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    16 Photos Documenting Historic Protests Against Communist China

    Protests swept across China over the weekend in response to the nation's "zero-COVID" policy and an apartment fire in Urumqi that killed 10 people, The Associated Press reported. "It was really sparked by the fire in Urumqi. So, China has sort of a practice in its 'zero-COVID' policy of when it locks down cities or…
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    Here’s How Much US Has Sent to Communist China This Year

    Two weeks after he was inaugurated, President Joe Biden traveled over to the State Department to deliver a speech about his foreign policy. One point he repeatedly stressed in that speech: He was not going to let the People’s Republic of China take advantage of the United States. “American leadership must meet this new moment…
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    ‘Innovation Race’ Documentary Shines Light on America’s Rivalry With China

    China is vying to become the world’s No. 1 superpower, a distinction long held by the U.S. The communist country “is threatening American innovation and national security by exploiting weaknesses in U.S. patent protection, and Big Tech is letting them get away with it,” according to a synopsis for a new documentary film, “Innovation Race,”…
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    Biden Hands China’s Xi Propaganda Victory at G-20

    President Joe Biden just gave his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, a propaganda victory. The two met Monday on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, their first in-person meeting of Biden’s presidency. While it’s positive that the two leaders are communicating, the optics of the meeting might have done more harm…
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    How America Can Outperform China in Critical Diplomacy Competition

    For some time after the end of the Cold War in 1989, it was common to think that the world had entered a new era in which great power competition would be a thing of the past. But instead, the world has entered a new era of geopolitical competition between states—an era where competitors like…
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    China’s Growing Political Autocracy Limits Its Economic Prospects

    Chinese President Xi Jinping’s attempt to build a more socialist economy with excessive Communist Party control contradicts more market-oriented reforms China has tried to implement since the late 1970s. On October 16, the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party reaffirmed Xi’s control over the country and his party for a third term and,…
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    China Poses ‘Most Comprehensive and Serious Challenge’ to America, New Defense Strategy Says

    The Pentagon identifies China as the No. 1 threat to U.S. national security in the latest version of the National Defense Strategy, released just days after the leader of the communist regime secured a third five-year term. “The key theme … is the need to sustain and strengthen U.S. deterrence with the People’s Republic of…
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    Vatican’s Renewal of Pact on Chinese Bishops: ‘Disgraceful’ or Diplomatic?

    Catholic commentators are weighing in on the Vatican’s decision to renew a deal with China on the appointment of Catholic bishops in the officially atheist communist nation. While some have spoken out against the Vatican’s decision, describing it as “disgraceful,” others characterized it as strategically necessary for the good of the Catholic Church despite not…
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    America’s Military Strength Losing Ground to China’s, Report Says

    A new report offers harrowing insight into the strength of Communist China’s military a day after Chinese President Xi Jinping renewed calls for the “reunification” of China and Taiwan. “Resolving the Taiwan question is a matter for the Chinese, a matter that must be resolved by the Chinese,” Xi said Sunday at the opening session…
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    How a Christian University and American Capitalism Are Teaming Up to Combat Chinese Communism’s Spread

    While the U.S. government often lacks a coherent policy to deal with Communist China’s dangerous military, political, and economic influence around the world, many in America’s private sector—brought together by the nation’s largest Christian university—are stepping into the breach to do something about it. Last week, Liberty University convened more than 630 U.S. and African…
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    ‘This Is World War III’: Expert Breaks Down China’s ‘Hybrid Warfare’ Against the US

    The CEO of a business warfare and counterintelligence company issued a chilling warning Thursday evening about the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party and called on Americans to change their behavior and attitude toward China’s communist regime. “It’s not just military. I’d like to back it up all the way to hybrid warfare. Hybrid…
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    2 DC Suburbs Drop Contracts With Election Software Company Under Scrutiny for China Ties

    After the arrest last week of the CEO of an election software company amid alleged ties to China, at least two suburban counties outside the nation’s capital canceled contracts with the company, Konnech Inc. The moves by Virginia’s Fairfax and Prince William counties follow cancellations by Detroit and Los Angeles County, where the District Attorney’s…
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    China May Exploit US Poll Worker Data for Blackmail, Election Interference, GOP Lawmaker Warns

    A Republican congressman is warning that the Chinese Communist Party could weaponize the data of U.S. poll workers found on servers in mainland China after the chief executive of an election software company with alleged ties to the party was arrested. “Having servers ultimately controlled by the Chinese Communist Party with personal data about our poll workers…
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    GOP Lawmakers Worry About China Ties of Election Software Company Accused of Stealing Data

    Criminal charges in California against the chief executive of a software company said to be tied to China have sparked national concerns about election security.  Eugene Yu, founder and president of the election software company Konnech Inc., was arrested by local police in Michigan in connection with an investigation into the possible theft of personal…
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    US Needs to Renew Pacts With Pacific Island Nations as Bulwark Against China

    Congress has a decision to make soon that will affect the nation’s ability to deter China and maintain the U.S. role in the Pacific. Without meaningful action to renew U.S. agreements with several Pacific Island nations, China will be positioned to gain greater leverage and influence across what was once an American lake. A year…
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    China Is Laughing at Us

    Europe is rapidly de-industrializing. German factories are going dark. French and Dutch farmers can’t afford to heat greenhouses. Millions of Brits are facing energy poverty. And Americans are still struggling to put food on the table or pay their energy bills. These disasters largely all stem from Western leaders’ devotion to the cult of climate extremism, and the calamitous decisions to replace fossil fuels…
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    Rep. Trent Kelly Explains Threat China Poses to America

    What kind of threat does China really pose to America? And is America ready to face that threat?  In the areas of agriculture, cybersecurity, and economics, China threatens our nation, Rep. Trent Kelly, R-Miss., says. China has “infiltrated our universities. They’re buying our farmland. They’re stealing technology,” Kelly says.  But China is not the only concern….
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    US Leadership Needed to Push Back on China’s Abuse of Interpol

    Contrary to Hollywood, Interpol isn’t an international police force. It’s more like a bulletin board on which police forces around the world post their wanted notices. But Interpol does have problems. And China is among the biggest. The next meeting of the Interpol General Assembly, which makes the final decisions for the organization, is set…
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    China’s Secretive Work in Biotechnology

    While U.S. intelligence toils to identify the exact origins of the SARS-COV2 (COVID-19) virus in China, there are other good reasons to be concerned about Chinese work in biotechnology that could be used against us and our allies in a crisis or conflict. Indeed, the State Department’s recent report to Congress on arms control, nonproliferation,…
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    In 5 Charts, Factors Affecting China’s Military Future

    China launched missiles over Taiwan and into Japanese waters in a truculent response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Aug. 2 visit to the island nation. That was just the latest sign Beijing is not deterred and might be closer to trying a military takeover of Taiwan than most believe. Given how long it takes to…
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