Category: Global Expansion

White House Condemns China for Micron Ban But Will Keep Communications Open

The White House has condemned the Chinese regime for its ban on purchases of memory chips from the American company Micron on May 24, saying it’s retaliation over the recent G7 statement. However, the White House expressed that Beijing’s sanction won’t affect Washington’s efforts to improve communication with China. White House national security spokesperson John…


Japan Defense Paper Warns of China’s Progress Towards ‘World-Class Military’

Japan has raised the alarm over China’s rapid military buildup in its draft defense paper, suggesting the Chinese regime may be preparing to move up its plan to build a “world-class military” by the mid-21st century. The draft paper referred to Beijing as Japan’s “greatest strategic challenge” and warned that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)…


CCP Presents ‘Grave Threat’ to the US Homeland: DHS Official

China’s communist regime presents a unique threat to the American homeland and is actively working to undermine U.S. security and damage U.S. economic standing, according to a senior homeland security official. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which rules China as a single-party state, seeks to leverage the whole of the Chinese nation against the United…


Russia Opens Far East Port Vladivostok to China

Russia has recently opened its far eastern port of Vladivostok, which it has occupied since 1860, to China for shipping in what observers say is a strategic exchange between the two nations as their actions in Ukraine, and around Taiwan and the South China Sea continue to worsen international relations. On May 4, the General Administration…


China Sees International Ruling on Maritime Disputes as ‘Scrap Paper’: Former Marine Colonel

China sees international ruling on maritime disputes as “scrap paper,” according to Grant Newsham, a retired Marine colonel and senior research fellow at the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies. He referenced a complaint launched by the Philippines against China in 2013 at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague, seeking a judgment on…


Japan, France Agree to ‘Coordinate Closely’ on China Issues

The leaders of Japan and France agreed on Friday to strengthen their bilateral economic and security cooperation and pledged to “coordinate closely” on issues related to China. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and French President Emmanuel Macron held talks ahead of a G-7 leaders summit in Hiroshima, Japan, during which they exchanged views on the…


G7 Summit to Push for Global Supply Chain ‘De-Chinaization,’ Expert Says

The Group of Seven (G7) finance leaders recently pledged to increase global supply chain diversification, with an expert describing the move as “de-Chinaization”. The G7 Finance Ministers’ meeting in Niigata, Japan, ended on May 13, laying the groundwork for the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Hiroshima from May 19 to 21. According to a Reuters report,…


Chinese Warships Circle Japan Amid Missile Defense System Deployment

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) ships were spotted circling Japan for days in an apparent show of force amid Japan’s missile defense system deployment on an island near Taiwan. Japan’s defense ministry said on May 11 that a Chinese naval flotilla, led by the PLA’s Type 055 guided missile destroyer Lhasa, has been…


Chinese Owner of Temu Moves HQ to Ireland as Consumers Increasingly Wary of China

Chinese e-commerce giant PDD Holdings, which owns Temu, has moved its official headquarters from China to Ireland in recent days. As aggression from communist China continues to inflame tensions with the West and liberal democratic nations, more and more Chinese companies are trying to downplay their China-ties amid increasing aversion to the Chinese Communist Party…


Dutch Cities Sever Ties With Chinese Sister Cities in Uncoupling From Communist Regime

At least 8 municipalities and 2 provinces in the Netherlands have severed ties with their Chinese sister municipalities as Dutch public representatives strive to uncouple from communist China, according to a new report. Many other Dutch cities and regions are reconsidering such relationships. Some 35 local authorities in the Netherlands currently have sister-city relationships or…