Chinese Espionage Quietly Penetrates Critical Infrastructure in the US
Mr. Ding was employed by Google in 2019 and had access to confidential information from the company’s supercomputing data centers. He uploaded hundreds of files to his personal Google Cloud account two years ago and resigned from Google at the end of last year.
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.
Beijing Sees High-level Talks as Tool to ‘Forestall and Delay’ US Pressure, Congressional Report Warns
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), for its part, has made a variety of gestures to display goodwill, though top cadres warn Washington against stepping on the Party’s “red lines,” and stress that the path to reconciliation “won’t be smooth sailing.”
100 US Rights Groups Plan Protest Against the Chinese Communist Party, Xi Jiping During Visit With Biden
“Every time Xi Jinping came to the United States, I was there to protest. This time, the demands are for Xi Jinping to step down, the Communist Party to step down, and to release some political prisoners,” Chen Chuangchuang, executive director of the China Democracy Party
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.”
Experts Warn of Renewed Chinese Communist Party ‘Cognitive Warfare’ on US Campuses
Chinese infiltration can be motivated by anything from wanting to project a positive image of China and its government to getting hold of technology that has potentially military applications, said Ian Oxnevad, Senior Fellow, Foreign Affairs and Security Studies at the National Association of Scholars.
One in Five UK Importers Diverted Supply Chain Away From China: Survey
“Ultimately, firms are pursuing long-term stability in their supply chains, so they can provide certainty to their own end customers. They want to know they can rely on their international business partners long-term and not be hampered by sudden disruptions,”
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.”