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How China Spies on Nations Throughout Western Hemisphere
A federal court in Virginia recently granted Microsoft the authority to seize websites used by a Chinese state-linked hacking group. Known as Nickel, the group has successfully committed cyberattacks in up to 29 countries, including the United States,and 16 Latin American and Caribbean nations. Microsoft has tracked ongoing Nickel operations since 2016, but analysts cite roughly…Mateo Haydar -
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Sen. Ron Johnson Asks ‘Full Accounting’ of Biden Family’s Chinese Business Deals
Americans need a “full accounting of Biden Inc.’s financial entanglements” with China, said Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., who helped lead an earlier probe into the international business deals of President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden. A newly published book, “Red Handed: How American Elites Get Rich Helping China Win” by Peter Schweizer, asserts that five…Fred Lucas -
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‘This Is Bigger Than Sports’: As Olympics Near, NBA Star, Lawmaker Speak Out Against China
As the world awaits the start of the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing on Friday, a Texas congressman and pro-democracy activist Boston Celtics basketball star Enes Kanter Freedom are speaking out on China’s human rights abuses. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, said the U.S. has to ensure its athletes’ safety and send China a stronger message….Maggie Hroncich -
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There Is No Salvaging Congress’ Current Effort to Compete With China
The House of Representatives is considering the America COMPETES Act, a 3,000-page House response to the Senate’s United States Innovation and Competition Act. The $318 billion bill’s ostensible purpose is to address the wide-ranging challenge that China poses to America’s homeland, economy, global interests, and values. The bill does everything imaginable but make America more…Walter Lohman -
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Government Interference in Economy Isn’t Way to Compete With China
The House of Representatives is scheduled this week to consider a wide-ranging bill ostensibly aimed at improving U.S. competitiveness. The long-awaited companion legislation to the Senate’s expansive U.S. Innovation and Competition Act—formerly known as the Endless Frontier Act—however, does just the opposite. Regrettably, the $318 billion bill, dubbed the America COMPETES Act, doesn’t have much…Anthony B. Kim -
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How Multimillion-Dollar PGA Deal Stopped China’s War on Golf
The communist regime in China was once hostile to the game of golf, with revolutionary leader Mao Zedong calling it “a sport for millionaires.” After taking power in 1949, the dictator banned all Communist Party members from joining a golf club. Golf began to have a resurgence in China in 1984. But as recently as…Fred Lucas -
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China Wins the Gold for Tyranny
When Ohio State played Utah at the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day, 87,842 people packed into that stadium to watch the game. On New Year’s Eve, 66,839 attended the Orange Bowl to watch Georgia take on Michigan, and 76,313 attended the Cotton Bowl to watch Alabama take on Cincinnati. COVID-19 did not stop them….Terence Jeffrey -
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How to Counter Iran’s Growing Ties to China
Iran’s theocratic dictatorship, locked into a confrontation with the United States, is drifting into China’s orbit. The Iran-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership agreement signed in Tehran last March and Iran’s joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in September underscore the expansion of political, economic, and strategic ties between the two regimes. These evolving ties have strengthened Iran’s ability to resist sanctions, eased its isolation,…James Phillips -
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Japan Is Becoming Increasingly Valuable Partner in Resistance to China’s Authoritarian Advances
As Communist China increases hostilities in the Indo-Pacific region, Japan is stepping up, not only with bold statements against China’s intimidation but with action—including military contingency planning with the U.S. and joint defense agreements with regional allies. Foreign policy successes aren’t always flashy. But several recent accomplishments in the Indo-Pacific region are collectively affirming a…Bruce Klingner -
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For China, Amazon Supports Democracy Dying in Darkness
There’s something remarkably phony on the front page of every Washington Post, proclaiming the motto, “Democracy Dies in Darkness.” A new investigative report from Reuters found that the Post’s owners at Amazon are partners in a propaganda project with Communist China. Reuters began by revealing that Amazon knuckled under and banned reader reviews on its…Tim Graham -
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US Must Prod China for More Freedom for Foreign Journalists
Comparing the treatment of foreign journalists in China and in the United States not only is misleading, it is downright insulting. The news that President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping had reached an agreement to restart visas for foreign journalists was greeted by some as an indication that Biden is getting tough on…Helle Dale -
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Amazon Killed Popular Feature at Demand of China’s Communist Party
Amazon stopped offering customer ratings and reviews of books sold in China at the request of the Chinese Communist Party, according to a Reuters investigation. The Chinese government ordered Amazon to stop allowing customers to review books following less-than-perfect ratings of a collection of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s writings, Reuters reported, citing two people familiar with…Ailan Evans -
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China’s 20th Anniversary of WTO Membership Necessitates a Reality Check
China celebrated its 20th anniversary of being admitted to the World Trade Organization on Dec. 11. While the mission of the WTO is to ensure that world trade is as smooth, predictable, and free as possible, today’s China remains economically and politically unfree. As BBC’s economics editor pointed out, China’s admission to the World Trade…Anthony B. Kim -
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Pause Before You Give Congress Credit for Trying to Stop Slave Labor in China
American corporate and political leaders are more eager than ever to burnish their do-gooder credentials. Companies are taking stands on social issues more than ever before. Politicians also want to make sure the voters know they are socially just. It's no surprise, therefore, that each house of Congress has passed a bill to stop the…Neil Patel -
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Consumer Group Warns 10 States With Most Pension Dollars Invested in China-Connected BlackRock
A consumer group has warned a bipartisan group of governors against investing state pension funds in BlackRock, one of the world’s largest money management corporations, because of its close links to China. Consumers’ Research sent a letter Thursday to the governors of the top 10 states investing public pension funds in BlackRock. The letter refers…Fred Lucas -
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Unproductive Xi-Biden Summit Sets Stage for Deeper Rift in US-Chinese Relations
Given the low expectations each side brought to the virtual summit between President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday, it is not surprising that little appears to have been achieved in the course of the three and a half hour meeting. No agreements were planned or emerged. Indeed, a number of topics…Dean Cheng -
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Consumer Group Exposes BlackRock’s Ties to Chinese Communist Party
Nike, Coca-Cola, and American Airlines are just a few of the companies Consumers’ Research is targeting over their woke business practices. Consumers’ Research, an educational organization seeking to highlight issues concerning to consumers, now has a new target: American investment firm BlackRock and its ties to the Chinese Communist Party. “Where [is BlackRock] investing your…Douglas Blair -
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China’s New Strategic Weapon Has ‘Unlimited Range.’ Here’s What That Means for US.
China has reportedly tested a new strategic weapon: a fractional orbital bombardment system armed with a hypersonic glide vehicle. What exactly does this weapon do and what is the threat to the United States? Peter Brookes, a senior research fellow focusing on weapons of mass destruction and counterproliferation at The Heritage Foundation, joins “The Daily…Christian Mysliwiec -
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4 Things to Know About Politically Connected, Activist BlackRock and Its China Investments
BlackRock Inc., the largest money management corporation not only in America but the world, has emerged as a big promoter of social and environmental investing and of sending billions of U.S. dollars to China. A consumer advocacy group asserts that New York-based BlackRock’s push for investing in “environmental, social, and governance” issues, known as ESG,…Fred Lucas -
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Pentagon’s China Military Power Report Confirms Beijing’s Nuclear Ambitions
The Pentagon’s annual report on China’s military capabilities confirms that Beijing’s days of maintaining a minimum nuclear deterrent are over. Along with several other concerning military developments, the report makes clear that China is headed toward becoming a nuclear peer (or surpassing) the United States and Russia—a state of affairs for which U.S. nuclear forces…Patty-Jane Geller