Weapons of mass destruction may be on the table for a certain Indo-Pacific island. Reports say Taiwan could be in talks to come under Washington’s “nuclear umbrella.” That would trigger the United States to retaliate in kind if Taiwan were to come under nuclear attack from Beijing. For decades, the U.S. nuclear umbrella has shielded…
O’Toole Says CSIS Told Him He Was Target of Beijing-Backed Voter Suppression, Misinformation Campaigns
Former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole told the House of Commons on May 30 that the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) informed him that he and his party were targeted by Beijing in a voter suppression and misinformation campaign during the 2021 federal election. “The briefing from CSIS confirmed to me what I suspected for quite…
Chinese Fighter Jet Intercepts US Plane Over South China Sea
A Chinese fighter jet aggressively intercepted a U.S. aircraft earlier in the month, risking the lives of its crew and escalating tensions between the two nations. A J-16 fighter pilot “performed an unnecessarily aggressive maneuver” against a U.S. RC-135 reconnaissance plane on May 26, according to a statement released by United States Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM)…
Apollo Astronauts Say US Needs to Take Space Seriously as Front in ‘New Cold War’ With China
Veteran moonwalkers of the Apollo Program say that the United States needs to take space seriously as a front in a “new Cold War” with China. Astronauts Charles Duke of Apollo 16, Harrison Schmitt of Apollo 17, Rusty Schweikert of Apollo 9, and Randy Bresnik of Artemis II, an upcoming mission to the Moon, discussed…
Apollo Astronauts Say US Needs to Take Space Seriously in ‘New Cold War’ With China
Veteran moonwalkers of the Apollo Program say that the United States needs to take space seriously as a front in a “new Cold War” with China. Astronauts Charles Duke of Apollo 16, Harrison Schmitt of Apollo 17, Rusty Schweikert of Apollo 9, and Randy Bresnik of Artemis II, an upcoming mission to the Moon, discussed…
US Should Deploy Space Dominance Measures to Counter China Threat: Analyst
The United States should apply the space dominance approach to counter the challenge from China, according to Brandon Weichert, author of “Winning Space: How America Remains a Superpower.” The geopolitical analyst referred to newly leaked Pentagon documents suggesting that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is “probably developing cyber-attack capabilities that will threaten Western satellite systems.” “The [intelligence…
Hong Kong Billionaire Reduces Stake in Chinese Bank Amid China’s Banking Troubles
Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing’s foundation has recently reduced its stake in the Postal Savings Bank of China, cashing out HK$122 million (about $15.6 million). Market observers speculate that Li Ka Shing Foundation’s sale of its shares on May 11 is a sign that Li is pessimistic about the long-term outlook of China’s economy, as…
Taiwan May Reactivate Nuclear Plants in Event of China Blockade: Official
Taiwan plans to preserve its idle nuclear power plants in order to ensure their readiness for reactivation in case of an emergency, including a potential naval blockade by China, a lawmaker said on May 28. Vice President Lai Ching-te was responding to a question posed during the National Taiwan University forum about how the self-ruled…
PREMIERING NOW: Inside a CCP Scheme to Bribe an IRS Official to Target Falun Gong, DOJ Indicts Two: Levi Browde
Two suspected Chinese agents were recently indicted for attempting to bribe a public official with tens of thousands of dollars in a scheme targeting the persecuted faith group Falun Gong in the United States. John Chen, a 70-year-old U.S. citizen born in China, and Lin Feng, a Chinese citizen aged 43, were trying to get…
Inside a CCP Scheme to Bribe an IRS Official to Target Falun Gong, DOJ Indicts Two: Levi Browde
Two suspected Chinese agents were recently indicted for attempting to bribe a public official with tens of thousands of dollars in a scheme targeting the persecuted faith group Falun Gong in the United States. John Chen, a 70-year-old U.S. citizen born in China, and Lin Feng, a Chinese citizen aged 43, were trying to get…
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