Category: Taiwan

Beijing Hits Back at CIA Chief’s Remark on Rebuilding Spy Network in China

The CIA is working to rebuild its network of spies in China after Beijing caught and killed many of its agents a decade ago. As China vows countermeasures, will the agency pull it off this time? Streets lie vacant and sirens sound across northern Taiwan. A half-hour evacuation drill aims to prepare residents for natural…


REPLAY: Lessons from Taiwan: Enduring PRC Media Infiltration—A Global Taiwan Institute Event

In a seminar held by Global Taiwan Institute (GTI) on July 20, Shu-ling Ko (National Endowment for Democracy), Amber Lin (Georgetown), Rita Cheng (Radio Free Asia), and Kevin Sheives (National Endowment for Democracy) discussed “the situation, vulnerabilities, and strengths of a Taiwanese media sector facing comprehensive infiltration attempts by the People’s Republic of China(PRC),” as…


Lessons from Taiwan: Enduring PRC Media Infiltration—A Global Taiwan Institute Event

In a seminar held by Global Taiwan Institute (GTI) on July 20, Shu-ling Ko (National Endowment for Democracy), Amber Lin (Georgetown), Rita Cheng (Radio Free Asia), and Kevin Sheives (National Endowment for Democracy) discussed “the situation, vulnerabilities, and strengths of a Taiwanese media sector facing comprehensive infiltration attempts by the People’s Republic of China(PRC),” as…


Taiwanese Groups Protest Against Service Trade Agreement With Communist China

The Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement has recently become a hot topic during Taiwan’s national election. Candidates from different parties have been urged to express their stance on it to the public. Professional groups have protested against the controversial agreement with China, which has been waiting for ratification by Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan for nearly a decade….


US Navy Plane Flies Through Taiwan Strait, China Carries out More Drills

TAIPEI—Chinese fighter jets monitored a U.S. Navy patrol plane that flew through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Thursday, as China carried out a third day of military exercises to the south of the island Beijing views as China’s sovereign territory. The Chinese communist regime has been incensed by U.S. military missions through the narrow strait,…


Taiwan’s Presidential Candidate Looks for Opportunities to Build Collaborations With US Space Industry

Taiwan will have its next presidential election in January 2024. As the leading candidate, Taiwan’s current Vice President, Lai Ching-te, is particularly interested in making collaborations with U.S. corporations in the space industry. Chung Chia-pin, a Taiwan’s congressional member who came to the Northern California Taiwanese community to raise support for Mr. Lai’s campaign, told…


China Is Developing Brain Control Weapons, Threatening US and Indo-Pacific Allies: Report

China is developing weapons targeting brain functions, with the goal of engaging in cognitive warfare to influence government and military leaders and control entire populations, according to a new report. “Unknown to many, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its People’s Liberation Army (PLA) have established themselves as world leaders in the development of NeuroStrike…


China-Based Hackers Breach US Government Email Accounts

A Chinese hacking group foils Microsoft security, targeting the U.S. government in what’s being called an intel gathering scheme. A statement from NATO sparks Beijing’s anger. Lashing out on day two of a major summit, China sent over 30 fighter jets flying near Taiwan. Police in Hong Kong raid the family home of an exiled…


China Passing Laws, Building Infrastructure for Wartime, Expert Says

China’s communist regime is taking actions to insulate its economy and building infrastructure required to conduct a war of conquest against Taiwan. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which rules China as a single-party state, is taking actions similar to those Russia made before invading Ukraine, according to J. Kyle Bass, chief investment officer for Hayman…


$100 Million: Bytedance Lobbying to Change TikTok Bill

A bill taking aim at TikTok is facing changes on Capitol Hill. This comes after the app spent $100 million to lobby Congress. Federal prosecutors are now targeting the head of a Washington-based think tank, who has been charged for acting as a Chinese agent. Dozens of Chinese military aircraft were spotted near Taiwan, flanked…