Tag: China News

State Department Says No Decision Yet on Invitation of Hong Kong to APEC

On June 13, the State Department amended its comment regarding the invitation of Hong Kong’s leader, John Lee Ka Chiu, to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in 2023, saying its invitation to APEC was an error. This comes after lawmakers urged to rescind the invitation as Lee was sanctioned in 2020 by the United…


Report: China Could See Biggest Millionaire Outflow

According to a new report, 13,000 millionaires could pour out of China, and take their cash with them. It continues a trend that started last year, but what’s driving the exodus? And how is the United States faring in comparison? Topics in this episode: Report: China Could See Biggest Millionaire Outflow Beijing Rebukes Blinken Ahead…


Analysts Worry CCP Using Hong Kong to Dodge Foreign Restrictions on Organ Transplant

Since Lo Chung-mau, Secretary for Health of the Hong Kong Hospital Authority, expressed his hope in December 2022 to integrate Hong Kong hospitals into the China Organ Transplant Response System (COTRS), the number of people canceling their organ donor registration skyrocketed in the same month. Commentators suspect that the Chinese Community Party is trying to…


Biden Dispatching Sullivan to Tokyo for Talks With Japan, Philippines, South Korea Officials

WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden is dispatching White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan to Tokyo this week for talks with his counterparts from Japan, Philippines, and South Korea. Sullivan will also take part in “the first-ever trilateral meeting of the Japanese, Philippine, and U.S. national security advisers” while in Japan, the White House National Security Council…


Chinese Diplomat Keynote Speaker With Senators Woo and Oh at Montreal Event Opposing Foreign Agent Registry

The top Chinese diplomat based in Montreal was a keynote speaker at a recent event in that city opposing the establishment of a foreign agent registration act. Senators Yuen Pau Woo and Victor Oh, who also oppose a registry, attended the event as well and voiced opposition to such legislation.  Dai Yuming, the Chinese consul general in…


CSIS Director Highlights How China Threat Differs From Russia’s

The foreign interference threats coming from China differ significantly from those from Russia or other countries, says the boss of Canada’s spy agency. Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) Director David Vigneault testified before the Commons Procedure and House Affairs Committee on June 13 and answered questions from MPs about the nature of the China threat….


Southampton Police Investigate After Mainland Exchange Students Assault Hongkongers at the 4th Anniversary Rally of Hong Kong Protests

Rallies were held in multiple cities in the United Kingdom to commemorate the 4th anniversary of The 6/12 protest during the Hong Kong anti-extradition protests in 2019. On Sunday, June 11, 2023, A British-Hongkonger group, Hongkongers in Southampton, UK, held a rally at the Bargate to commemorate the 4th anniversary of the 6/12 incident. About…


US Should Brace for ‘Aggressive’ Sabotage From Chinese Hackers, Top Cybersecurity Official Says

Chinese state hackers will “almost certainly” conduct aggressive cyberattacks to disrupt critical U.S. infrastructure, such as pipelines and railways, if a conflict breaks out with the United States, a senior U.S. cybersecurity official has warned. At an event at the Aspen Institute in Washington, Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said…


Beijing on Notice as 6 Nations Band Together to Condemn Economic Coercion

Beijing is on notice after six nations pledged to work together against economic coercion and non-market-oriented policies. In a joint declaration released on June 9, the United States, UK, Canada, Australia, Japan, and New Zealand followed on from the G7 and condemned practices that harm world trade. “Trade-related economic coercion and non-market policies and practices threaten…


‘The Endgame Is Power’: Rep. Ralph Norman on Trump’s Indictment and the WHO Pandemic Treaty

“It’s a travesty of justice. This is what happens in third world countries.” In this episode of ATL, I sit down with Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) to discuss Trump’s arraignment, in which the former president is pleading not guilty to federal charges. “It’s a dog and pony show and we’ll see how it turns out….