Tag: China News

After China Woke Up

Commentary “Let China sleep. For when she wakes up, she will shake the world,” a quote generally attributed to Napoleon two centuries ago became relevant again after the turn of the millennium when the momentum of China’s reforms was increasingly felt around the world. The word “appetite” is used in “China Shakes the World” by…


CSIS Memo on Beijing Targeting of MPs Was Sent to Wrong Office, Says Blair

Former public safety minister Bill Blair says that a secret memo prepared by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) to inform the federal government of Beijing’s targeting of Conservative MP Michael Chong never reached him at the time because it was sent to the wrong office. “Just to be very clear, CSIS did not brief me…


[PREMIERING 7:30PM ET] How Communist China Could Imminently Cripple America’s Electric Grid: Tommy Waller

The U.S. electricity grid is critically dependent on extra-high-voltage transformers made in China, says Tommy Waller, President of the Center for Security Policy. An expert on the U.S. grid, Waller also stars in the documentary “Grid Down, Power Up.” What are the greatest problems facing America’s electrical grid? Why is the industry allowing these vulnerabilities…


LIVE NOW: US-China Economic and Security Review Commission’s Hearing on Europe, US and Relation With China

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, a special commission under U.S. Congress, holds a hearing on “Europe, the United States, and Relations with China: Convergence or Divergence?” from 9:30 a.m. to 3:40 p.m. ET on June 15. Agenda: 9:40 a.m.–11:25 a.m.: Panel I: Europe-China Relations: Overview Andrew Small, senior fellow of the Indo-Pacific Program at the German Marshall…


US-China Economic and Security Review Commission’s Hearing on Europe, US and Relation With China

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, a special commission under U.S. Congress, holds a hearing on “Europe, the United States, and Relations with China: Convergence or Divergence?” from 9:30 a.m. to 3:40 p.m. ET on June 15. Agenda: 9:40 a.m.–11:25 a.m.: Panel I: Europe-China Relations: Overview Andrew Small, senior fellow of the Indo-Pacific Program at the German Marshall…


Beijing Tries to Shutdown Dissident Artist’s Exhibition in Poland

A Chinese-Australian dissident cartoonist is appealing to the federal government for support after the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) attempted to shut down his art exhibit in Poland. The exhibit, scheduled to open on June 9 at the Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art in Warsaw, Poland, presents the works of Badiucao. Its namesake, “Tell China’s…


Hong Kong Develops AI Model to Predict Alzheimer’s Risk With Over 70% Accuracy

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) research team has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that can use genetic information to predict the risk of Alzheimer’s disease before symptoms appear. At present, the clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease is mainly based on doctor’s judgment, cognitive ability scale test and brain scan, but…


China Researcher Warns Confucius Institute Hiring Process Poses ‘Fundamental Systematic Risk’ to UK Universities

The recruitment process of Chinese staff for Confucius Institutes (CIs) in the UK poses a “fundamental systematic risk” to their hosting universities, a China researcher said. Sam Dunning, investigative journalist and director of charity UK-China Transparency (UKCT), said British universities now “have to deal with” the CIs in light of recently published evidence and the Higher Education (Freedom…


US Bill Calls for Joint Weapons Production With Taiwan Amid Increasing China Tensions

The Armed Services Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives released the draft version of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on June 12, proposing the possibility of U.S.-Taiwan joint production of weapons to resolve delays in arms deliveries to Taiwan and to enhance the island’s ability to replenish weapon inventories. The Armed Services…


South Korea Becomes Non-Permanent Member of UN Security Council

South Korea has been re-elected as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) with 180 affirmative votes out of 192 member states. Political analysts believe this marks the international community’s recognition of the country’s global status and influence. This is the third time the East Asian country has served as a non-permanent…