden’s efforts to curb tariffs on more than $300…

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World’s Biggest iPhone Maker Warns Smartphone Demand Is Slowing

August 11, 2022
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The chairman of the world’s biggest manufacturer of the Apple iPhone has warned that demand for smartphones is slowing down in the coming year as consumers tighten their belts in a worsening economy, even as the company’s profits have risen drastically in the recent past. Young Liu, chairman of the Taiwanese manufacturing company Foxconn, has…

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Taiwan Ministry of Defense Think Tank Calls for Drills Against CCP’s Escalating Cyberattacks

August 11, 2022
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The Chinese communist regime launched more cyberattacks against Taiwan after U.S. House speakers Nancy Pelosi’s visit, while doing live-fire military exercises that crossed into Taiwan’s side of the Taiwan Strait. Facing the threats, the National Defense Security Research Institute in Taiwan called for drills to ward off the attacks. The institute, a think tank of…

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Solomons PM Claims Election Delay a ‘One-Off’

August 10, 2022
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Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has assured Australian Pacific Minister Pat Conroy that his attempt to delay the country’s next election will be a “one-off.” The move comes after experts warned that Sogavare—who has cultivated deep ties with Beijing—could be emboldened to tighten control over the Pacific nation, a key goal of the Chinese…

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Democracies Must Align Against Authoritarian Challenge: Latvian Foreign Minister

August 10, 2022
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The Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs has used his first official visit to Australia to call for democracies around the world to align against authoritarian regimes. Speaking at a joint press conference on Aug. 8 with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Rinkēvičs said the current Latvian government believes democracies are being challenged by authoritarian regimes. “We…

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Taiwan Defense Needs ‘Proper Leadership’ From US: John Mills; His New Book on the Deep State

August 10, 2022
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I spoke with former Army Colonel John Mills, who is publishing a new book on his experience being caught right in the midst of Russiagate and Spygate. He is the former director of cybersecurity policy, strategy, and international affairs at the Department of Defense, and he is also a senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy….

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Chinese Regime Vows to ‘Normalize’ Taiwan Patrols as Military Drills Conclude

August 10, 2022
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China’s military announced that it completed a number of undefined tasks around Taiwan on Aug. 10, signaling that it would be scaling down ongoing joint exercises in the region. However, the Eastern Theater Command, which oversees China’s military in the region nearest Taiwan, also said it would be normalizing its harassing sorties of fighter jets…

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Chinese Regime Says Will ‘Normalize’ Taiwan Patrols as Military Drills Conclude

August 10, 2022
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China’s military announced that it completed a number of undefined tasks around Taiwan on Aug. 10, signaling that it would be scaling down ongoing joint exercises in the region. However, the Eastern Theater Command, which oversees China’s military in the region nearest Taiwan, also said it would be normalizing its harassing sorties of fighter jets…

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China ‘Will Not Renounce the Use of Force’ Against Taiwan: CCP White Paper

August 10, 2022
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China withdrew a promise to not send troops or communist administrators to Taiwan if it took control of the island, according to a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) white paper released on Aug. 10. The move appears to signal a decision by CCP leader Xi Jinping to grant Taiwan less autonomy than previously promised should the…

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Pelosi: ‘We Will Not Allow China to Isolate Taiwan’

August 10, 2022
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said that the United States would not allow the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to isolate Taiwan from the world and that the CCP is attempting to unilaterally change the status quo regarding the island government. “We will not allow China to isolate Taiwan,” Pelosi said during a press conference on…

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