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DARK SECRETS: 6 - The Real Truth

UK resists calls to label China a threat following claims a Beijing spy worked in Parliament

The British government is resisting calls to label China a threat to the U.K.

The Independent UK

UK leader Sunak chides China after report a UK Parliament staffer is a suspected Beijing spy

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has chastised China’s premier for “unacceptable” interference in British democracy

The Independent UK

UK needs to have ‘pragmatic’ working relations with China, says Cleverly

James Cleverly said that the UK was ‘clear-eyed’ that China would not change ‘overnight’.

The Independent UK

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Meta says Chinese, Russian influence operations are among the biggest it's taken down

Facebook's parent company says both operations used fake accounts across social media sites to promote Chinese and Russian interests

WEKU

Conflict over clocks: China among countries where time is political

Keeping of time in Asia has often been subject more to the geopolitics of time zones than considerations of geography.

Al Jazeera

Biden bans US investment into China's tech sectors - Roll Call

Executive order prohibits U.S. investment into China's semiconductor, quantum computing and artificial intelligence sectors.

Roll Call

The Solution to Chinese Censorship Is Not Show Hearings

Government bullying won’t fix censorship caused by government bullying.

Reason

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Critic of Chinese battery plant in Michigan once lobbied for Chinese lumber company

LANSING, Mich. — Former U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, one of the most vocal critics of the push to bring a Chinese battery manufacturer's plant to Northern Michigan, lobbied a decade ago on behalf of a Chinese lumber and plywood company.

Tribune News Service

What Vietnam's ban of the Barbie movie tells us about China's politics of persuasion

Barbie has always had some degree of notoriety. She is at once a symbol of female empowerment, ridicule and consumerism. People might suspect that the recent ban of the Barbie movie by the Vietnamese government is motivated by these concerns. Instead, international political intrigue provides a better explanation.

The Conversation

TikTok and 5 content creators ask federal judge to block Montana from banning app

TikTok and a group of five content creators who are suing the state of Montana over its first-in-the-nation law to ban the video sharing app are now asking a federal judge to block implementation of the law while the case moves through the courts

The Independent UK

What Beijing's muted response to Wagner mutiny tells us about China-Russia relations – and what it doesn't

As mercenary troops bore down on Moscow on June 24, 2023, it likely wasn’t only Russian President Vladimir Putin and his governing elite in Russia who were looking on with concern. Over in China, too, there may have been some concerned faces.

The Conversation

China owns 380,000 acres of land in the U.S. Here's where

Chinese companies and individuals own farmland across America. But lawmakers in Washington are pushing to block any purchases that could be connected to the Chinese Communist Party.

WEKU

Chinese nationals attack Hong Kong protesters in the UK: 'They treated us like dogs'

A video that has been circulating online shows a group of Chinese nationals attacking young protesters at a pro-democracy demonstration put on by Southampton's expat Hong Kong community in Southampton on June 11, 2023. This isn’t the first violent incident of this nature to occur on British soil, and members…

France 24

Succession on the Tibetan plateau: what's at stake in the battle over the Dalai Lama's reincarnation?

In China, a group of atheists (the Chinese Communist Party) has long dictated how the country’s religious groups should practice their faiths.

The Conversation

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NZ must sell smarter to young 'made in China' market

China will be part of our world for the foreseeable future. We may not like all that we see, but the better we know it, the better off we will be.

Chicago Sun-Times

GOP’s Ron DeSantis is no champion of freedom

Whether the Florida governor is targeting the “biomedical security state,” “wokeness,” “Big Tech censors,” or Disney, DeSantis’ grandstanding is a threat to individual rights.

Reason

Ron DeSantis Dangerously Blurs the Line Between State and Private Action

Whether the putative target is the "biomedical security state," wokeness, "Big Tech censors," or Chinese Communists, the presidential candidate’s grandstanding poses a clear threat to individual rights.

The Times of India

US congressional panel on China suggests Nato+ status for India

WASHINGTON: A US congressional committee has recommended that India should be added to an expanded group of close American allies currently called Nato+5 as part of a broader effort to deter any Chinese military aggression against Taiwan.

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US House China panel recommends Congress take action over Taiwan, Uyghurs

A new U.S. congressional committee on China approved reports on Wednesday pushing back on Beijing over its treatment of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities and seeking to deter the initiation of a conflict with Taiwan, hoping some of its recommendations become law this year.

Reason

'No One Will Become an American Until…the Border Is Secure'

Plus: Lawsuits over drag shows, a ban on Chinese citizens buying property in Florida, and more...

Reason

Florida's Restrictions on Property Purchases by Chinese Citizens Hark Back to a Dark History of Xenophobia

In a federal lawsuit on behalf of legal U.S. residents from China, the ACLU argues that "Florida's New Alien Land Law" is unconstitutional.

The Independent UK

Energy Dept. cancels $200M grant to battery maker after GOP criticism over alleged ties to China

The Biden administration has canceled plans to award a $200 million grant to a U.S. battery manufacturer amid criticism from Republican lawmakers over the company’s alleged ties to China

Tribune News Service

Chinese citizens sue Florida over ban on home purchases

The American Civil Liberties Union sued Florida over a law championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis that bars most Chinese citizens from buying homes in the state.

The News Lens

US Lawmakers Issue Dire Warnings on China Competition

In the space of 24 hours this week, a pair of U.S. House committees held hearings exploring measures to counter Beijing’s aggressive use of economic power against the U.S. and its allies.

WEKU

He's the 'unofficial ambassador' of Montana — and isn't buying its TikTok ban

Last December, Montana banned the app on government devices. Now, it is banning the hugely popular platform outright. Where does that leave the content creators?

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