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Putin’s visit to the strategically important Kuril Islands is a China–Russia strategy to counter the U.S.–Japan alliance in the region, analysts said.
China experts say the agency’s report reflects a hardening in New Zealand’s posture toward Beijing.
The CCP’s current focus is still on pursuing trade surplus and earning more U.S. dollars, says a source within the CCP’s system.
Experts said the yuan won’t be able to displace the U.S. dollar.
The exercise included at-sea replenishment, which could help Beijing sustain naval deployments beyond the first island chain, an insider said.
Taiwanese officials say the CCP is focused on influencing Taiwan’s elections, blocking U.S. arms sales, and tightening loyalty within the Party.
This year’s exercise is different in unprecedented ways such as the military’s use of drone swarms, said one expert.
A Sydney-based think tank says some Pacific nations face ‘substantial debt obligations to Beijing.’
The YJ-20 is inferior to U.S. hypersonic missiles, and China’s attempt to breach island chains would be thwarted by U.S.-led allies in real combat, experts say.
Paparo accused China of using lawfare to coerce nations, while Teodoro urged ASEAN to uphold the 2016 South China Sea arbitral award.
While conventional military activity has declined, pressure below the threshold of armed conflict has continued to expand.
Officials accuse the CUPP of promoting Beijing’s agenda through infiltration, election meddling, intimidation, and criminal links.
The cars can’t be sold in the United States. Yet Canada’s open door threatens American jobs and data security, analysts say.
Beijing abruptly launched two-day live-fire drills in the Taiwan Strait shortly after Washington and Taipei criticized its assertive actions.
Beijing uses infiltration, subsidized trips, and digital influence campaigns to weaken Taiwan people’s trust in the U.S. and shape voting behavior: officials.
An insider said the CCP pulled the movie for political considerations, primarily concerns over its impact on Sino-U.S. relations.
The joint venture will manufacture passenger vehicles for Ford and Geely, but will not independently conduct vehicle design.
Analysts warn China is using maritime policing to gradually establish control over contested areas.
The legislation bans ‘connected vehicles’ with software or hardware linked to China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea over their national security risk.
Researchers say entertainment posts, fake news sites, and automated accounts may support Beijing’s influence operations ahead of Taiwan elections.
