Category: Special Topics

‘Carry Water for Beijing’: Rubio Sounds Alarm on JP Morgan’s Partnership With TikTok’s Chinese Owner

January 11, 2023
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Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) has raised “strong concern” over banking giant JP Morgan Chase’s decision to partner with China-based ByteDance to develop its next-generation payment systems. ByteDance is the parent company of social media giant TikTok, and has drawn heightened scrutiny over its ties with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which rules China as a…

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Elderly Shanghai Couple Reveals Their Method to Stay Safe From COVID

January 11, 2023
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Amid a massive surge of COVID in mainland China, many elderly have become infected and died. A couple over 90 years old in a nursing home in Shanghai have stayed safe and healthy. Their daughter revealed what they believe protected them. Most of the elderly in the nursing home have contracted COVID-19, according to the…

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Japan and South Korea Defend COVID-19 Measures After China Bans Visas

January 11, 2023
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Japan and South Korea are defending public health measures that place restrictions on travelers from China following politically motivated retaliation from China’s communist regime. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which rules China as a single-party state, ordered that it would stop granting short-term visas to Japanese and South Korean nationals on Jan. 10. The move…

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Chinese Student Indicted Over Allegedly Stalking, Harassing Pro-Democracy Activist in Boston

January 11, 2023
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A Chinese student has been indicted in connection with allegedly stalking and threatening a U.S. permanent resident who posted flyers in support of democracy in China, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Jan. 10. Wu Xiaolei, a Chinese citizen studying at Berklee College of Music in Boston, was indicted by a federal grand jury…

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Lawmakers Urge ESPN CEO to End TikTok Sponsorships

January 11, 2023
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Two U.S. House representatives are calling on ESPN Chairman James Pitaro to drop Chinese-owned TikTok as a sponsor of NCAA college football events. In a Jan. 9 letter (pdf) to the chairman, Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) express their concern over ESPN’s decision to have TikTok sponsor the halftime shows for recent…

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Massive Protests Erupt in China’s Megacity Chongqing Over Abrupt Layoffs

January 11, 2023
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Large groups of workers staged protests on Jan. 7 at a pharmaceutical manufacturing company in Chongqing, a megacity in the southwest of China. The protests erupted after thousands of workers were abruptly laid off by Zybio, Inc., a manufacturer of COVID-19 test kits. Videos posted online show angry workers demolishing boxes of COVID-19 test kits,…

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China May Place Weapons on the Moon to Counter US and Allies, Expert Warns

January 11, 2023
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As the United States and China are racing to resume sending astronauts to the moon, China might militarize the lunar surface as Beijing sets to establish a permanent presence there, warns Rick Fisher, senior fellow with the International Assessment and Strategy Center. “So if the PLA [People’s Liberation Army] is going to the moon, the…

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Philippine Court Rules Disputed Sea Exploration Deal With China, Vietnam ‘Unconstitutional’

January 11, 2023
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The Philippine Supreme Court (SC) ruled on Jan. 10 that the country’s 2005 oil exploration deal with China and Vietnam was unconstitutional for allowing foreign entities to exploit natural resources in Philippine territories in the South China Sea. The Joint Marine Seismic Undertaking (JMSU) was signed on Mar. 14, 2005, by state-run Philippines National Oil…

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MPs Push for Tighter Rules on UK Public Procurement From Hostile States

January 11, 2023
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The UK is facing “Huawei-level decisions on a range of security measures,” Alicia Kearns, chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, said on Monday as she and a number of MPs called for tighter rules around public procurement. The government “took too long” to strip Huawei—a Chinese telecommunications giant—from the UK’s 5G network, the Conservative MP said…

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Taiwan Seeks to Boost Ties With Germany to Counter ‘Authoritarian Expansionism’

January 11, 2023
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Taiwan’s president told German lawmakers on Tuesday that her nation seeks to boost ties with Germany to counter “authoritarian expansionism,” alluding to the security threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Tsai Ing-wen called on democratic countries to jointly uphold regional stability in the face of authoritarian expansion, citing the CCP’s large-scale military drills…

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