Category: Threat from Communist China

Olympians Face ‘Multidimensional Threats’ Under China’s Digital Surveillance: Expert

A former senior U.S. intelligence official warned Olympic athletes to be wary of “multidimensional threats” in the run-up to the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing, including potential digital surveillance. “Take a clean phone,” suggested Nicholas Eftimiades, a retired senior American intelligence officer in an interview with EpochTV’s “China Insider” program. “Don’t put any passwords in…


Republican Rep. Tenney Slams ‘Malicious’ China-Run Tech Giant for Manipulating Congress

Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) criticized Chinese surveillance giant Hikvision as being “very malicious and malevolent” for attempting to manipulate the U.S. government protocols and silence dissenting voices. “It is really just no business of a foreign Chinese-backed company to be interfering and trying to use and exploit our Ethics Committee to try to spy on…


GOP Rep. Tenney Slams ‘Malicious’ China-Run Tech Giant for Allegedly Manipulating Congress

Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) criticized Chinese surveillance giant Hikvision as being “very malicious and malevolent” for attempting to manipulate the U.S. government protocols and silence dissenting voices. “It is really just no business of a foreign Chinese-backed company to be interfering and trying to use and exploit our Ethics Committee to try to spy on…


‘Malicious’: Rep. Tenney Slams China-Run Tech Giant for Attempting to Interfere With Congress

Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) criticized Chinese surveillance giant Hikvision as being “very malicious and malevolent” for attempting to interfere with U.S. government protocols and silence dissenting voices. “It is really just no business of a foreign Chinese-backed company to be interfering and trying to use and exploit our Ethics Committee to try to spy on…


Top House Republicans Allege Democrats ‘Not Serious’ About Confronting China in Chips, Competition Bill

Top House Republicans say their Democrat colleagues are “not serious” about confronting the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), after the House unveiled legislation Democrats say would increase U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and bolster competition with China. The United States is currently facing a chronic shortage of semiconductor chips—a key component in phones, computers, and cars—which have put a strain…


Top House Republicans Allege Democrats ‘Not Serious’ About Confronting China in Chips, Competition Measure

Top House Republicans say that their Democratic colleagues are “not serious” about confronting the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), after the House unveiled legislation that Democrats say would increase U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and bolster competition with China. The United States is currently facing a chronic shortage of semiconductor chips—a key component in phones, computers, and cars—which has put…


New NATO Strategy Contends with ‘Rise of China’ for First Time: Expert

The next strategic guidance published by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will aim to contend with expanding Chinese influence abroad. It will be the first time that the alliance makes China a strategic priority. Experts say that firm, principled engagement will be necessary. The 2022 Strategic Concept will only be the fourth unclassified strategy…


US Slaps Missile Proliferation Sanctions on Chinese Defense Entities

The U.S. State Department issued a notice on Jan. 21 to sanction three Chinese entities for engaging in missile technology proliferation activities based on the Arms Export Control Act and the Export Administration Act of 1979. For two years, these entities are denied of all new transfer licenses and U.S government contracts, and are not allowed…


CFIUS: Act Tougher on China

Commentary China is vacuuming up a U.S. amphibious aircraft company that produces sophisticated airplanes with foldable carbon-fiber wings. The planes are recreational, but their transformation into militarized drones that target U.S. and allied forces is a distinct possibility that has the Americans who used to lead the company up in arms and complaining to our…


US Criticizes China for Canceling Flights Over COVID-19 Cases

The Biden administration slammed Beijing for scrapping dozens of scheduled U.S.-to-China flights after passengers tested positive for COVID-19, citing “inconsistent” commitments. “China’s actions are inconsistent with its obligations under the U.S.-China Air Transport Agreement,” a spokesperson of the U.S. Department of Transportation said on Jan. 13. “We are engaging with the [Chinese government] on this…