Chinese AI systems are heavily censoring the spiritual group Falun Gong, according to a new report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. The study found that major Chinese-developed models produce zero responses in Chinese. They also produce far fewer English responses on Falun Gong, a spritual practice persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) since
A new report from the Jamestown Foundation warns that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is using a massive global network to influence politics into democratic countries, including the U.S. The report maps more than 2,000 organisations linked to the CCP’s United Front Work Department, a system designed to impose the CCP’s influence and ideology without
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi again promoted the one-China principle, calling Taiwan an internal issue for Beijing during the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. Wang warned that if the U.S. decouples from China or incites Taiwan independence, crossing Beijing’s red lines, it will lead to a confrontation between China and the U.S. He also escalated
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said President Donald Trump prefers diplomacy over military action to persuade Iran not to produce nuclear weapons, while acknowledging the difficult process. “Now, we’re dealing with radical Shia clerics, okay? We’re dealing with people who make geopolitical decisions on the basis of pure theology, and it’s a complicated thing,”
U.S. Gold medallist Alysa Liu in the Winter Olympics in Italy this year was targeted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) during her previous Winter Olympics in Beijing in 2022. The only 16-year-old, Alysa Liu was targeted by Chinese spies while she was preparing for the games. The U.S. State Department took special precautions during
Tens of thousands of cars are being exported to Russia through gray-market routes via China, despite export sanctions following Moscow’s invasion of Kyiv. A growing number of cars are sold as zero-mileage used vehicles in Russia but are brand new cars and sold by China as used. Among them are Toyota and German luxury models,
The U.S. and Taiwan have locked in a new economic partnership on Friday. The U.S. now has a 15 per cent tariff on Taiwan, down from the 20 per cent initially imposed. In return, Taiwan agrees to substantially roll back its tariffs on the U.S. including a 26 per cent tariff on farm goods. On
Japanese authorities said they seized a Chinese fishing boat and arrested its captain on Friday. Officials reported that the Chinese national entered Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and ignored repeated orders to stop for an on-board inspection. “In order to prevent and deter illegal operations by foreign fishing vessels, we will continue to carry out
U.S. President Donald Trump issued fresh threats for Iran as the U.S. military is preparing to deploy its second aircraft carrier to the Middle East. The deployment is in addition to the USS Lincoln aircraft carrier which is already standing by in the Gulf. And when asked by reporters about the timeline for the Iran
A massive sinkhole has developed near China’s Shanghai International Airport. The sinkhole is estimated to be about 65 feet wide and 15 feet deep. Nearby buildings and construction materials have been swallowed into it. Some debris is floating in water around the site. The sinkhole is located in a densely populated business area just minutes
NVIDIA is being told to follow strict U.S. licensing rules or risk losing access to China’s AI chip market. “The license terms are very detailed,” U.S.Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said at a congressional hearing on Tuesday. “They’ve been worked out together with the State Department, and those terms Nvidia must live with,” he added. One
U.S. Treasury Secretary laid out the need to manage strategic risks while maintaining engagement with China in the BTG Pactual CEO conference in São Paulo, Brazil, on Tuesday. Scott Bessent, Treasury Secretary of U.S., said, “We do not want to decouple from China, but we do need to de-risk.” He added that the US and
The chief of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) announced a new initiative to defend the Arctic against adversaries such as Beijing and Moscow on Wednesday. “In the face of Russia’s increased military activity and China’s growing interest in the High North, it was crucial that we do more,” said Mark Rutte, NATO chief. “Which is
U.S. agriculture and military move to protect US farmland from purchases from foreign adversaries, including the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Brooke Rollins, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture on Wednesday highlights the alarming rate of agricultural land purchases by China that threatens U.S.national security. “China alone owns 265,000 acres of American agricultural land. Back in 1983, it
The U.S. federal law enforcement agency said there has been a 40 per cent increase in CCP-linked espionage arrests during the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term. In an interview by Real America’s Voice, the Director of U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Kash Patel said that the higher rate of arrests was
U.S. lawmakers held a hearing on Capitol Hill on how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) filters money through U.S. non-profit organisations to fuel protests and push radical policies. “Foreign actors fuelling disruption and illegal activity in America using a dark web of tax-exempt groups,” said Jason Smith, Chairman of Ways and Means Committee. “The People’s
A U.S. man who is secretly working as an agent of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been sentenced to U.S. federal prison. The 65-year-old man Yaoning Mike Sun from Chino Hills, California, was sentenced for helping a local politician win office. The politician was Arcadia City Council member Eileen Wang, who won in 2022
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to hold that urgent meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a week earlier than was originally planned to discuss negotiations with Iran. Trump has repeatedly told the Iranian regime that it needs to do two things to avoid military action as the U.S. builds up its forces in
Hamas leader said on Sunday the group will not disarm, which confounded the requirement of phase two of the Gaza Peace Plan. Hamas’s external political leader Khaled Mashaal said on the second day of the Al Jazeera Forum in Qatar, “In the context that our people are still under occupation, talking about disarmament is an
Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in prison amid condemnation by the U.S.U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday released a statement, “The Hong Kong High Court’s decision to sentence Jimmy Lai to 20 years is an unjust and tragic conclusion to this case. It
