Tag: Threat from Communist China

Wisconsin, North Carolina Join 20 Other States to Ban TikTok From Government Devices

Wisconsin and North Carolina have joined at least 20 other states to ban the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from state devices amid growing concerns over threats to national security. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said in a Jan, 12 statement, “It’s important for us to protect state information technology from foreign countries that have actively…


Disney, NBA Execs ‘Have to Testify’ Before New House Panel on CCP Ties: Rep. Gallagher

The new House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will call on executives from the Walt Disney Company and the NBA to publicly testify and defend their ties to China’s communist regime. Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wisc.), who will chair the committee, made the announcement during a…


FBI Ads Warn Chinese Americans of CCP Repression Efforts in US

The FBI is placing targeted ads asking members of the Chinese American community to come forward if they have been victimized by China’s communist regime while living in the United States. In a pair of Mandarin-language paid advertisements posted to Facebook, the FBI asks those who have been the victims of various crimes to report…


FBI Ads Warn Chinese Americans of CCP’s Repression Efforts in US

The FBI is placing targeted ads asking members of the Chinese American community to come forward if they have been victimized by China’s communist regime while living in the United States. In a pair of Mandarin-language paid advertisements posted to Facebook, the FBI asks those who have been the victims of various crimes to report…


US Is No Longer the ‘Unrivaled’ Superpower of the World: Expert

There is a change in the geostrategic paradigm that the world has lived through for the last decade, and the United States is no longer the “unrivaled” superpower of the world, according to Dr. Thomas F. Lynch III, a distinguished research fellow at the U.S. National Defense University’s Institute for National Strategic Studies. Lynch said…


US, Japan Announce New Plans to Bolster Alliance, Expand Joint Security in Outer Space

The United States and Japan on Jan. 11 unveiled new plans to strengthen their alliance amid growing threats from North Korea and communist China, including extending security cooperation to outer space. In a joint statement, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, and their Japanese counterparts, Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and Defense Minister Yasukazu…


Austin Says US Willing to Use Nukes to Defend Japan as 2 Nations Boost Military Cooperation

The United States is willing to use nuclear weapons to defend its ally Japan, and will defend Japan’s claim to the Senkaku Islands, which communist China claims as its own, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said on Jan. 11. His remarks came as the two countries agreed to deepen strategic and military cooperation in the face of…


DeSantis Eyes Ban on China-Based Entities From Purchasing Florida Property

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is mulling a move to ban Chinese entities from purchasing property in the state due to the economic and security risks posed by  China’s communist regime. “If you look at the Chinese Communist Party, they’ve been very active throughout the Western Hemisphere in gobbling up land and investing in different things,”…


Chinese Student Indicted Over Allegedly Stalking, Harassing Pro-Democracy Activist in Boston

A Chinese student has been indicted in connection with allegedly stalking and threatening a U.S. permanent resident who posted flyers in support of democracy in China, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Jan. 10. Wu Xiaolei, a Chinese citizen studying at Berklee College of Music in Boston, was indicted by a federal grand jury…


China May Place Weapons on the Moon to Counter US and Allies, Expert Warns

As the United States and China are racing to resume sending astronauts to the moon, China might militarize the lunar surface as Beijing sets to establish a permanent presence there, warns Rick Fisher, senior fellow with the International Assessment and Strategy Center. “So if the PLA [People’s Liberation Army] is going to the moon, the…