The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted to bar Pacific Networks Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiary ComNet from providing telecommunications services in the United States, citing national security concerns associated with their ties to the Chinese regime. With this 4-0 vote, Pacific Networks join three other Chinese telecom firms banned by the regulator from operating…
FCC Shuts Down Chinese Telecom Firm Pacific Network Over Concern About CCP Influence
March 16, 2022
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Lawmakers Call on Facebook to Counter Chinese Propaganda Backing Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
A bipartisan group of lawmakers led by Rep. Young Kim (R-Calif.) sent a letter on March 15 to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms, to express their “deep concern” about the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) use of Facebook as a platform for spreading pro-Russian propaganda as Moscow’s war in Ukraine rages. “This is emblematic of…
NZ Intelligence Agency Thwarts Foreign Power Plot To Steal Sensitive Technology
March 15, 2022
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New Zealand’s (NZ) security service has thwarted a scheme by a foreign power to gain access to “sensitive” technology, which would likely be deployed for military use. Rebecca Kitteridge, director-general of the Security Intelligence Service (SIS)—NZ domestic spy agency—made the revelations during a public hearing hosted by the parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee on March…
China’s Share of the Lithium Market Is Staggering
March 15, 2022
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News Analysis “China controls the processing of pretty much all the critical minerals, whether it’s rare earth, lithium, cobalt or graphite,” said Pini Althaus, CEO of USA Rare Earth It is estimated that mainland China has 75 percent to 80 percent of the global lithium battery supply. This is not a mistake. China may have…
US Software Company Drops Chinese Drone Maker DJI Over Russia-Ukraine War
March 15, 2022
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Figma, a fast-growing U.S. provider of vector graphics editing softwares, closed access to its services for the world’s leading drone maker, China’s DJI, on March 12, according to Chinese state-run media China Fund on March 13. The financial newspaper operated by the People’s Daily posted an email that it is was sent by Figma to DJI….
China’s ZTE Headed to Court Over Possible US Probation Violation
Lawyers for ZTE Corp. have been summoned to U.S. federal court in Texas on Monday for a hearing over whether the Chinese telecommunications equipment maker violated probation in connection with an alleged conspiracy to commit visa fraud. ZTE, a partially state-owned Chinese telecommunications and information technology company, is on probation in the United States after pleading…
ZTE Awaits Judge’s Ruling After US Probation Hearing
An FBI agent testified on Monday that Chinese nationals brought to the United States under research visas went to work for ZTE Corp. in New Jersey—a possible sign the Chinese tech company violated its probation from a 2017 U.S. plea deal. At a hearing in federal court in Dallas, FBI special agent Marcus Wondergem said…
China Is the Leading Source of Counterfeit Goods Found at EU Borders, Europol Says
Counterfeit and copyright-infringing goods smuggled into the European Union (E.U.) come primarily from China and Hong Kong, based on the seizures at the E.U.’s borders in 2019 and 2020, according to a recent report (pdf) released jointly by the European Union Intellectual Property Office and the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol). “IP [intellectual…
China Hacks America Again
March 11, 2022
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News Analysis China is hacking into state governments in the United States, stealing sensitive data, and propagandizing the world with disinformation that favors Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The regime most recently hit at the heart of America, in part, by using an obscure livestock app called USAHERDS. Cowboys everywhere should strap-on their chaps, saddle up,…
Russian Invasion of Ukraine Erodes Taiwan’s Chip Shield
News Analysis One theory on why the Chinese regime has not invaded Taiwan is that an invasion would interrupt the flow of microchips that are necessary for nearly all forms of technology, including weapons. Now, the war in Ukraine may disrupt the supply of necessary inputs of microchips, eroding Taiwan’s “chip shield.” Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing…
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