Changing Politics & Economics of Western Countries vs The Pariah

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https://www.theepochtimes.com/oracle-reportedly-wins-tiktok-bid-after-microsoft-gets-rejection_3498479.html">Oracle Reportedly Wins TikTok Bid, After Microsoft Gets Rejection



TikTok received bids from Oracle and also Microsoft in partnership with Walmart.



Trump: "I told them that they have till Sept. 15 to make a deal. After that we close it up in this country," Trump told reporters on Sept. 1.



He said that the U.S. Treasury must be "well-compensated" in any agreement.



[Just another successful strong move by Trump to stop China]

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https://www.theepochtimes.com/oracle-reportedly-wins-tiktok-bid-after-microsoft-gets-rejection_3498479.html">Oracle Reportedly Wins TikTok Bid, After Microsoft Gets Rejection



TikTok received bids from Oracle and also Microsoft in partnership with Walmart.



Trump: "I told them that they have till Sept. 15 to make a deal. After that we close it up in this country," Trump told reporters on Sept. 1.



He said that the U.S. Treasury must be "well-compensated" in any agreement.



[Just another successful strong move by Trump to stop China]

 

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US Charges 5 Chinese Nationals With Hacking More Than 100 Companies, Entities Worldwide

Five Chinese nationals and two Malaysians have been indicted on charges relating to sprawling hacking campaigns to steal trade secrets and sensitive information from more than 100 companies and entities worldwide, the U.S. Justice Department announced on Sept. 16.



The five Chinese nationals are part of a hacker group known as "APT41" that stole source code, consumer data, and business information from victims in the United States and abroad, across a range of sectors including tech companies, universities, foreign governments, and pro-democracy proponents in Hong Kong, the department said.



Cybersecurity researchers have described APT41's recent activities as "one of the broadest campaigns by a Chinese cyber espionage actor in recent years."



In an effort to make more money, two of the Chinese hackers compromised the networks of video game companies to steal in-game resources, such as video game currency, which they later sold on the black market with the help of two Malaysian businessmen, Wong Ong Hua, 46, and Ling Yang Ching, 32. They were arrested in Malaysia on Sunday upon an extradition request by the United States and now face extradition proceedings.



The five Chinese nationals, Zhang Haoran, 35, Tan Dailin, 35, Jiang Lizhi, 35, Qian Chuan, 39, and Fu Qiang, 37, remain at-large in China. The seven defendants were charged in three separate indictments unsealed on Sept. 16.



The charges were unveiled less than two months after the department announced an indictment against two Chinese hackers accused of a decade-long campaign to steal trade secrets from defense contractors and hundreds of firms around the world, as well as attempting to acquire COVID-19-related research. They come as the Trump administration broadens its actions countering Chinese state-sanctioned theft of American intellectual property and personal information.

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Facebook censored this.

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I believe it came from a lab too..



Nobody believes anymore that it came from a wet market in Wuhan.

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Facebook censored this.

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Trump Administration to Ban Access to Chinese Apps WeChat and TikTok on Sunday



Trump's administration will block Americans from accessing China-based applications WeChat and TikTok from Sunday midnight, citing national security concerns.



App stores will be banned from carrying TikTok and WeChat on Sunday. However, existing TikTok users will still be able to use the app until Nov. 12, but will not be able to access updates from midnight Sunday, according to new rules issued by the U.S. Commerce Department.



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WeChat, a Chinese messaging app, however, will be completely banned in the United States on Sunday.

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Trump Administration to Ban Access to Chinese Apps WeChat and TikTok on Sunday



Trump's administration will block Americans from accessing China-based applications WeChat and TikTok from Sunday midnight, citing national security concerns.



App stores will be banned from carrying TikTok and WeChat on Sunday. However, existing TikTok users will still be able to use the app until Nov. 12, but will not be able to access updates from midnight Sunday, according to new rules issued by the U.S. Commerce Department.



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WeChat, a Chinese messaging app, however, will be completely banned in the United States on Sunday.

 

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Communist China Is 'New Evil Empire' That Seeks to 'Utterly Defeat' the US: Sen. Ted Cruz



"China's objectives are world domination," he said in a recent interview on The Epoch Times' "American Thought Leaders" program. "They intend to utterly defeat the United States."



"We need to have the same comprehensive strategy—much like we did in winning the Cold War—we need to have the same strategy for defeating China."



Cruz says this approach requires understanding the breadth of the regime's aggression against the United States, from espionage to propaganda, intellectual property theft to malign influence campaigns; and its threats abroad, including domestic human rights abuses, subversion of Hong Kong's freedoms, and intimidation of self-ruled Taiwan.



Hong Kong is the "new Berlin"—"the new forefront between tyranny and liberty," he says, noting that since Beijing's imposition of a new national security law earlier this year, the city has seen unprecedented restrictions to freedoms, which activists say marked the beginning of authoritarian rule over the financial hub.

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https://www.theepochtimes.com/nypd-officer-arrested-for-allegedly-spying-for-china_3508496.html">NYPD Officer Arrested for Allegedly Spying for China



A New York City police officer and U.S. Army Reserve member has been arrested on federal charges of acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese regime, federal prosecutors said on Sept. 21.



Baimadajie Angwang, a 33-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen born in China's Tibet region, fed intelligence about other ethnic Tibetans in New York to the Chinese Consulate in the city, according to a criminal complaint.



Angwang works in Queens and lives in Nassau County, Long Island, prosecutors said. He was arrested on Sept. 19; at his initial court appearance in district court for the Eastern District of New York, he was ordered held without bail.



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Angwang was charged with acting as an agent for China, committing wire fraud, making false statements, and obstructing an official proceeding. He faces up to 55 years imprisonment if convicted of all charges.



Prosecutors also alleged that he helped Chinese consulate officials gain access to senior NYPD officials.



According to the complaint, Angwang also works as a civil affairs specialist in the Army Reserve, holding the rank of staff sergeant and is stationed at Fort Dix, New Jersey. His work involves planning, training, and executing civil-military programs, the document said. He holds a "secret" level security clearance in connection with this role.



In a phone call to an unnamed Chinese consular official—whom he referred to as "Boss"—in December 2018, Angwang identified himself as an "asset" for Beijing, saying that "even if they deny you in the end for whatever reason, but at least let them know, hey, you have someone in the police department here now," the court records show.



He had regular communications with his handlers in the New York City consulate. He called and texted the Boss at least 55 times between June 2018 to March 2020. The Boss had invited him to the consulate's "National Day" reception to celebrate the founding of the Chinese regime under Communist Party rule.



In a phone call on Oct. 30, 2018, the Boss complimented Angwang on being promoted within NYPD, to which he replied that he was preparing for a promotional exam "for the people back home."



BBC Take on it - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54244018">https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54244018

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https://www.theepochtimes.com/dozens-of-epoch-times-newspaper-boxes-vandalized-in-nyc_3508802.html">Dozens of newspaper boxes belonging to the Chinese-language edition of The Epoch Times have been vandalized in New York City.



Epoch Times distributing staff have counted at least six instances of vandalism—involving more than 30 newspaper boxes—this month. The boxes were mostly clustered in Manhattan's Chinatown neighborhood, but also include some in Brooklyn and near the Chinese consulate.



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Several newspaper boxes were repeatedly spray-painted with the denigratory phrase "traitors" in Chinese. In other cases, the boxes were knocked over or newspapers were stolen.



On more than one occasion, after Epoch Times staff removed the graffiti, it would return the very next day. One time, more than 20 boxes had the repeated graffiti.



Boxes belonging to the Chinese-language version of the newspaper have previously been damaged, such as the coin slots being jammed with hard objects to prevent readers from accessing the publication. In August 2019, one newspaper box was set on fire.

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https://www.theepochtimes.com/dozens-of-epoch-times-newspaper-boxes-vandalized-in-nyc_3508802.html">Dozens of newspaper boxes belonging to the Chinese-language edition of The Epoch Times have been vandalized in New York City.



Epoch Times distributing staff have counted at least six instances of vandalism—involving more than 30 newspaper boxes—this month. The boxes were mostly clustered in Manhattan's Chinatown neighborhood, but also include some in Brooklyn and near the Chinese consulate.



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Several newspaper boxes were repeatedly spray-painted with the denigratory phrase "traitors" in Chinese. In other cases, the boxes were knocked over or newspapers were stolen.



On more than one occasion, after Epoch Times staff removed the graffiti, it would return the very next day. One time, more than 20 boxes had the repeated graffiti.



Boxes belonging to the Chinese-language version of the newspaper have previously been damaged, such as the coin slots being jammed with hard objects to prevent readers from accessing the publication. In August 2019, one newspaper box was set on fire.

Was it...nah, Shen Li doesn't live in the Big Apple.

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Can't be. It's her birthday and she's... errr ...tied up .. getting spanks



 

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Can't be. It's her birthday and she's... errr ...tied up .. getting spanks



 

At this very moment.

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https://www.thebluecashew.net/posting.php?mode=reply&f=2&t=11918#preview">Pompeo warns that China is targeting PTA meetings as part of influence campaign - Pompeo warned China is 'increasing in intensity.'



"We've watched the CCP [Chinese Communist Party] campaigns targeting state-level officials, local interests. We've seen them at PTA meetings," Pompeo said during a speech at the Wisconsin state Senate. "They've been at full-swing for years, and they're increasing in intensity."



He warned state lawmakers in the key swing state that the Chinese campaign against the U.S. was not limited to efforts against the federal government.



Intelligence officials have warned that Beijing is trying to meddle in the presidential election to prevent President Trump's reelection. But Pompeo warned that the CCP is targeting state and local governments as well and see them as the "weak link."



He warned that the campaign seeks "to make Americans receptive to Beijing's form of authoritarianism."





"This isn't the Cold War. It's different in kind," he said. "The CCP's effort is more sophisticated, multi-layered, and nuanced. That's why we have to have a conversation in our state legislatures about this China challenge. It's as important in Wisconsin as it is in Washington."



He cited examples in California and New York, where lawmakers had received letters and other pressures from Chinese consulates, leading to one bill being shelved in California, and also Chinese sister-city programs.





Pompeo also noted signs of espionage campaigns at municipal and city level -- including the charges brought against an NYPD officer who allegedly acted as a Chinese agent and reported on the activities of Tibetans in the U.S.



"Know that when you are approached by a Chinese diplomat, it is likely not in the spirit of true cooperation or friendship," he warned.