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A balloon upended Blinken’s trip to China. That could be a good thing.

Phelim Kine and Nahal Toosi

Fri, February 3, 2023 at 7:02 PM EST·5 min read

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  • Antony BlinkenAntony BlinkenAmerican government official and 71th U.S. Secretary of State
  • Xi JinpingXi JinpingGeneral Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party

A balloon upended Blinken’s trip to China. That could be a good thing.

Not everyone in Washington is freaking out about the suspected Chinese spy balloon flying high over the United States. Some former officials say it’s giving U.S. diplomats exactly what they need: more leverage over Beijing.

The Chinese airship forced the U.S. military to scramble fighter jets, prompted lawmakers to demand answers from the Biden administration and led Secretary of State Antony Blinken to indefinitely postpone his trip to Beijing this weekend.

EU to stand with US in ‘depriving China of the most advanced chips’, trade official says

A senior European Union trade official said on Friday that the US had the bloc’s “full” commitment to the goal of choking China’s semiconductor industry.

“We fully agree with the objective of depriving China of the most advanced chips”, Thierry Breton, the EU’s internal-market commissioner, said at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies.

EL SHAFIE: Shut down the so-called police stations

EL SHAFIE: Shut down the so-called police stations

An explosive report by Spanish NGO Safeguard Defenders revealed the Chinese government is operating illegal police stations in Canada. For years, the Chinese government has used agents in Canada to intimidate human rights campaigners, democracy activists, Uyghurs, Tibetans, Falun Gong, and even Chinese nationals studying here at Canadians schools. Our government is failing to protect these vulnerable people and keep all Canadians safe. This cannot continue.

Top US health official: China’s ‘zero COVID strategy’ not realistic

Top US health official: China’s ‘zero COVID strategy’ not realistic

Top US health official: China’s ‘zero COVID strategy’ not realistic

Zach Schonfeld

Sun, November 27, 2022 at 1:42 PM·2 min read

White House coronavirus response coordinator Ashish Jha on Sunday indicated China’s “zero COVID” strategy is not realistic.

During an appearance on ABC’s “This Week,” anchor Martha Raddatz asked Jha about demonstrations in cities across China over the weekend protesting the strategy, which seeks to isolate and eliminate every COVID-19 case, leading to lockdowns for millions of residents in recent months.

“Obviously, that is not our strategy,” Jha said. “We don’t think that’s realistic, certainly not realistic for the American people. Our strategy has been build up immunity in the population by getting people vaccinated. That’s how you managed an incredibly contagious variant like omicron.”

COVID-19 cases in China have hit record levels in recent days as most of the population remains unexposed to the virus, creating new restrictions in many areas of the country as places like the U.S. move away from coronavirus mandates.

Workers at largest iPhone factory clash with police in China

Workers at largest iPhone factory clash with police in China

Video circulating on social media alleges to show workers at the world’s largest iPhone factory clashing with police in China.

This footage shows workers running as riot police detained some of the protesters at the Foxconn factory.

Around 200,000 people work at the Zhengzhou plant, with the protesters demanding better working conditions.

It comes in the wake of the imposition of several Covid restrictions due to rising case numbers.

Foxconn earlier said it was using “closed-loop management”, which refers to employees living at their workplace with no outside contact.

Expel Chinese Communist Party Police; Shut Their Stations Down by One Free World International قانۇنسىز س س پ ساقچىلىرىنى قوغلاپ چىقىرىپ، ئۇلارنىڭ ساقچى ئېدارىلىرىنى تاقايلى.

Expel Chinese Communist Party Police; Shut Their Stations Down by One Free World International

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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is operating illegal police stations in the United States and Canada. A damning new report from @Safeguard Defenders reveals the CCP is operating at least 54 illegal police stations around the world, with 3 in Toronto and 1 in New York City.

A coalition led by OFWI is calling for the Canadian and American governments to take swift action to shut down known Chinese government police stations.

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