AIT confirms additional donation of 2.5 million doses of Moderna vaccine to Taiwan

The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) confirmed that the United States would be donating 2.5 million doses of the Moderna vaccine to Taiwan, a significant increase from the 750,000 doses announced during a visit by three U.S. senators to Taipei. The vaccine is expected to arrive in Taiwan on Saturday U.S. time, the AIT said, adding that the vaccine donation demonstrates the U.S. commitment to Taiwan as ’a trusted friend and a member of the international family of democracy.’

A spokesperson for the Presidential Office of Taiwan responded last night (19th), stating that Taiwan’s representative to the United States, Bi-khim Hsiao, had received the vaccines at Memphis Airport in Tennessee on behalf of the government and that they were expected to arrive in Taiwan on Sunday (20th).

The spokesperson said that President Tsai Ing-wen once again expressed her sincere gratitude to President Biden and the U.S. government for their strong support of Taiwan by significantly increasing the original 750,000 doses of vaccine announced on the 6th to 2.5 million doses, demonstrating the U.S. government’s concrete actions in support of Taiwan’s efforts to combat the challenge of this outbreak. The spokesperson added that the U.S. government’s timely outreach is a testament to the rock-solid friendship between Taiwan and the United States.

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Didi share price drops 5.3% after China’s cybersecurity probe

China’s largest ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing’s shares dropped by 5.3 per cent on Friday (2 July), after the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) announced to launch a cybersecurity review of the firm.

CAC said the investigation on the company—which has nearly 500 million users and 15 million drivers—is to protect “national security and the public…

https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2021/07/06/didi-share-price-drops-5-3-after-chinas-cybersecurity-probe/

One step closer to CCP’s infiltration in the UK.

Chinese-owned firm acquires UK’s largest semiconductor manufacturer

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German charged with spying for China

A retired German political scientist has been charged with spying for China for almost a decade, using the political contacts he developed while working for a think tank, the German federal prosecutor's office said on Tuesday.It said the man, identified as Klaus L. according to German reporting custom, had been recruited during a lecture trip to Shanghai in 2010, almost 10 years after joining the think tank, and had regularly passed on information until November 2019, in return for money and trips to China.The public broadcaster ARD said Klaus L. had also been a spy for Germany's foreign intelligence agency, the BND, for half a century before retiring.ARD cited unnamed sources as saying he had initially told the BND of the recruitment attempt, but had failed to inform it about later contacts.ARD also said Klaus L. had worked for the Munich-based Hanns Seidel Foundation, associated with the Christian Social Union (CSU), Bavarian sister party to Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU.The foundation said it had been cooperating with authorities since June last year."Possible misconduct via intelligence activities is absolutely unacceptable to us," a spokesperson for the think tank said, adding that Klaus L. retired a decade ago and had not had any contact with the foundation since then.The BND was not immediately available for comment.Klaus L. was due to appear before a Munich court on Tuesday. (Reuters)

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CCP’s Threat to Attack Taiwan Is Merely Propaganda: Experts

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NZ Academic’s Twitter Account Restricted After Posts Criticised Beijing

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