⚠️BREAKING - The House of Representatives just voted to condemn the Chinese spy-balloon that traversed our country last week.
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SEN. MENDEZ: "When we think about our own posture in the world, we must recognize that China has also invested heavily in proactive diplomacy. China now has more diplomatic posts than ANY other country."
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A French company with connections to Beijing had bought the rights to control the third largest #Port in America. What could be at stake here? #Espionage? Or possibly influence on local politicians?

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#China is no longer America’s biggest trading partner, a first since the trade war in 2019. Meanwhile, more than 200 foreign #GamblingApps have been banned in India, with the majority of them having ties to China.

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Chinese surveillance balloons have operated for several years off #China’s southern coast. They collect information on military assets in countries of strategic interest to China. Those include Japan, India, Vietnam, Taiwan, and the Philippines.

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New details emerge on the Chinese #SurveillanceBalloon. What was it capable of as it hovered over the United States? And what do senators say after being briefed by White House officials?
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Many are calling the Chinese #spyballoon episode a wake-up call. The United States has now briefed 40 #nations on its findings from the device.

https://ept.ms/40NationOnBalloon

Seoul resumes short-term visas to mainland visitors

South Korea plans to resume issuing short-term visas for travellers from the mainland on Saturday after China improved its Covid-19 situation.Kim Sung-ho, South Korea's vice interior minister in charge of disaster and safety management, said the government had decided to restart the visa issuance after the number of infections among Chinese arrivals dropped significantly, and new strains of the virus have not emerged.South Korea's prime minister, Han Duck-soo, last week hinted at lifting restrictions before the end of February if China's Covid situation became "manageable."South Korea suspended issuing short-term visas to Chinese visitors last month after China ended its zero-Covid policy. (Reuters)

2023-02-10 11:18:34

'Fruitful' Middle East visit only the start, CE says

Chief Executive John Lee wrapped up his trip to the Middle East on Friday, saying the visit bodes well for future cooperation between Hong Kong and Gulf nations while stressing that encouraging oil giant Aramco to list in the SAR was not his sole goal. Lee told reporters in Dubai that his week in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates had yielded "a lot of fruitful results", adding that the trip was about strengthening friendship, further promoting the SAR's strengths and advantages, and exploring business opportunities. "The Hong Kong government and the Saudi Arabian government have agreed to start our negotiation about the protection-and-promotion-of-investment agreement," Lee said. "We've also agreed with the government of the UAE to start discussing the issues that we want to cover, in respect of green and sustainable financing cooperation."He said officials had signed 13 memoranda of understanding or letters of intent on cooperation, covering areas such as innovation and technology, business, professional services and logistics. On his ambition to convince Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco and its subsidiaries to invest and list in Hong Kong, Lee said he had established a good rapport with the company and touched on issues of mutual interests. "I'm very glad the atmosphere was positive, and both agreed that we should continue close communication, so that we would be able to help each other understand the things that we want to know about more," he said. Saudi Aramco first went public in Saudi Arabia in 2019 in what was the world's biggest ever stock listing. Reports say Aramco, which is valued at more than US$2 trillion, now wants to sell more shares in international markets.But the CE stressed that his visit was not only about Aramco: "The purpose of my visit is manifold. I am to tell the world and invite them to come to Hong Kong, and this extends to all the people and companies and entities that we came across at the visit."Of course, we welcome big companies to come to Hong Kong and invest and equally we have been meeting senior officials in charge of at least three sovereign funds, as well as Aramco. Our invitation and our purpose is open to all," he added.Lee said officials would conduct follow up visits to the Middle East, including a planned trip by Hong Kong Monetary Authority representatives in the first half of this year. But he noted that Gulf nations would not be his only target, with Southeast Asia next on the list.."My next destination will likely be countries of Asean, because they are close neighbours, and the trade and relationship have been strong," he said, referring to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations."I want to raise it to an even stronger position, and also want to capitalise on the good relationship so that we will have more support in our accession to RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership), which is another important economic and commercial relationship with our neighbours."Lee was scheduled to depart for Hong Kong later on Friday.

2023-02-10 13:48:39

'New talent visas for GBA workers will benefit HK'

Experts have welcomed a pilot scheme aimed at facilitating the movement of talent around the Greater Bay Area (GBA), saying it will help consolidate Hong Kong’s status as an international research and innovation centre. Mainland authorities earlier announced that from February 20, targeted professionals from six sectors currently working in GBA cities can apply for a special visa, which will allow them to make multiple entries to Hong Kong and Macau within a certain period of time.The visas have a validity period of five years, three years, or one year, and their holders can stay in Hong Kong for not more than 30 days during each visit. Those eligible include professionals who have made outstanding contributions to the region's development, scientific research experts, arbitrators and mediators, and officially recognised high-level talent in education and medical care.In a statement released on Thursday, the SAR government said the new arrangement will facilitate professional exchanges and visits. “Compared with the current seven-day period of stay for the exit endorsement for business visits, the exit endorsement for talents will greatly facilitate eligible high-end talents visiting Hong Kong,” the statement wrote. “Launching the exit endorsement for talents alongside the full resumption of normal travel between Hong Kong and the mainland will help promote the interaction of talents within the GBA, creating stronger impetus for growth for Hong Kong and the entire GBA as well as achieving a win-win situation.”Dennis Lo, Director of CUHK’s Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, said the scheme is conducive to making Hong Kong an international research and innovation centre. “We would need to invite many researchers to come to Hong Kong to attend meetings and do collaborations. So I think this scheme will definitely make that type of work very easy or relatively easy,” Lo said, adding that authorities should also look into allowing those talent to come to Hong Kong for paid projects. Oliver Wan, chairman of the Greater Bay Area Hong Kong & Macau Talents Association, also said the scheme will make it easier for top professionals from the mainland to share their experience and expertise with their SAR counterparts.

2023-02-10 15:43:45 (2)

Many are calling the Chinese #spyballoon episode a wake-up call. The United States has now briefed 40 #nations on its findings from the device.

https://ept.ms/40NationOnBalloon

China Loses a String of Military Doctors Linked to Forced Organ Harvesting READ: https://www.theepochtimes.com/china-loses-a-string-of-military-doctors-linked-to-forced-organ-harvesting_5041774.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=telegram&utm_campaign=USChinaWatch

No Evidence Chinese Spy Balloons Were in US During Trump Admin: Kash Patel
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Protest Erupts in Wuhan As Health Benefit Cuts Affect Millions of Retirees
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Navy Admiral Raises Concerns About Pentagon’s Failure to Detect Chinese Spy Balloons
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Pentagon Under Fire for Response to Chinese Spy Balloon
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Australia to Remove China-Made Cameras in Defence Deparment
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EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Chip Roy to Roll Out Bill Aimed at Cutting Manufacturing Reliance on China
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The saga of the Chinese #SpyBalloon that floated unhindered for days over the nation’s airspace is a huge story in its own right.

But it also encapsulates a larger problem—the successful efforts by China to spy on the US—and how the #Biden administration has allowed these efforts by China to continue with little or no hindrance.

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Mr. Steven Stockman, a former Congressman from Texas, explained to us the reasons why elites are so open to criticizing America’s history of #slavery, while at the same time refusing to acknowledge China’s current practice of slavery.
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