Category: Special Topics

CSIS Director Says Threats to Elections Did Not Meet Critical Threshold

March 2, 2023
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The director of Canada’s spy agency said he is of the opinion there were no incidents that threatened the integrity of recent elections, as he testified before a House of Commons committee on Beijing’s foreign interference. Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) Director David Vigneault appeared before the committee on March 2 in the context of…

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MPs Told UK Universities Need Broader Risk Awareness of Chinese Collaboration

March 2, 2023
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While there has been greater awareness in British universities and better government support in the past years around the risks of research collaboration with Chinese institutions, government guidelines and risks awareness among academics are still “quite narrow,” a committee of MPs heard. Giving evidence to the Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday during an ad-hoc hearing on…

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Lawmaker Eyes Higher Scrutiny for Foreign Media on Capitol Hill

March 2, 2023
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Rep. Jack Bergman (R-Mich.) is urging Congress to restrict foreign state-sponsored media access on Capital Hill over concerns that they could conduct espionage on behalf of U.S. adversaries. In a resolution introduced on March 1, Bergman said he wants to require foreign state media with credentialed members in the House news media galleries to register…

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Lawmaker Eyes Higher Scrutiny for Foreign State Media on Capitol Hill

March 2, 2023
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Rep. Jack Bergman (R-Mich.) is urging Congress to restrict foreign state-sponsored media access on Capital Hill over concerns that they could conduct espionage on behalf of U.S. adversaries. In a resolution introduced on March 1, Bergman said he wants to require foreign state media with credentialed members in the House news media galleries to register…

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‘Ridiculous’ to Link Foreign Interference Concerns to Racism, Says Bloc Leader

March 2, 2023
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Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet called on March 1 for an independent public inquiry into Beijing foreign interference and said it’s outlandish to equate concerns about the issue with racism. Blanchet said he found the reasoning of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on racism to be “ridiculous” and noted the government has the duty to protect…

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CCP ‘Serious’ About Breaking US Encryption With Quantum Tech: Expert

March 2, 2023
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Your passwords, your credit cards, your bank accounts, and your emails all belong to China’s communist regime. It’s not a reality yet, but the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is working tirelessly to ensure it becomes so. To achieve that reality, the regime is increasingly turning to quantum computing to process previously unfathomable amounts of data….

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New Biden Cyber Strategy Takes Aim at China as ‘Most Persistent Threat’

March 2, 2023
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The Biden administration’s new cybersecurity strategy takes aim at China’s communist regime and other authoritarian powers for subverting the international order through malign cyber activity. The 2023 National Cyber Strategy, released on March 2, says that communist China and other regimes are attempting to export their own forms of authoritarianism through the use of technology….

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House Subcommittee Announces First Hearing on COVID-19 Origins

March 2, 2023
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The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic has announced that it will hold its first hearing on the origins of COVID-19 on March 8. The committee’s chairman, Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio), said in a March 1 statement announcing the hearing that Americans “deserve real answers” on the origins of the virus, having suffered through…

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NDP Flips on Liberals, Will Call Trudeau’s Top Adviser to Testify on Interference

March 2, 2023
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In a reversal causing concerns in Liberal ranks, the NDP has announced on March 1 it will call the prime minister’s chief of staff to testify in committee on the issue of foreign interference. NDP MP Peter Julian presented his party’s motion during a meeting of the Commons procedure and House affairs committee. The NDP…

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In ‘Flip Flop’ on Liberals, NDP Will Call Trudeau’s Top Adviser to Testify on Interference

March 2, 2023
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In a reversal causing concerns in Liberal ranks, the NDP has announced on March 1 it will call the prime minister’s chief of staff to testify in committee on the issue of foreign interference. NDP MP Peter Julian presented his party’s motion during a meeting of the Commons procedure and House affairs committee. The NDP…

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