How Foreign Oil Drillers Are Helping Consolidate China’s Claims in Disputed Asian Sea
Presence of a foreign oil or gas contractor effectively bolsters a hiring country’s maritime sovereignty claim by spotlighting and prioritizing its energy interests over those of rivals, said Stephen Nagy, senior associate professor of politics and international studies at International Christian University in Tokyo.
The Chinese Communist Party Fearful of Religious “Infiltration” from Vietnam Among Mien Minority
Vietnam has a policy about religion that cannot be compared to religious liberty in democratic countries, yet is more liberal than China’s. Christian groups move more freely, indigenous new religious movements, although occasionally repressed or controlled by the government that tries to select their leaders, are flourishing, and even Falun Gong, while theoretically illegal, is still active.
Japan and Vietnam Sign Defence Transfer Deal in Response to China’s Influence
After passively dealing with China for decades, Japan has now taken a stance against the growing threat of the CCP against the island of Taiwan. In response to the CCP’s advances in the East and the South China Sea, Kishi opposed “any unilateral attempts to change the status quo by coercion or any activities that escalate tensions.”
Indonesia Starts ‘New Era’ With The US as Washington Courts Southeast Asia
Earlier, this week, U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan informed Retno that Washington would provide Jakarta an additional $30 million in COVID-19 assistance, bringing the total U.S. assistance to Indonesia since the start of the pandemic to more than $65 million.
Member of Australian Parliament: The Perpetrators of Organ Harvesting Must Be Brought to Justice
Mr. Christensen: “I think Members of Parliament and Senators do take the plight of Falun Dafa practitioners very seriously. We have had allegations of human organ harvesting that have a very high level of proof, and that is absolutely a human rights abuse.”
China’s Imposition of Electricity Restrictions this Winter Gets a Chilly Reception
“I can understand the majority of the power-cut measures, but turning off street lights at night? What if there are robberies and accidents? We are asked to keep our air conditioning to 16 degree Celsius the highest; do you know how cold the wind is at 16 degree Celsius?”
Germany, France, UK Rebuke Beijing Over South China Sea
The United Kingdom, France and Germany have signed a joint note denouncing China’s claims in the South China Sea, in a sign of growing European interest in the maritime disputes there and China’s militarization of occupied islets.
Australia: Editor-in-Chief of Chinese Media and Others VIP Advise Withdrawal from the Chinese Communist Party
Peter Westmore, former Chairman of the National Civic Council: “The Chinese Communist Party sets about the barbaric and brutal practice of killing Falun Gong practitioners for their organs to supply transplantation trade. And it’s a matter of tragic regret that the regime in Beijing with all of the tools at its disposal”
Cybersecurity Firm Links Chinese Group to Cyber Espionage in Southeast Asia
<!–[CDATA[ BenarNews | Radio Free Asia A China-based group has quietly carried out cyber-espionage against Southeast Asian governments during the past few years, collecting “specific documents,” among other data, from infected computers, a cybersecurity company said in a report. Naikon, a group of hackers, deployed software called Aria-body to target government agencies and technology firms […]
‘Deep Plowing The South China Sea’: China Eyes Resources, Steps up Research
<!–[CDATA[ Drake Long | Radio Free Asia China’s recent establishment of two new research stations on artificial islands it occupies in the disputed South China Sea comes as it ramps up its exploration and exploitation of deep-sea environments, seeking fuel, rare metals, and biotechnology, analysts say. The two research stations at the Chinese-built artificial islands […]