Category: Special Topics

TikTok CEO Says Chinese Parent Company’s Stalking of US Journalists Not ‘Spying’

March 23, 2023
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The CEO of TikTok claims that efforts by its China-based parent company to stalk American journalists do not qualify as “surveillance” or “spying.” The comments referred to an ongoing Department of Justice investigation regarding how employees at the China-based ByteDance, which owns TikTok, illicitly used TikTok data to track American journalists without their knowledge. When…

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Bipartisan Senators Push to Ban China From Buying US Farmland

March 22, 2023
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A group of bipartisan U.S. senators introduced a bill on Wednesday to ban the purchase of U.S. farmland by Chinese persons and entities. In a press release, Sens. Mike Braun (R-Ind.), John Tester (D-Mont.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) stated their collective objective for the bill: to address national security concerns—food security and…

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TikTok a CCP ‘Intelligence Weapon’: Experts Sound Alarm on Threat Ahead of CEO’s Congress Hearing

March 22, 2023
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News Analysis Social media giant TikTok is on a lobbying warpath in the nation’s capital, attempting to sway public opinion ahead of Congressional hearings that will examine the company’s ties to China’s communist regime. TikTok and its China-based parent company ByteDance spent over five million dollars on lobbying efforts in the United States last year,…

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TikTok a CCP ‘Intelligence Weapon’: Experts Sound Alarm on Threat Ahead of CEO’s Congressional Hearing

March 22, 2023
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News Analysis Social media giant TikTok is on a lobbying warpath in the nation’s capital ahead of Congressional hearings on the company’s ties to China’s communist regime. TikTok and its China-based parent company, ByteDance, spent more than $5 million on lobbying efforts in the United States last year and could spend even more in 2023 if recent…

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McCarthy Urges Senate to Form China Committee

March 21, 2023
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calf.) on March 21 suggested the Democrat-controlled Senate should create its own China-focused committee, not unlike the select China committee that the Republican-controlled House inaugurated this session. “I would hope that the Senate would create a similar committee,” he said. McCarthy made the comments alongside his colleagues Rep. Burgess Owens (R-Utah…

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Taiwan President to Visit US but No Word on House Speaker Meeting

March 21, 2023
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TAIPEI/WASHINGTON—Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will make sensitive stopovers in the United States on her way to and from Central America that China’s foreign ministry condemned on Tuesday, but Taipei would not confirm a meeting with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Taiwanese presidents routinely pass through the United States while visiting diplomatic allies in Latin America,…

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Potential Ukraine-Russia Peace Proposal Brokered by China Would Undermine US Reputation: Expert

March 21, 2023
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A potential Ukraine-Russia peace proposal brokered by China would undermine the reputation of the United States, according to Gregory Copley, president of the International Strategic Studies Association. China released a Feb. 24 position paper that outlined the communist regime’s desire to be a mediator in the conflict. On March 20, Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in…

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Chinese Consulate Worker Recounts Escape to Freedom

March 21, 2023
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It has been five years since Dong Luobin told New Zealand police “If you send me back to the consulate I will die.” A staff member at the Chinese consulate in Aukland, Dong successfully escaped and applied for asylum. His escape is believed to be the first defection of a foreign government employee in New Zealand…

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China Will Wage Full-Scale ‘Unrestricted’ War Against US as Long as CCP in Power: Security Expert

March 21, 2023
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As long as China is ruled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), it will wage full-scale constant war against the United States, according to a cyber security expert. “As long as the CCP is in power, we will have this forever war on a continuum. It’s not a win or lose, it’s gonna be a…

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Speaker of Czech Parliament’s Lower House to Visit Taiwan

March 21, 2023
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PRAGUE—The speaker of the Czech Parliament’s lower house is set to visit Taiwan to boost mutual ties. Marketa Pekarova Adamova said Monday she will be heading a large delegation on the March 25–30 trip that focuses on business, trade, research, education, culture, and other relations. She will be accompanied by around 150 people, including representatives…

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