Category: Global Expansion

US Finishes Collecting Remains of Chinese Spy Balloon, FBI to Examine

The United States has concluded its efforts to collect the remains of a Chinese spy balloon that it shot down off the coast of South Carolina on Feb. 4. U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM), which oversees the defense for much of North America, said in a Feb. 17 statement that the final pieces of the debris…


Biden to ‘Engage with China,’ Seeks Meeting with Xi on Chinese Spy Balloon

U.S. President Joe Biden is seeking a meeting with Chinese communist leader Xi Jinping to discuss developments related to the United States’ shooting down a Chinese spy balloon earlier this month, and to pursue regular relations with China. Biden ordered the balloon to be shot down when it entered airspace over the continental United States…


US Must Shift Focus Away From Europe to Deter China War for Taiwan: Hawley

The United States would lose a war against China over the future of Taiwan unless it shifts its defense priorities away from Europe, according to one senior Republican. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said the United States had overextended itself with its support for Ukraine’s defense against the Russian invasion, and that it would not be…


US Senate Formally Condemns ‘Invasion’ of US by Chinese Spy Balloon

The U.S. Senate is passing two resolutions formally condemning China’s communist regime for illegally incurring into American airspace with a spy balloon and demanding transparency on the issue from the Biden administration. Senators approved two resolutions on Feb. 15 condemning the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for its efforts to spy on American citizens and military…


Senate Formally Condemns ‘Invasion’ of US by Chinese Spy Balloon

The U.S. Senate is passing two resolutions formally condemning China’s communist regime for illegally incurring into American airspace with a spy balloon and demanding transparency on the issue from the Biden administration. Senators approved two resolutions on Feb. 15 condemning the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for its efforts to spy on American citizens and military…


US Seeks to Avoid Cold War With Beijing in Aftermath of Spy Balloon: Sherman

The United States is seeking to avoid a Cold War with Beijing following a violation of American sovereignty by a Chinese spy balloon, according to a senior government official. The balloon that was shot down by U.S. forces on Feb. 4 off the coast of South Carolina was only one example of an increasingly hostile…


Japan Believes Chinese Spy Balloons Violated Its Airspace, Demands Answers

Japan’s defense ministry believes that Chinese spy balloons violated the nation’s airspace at least three times in recent years. Numerous balloon-like objects have been reported throughout the world following the United States’ shooting down a Chinese spy balloon on Feb. 4. Japan is among them, and “strongly suspects” Chinese surveillance balloons entered Japanese territory at…


China Aids Russia’s War in Ukraine: Reports

Recent reports show that the Chinese communist regime is providing technology to Russia for its war in Ukraine, despite international sanctions and export controls. According to a Wall Street Journal review of Russian customs data on Feb. 4, Chinese state-owned defense companies have been “shipping navigation equipment, jamming technology and jet-fighter parts to sanctioned Russian…


Iranian President Raisi to Visit China to Shore Up Ties

BEIJING—Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will meet with his counterpart Xi Jinping during his three-day trip in China starting Tuesday, as the two U.S. rivals seek further cooperation. China’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying made the announcement Sunday, saying Raisi’s visit was at Xi’s invitation. Raisi will meet with Xi and their delegations will sign cooperation…


Beijing’s Online Study Ban Has Not Brought Expected Chinese Student’s Visas Boom to Australia

Australia’s Home Affairs Department has confirmed there has been no significant increase in the number of visas issued to Chinese students despite the Chinese regime’s recent ban on online learning, forcing students to return to foreign universities around the world. During a Senate hearing on Feb. 13, the Home Affairs Department confirmed that it had…