The U.S. Department of Commerce on June 12 added dozens of China-based and other firms to its Entity List (pdf), citing concerns regarding national security and foreign policy risks. A group of companies, including Frontier Services Group Ltd., a security and aviation company, and Test Flying Academy of South Africa, were sanctioned for “providing training…
US Sanctions Companies That Train Chinese Pilots, Help China in Weapons Development
June 14, 2023
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CSIS Director Contradicts Minister Blair on Passage of Intel Related to Beijing Threats
June 14, 2023
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The director of Canada’s spy agency told MPs that the proper protocol had been followed to pass information to the minister of public safety on Beijing threats to parliamentarians, contradicting the minister’s previous testimony. “My understanding of how the information flows from an agency to the minister is that this is sent to the department—in…
ANALYSIS: Beijing’s Land Finance Policy at an Impasse as Revenue From Land Sales Plummets
China’s land finance policy has plunged into its most severe crisis in nearly 30 years, resulting from a prolonged housing market downturn and a drastic reduction in local revenues, experts have observed. Land finance can be seen as part of Tax-Sharing Reform, a fiscal and tax distribution system between the central and local authorities, implemented by…
China’s ‘New Cultural Mission’ Aims to Spread ‘Communist Totalitarianism,’ Analysts Warn
Chinese state media recently touted Beijing’s “new cultural mission” of creating a “modern version” of China. However, critics told The Epoch Times that the regime aims to spread the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) ideology to the world. In the June 2 meeting titled “Cultural Inheritance and Development,” CCP leader Xi Jinping said that Chinese culture and…
Netherlands to Screen Foreign Doctoral Students in Tech Fields, Citing Security Risks
June 13, 2023
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The Netherlands is citing possible security risks as it ponders legislation that would see screening of international students who intend to pursue doctoral studies in technical professions, a spokesperson for the Education Ministry announced on Monday. The move is the most recent step taken by the Dutch government to hinder Chinese entities and students from accessing Dutch…
Texas Congresswoman Introduces Legislation to Prevent China From Buying US Farmland
June 11, 2023
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A congresswoman from Texas has introduced legislation aimed at preventing foreign adversaries, particularly China, from buying U.S. farmland. Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-Texas), a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, introduced the legislation on June 9. Known as the Protecting American Farmland Act (H.R.3996), the bill would amend the U.S. tax code,…
CCP Includes Xi’s Quotes in National College Entrance Exam Again to Tighten Political Control
June 11, 2023
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This year’s China college entrance examination set up by the communist regime’s Ministry of Education includes Xi Jinping’s quotations as a composition topic. This is the second time since five years ago that the regime leader’s words made it into one of the world’s most difficult college entrance exams, which is also known as Gaokao….
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Dismissal of China Military Threat ‘Dangerously Naive’: Retired Colonel
June 10, 2023
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Robert F. Kennedy’s view that China doesn’t pose a military threat to the United States is misguided and doesn’t align with reality, according to analysts. In a Twitter Spaces conversation earlier this week with the platform’s owner Elon Musk, the Democrat presidential candidate called for the United States to engage with China in talks and…
Former ByteDance Executive Says Chinese Communist Party Tracked Hong Kong Protesters via Data
June 10, 2023
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HONG KONG—A former executive at ByteDance, the Chinese company which owns the short-video app TikTok, says in a legal filing that some members of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) used data held by the company to identify and locate protesters in Hong Kong. Yintao Yu, formerly head of engineering for ByteDance in the United…
South Korea Summons China Envoy Over ‘Provocative’ Remarks About US Ties
South Korea on Friday summoned China’s top envoy to protest against his “provocative” remarks on United States-South Korea relations, saying that such an act amounts to interference in internal affairs. Chinese envoy Xing Haiming made the remarks during a meeting with South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung on Thursday, in which he urged South Korea…
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