Communist China Supporting Iran, Russia to ‘Undermine’ US: Pompeo

There is evidence that the CCP is helping Tehran with direct aid, including through barter deals with Iran, which circumvent the need for sanctionable currency transactions. Some of the resulting profits in Iran could then be channeled to the same terrorist organizations that attack U.S. soldiers in the Middle East.

Simmering Tensions: China Sanctions 5 US Defense Firms Over Arms Sales to Taiwan

The situation also underscores the delicate balance of power in the Taiwan Strait — a 160-kilometer-wide (about 90 miles) waterway that separates Taiwan from mainland China. But the timing of Beijing’s sanctions — coming just days before Taiwan’s presidential and parliamentary elections slated for Jan. 13 — is seen as a strategic move to influence the island’s political landscape.

China Is ‘Lead Actor’ in Digital Suppression: US Intelligence Chief

Beijing has “gotten very good at censoring effectively the information that you get to individuals within China” and “building the structure that allows them to control that information,” she said. The increasing integration of digital appliances through the Internet of Things also creates data about personal activities, which “can be collected, and ultimately surveilled and monitored.”

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.

US Criticizes Aggressive Chinese Military Air-Sea Maneuvers

The PLA, which is the military wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), in a statement on June 3 accused the U.S. and Canada of “deliberately creating incidents” and undermining “peace and stability” in the region, as well as “sending the wrong signal to ‘Taiwan independence’ forces.”