The Australian government has refused to respond to Beijing’s “repeated” requests to begin negotiations to join one of the world’s most extensive free-trade agreements. This is despite suggestions from Beijing that the current frosty relations between the two countries would improve if Australia backed its admission to the bloc. China’s ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian…
Beijing Requests for Help With Trade Pact Application Ignored by Australia
Small Chinese Border City Under COVID Lockdown for 8 Months, Most Residents Have Fled
The small Chinese city of Dongxing, which borders Vietnam, has been under COVID lockdown for more than half a year. According to the China census in November 2020, the city’s population was 216,000. It’s estimated that around only 20,000 people are there now due to the communist regime’s strict zero-COVID policy. Most residents have fled…
Former US Secretary of State Pompeo’s Sends ‘Message to Chinese People’
Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo now has an online series where he is aiming to speak directly to the people of China about the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and U.S.-China relations. The series, “Evening Chats with Mike Pompeo: A Message to the Chinese People,” by the Hudson Institute’s China Center went online with…
Former US Secretary of State Pompeo Sends ‘Message to the Chinese People’
Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo now has an online series where he is aiming to speak directly to the people of China about the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and U.S.-China relations. The series, “Evening Chats with Mike Pompeo: A Message to the Chinese People,” by the Hudson Institute’s China Center went online with…
France Demonstrates Air Power Capability in the Indo-Pacific
France has reaffirmed its role as a Pacific power after the French armed forces completed a demonstration of long-distance air power projection. The force projection, code-named Mission Pégase 22, saw a contingent of the French Air Force travel from Paris to New Caledonia in just 72 hours over 16,600 kilometres (10,315 miles) demonstrating the France’s…
China-Russia Alliance Has ‘Nothing Good in Store for Democracies’: Expert
China and Russia are aligning against the United States and its allies regardless of the absence of an official treaty between Beijing and Moscow, according to one expert. “This may be a marriage of convenience, but sometimes that’ll be enough to cause the civilized world a lot of trouble,” said Grant Newsham, a senior fellow…
Confronting Communist China Is the ‘Challenge That Will Define the 21st Century’: Sen. Rubio
Confronting the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the bloc of totalitarian nations it leads will be the defining challenge of the 21st century. That was the case made by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) during a Sep. 13 press conference, in which he implored the democracies of the world to heed the seriousness of the threat…
Over 300 Million in 74 Cities Under COVID Lockdown Ahead of China’s 20th Party Congress
Since late August, more than 300 million people in at least 74 cities in China have been placed under full or partial lockdown. A Chinese think tank criticized the move, describing it as having high social and economic costs to the country. The widespread shutdown comes as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) prepares for its…
Global Coalition Meets in Washington to Counter China’s Threat to International Order
Lawmakers from 30 countries met in Washington on Tuesday to discuss countering the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) threats to democracy, international order, and human rights. The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) aims to issue a communique on Wednesday outlining its objectives to defend human rights, strengthen democracies, and support Taiwan and Ukraine, Nikkei Asia reported….
Human Rights Watch Urges Australia to Act on CCP’s Human Rights Abuses in Xinjiang
An advocacy group is calling on the Australian government to sanction Chinese officials for human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region. Human Rights Watch (HRW), an international non-governmental organization that works to raise awareness of human rights abuses globally, published an article on Sept. 13, urging the Australian government to “take firm action” against the…
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