Category: Threat from Communist China

Australia Pledges $2 Billion Into XL-Sized Underwater Drones Amid Beijing Threat

May 4, 2022
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Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton has announced a $2 billion (US$1.44 billion) investment into developing cutting-edge unmanned submarine technology amid ongoing tensions in the South Pacific region. At the same time, the minister pledged another $2 billion to purchasing state-of-the-art missile technology to protect naval vessels against anti-ship weapons. For the undersea drones, Australia’s Department of…

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Kigali Amendment Phasing Down HFCs Nears Senate Ratification

May 4, 2022
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The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted on May 4 to advance the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, moving the United States closer to formalizing the phasedown of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) already included in 2020’s American Innovation and Manufacturing Act (AIM). The AIM Act was passed as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 and…

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Proposed Defense Budget Puts US at ‘Real Risk’: Sen. Collins

May 4, 2022
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The Biden administration’s proposed defense budget for FY23 would place the United States in a weakened position in the event of conflict with China, according to one senator, who questioned the Pentagon’s desire to reduce the Navy by more ships than it could replace. “There’s real risk in relying on capabilities that won’t be ready…

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China Using US Media to Spread Propaganda, Misinformation: Blinken

May 4, 2022
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is using the United States’ free and open media platforms to spread state propaganda and misinformation, according to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Blinken said U.S. leadership was “deeply concerned” about the CCP’s efforts to quash press freedoms in mainland China while simultaneously exploiting free media in other nations…

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Hunter Biden Laptop Repairman Sues Schiff, CNN, Politico, Daily Beast for Defamation

May 4, 2022
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The Delaware computer repairman who received a damaged laptop computer from President Joe Biden’s son has sued Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), CNN, The Daily Beast, and Politico for alleged defamation. John Paul Mac Isaac, the 45-year-old former computer shop owner, filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit in Montgomery County, Maryland, on May 3, claiming that he suffered financial…

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Gordon Chang: US-China ‘Most Dangerous Period in History’; Who Is Trying to Throw China Overboard?

May 3, 2022
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Chinese tech companies may get a temporary breather after Beijing relaxes its clampdown for a while. But not if Beijing wants to get an ownership stake in the companies. What could be the reason? Is China’s economy at too much of a loss? And what about the man-made COVID-19 crisis and the lockdowns? I speak with…

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Chinese National Convicted of Conspiracy to Steal Cancer Drug Trade Secrets to Benefit China-Backed Company

May 3, 2022
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A Chinese-Swiss man was convicted after trial for his role in a family conspiracy to steal trade secrets related to cancer drugs, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). U.S. Attorney Jennifer Williams announced on May 2 that Xue Gongda, a permanent resident of Switzerland with Chinese citizenship, was convicted for his part in a $10…

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China is Studying How US Fights, Designing Systems Intended to Defeat America: Air Force Secretary

May 3, 2022
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) seeks to displace the United States as the world’s premier power, and is building the military required to pursue that goal, according to the secretary of the Air Force and Space Force. “China has ambitions to be the great power on the face of the earth,” said Frank Kendall. “They…

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Biden Appoints Alleged ‘CCP-Loving’ Donor

May 3, 2022
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News Analysis President Joe Biden just appointed a major donor, Dominic Ng, as a representative from the United States to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Advisory Council. The only apparent problems with this appointment are what appears to be a compromise of Biden and Ng’s ethics. Ng donated over $135,000 to Democratic causes in…

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Florida Gov. DeSantis Blames Disney for Kowtowing to China Despite ‘Atrocities’

May 3, 2022
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis lashed out again at Disney for profiting off of China while ignoring its long-existing human rights abuses. “Disney has done a lot to partner with the Chinese Communist Party [CCP] and really has made a fortune over there without raising a peep about any of their atrocities,” DeSantis said on May…

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