Tag: Threat from Communist China

Xi Jinping May Invade Taiwan to Shift Blame for Economic Turmoil: China Economic Analyst

The Chinese leader Xi Jinping may launch an invasion of Taiwan after the national congress to shift blame for the regime’s economic turmoil, according to China economic analyst Antonio Graceffo. In a report to the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Xi has pledged to advance China’s economy while enforcing the zero-COVID policy….


Thorium Innovators Vie for Success

More than half a century after physicist Alvin Weinberg first demonstrated a thorium molten-salt reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a global thorium renaissance may be underway. At least that’s what the Thorium Energy Alliance (TEA) hopes. TEA’s eleventh conference, held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, brought together engineers, entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts who believe thorium reactors…


China Seeks to Influence US Politicians Ahead of Midterm Elections: Former Intelligence Officer

Just weeks before the midterm elections, the FBI issued a warning, to some of the Democratic and Republican state party headquarters, of possible attack by Chinese hackers. The hacking might be part of Beijing’s political espionage efforts or to influence the nominees’ positions on China according to Nick Eftimiades, a former senior intelligence officer and author. “And…


CCP Seeks to Use TikTok Data Against Americans: Former Pentagon Official

China’s communist regime is in a cold war with the United States and seeks to use data gathered by companies like TikTok against American interests, according to a former Pentagon official. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will use apps like TikTok as weapons of mass manipulation and misinformation, according to Nicolas Chaillan, former chief software…


TikTok Failed to Prevent 90 Percent of Election Misinformation: Report

Social media giant TikTok approved most political advertisements containing false and misleading information about U.S. elections despite assurances from the company that it had a robust mechanism for detecting such content, a new report has found. TikTok approved 90 percent of advertisements that featured misleading and outright false information about the upcoming 2022 U.S. midterm…


EU Leaders Harden Position on China, Move to Break Technology Dependency

Leaders from the European Union jointly expressed trepidation this week about Europe’s increasing economic dependence on China. The foreign policy service of the EU said in a prepared statement that China’s communist leadership should be considered a competitor promoting “an alternative vision of the world order.” The hardening stance of European leaders against China comes…


US Admiral Warns Beijing Pacific Conflict Could Happen This Year

A senior U.S. naval commander has warned that Beijing could start a military conflict as soon as this year and that the Indo-pacific needs to be prepared to experience conflict in the near future. Speaking at an event hosted on Oct. 20 by the Atlantic Council in Washington, Admiral Mike Gilday, chief of U.S. naval…


7 Indicted in Alleged CCP Plot to Force US Resident to China

Seven people, including two New York residents, have been indicted in connection with an alleged plot by the Chinese regime to coerce a dissident in the United States to return to China, the Justice Department (DOJ) announced on Oct. 20. An Quanzhong, 55, and his daughter An Guangyang, 34, of Roslyn, New York, were arrested on…


Majority of Americans Consider China’s Military a Problem, Want Better Relations With Taiwan: Survey

Most Americans consider China’s military to be a serious problem for the United States and believe that the nation should continue relations with Taiwan regardless of China’s objections, according to a new poll. Some 86 percent of Americans said that they consider China’s military, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), to be a problem, with 50…


Biden Administration’s Semiconductor Export Controls Face Mounting Hurdles

The Biden administration’s recent move to limit semiconductor exports to China is facing several hurdles that could negatively impact the effort and place additional strain on international supply chains. The administration issued sweeping new export controls on Oct. 7 in an effort to hamstring the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) military modernization. Among those rules is a…