A second former Australian-based pilot is being investigated for allegedly training Chinese fighter pilots. Keith Hartley, living in South Australia, is being investigated by authorities for his role as chief operating officer at the Test Flying Academy of South Africa (TFASA), a flying academy that British authorities have warned is an intermediary for Beijing to recruit retired…
2nd Australian-Based Pilot Investigated for Helping Train Chinese Fighter Pilots
ZTE Whistleblower Who Defied the CCP: ‘Be Careful What You Wish For’
As an ambitious young lawyer, Ashley Yablon wanted nothing more than to become the general counsel for a large corporation, so when presented with his “dream job” opportunity by the Chinese telecom company ZTE, he took it, no questions asked. However, when he eventually realized that his dream job came at a price he wasn’t…
China Buys up US Farmland by Exploiting Loopholes to Undermine US National Security: Security Expert
China is exploiting loopholes to buy up U.S. farmland with the aim of sabotaging the U.S. national security, warned Ross Kennedy, founder of U.S.-based logistics and supply chain advisory Fortis Analysis and senior fellow at Security Studies Group. Reports have emerged that Chinese companies in recent years have ramped up purchasing U.S. farmland for various…
‘Borrowed Swords’: China’s Military Is Built With US Technology
News Analysis In California, a former U.S. Army pilot sells classified aviation research to China’s communist regime. In Kentucky, leaders of a defense contracting company allegedly conspire to sell technical drawings to China and illicitly introduce Chinese parts into the Pentagon’s supply Chain. In Illinois, a China-based company allegedly bribes workers to steal proprietary communications…
US Commission Highlights Beijing’s Religious Repressions
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) held a virtual hearing on Dec. 14 to explore the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) religious freedom violations in China and abroad, while highlighting how Beijing advances its repression via technology and amplifies its malign foreign influence via lobbying. Five expert witnesses from human rights organizations offered their…
US Commission Highlights Beijing’s Religious Repression
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) held a virtual hearing on Dec. 14 to explore the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) religious freedom violations in China and abroad, while highlighting how Beijing advances its repression via technology and amplifies its malign foreign influence via lobbying. Five expert witnesses from human rights organizations offered their…
Pelosi Supports Adding TikTok Ban for US Government Devices to Funding Bill
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is backing Senate-passed legislation that would ban government employees from using the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok on government devices. The Senate unanimously passed the legislation on Dec. 14, which would ban the use of TikTok on all government-owned devices. The Departments of State, Homeland Security, and Defense already have…
Ashley Yablon: How I Exposed a CCP Tech Giant’s Elaborate Scheme to Evade US Sanctions
“As I was scrolling through it, I saw a section of the contract that was titled, ‘How we will get around U.S. export laws’ … And I nearly fell out of my chair when I saw that, and I knew that I needed to do something,” says attorney and whistleblower Ashley Yablon. In 2011, Yablon…
Exclusive: Second CCP Overseas Police Station Located in Australia
In addition to the one Chinese police station in Sydney that has drawn public concern recently, one more contact point linked to Beijing has been identified in Australia, according to a new report by the international human rights group Safeguard Defenders. The “service centre” is among 48 Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-operated illegal police outputs globally that have…
Biden Administration Blacklists 21 China-Based AI Chip Makers
The Biden administration is adding 22 Chinese chipmakers to a trade blacklist, widening its crackdown on China-based semiconductor manufacturers. The Commerce Department added YMTC and 21 “major” Chinese entities working in the domain of artificial intelligence chips to a trade blacklist, broadening its crackdown on China’s chip industry. YMTC was added to the list over…
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