Tag: Global Expansion

New Cold War: CCP Spy Base Planned for Cuba, US Drones for Taiwan

The new Cold War is in full swing. China’s communist regime is preparing to establish a spy base in Cuba. The United States, meanwhile, is preparing to send drones and real-time intelligence to Taiwan. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which rules China as a single-party state, has reached a secret deal with Cuba’s communist regime…


IN-DEPTH: War in South China Sea Would Devastate Global Economy, Especially China’s: Experts

China has built a 400-ship navy in what historians say is the swiftest development of sea power since the United States assembled its armada after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor during World War II. But warships are just part of the story. In addition to fielding the world’s largest navy, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)…


House Lawmakers Form Bipartisan Task Force to Combat China’s Influence in Indo-Pacific

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has announced the formation of a task force to combat China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific. During a press conference at the House Triangle in Washington, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) announced the creation of the new task force. Westerman…


China Will ‘Militarize’ Tech Stolen from US: Ambassador

China’s communist regime is engaged in the persistent theft of American intellectual property and technologies, according to a leading U.S. diplomat. The regime is stealing critical technologies like artificial intelligence and quantum computing, which will have crucial military importance in the coming years, said U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns. “[Technology] is in many ways…


Fiji to Finalize Military Deal With New Zealand, Reviewing China’s Police Accord

Fiji and New Zealand are set to finalize a military agreement next week to deepen security ties, the Fijian leader said on Wednesday, as the Pacific nation placed China’s police cooperation deal under review. Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka made the remarks during his visit to New Zealand this week, where he met with New…


Subway Inks Deal for 4,000 New Sandwich Shops in China Over Next 20 Years

NEW YORK—Subway reached an agreement with a master franchisee to open nearly 4,000 new sandwich shops across mainland China over the next 20 years, it said on Tuesday. International expansion is a key growth strategy for the privately owned U.S.-based chain, which is in the midst of a turnaround plan that also relies on remodeled…


China, Iran, and Russia ‘Working Closely Together’ to Undermine US: Experts

The authoritarian regimes of China, Iran, and Russia are increasingly coordinating as a unified power bloc, according to several experts. All three powers seek to undermine the United States and reshape the international order in their own image, according to Andrea Kendall-Taylor, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) think…


Chinese Ships Leave Vietnam Waters With Russian-Run Gas Fields After US-China Talks

An alleged Chinese research ship and its escort, which operated for nearly a month in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea, left those waters on Monday night, vessel-tracking experts said, just after high-level U.S.-China talks. Chinese vessel Xiang Yang Hong 10 began sailing in Vietnam’s EEZ on May 7, at times…


Honduran President Headed to China in First Trip After Ties Established

TEGUCIGALPA—Honduran President Xiomara Castro is set to travel this week to China, her foreign minister said on Monday, the leftist leader’s first visit to the Asian giant after establishing formal diplomatic relations with it in March. Castro’s trip marks the latest step in the two nations’ new relationship, after her government ditched ties with Taiwan…


IN-DEPTH: China Manipulates UN Human Rights System to Further Its Agenda, Experts Say

China’s communist regime is increasingly subverting procedures and norms related to human rights at global forums, including the United Nations, intending to advance its agenda and minimize scrutiny of its violations, according to experts and advocates. “Beijing will continue to write its own narratives, including on human rights, by framing a new order as she…