Category: Special Topics

COVID-19 Resurging in China, Proof of Testing and Vaccination Passport Mandatory

Shortly after Shanghai and Beijing lifted their lockdowns and tried to get back to normal, COVID-19 resurged in mainland China spreading to more than 10 provinces. The Chinese communist regime has ordered new rounds of mass testing and lockdowns. Most of the affected areas are near Shanghai in the Yangtze Delta, China’s economic hub and…


DHS Officer Indicted for Helping China to Harass Chinese Dissidents in US

A deportation officer with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and a retired DHS law enforcement agent were among five people indicted on July 6, in a widening federal investigation over an alleged scheme to hunt down Chinese dissidents in the United States. Craig Miller, who is currently assigned to DHS’s Emergency Relief Operations in…


Fiji Grants Licenses to Chinese Mining Firm to Search for Gold

Fiji’s Lands and Mineral Resources Ministry has issued two special prospecting licenses to Chinese mining company Ding Jing Mining Pty Ltd more than a year after local residents raised objections to the move. It comes amid concerns of Beijing’s ongoing influence in the Pacific following Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s tour of eight Pacific nations….


Laos in Debt Crisis After Joint Venture with China

Analysis Laos, in the hope of expanding exports and attracting tourists, built the joint venture Laos-China Railway with China, its most important export market and trading partner. The construction took five years and the railway officially opened at the end of 2021. But as China’s economy currently appears to stall, Laos finds itself in a…


Inflation: How China Is Making It Worse; Stopping the CCP’s Propaganda on Twitter and Facebook

Biden weighs removing tariffs on China. Is that a good plan to fight inflation? We discuss how China actually contributes to prices rising everywhere. What is the better approach? I also speak with Aron Solomon about his thoughts on dealing with Chinese officials on social media, while American politicians are banned on Chinese social media;…


‘They’re Going to Challenge Us’: Marine Commandant Speaks on China Threat

China’s military would seek to prevent the United States from mobilizing its forces in the Pacific in the event that war broke out between the two countries, according to the highest-ranking officer of the Marine Corps. “This competition is going to go on for a while, and we’re going to have to figure out a…


Meta Sues US Subsidiary of Chinese Company for Scraping User Data

Meta is suing the U.S.-based subsidiary of a Chinese tech firm and one individual, which it accused of illegally scraping data from Facebook and Instagram. “Today, we’ve filed separate actions in federal court against Octopus and Defendant Ekrem Ateş for scraping data from Facebook and Instagram,” a Meta representative said in a press statement on…


US Intelligence Warns State and Local Leaders to Be Wary of China’s Influence Activities

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence released a document on July 6 warning state, local, and business leaders to be on the lookout for malign influence operations conducted by China’s ruling communist regime. “For decades, a broad range of entities in China have forged ties with government and business leaders at the state…


CCP Funds Front Group to Carry Out Disruptive Activities in Taiwan, Group Member Admits

A pro-Beijing group founded in Taiwan by a mainland Chinese immigrant took funds from the Chinese regime to carry out disruptive activities in the island nation. Members of the Patriot Alliance Association (PAA) have been charged with violations of Taiwan’s Anti-Infiltration Act and National Security Act. The Taipei Prosecutor’s Office said that the secretary general…


The CCP’s Covert Influence in the United States ‘Rather Extraordinary’: Former US Intelligence Official

Former U.S. intelligence official Nicholas Eftimiades, who has over two decades of experience in the field, said the U.S. government must develop a solid strategy and articulate its goals when it comes to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) malign influence at all levels of U.S. government and institutions. The propaganda disseminated by the CCP in…