The Chinese Communist Party Meddled in Canada’s 2021 Federal Election to Support Trudeau, Says Spy Agency
The report, issued by the U.S. National Intelligence Council (NIC), defined election influence as “overt and covert efforts by foreign governments or actors acting as agents…intended to affect directly or indirectly a U.S. election.”
Children Should Be ‘Really Careful’ on TikTok, App Is ‘Genuinely Troubling’: CIA Director
“Because the parent company of TikTok is a Chinese company, the Chinese government is able to insist upon extracting the private data of a lot of TikTok users in this country, and also to shape the content of what goes on to TikTok as well to suit the interests of the Chinese leadership. I think those are real challenges and a source of real concern,”
‘Blind Engagement’ With China Must End, Says Pompeo During Taiwan Visit
The communist regime in China views the self-ruled island as its own territory to be taken, by force if necessary. Beijing is against any official exchanges between Taipei and other governments around the world that might suggest the island’s de facto nation-state.
Senate Report Alleges Chinese Effort to Infiltrate Federal Reserve
The most troubling of the case studies focus on a Federal Reserve Bank economist identified as “Individual A.” The report alleges that in 2019 while visiting China, he was detained on four separate occasions by Chinese officials.
Biden: US Would Get ‘Involved Militarily’ to Defend Taiwan From Attack, But Washington’s Strategic Ambiguity of China Continues
Beijing has also insisted that any country wishing to pursue diplomatic relations with it must first sever official ties with Taiwan. This, in addition to the ROC’s expulsion from the United Nations in 1971, have resulted in Taipei being isolated from the global community.
China Deepens Partnership With Iran to Offset US Sanctions, Promote Digital Yuan
In return for investments, China would receive steady supplies of Iranian oil, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency said Saturday, adding that the two countries also agreed to establish an Iranian-Chinese bank. Such a bank could help Tehran evade U.S. sanctions that have effectively barred it from global banking systems, according to a March 27, 2021 Wall Street Journal report.
Huawei Expects Losses Up To $40 Billion in Smartphone Revenues
In May 2019, former President Donald Trump added Huawei to the Entity List due to security concerns. The trade blacklist prevents American companies from conducting transactions with Huawei without getting permission from the government. Washington then placed a blanket ban on Huawei in Sept. 2020 that blocked the firm from securing chip supplies from America. The Chinese company consequently failed to get advanced chips necessary for manufacturing smartphones.
Chinese Company Hikvision Confirms It’s Controlled by China’s Military Industrial Complex
Hikvision has “been found to pose an unacceptable risk to U.S. national security or the security and safety of U.S. persons,” the Federal Communication Commission’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau said in a statement
Governor Abbott Warns 800 Percent Increase in Fentanyl Flow Into Texas, China Culpable
Recent data published by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shows that the agency has seized around 6,494 pounds of fentanyl in the fiscal year ending in April 2021, which represents an over 35 percent increase compared to the 4,776 pounds seized in the entire 2020 fiscal year.
Rubio Leads Bipartisan Thrust Urging Biden to Fight for Religious Freedom Worldwide
The Chinese regime “restricts religion in a variety of ways, including banning entire religious groups (such as the Falun Gong movement and several Christian groups), prohibiting certain religious practices, raiding places of worship and detaining and torturing individuals.”