Category: reporters

China Manipulates North Korea to Play With the US: Mike Pompeo

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on July 13 that China deters North Korea from participating in denuclearization efforts pursued by the U.S. government because Beijing “benefits from Chairman Kim [Jong Un] continuing to hold his nuclear weapons.” During a video interview at the Asian Leadership Conference (ALC) in Seoul, South Korea, a summit…


China Uses North Korea as ‘Buffer State’ to Distract US in Region: Mike Pompeo

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on July 13 that China deters North Korea from participating in denuclearization efforts pursued by the U.S. government because Beijing “benefits from Chairman Kim [Jong Un] continuing to hold his nuclear weapons.” During a video interview at the Asian Leadership Conference (ALC) in Seoul, South Korea, a summit…


Beijing Angry Over US News Report on Close Encounter Between US and Chinese Satellites

News Analysis A U.S. news publication revealed an “in-orbit game of cat and mouse” between a U.S. surveillance satellite and two new Chinese satellites in geostationary orbit, angering Beijing. In response, China’s state-run media published a commentary on June 30 that slandered the United States, accusing it of “threatening [the] Chinese satellites’ safety.” SpaceNews reported…


Beijing Reacts to US Report on Close Encounter Between US and Chinese Satellites

News Analysis A U.S. news publication revealed an “in-orbit game of cat and mouse” between a U.S. surveillance satellite and two new Chinese satellites in geostationary orbit. In response, China’s state-run media published a commentary on June 30 that slandered the United States, accusing it of “threatening [the] Chinese satellites’ safety.” SpaceNews reported on June…


Journalists Blocked by Chinese Officials During Foreign Minister’s Pacific Trip

Chinese delegations have barred journalists who report on the Chinese foreign minister’s Pacific tour from calling out questions, recording and accessing information prompting concerns about the tour’s secrecy. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is on day six of a ten-day trip to eight Pacific countries in a bid to deepen ties with the island nations….


Gordon Chang: US-China ‘Most Dangerous Period in History’; Who Is Trying to Throw China Overboard?

Chinese tech companies may get a temporary breather after Beijing relaxes its clampdown for a while. But not if Beijing wants to get an ownership stake in the companies. What could be the reason? Is China’s economy at too much of a loss? And what about the man-made COVID-19 crisis and the lockdowns? I speak with…


Hong Kong Police Arrest Independent Journalist Over ‘Seditious Publication’

A veteran journalist for the now-defunct independent media outlet Stand News was arrested by Hong Kong national security police on April 11 for allegedly conspiring to publish “seditious publication.” Allan Au, 54, was released on bail later that day after being held in custody for 17 hours, Hong Kong news agency The Standard reported. Au…


China, Russia Pose Unprecedented Strategic Threat to US: Former Trump Adviser

The United States is facing the greatest strategic threat in history with the new partnership between Russia and the Chinese regime, warned KT McFarland, former deputy national security adviser under the Trump administration. “The strategic threat is from China,” McFarland said. “The greatest strategic threat is China, Russia together; that Chinese technology, Chinese money, Chinese…


US Won’t Shift Focus Away From Indo-Pacific Despite Ukraine Crisis: Top White House Official

The United States won’t take its eye off the Indo-Pacific region despite the Ukraine crisis, engaging in two theaters simultaneously, as it did during World War II and the Cold War, according to the White House’s Indo-Pacific policy coordinator. “It’s difficult. It’s expensive. But it is also essential, and I believe that we’re entering a…


Belarus Government Blocks Media Outlet, Detains Reporters

KYIV, Ukraine—Belarusian authorities blocked the website of a leading online media outlet, detained several of its journalists, and conducted searches involving three other media organizations Thursday, the latest moves in a sweeping clampdown on dissent and independent media in the ex-Soviet nation. Belarus’s Information Ministry said it has blocked Nasha Niva’s website after the prosecutor…