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Israeli Mayor of West Bank Town Talks About Losing 3 Residents to Terrorism
Oded Revivi is the mayor of Efrat, an Israeli town in the West Bank. Earlier this month, three Efrat residents—mother Lucy Dee and daughters Maia and Rina Dee—were shot and killed by terrorists. Revivi joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to talk about how Efrat is moving forward, what the Dee family is experiencing (and why…Katrina Trinko -
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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…Samantha Aschieris -
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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,…Samantha Aschieris -
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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…Samantha Aschieris -
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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…Diana Furchtgott-Roth -
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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…Terence Jeffrey -
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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…Samantha Aschieris -
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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…Samantha Aschieris -
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Finland Becomes 31st NATO Member. Here’s Why It Matters
Finland is joining NATO, and Victoria Coates says Russia is less than pleased. Leaders in Moscow are “thoroughly outraged about this and claiming it causes some kind of intolerable threat to Russian security,” says Coates, a senior research fellow in international affairs and national security at The Heritage Foundation. (The Daily Signal is the news…Virginia Allen -
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Did Biden Try to Block Chinese Spy Balloon From Compromising US Military Secrets? Experts Demand Answers
A defense expert and an Asian studies expert are reacting to NBC News’ exclusive reporting that the Chinese spy balloon that traveled across the U.S. earlier this year collected intelligence from numerous U.S. military sites, although the Biden administration attempted to prevent the espionage from happening. The balloon, first detected Jan. 28, was controlled by…Samantha Aschieris -
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From Stanford to Israel, Mobocracy Triumphs Over Deliberation
The very notion of republican self-governance, which has been a core tenet of Western civilization since the demise of the great monarchs of Europe, depends upon the willingness of citizens to debate and deliberate the most pressing issues of society. Sadly, high-profile recent examples, from the tony terrain of Stanford University all the way to…Josh Hammer -
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China Critics Target of Bomb-Threat Hoax, Investigation Finds
Three critics of China are at the center of a bomb-threat hoax plot thought to be the work of the Chinese government, according to an Axios investigation. One of the targets is Bob Fu, the founder and president of ChinaAid, which describes itself as “an international nonprofit Christian human rights organization committed to promoting religious freedom…Samantha Aschieris -
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Washington Needs Actionable Agenda for Dealing With Existential Threat From China
“If not now, when?” That’s one of the key questions Washington must deal with when it comes to the greatest existential menace America must confront and defeat in this century. The critical matter is not the issue of John Kerry’s climate change. It’s about how to effectively fend off a Communist China that has been…Anthony B. Kim -
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Asian Studies Expert Suggests Ways to Diminish China’s Threat to Taiwan
A leading Asian studies expert is weighing in on how the U.S. can diminish the threat China poses to Taiwan, even as tensions between the two countries remain high. “I think the first thing we need to do is clear a backlog of arms sales to Taiwan. We sell Taiwan advanced military hardware, and a…Samantha Aschieris -
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Heritage Report Addresses How America Wins New Cold War With China
While appearing at a recent congressional hearing on China, former deputy national security adviser Matt Pottinger testified to what many in our political class have failed to acknowledge: Although America has long sought peace and cooperation with China, “it does us little good to repeat again and again that we aren’t seeking a new Cold…Andrew J. Harding -
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‘We Are in a Conflict’ With China, Sen. Marco Rubio Says
The U.S. is “not just in a competition” with the Chinese Communist Party, but also “in a conflict,” a leading hawk on China and Republican senator says. “We’re in a conflict, and I say conflict. People think conflict; they think war. I don’t want there to be a war,” Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said at…Samantha Aschieris -
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What You Need to Know About Israeli Protests
With hundreds of thousands of Israelis taking to the streets in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem over reforms to the judicial system proposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, what are Americans to make of it? “Well, basically, what Netanyahu is proposing is to make the appointments of the judges less political and their powers less sweeping….Samantha Aschieris -
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After Facing Torture From Chinese Communist Party, Uyghur Muslim Shares Her Story and Calls for Action
Sterilization, electric shock torture, and brainwashing are hallmarks of the Chinese Communist Party’s treatment of the Uyghur people, according to prison camp survivors. “Genocide is occurring. This time at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party,” Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., said at the start of the Select Committee on the CCP hearing Thursday night. Gulbahar…Virginia Allen -
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Nagging Unanswered Questions About War in Ukraine
Ukrainians—and many Europeans and Americans—are defining an envisioned Ukrainian victory as the complete expulsion of all Russians from its 2013 borders. Or, as a Ukrainian national security chief put it, the war ends with Ukrainian tanks in Red Square. But mysteries remain about such ambitious agendas. What would that goal entail? Giving Ukraine American F-16s…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Uyghur Muslims ‘Systematically Exterminated,’ Head of China Select Committee Says
The ongoing genocide of Uyghur Muslims in China’s Xinjiang region “should serve as a warning” about the threat of the communist regime there, the chairman of the House’s select committee on China says. “The Chinese Communist Party’s ongoing Uyghur genocide reveals the party’s true nature,” Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., told The Daily Signal in an…Samantha Aschieris