Taiwan’s Legislature Passes Motion to Resume Diplomatic Relations with US, Beijing Protests

Taiwan’s legislature has passed a motion proposed by the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) to restore diplomatic relations with the US.

Proposed by the KMT’s parliamentary caucus, a motion on restoring diplomatic relations between Taiwan and the US and another on requesting American assistance in resisting the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) were passed without objection.

Taiwan’s premiere Su Tseng-chang said the KMT had been responsible for the end of Taiwan’s diplomatic relations with the US and it was good that it had come to follow its conscience. Taiwan’s foreign ministry said it will continue to deepen its relations with the US in such areas as politics, international participation, economy and trade, and security.

In Beijing, the Taiwan Affairs Office has repeatedly stated that it is resolutely opposed to any form of official exchanges between Taiwan and the US, and that those plotting independence and secession would meet a dead end.

Source: Now TV #Oct06

#Taiwan #US #China #KMT #Diplomacy

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Anti-Communist Protesters rally outside Chinese Consultate in Toronto

On 1 Oct, more than 100 people were outside the Chinese consulate in Toronto in protest of the Chinese Communist Party’s regime. Demonstrators rallied to denounced the current Chinese government, its treatment of Tibet, Hong Kong and Uygher Muslims in Xinjiang. Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor have been illegally incarcerated and tortured in China for nearly two years. Also, Wuhan pneumonia caused trillions of dollars or economic damage and hundreds of thousands of death inflicted upon the world.

A lady explained to the press, 'it’s time that the Canadians wake up and see what’s going on in, not just in here our country, but around the globe.' Another man said, 'none of the countries is trying to stand up and make China accountable.'

Source: Rebel News #Oct06

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#Canada #Toronto #China #HumanRights #Tibet #WuhanPneumomia
#CCP #Xinjiang

US officials want Ant Group blacklisted ahead of IPO

The US State Department has submitted a proposal for President Donald Trump's administration to add China's Ant Group to a trade blacklist, according to two people familiar with the matter, before the fintech arm of e-commerce giant Alibaba is slated to go public in Hong Kong and Shanghai.It was not immediately clear when the US government agencies that decide whether to add a company to the so-called entity list would review the matter.But the move comes as China hardliners in the Trump administration are seeking to send a message to deter US investors from taking part in the initial public offering, worth up to a record US$35 billion.They fear buying shares in the company could expose them to fraud or that Ant could give the Beijing government access to sensitive banking data belonging to US citizens.The State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.The entity list, which makes it more difficult for US firms to sell high-tech items to blacklisted companies, has become the tool of choice for the Trump administration to punish Chinese companies, though its real-world impact is sometimes questionable.While curbing access to US technology deals a blow to companies like telecoms giant Huawei Technologies, which was added in May 2019, its impact on a fintech giant like Ant Group is likely to be more symbolic.Earlier this week, reports said the China Securities Regulatory Commission was looking into the role of Alipay, Ant's flagship payment platform, as the only third-party channel through which retail investors could buy into five mainland mutual funds investing in the IPO.The conflict-of-interest investigation was not expected to derail the IPO but could delay it, sources said. The company was still awaiting approval in Hong Kong for a listing this month, a process that required the CSRC's approval, the sources added. (Reuters)

2020-10-15 03:38:51

China slams Trudeau after PM mentions Kovrig and Spavor

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#MI5 Head: Russian and #ChineseThreats to #UK Grow in Severity

//The head of MI5 said the U.K.’s domestic spy agency wants to “do more” to tackle Chinese activities that threaten the intellectual property of British companies and universities.

In his first public remarks since taking on the role earlier this year, #KenMcCallum said he will “carefully” prioritize the agency’s resources against China’s “covert activities.”//

//He directly specified “the differing national security challenges presented by Russian, Chinese, Iranian and other actors” and said they were “growing in severity and in complexity – while terrorist threats persist at scale”.

Examples of the changing threat include claims that China tried to spy on the EU by targeting a former MI6 officer, Fraser Cameron, who allegedly sold classified information to undercover operatives from Beijing. Cameron denies the allegations.

China, McCallum added, was beginning to engage in an “interference in politics”.//

Source: Guardian; Bloomberg #Oct14

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China Claims "Hundreds of Espionage Cases" from Taiwan; Broadcasts "Confession Video" from Taiwanese Man

On Oct 11, one day after Taiwan's national day, China's state media, CCTV, announced that China's national security bureau has recently arrested a large number of "spies" from Taiwan involved in hundreds of espionage cases.

30 minutes after the news was reported by the CCTV, Global Times, a newspaper owned by Chinese Communist Party government, published a detailed story of how a Taiwanese called Lee Meng-chu (李孟居) was suspected of "violating national security" by participating in Hong Kong's Anti-ELAB movement in August 2019.

According to this China's state owned media, Lee arrived in Hong Kong on August 18 and took some photos at the protest. Lee crossed the border to Shenzhen the next day. He was later arrested in Shenzhen when he was about to leave on Aug 20, 2019.

On Oct 31, 2019, Chinese authorities authorized the national security bureau to "officially arrested" Lee, but Lee has reportedly been detained by China since August.

Lee's confession was broadcasted on China's CCTV. In the video, Lee "confessed" that he was "swayed" by pro-Taiwan independence sentiments. He also said that he "regretted" joining the activities that "went against China and brought chaos to Hong Kong". He said in front of the camera that "Taiwan independence" and "Hong Kong independence" are "dead-ends".

According to the Guangdong branch of China's national security bureau, there were many more cases related to the involvement of Hong Kong affairs. The Chinese authorities warned that any infringement of Hong Kong's national security law may result in sentences lasting from 3 years in jail, all the way to a life sentence.

After the news came out on China's state media, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (#MAC) condemned China for causing harm to the cross-strait relationship and affecting the normal daily life of Taiwanese.

Source: Stand News; Now News #Oct11
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Beijing slams US for warship's Taiwan Strait transit

Beijing said on Thursday that the United States was seriously undermining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait after a US Navy destroyer sailed through the waters.Zhang Chunhui, spokesman for the PLA's eastern theatre command, said in a statement that the military followed and monitored the USS Barry when the destroyer made what the US Navy called a "routine Taiwan Strait transit" on Wednesday.Seventh Fleet spokeswoman Reann Mommsen had said in a statement that the ship's transit "demonstrates the US commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific".Taiwan's defence ministry, meanwhile, said the USS Barry sailed in a northerly direction through the strait and that its forces also monitored the warship, adding that the situation was as normal."The US Navy regularly conducts so-called "freedom of navigation" operations in the Taiwan Strait and the operations always provoke strong responses from Beijing.Beijing views the passage of foreign vessels through the Strait as a violation of its sovereignty.Washington and many other countries, on the other hand, see the waterway as part of international waters and therefore open to all. (AFP/Reuters)

2020-10-15 08:59:47 (3)

Qingdao removes health chief after Covid resurgence

The mainland city of Qingdao has suspended the head of its municipal health commission after a resurgence of Covid-19 cases. Sui Zhenhua will be put under investigation, after more than dozen local cases were reported in the past days. The Qingdao party committee also decided to remove Deng Kai, the director of the Qingdao Chest Hospital, to which most of the new cases are apparently linked. The entire population of more than 9 million people in the city are being tested for the coronavirus in light of the new cases.On Wednesday, the health authorities said 12 people had so far contracted Covid-19, and one patient was in a critical condition, while three were "severely" ill.The outbreak followed the mid-autumn holiday on the mainland, during which about 4.47 million tourists visited the city during the holiday period, according to the officials there.

2020-10-15 11:47:50 (1)

Chinese Ambassador Says India Is Not Doing Anyone Favour by Limiting Chinese Investment

The Chinese ambassador to India Sun Weidong has said India’s limitations on Chinese businesses and investments were not benefitting anyone. He added that any action that heightened and complicated the tension was no solution and that engaging in dialogue was the right way and the way out. The more difficult the situation was, he said, the more crucial it was to have stability and mutual trust.

Hosting a video conference celebrating China’s national day and the Mid-Autumn festival with representatives of Chinese expats in India, Sun discussed the recent status of China-India relations. He said it was vital for the two countries to move forward in the right direction under the current circumstances. Being two major developing countries, he said, China and India should focus on such challenges as beating the pandemic, economic recovery, and improving livelihoods. He said what the two countries needed was collaboration and not confrontation, mutual trust and not mutual suspicion. He said it was normal for China and India, being neighbours, to have differences, but arguments should come in the right place in their relations and must not be allowed to get in the way.

Source: RTHK #Oct06

#India #China #SunWeidong #Diplomacy

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Chinese Australians rile at 'McCarthyism' at probe

Three Australian citizens of Chinese ethnicity who were asked to condemn the Chinese Communist Party as they appeared before a government inquiry into diaspora issues have criticised the incident as like "McCarthyism".A senate committee is examining problems facing diaspora communities, and the three Chinese Australians had been invited to attend a hearing on Wednesday.The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation has told the inquiry that diaspora communities are often victims of interference from foreign governments, and threats had been made against individuals on the basis of their political opinions.Australia has a tense diplomatic relationship with China, its largest trading partner, and there has been intense domestic political debate and media coverage of allegations the Chinese government is involved in foreign interference.There are also concerns Chinese communities in Australia are experiencing racism as a by-product.The Liberal Senator for Tasmania, Eric Abetz, known for hawkish views on China, asked the three Chinese Australians to "tell me whether they are willing to unconditionally condemn the Chinese Communist Party dictatorship", a transcript shows.Yun Jiang, a China analyst who previously worked in the Office of Prime Minister and Cabinet, had spoken to the committee about the "toxic environment for Chinese-Australians who engage in public policy debates right now"."Senator Abetz proceeded to interrogate each of us on our views of the Chinese Communist Party, as some sort of loyalty test", Jiang said in a statement on Thursday.Wesa Chau, Labor's Deputy Lord Mayor candidate for Melbourne, said "in race-baiting McCarthyism, myself and two other Chinese-Australian witnesses were subjected to a public loyalty test".Chau is a board member of the Australian government's National Foundation for Australia-China Relations."McCarthyism" refers to US Senator Joseph McCarthy's much-vilified campaign in the 1950s to expose Communist sympathisers in the United States, including in Hollywood and the arts.Osmond Chiu of the Per Capita think tank wrote in the Sydney Morning Herald that he was born in Australia, and refused to answer Abetz's question because it was demeaning.Senator Abetz responded in a statement on Thursday: "Standing firm against ugly dictatorships is everyone's duty. I, therefore, make no apology for the exchange."Race Discrimination Commissioner Chin Tan wrote in a submission to the inquiry that a national anti-racism strategy is needed to protect Australia's multicultural society because the country's national security also depends on its capacity to protect unity."No Australian should have their loyalty to this country questioned or undermined because of their ethnic origin, nor should they be required to prove their loyalty," Tan said, in comments reported by SBS, the multicultural broadcaster on Thursday. (AFP)

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