Germany’s government on Wednesday blocked the sale of two of its semiconductor factories to Chinese-owned companies, citing security concerns. “We have prohibited a non-Union investor from entering into business ventures in Germany,” the country’s economy minister Robert Habeck told reporters in front of the German chancellor’s office on Wednesday. He added that the decision came because…
Germany Prohibits Chinese Takeover of 2 Semiconductor Chipmakers, Citing Security Concerns
November 10, 2022
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31 Chinese Military Personnel Trained in UK Over 4 Years: Minister
November 8, 2022
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Thirty-one Chinese military personnel attended training courses in the UK in the years between 2016 and 2020, while British personnel gave nine training sessions in China since 2014, a UK government minister revealed on Monday. Responding to written questions from a number of MPs, Armed Forces minister James Heappey said that the training did not include…
Chinese Manufacturing Weakens, Adding to Economic Pressure
BEIJING—Chinese manufacturing weakened in October, an official survey showed Monday, adding to downward pressure on the economy as the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) tries to reverse a slowdown. A monthly purchasing managers’ index declined to 49.2 from September’s 50.1 on a 100-point scale where numbers below 50 indicate activity contracting, according to the CCP’s…
US Charges 2 Chinese Nationals With Trying to Obstruct Probe Into Global Telecommunications Company
Two Chinese intelligence officers have been charged by U.S. prosecutors for attempting to obstruct a criminal investigation and prosecution of a Chinese-based global telecommunications company. The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the charges on Oct. 24. Prosecutors allege that Guochun He, also known as “Dong He” and “Jacky He,” and Zheng Wang, also known as “Zen Wang,” had “orchestrated a scheme to…
UK Government Urged to Expel Chinese Diplomat After Hong Kong Protester Beaten at Manchester Consulate
October 18, 2022
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Lawmakers on Tuesday urged the UK government to expel Chinese diplomats who were involved in beating a Hong Kong pro-democracy protester at the Chinese Consulate in Manchester on Sunday. Raising an urgent question on the incident in Parliament, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Alicia Kearns, urged the government to either prosecute or expel the…
Philippines to Shut 175 Offshore Gambling Firms, Deport 40,000 Chinese Workers
September 27, 2022
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MANILA—The Philippines will stop operations of 175 offshore gambling firms and deport about 40,000 Chinese workers, a justice ministry official said on Monday, part of a crackdown on the notoriously opaque online gaming industry. The sector emerged in the Philippines in 2016 and grew exponentially, as operators capitalized on the country’s liberal gaming laws to…
Prominent Chinese Commentator Urges COVID-19 Experts to ‘Speak Out’
BEIJING—Prominent Chinese commentator Hu Xijin said on Sunday that as China ponders its COVID-19 policies, epidemic experts need to speak out and China ought to conduct comprehensive research and make any studies transparent to the public. Hu’s unusual call on Chinese social media for candor and transparency earned him 34,000 likes on the popular Twitter-like…
Cambodia Searches for 23 Missing Chinese After Boat Sinks
PHNOM PENH—Cambodian rescue teams searched on Friday for 23 Chinese nationals missing after their boat sank near islands off a coastal town popular with tourists and gamblers. Authorities rescued 18 people after the boat went down early on Thursday off the town of Sihanoukville, the provincial government said in a statement. It was not clear…
Putin Ally Deepens Russia’s ‘Strategic Partnership’ With China
September 19, 2022
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LONDON—One of President Vladimir Putin’s closest allies sought on Monday to deepen a strategic partnership with China, expanding defense cooperation and strengthening coordination between Moscow and Beijing on major geopolitical issues. Since the invasion of Ukraine, Putin has tilted more strongly towards China as the war and severe Western sanctions torpedoed Russia’s relationship with the…
No Sighting in Northern Philippines of Chinese Rocket Debris
MANILA, Philippines—Philippine officials have warned of possible danger to aircraft and ships from debris from a new Chinese rocket launch that might fall in northern Philippine waters, authorities said Thursday, adding no debris has been sighted so far. The Philippine Space Agency said the Chinese regime’s Long March 7A rocket was launched Tuesday night from…
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