Ottawa is accusing a Chinese diplomat of targeting a Canadian lawmaker who’s critical of China’s human rights records. Beijing retaliated, ousting a Canadian diplomat. The two nations have clashed since the detention of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in 2018, and Beijing’s subsequent arrest of two Canadians on espionage charges. Topics in this episode: China Expels…
California Taiwanese Community Calls on US Government to Support Taiwan’s WHA Participation
MILPITAS, Calif.—Several Taiwanese organizations held a joint press conference Saturday to raise awareness of the Chinese regime’s continued effort to block Taiwan from attending the upcoming World Health Assembly (WHA). The 76th WHA will be held in Geneva, Switzerland from May 21–30. Once again, Taiwan did not receive an invitation. Li Hangwen, the main organizer…
China Ranks 2nd Worst in Latest World Press Freedom Index
May 6, 2023
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China joined other communist states—Vietnam and North Korea—at the very bottom of the latest Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) World Press Freedom Index released on May 3, which was World Press Freedom Day. China ranked in 179th place on this year’s index of 180 countries and regions, one spot above North Korea and one place lower than…
English Key to Integrating Taiwanese and US Military Cooperation
Commentary The Taiwan government’s desire for greater integration with the U.S. military is supported by its goal of making the country bilingual by 2030. Taiwan’s President, Tsai Ing-wen told ex-U.S. national security adviser John Bolton, during his visit to Taipei on May 3, that she hopes to increase U.S. security exchanges, in the face of…
Lawmakers Push Bill to Close NYC’s Chinese Consulate
China’s illegal police station in New York City has been shut down, but what about the Chinese consulates? Two lawmakers are pushing for a new bill, aiming to do just that and boot Chinese diplomats out of America. But it wouldn’t be the first time. The Chinese consulate in Houston was shut down under the…
Taiwan’s Exclusion From the World Health Assembly Must End
May 5, 2023
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Commentary The World Health Assembly (WHA), the World Health Organization’s decision-making body, will meet later this month for its annual summit. Over 190 countries will be represented at the conference, but Taiwan will not be one of them. The reason for this is because China’s political pressure has prevented Taiwan, a nation of 23 million…
Senators Urge China to Curb Flow of Chemicals Used in Fentanyl Production
May 5, 2023
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On Thursday, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) urged Beijing to curb the flow of precursor chemicals into Mexico, which are used by drug cartels to produce fentanyl. “China is not doing enough to halt the stream of chemicals that Mexican drug cartels use to produce fentanyl, the destructive drug that has…
China Revises Military Conscription Laws, Eyeing Space, Cyberwarfare
May 4, 2023
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China’s newly revised military conscription laws went into effect on May 1. Its focus on reenlisting retired service people and recruiting college students with expertise in space and cyberwarfare has drawn widespread attention. The amended conscription regulations were approved by the ruling Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) State Council and the Central Military Commission in April….
Senate Democrats Propose New Legislation to Counter Growing Threat From China
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on May 3 unveiled a new Democrat proposal aimed at staving off competition from China, boosting U.S. economic investment, and deterring Beijing from escalating conflict with Taiwan. A blueprint of the proposal dubbed the “China Competition Bill 2.0,” builds off legislation signed into law last summer authorizing more than $170 billion over five years…
Beijing Accessing Americans’ Financial Data?
Are Americans’ financial secrets finding their way into Beijing’s hands? Two Republican lawmakers are concerned about this issue. They’re demanding answers from the country’s top stock market regulators over whether Chinese-linked companies Webull Financial and Moomoo are complying with American laws—noting that if not, Americans’ personal data, like Social Security numbers and more, could be…
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