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    China’s Latest Cyberattack Is an Active Threat to Critical US Infrastructure

    Microsoft flagged yet another active threat to U.S. critical infrastructure Wednesday afternoon. The warning lights have been blinking red for some time, and they have signaled a clear shift in the tactics of our adversaries—they intend to disrupt civil society for geopolitical and military gains. Volt Typhoon, a Peoples Republic of China-sponsored hacking group, has…
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    House Select Committee on China Adopts Policies for Taiwan, Against Uyghur Genocide

    The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party released two reports Wednesday with numerous policy recommendations aimed at bolstering “Taiwan deterrence” and helping to stop the genocide “against the Uyghurs and other minorities” in China. “The competition with the CCP requires us working together across the aisle, and we are proud that today we voted…
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    Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss: Taiwan Is ‘an Enduring Rebuke to Totalitarianism’ of China

    “Your future is our future.” That was the simple yet powerful message of former British Prime Minister Liz Truss to Taiwan. Truss made a notable five-day trip to Taiwan starting on May 16, becoming the first former British prime minister to visit the self-governing island republic since Margaret Thatcher, who visited the nation in 1992….
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    China Divesting From US Public Debt

    During President Barack Obama’s first term, there was a massive spike in the annual deficits run up by the federal government. In fiscal 2008, which ended a little more than a month before Obama was elected, the annual federal deficit was $458.55 billion, according to the White House Office of Management and Budget. In fiscal…
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    In Our Nation’s Capital, Chinese Students Seek Freedom From Communist Oppression

    A group of Chinese students in Washington, D.C., is taking a stand against the Chinese Communist Party’s interference in U.S. academia. This small but determined group of students at George Washington University released a statement April 25 announcing the establishment of an Independent Chinese Student Union to give young local Chinese a platform to organize…
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    European Commission Undermines Western Innovators, Boosts Chinese Dominance of Telecom Sector

    On Thursday, the day after World Intellectual Property Day, the European Commission—the self-proclaimed world regulatory superpower—officially proposed a massive regulatory regime of patents that will benefit China and undermine Western innovators in both Europe and the United States. Led by the Gaullist technocrat Thierry Breton, head of the Internal Markets Ministry, the European Commission released…
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    South American Partners Turning Away From US and Toward China, Iran

    Earlier this month, Beijing’s state-owned China Southern Power Grid announced the acquisition of nearly $3 billion in assets of Peru’s electric power grid, giving China control of at least 70% of Peru’s electric distribution market. The deal is remarkable, among other reasons, because it follows months of violent protests that have rocked Peru since December…
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    What Are Illegal Chinese Communist Government Police Stations Doing in the US?

    The Chinese Communist government has been caught operating approximately 100 overseas police stations in at least 53 countries—including at least seven illegal police stations throughout the United States. If it sounds shocking, it’s because it is. A foreign adversary, intent on exerting its influence throughout the world and undermining the United States’ position as the…
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    ‘China’s Already at War With Us,’ Peter Schweizer Says

    OXON HILL, Md. – “China’s already at war with us,”says Peter Schweizer, Government Accountability Institute president and author of “Red-Handed: How American Elites Get Rich Helping China Win.” “You asked for a single word answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’ if we’re going to be at war with China. My view is that China’s already at war with…
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    Chinese Invasion of Taiwan Would Pose Greatest Threat to America, Says JD Vance

    OXON HILL, Md.—American foreign policy should promote our national interests, but the president’s progressive politics isn’t allowing that to happen, Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, said Thursday at The Heritage Foundation’s 50th Anniversary Leadership Summit.   Vance said that although the greatest threat facing America is a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, President Joe Biden is sending U.S….
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    EXCLUSIVE: Next President Must Prioritize Competing With China in Reforming Intel Agencies, Project 2025 Urges

    The next president must press the intelligence community to modernize to meet the threat of China and keep politics out of the spy agencies, conservative leaders say in an extensive new report laying out the framework for every federal agency.  “Mandate for Leadership 2025: The Conservative Promise,” the work of The Heritage Foundation and conservative…
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    ‘Just the Tip of the Iceberg,’ Expert Says of Secret Chinese Police Stations

    The FBI on Monday morning arrested two New York City residents “in connection with opening and operating an illegal overseas police station,” according to a Justice Department press release. Lu Jianwang and Chen Jinping were “charged with conspiring to act as agents of the [People’s Republic of China] government, as well as obstructing justice by destroying…
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    After China ‘Firmly Opposes’ This Hearing on COVID-19 Origins, Here Are 4 Takeaways

    China’s disapproval of a congressional probe and the U.S. government’s role in funding controversial bioresearch were key topics Tuesday as a special House panel dug further into the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest hearing by the House Oversight and Accountability Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic came after the Chinese government issued a…
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    FBI Arrests, Charges 2 NYC Residents ‘In Connection With’ Chinese ‘Secret, Illegal Police Station’

    The FBI on Monday arrested two New York City residents “in connection with opening and operating an illegal overseas police station.” Lu Jianwang, 61, of the Bronx, and Chen Jinping, 59, of Manhattan, were arrested Monday morning and “are charged with conspiring to act as agents of the [People’s Republic of China] government, as well…
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    Bill Aims to Prevent Exports of Specific Intellectual Property, Technology to China

    Rep. Mark Green on Thursday reintroduced legislation relating to "U.S. exports of certain technology and intellectual property" to China. "It’s no secret the Chinese Communist Party rules its people through fear. From social credit systems dictated by the party to a surveillance state like something out of '1984,' the Chinese people live under extreme tyranny," Green,…
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    China Says Military Drills Are ‘Serious Warning’ to Taiwan, Foreign Allies

    China’s recent military drills around Taiwan were meant to serve as a “serious warning” to both “pro-independence politicians” on the island as well as to its foreign allies, The Associated Press reports. “The People’s Liberation Army recently organized and conducted a series of countermeasures in the Taiwan Strait and surrounding waters, which is a serious…
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    Biden EPA’s EV Quotas Would Take Away Americans’ Freedom of Choice of Vehicles, Enrich China

    The Biden administration on Wednesday announced plans to make cars more expensive for Americans, curb U.S. energy jobs, and make Chinese battery manufacturers richer. The new proposed regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency would require new car sales to be 60% battery-powered electric by 2030 and 67% by 2032 in order for automakers to be…
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    America Imports Nearly $79 Billion in Cellphones, Other Household Goods From China

    In 2020, the year that the COVID-19 pandemic—which originated in China—hit the United States, Americans imported $61,689,114,229 in the category of “cellphones and other household goods” from China. In 2021, Americans imported $75,104,920,094 in Chinese-made cellphones and other household goods. In 2022, the Census Bureau reported last week, Americans imported $78,766,814,842 in Chinese-made cellphones and…
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    Experts React to China’s Military Stating It Is ‘Ready to Fight’ After Taiwan Drills

    A defense expert and an Asian studies expert are weighing in on the People’s Liberation Army stating it is “ready to fight” following three days of military drills around Taiwan. “The theater’s troops are ready to fight at all times and can fight at any time to resolutely smash any form of ‘Taiwan independence’ and…
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    7 Ways to Counter Threat of Chinese Communist Party

    The Chinese Communist Party is the greatest adversary of the United States, national security experts say. So, what can you do to counter its threat? Bryan Burack, a senior policy adviser focusing on China and the Indo-Pacific at The Heritage Foundation’s Asian Studies Center, appears in a new video to list seven things Americans can do…
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