A protester was assaulted after people reportedly pulled him into a Chinese consulate in the UK. British police are now investigating. Beijing is refusing to renounce the use of force on Taiwan. The head of the Chinese Communist Party reiterated the message during a major congress meeting. A setback for Shein—a fast-fashion brand from China—involves…
‘Goal Is Total Dominance:’ Republican Lawmakers React to Xi’s Speech, Taiwan Remarks
U.S. lawmakers have levied criticism against China’s communist leader Xi Jinping following a speech on Oct. 16 in which he swore Taiwan would be united with the mainland by any means necessary. Xi delivered the two-hour speech as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began its 20th Party Congress, which takes place every five years. Xi downplayed…
Taiwan’s Loss of Independence Would Obstruct US From Projecting Power in Asia: James Carafano
October 17, 2022
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Given Taiwan’s geostrategic location as first in a chain of islands, if the self-governed island falls into the hands of China, America will no longer be able to project power in Asia, according to James Carafano, director of the Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies. “If the Communist China controlled everything in…
New Chip Ban Accelerates US Decoupling From China: Experts
October 16, 2022
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News Analysis The United States expanded its semiconductor ban on China and issued a China-focused “National Security Strategy” five days before the beginning of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) party congress on Oct. 12 Experts believe these unprecedented moves will accelerate the United States’ decoupling from China and that the “new Iron Curtain” may have…
Xi Says China Will Never Renounce Right to Use Force Over Taiwan as CCP Political Conference Opens
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will never renounce the use of force on Taiwan, Chinese leader Xi Jinping said on Oct. 16 while he opened an important party meeting. Held every five years, the CCP’s 20th Party conference kicked off in Beijing on Sunday amid public frustration fueled by escalated COVID-19 restrictions at home and…
Xi Says China Will Never Renounce Right to Use Force Over Taiwan as CCP Congress Opens
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will never renounce the use of force on Taiwan, Chinese leader Xi Jinping said on Oct. 16 while he opened an important party meeting. Held every five years, the CCP’s 20th Party congress kicked off in Beijing on Sunday amid public frustration fueled by escalated COVID-19 restrictions at home and…
Elon Musk’s ‘Special Administrative Zone’ Remarks Anger Taiwan’s Military, Says No More Tesla ‘Purchases’
Days after Elon Musk suggested that Chinese leader Xi Jinping should “figure out a special administrative zone for Taiwan,” the Taiwanese minister said its military would not buy more Tesla Inc. cars. Taiwan’s Minister of Board of Military Operations Chiu Kuo Cheng told a legislative session that the Taiwanese army “will definitely not make any…
Rare Protest in Beijing Ahead of Key CCP Meeting
In a rare public protest in Beijing, people were standing up against China’s zero-COVID-19 policy, even condemning Chinese leader Xi Jinping by name. Following the protest, the word “Beijing” was put on China’s censorship blacklist. Internet police appear to be working overtime. Controversies are brewing over a New York nonprofit and its having funded a…
Taiwan Defense Ministry Says Troops Can Decide How to Counter Chinese Military’s ‘First Strike’
Troops stationed on Taiwan’s front line are authorized to counter aggressive moves by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) that are deemed a “first strike,” Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) said on Oct. 13. The PLA’s moves that are considered a first strike include planes, drones, or ships entering Taiwan’s territorial airspace and restricted…
Japan Plans More Evacuation Shelters in Okinawa Amid Taiwan Tensions
Japan is planning to build additional evacuation shelters on the Okinawa islands to shield residents from missile threats amid the rising tensions in Taiwan, a government official said on Friday. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said the Cabinet Secretariat sought a budget of 70 million yen ($477,000) for fiscal 2023 to study the specifications for…
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