Tag: Chinese Regime

China Poised to Be More Belligerent and Dangerous Post CCP Congress: Author

As current leader of the Communist Party, Xi Jinping is expected to secure an unprecedented third term in power this month. If he succeeds, the United States will see a more belligerent and dangerous China, according to Bradley Thayer, the director of China policy at the Center for Security Policy and co-author of the book…


China Poised to Be More Belligerent and Dangerous Following CCP Congress: Author

As current leader of the Communist Party, Xi Jinping is expected to secure an unprecedented third term in power this month. If he succeeds, the United States will see a more belligerent and dangerous China, according to Bradley Thayer, the director of China policy at the Center for Security Policy and co-author of the book…


New Brunswick Minister Says Province Cutting Ties With Accredited Schools in China, Citing Concerns With Beijing Regime

With Beijing’s Confucius Institutes removed from New Brunswick’s public schools, the province is now cutting ties with its accredited schools in China that do not teach Canadian values, says Dominic Cardy, the province’s education minister. “I have a serious problem with supporting schools operated by or influenced by the government in Beijing for all the…


The Historical Origins of the CCP Establishing Secret Police Stations in the West

Commentary The well-researched report, “110 OVERSEAS: Chinese Transnational Policing Gone Wild” (hereafter, the Report), released in late September by Safeguard Defenders, a human rights NGO based in Madrid, rang alarm bells in democratic countries already on heightened alert because of the pervasive Chinese infiltration of their political, social, and economic spheres. The Report detailed how…


Confucius Institutes Threaten UK’s Capacity to Understand China: Report Says

Confucius Institutes (CI) in British Universities are damaging the UK’s understanding of China, a report said on Wednesday. The report (pdf), published by foreign policy and national security think tank Henry Jackson Society (HJS), said that out of the 3o CIs in the UK only four were found to be operating within their remit of “language and…


CCP Reaffirms Xi Jinping as Party’s Core Ahead of Key Congress

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) reaffirmed Chinese leader Xi Jinping as the Party’s core on Oct. 12, days before Xi is expected to secure an unprecedented third term in power at the twice-in-decade CCP Congress due to kick off on Sunday. The Party’s Central Committee, in a communique issued on the final day of its…


China Accelerates Nuclear Power Construction to Foster State-Owned Industry Giants

On the eve of the twentieth Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Congress, authorities accelerated the construction of nuclear power stations, the energy base to support CCP-controlled mega corporations intended to outcompete their global peers. “It is an attempt of the CCP to create industry giants through state monopoly, and to participate in global competition,” Shi Shan,…


Ireland and Spain Initiate Investigations Into Covert Chinese Overseas Police Stations

Both Ireland and Spain have initiated investigations of Chinese police stationed in their countries after a human rights group report exposed that China has established at least 50 police outposts worldwide. China extended its prosecutor’s tentacles overseas through its police service stations, according to a report by the human rights nongovernmental organization (NGO) Safeguard Defenders….


Taiwan Says It Will Comply With Latest US-Issued Chip Export Rules Aimed at China

On Oct. 7, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced sweeping new export controls that will cut China off from certain semiconductor chips that are made with U.S. technologies, regardless of whether the chips were manufactured in the United States. In response to the new move, Taiwan’s Economy Ministry on Oct. 8 said that Taiwanese firms…


Biden Admin Unveils National Security Strategy, Calls China ‘Most Consequential’ Challenge

The Biden administration unveiled its National Security Strategy on Oct. 12, nearly 22 months into the presidency. The document historically labels communist China as the greatest challenge to the nation. The document will provide the overarching framework within which the administration will seek to safeguard the United States and pursue its interests within an increasingly…