German and Lithuanian parliamentary delegates traveled to Taiwan this week to meet with Taiwanese defense officials as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continued to exert military pressure on the self-ruled island. Lithuania’s nine-member delegation arrived in Taiwan on Sunday for a six-day visit “to demonstrate the solidarity and cooperation of frontline democratic countries,” according to…
German, Lithuania Delegations Visit Taiwan to Discuss Defense as Beijing Threat Builds
January 10, 2023
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China Needs to Know the Economic Consequences If It Invades Taiwan: Former NATO Chief
January 8, 2023
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The former head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) urged countries to show China the economic consequences it will face if it invades Taiwan. Western countries need to make it clear that China would face “severe economic consequences” if it moves against the independent republic of Taiwan, said former NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen during…
UK Won’t Require COVID-Positive China Arrivals to Self-Isolate: Minister
January 3, 2023
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The UK government will not require passengers arriving from China to self-isolate if they test positive for COVID-19 on arrival, a Cabinet minister has said. From Jan. 5, people flying from mainland China to England will be asked to take a test no more than two days prior to departure. In addition, the UK Health…
UK Surveillance Tsar Voices Concern Over Chinese Equipment
January 2, 2023
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The UK’s surveillance watchdog said a timeline should be set up to assess the risks of using Chinese-made equipment and to remove or replace them if appropriate. In an interview published on Monday in The Times of London, Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner Fraser Sampson likened the widespread use of Chinese cameras and drones to “digital asbestos,”…
EU Declining to Impose Curbs Amid China’s COVID Surge Is ‘Huge Gamble’: Expert
December 29, 2022
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When Milan started testing arrivals from China for COVID amid the country’s explosive virus spread, it found that about half of the travelers on two flights had the virus. That prompted Italy, the first European country to be hit hard by the pandemic in 2020, to impose mandatory COVID testing on all passengers from China…
Italy Mandates COVID Testing of All China Arrivals After Half of Passengers on Two Flights From China to Milan Tested Positive
December 29, 2022
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Italy has ordered mandatory COVID-19 testing of all travelers arriving from China, where the number of cases is surging, the health minister announced on Dec. 28. Despite the COVID outbreak continuing to spread in China, Beijing announced the easing of restrictions on international travel on Tuesday, sparking global concerns. Several other countries, including Japan, India,…
Italy Mandates COVID Testing of All China Arrivals
December 29, 2022
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Italy has ordered mandatory COVID-19 testing of all travelers arriving from China, where the number of cases is surging, the health minister announced on Dec. 28. Despite the COVID outbreak continuing to spread in China, Beijing announced the easing of restrictions on international travel on Tuesday, sparking global concerns. Several other countries, including Japan, India,…
Putin Oversees Launch of Siberian Gas Field Feeding Pipeline to China
December 23, 2022
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Russian President Vladimir Putin presided over the launch of a major new Siberian gas field on Wednesday to help drive a planned surge in supply to China. The Kovykta gas field will feed into the Power of Siberia pipeline carrying Russian gas to China. With recoverable reserves of 1.8 trillion cubic meters, it is the…
Italy Stops Joint Police Patrols With China After Reports of Covert Overseas Chinese Police Stations
December 20, 2022
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Italian interior minister said on Dec. 19 that Italy will stop allowing Chinese communist regime’s police to take part in joint patrols in its territory with Italian police. The decision came after the Italian government was accused of turning a blind eye to covert overseas Chinese police “service stations” set up in its cities. Italy…
Experts Warn UK Not to Trust TikTok’s Pledge to Keep User Data From CCP
December 15, 2022
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A TikTok executive recently told the UK Parliament that while users’ personal data collected by the app can be remotely accessed in China, the company would never provide the data to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). However, it appears the reassurance has done little to ease the concerns around the social media giant and its…
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