Senate Backs Ban on China Buying US Farmland
The proposed ban comes when Chinese ownership of American farmland has become an increasing concern for state governments and the general public. Republican-led states such as Florida, Texas, Virginia, and South Dakota have undertaken state-level legislative efforts to tighten control on foreign land purchases.
MPs and Senators Across Political Spectrum Condemn Beijing’s Threats Against Canadians
“One of the things that’s most important is that we continually find ways to strengthen our relationships with democracies, strengthen our relationships with countries in the region that believe in democracy, believe in rule of law, believe in a rules-based world order,”
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.”
A New Path Forward Without the Chinese Communist Party
After Deng Xiaoping took power, he tried to justify his order to slaughter thousands of students in Tiananmen Square in 1989 by saying that killing 20,000 people would guarantee 20 years of stability (for the CCP).
It was estimated that during the first 30 years of the CCP’s rule, more than 80 million people died of unnatural causes as a result of the series of political movements and suppression.
A Good Country, A Good People – Thirty Days Around Taiwan
But hints of war — at least the threat of it — did show themselves. At the Hualien train station, roaring fighter jets, two in a group, flew overhead. In Taitung and Tainan, I also saw or heard of fighter jets several times.
‘Mind Dominance’: The Chinese Communist Party’s Disinformation War on US Social Media
“In the post-2019 period, inauthentic campaigns and online personalities have become staples of CCP propaganda. YouTube, Facebook, and other global social media platforms have removed tens of thousands of accounts suspected of inauthentic manipulation attributed to China in the past three years.”
Nearly 90% of Canadians Want Ottawa to Set Up a Foreign-Influence Registry
In the U.S., the Foreign Agent Registry Act has been in place since 1938. In recent years, new legislation, such as the “Countering the Chinese Government and Communist Party’s Political Influence Operations Act of 2018,” has been introduced in response to Beijing’s growing interference in the country.
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,”
Chinese Leader Xi Jinping Confronts Trudeau at G20 Over Discussions ‘Leaked’ to the Press
Trudeau spoke to Xi on Nov. 15, and his office later said the Prime Minister had raised concerns about China’s interference in Canada, as well as media reports of unofficial Chinese police stations operating in Toronto.
European Lawmakers Visit Taiwan, Taking Different Path from Scholz
Speaking to VOA in September, legislator Gyde Jensen, a member of the FDP who participated in the IPAC delegation, said China’s treatment of Hong Kong and the Muslim minorities in Xinjiang have “disqualified” Beijing as a “trusted member of our rules-based order, which should alarm [every]one, especially those who conduct business there.”