McKinsey-led think-tank Urban China Initiative advised China to deepen cooperation between business and the military and push foreign companies out of sensitive industries as part of a project for the 🇨🇳 central government in 2015. The recommendations in the book “Scientific and

China's surveillance system relies on a large number of informants. Minxin Pei: "Data disclosed by 30 local governments show that between 0.73 percent and 1.1 percent of China’s population—perhaps as many as 15 million people—serve as informants. ...Analysis of the information

Don’t touch her! — Nasty Newton Remix from Dr K 😁 https://t.co/q3UJNYqK2H

“We are not in Communist China” — Brendan Kavanagh’s interview on TalkTV https://t.co/mpSB8pCSE5

What goes around, comes around

@GaryDRawnsley A democratic and prosperous Taiwan is a threat to CCP's failing economy and governance https://t.co/BPbqyMxiOc

@SariArhoHavren China's talk is cheap. How about China sending a few PLA ship to ensure freedom of navigation and shipping in the Red sea for a change A nation that wanted to be seen to create a new world order and taking helm of a superpower must show it can take on responsibility

@lavinia_colzani @SariArhoHavren Xi's adventurism and hegemonic ambition for a world order with Chinese characteristics could take the world GDP down with it 👇 https://t.co/0pD3n4gKms

Did Xi send condolences to Israel after the Hamas attack on Oct 7? https://t.co/AeEf0iSf7b

This is completely unacceptable. Americans must *insist* that Europeans pull their weight in NATO. This is *entirely* within Europe's economic capability and fully consistent with post-war history. Europe had very serious militaries 30 years ago. 1/ https://t.co/mzEmIrDCC1

@InsightGL Those new Chinese operated under CCPs rule before will consider bribes and corruption of in business as the norm It will destroy spore's decades of hard-earned mindset and society pride of keeping and upkeep an efficient and corruption free environment businesses @CollinSLKoh

Beijing’s plans for world: 1. SE Asia - rice & fruit bowl, fish farms, wife farms 2. India: Steal the water & let them die. 3. Europe: A vast theme park&museum; wife farm 4. Canada/USA: Grain bowl, wife farms 5. Austr: Mining pit, beaches, wife farm 1/2

“This is the biggest threat we’ve ever had. Make no mistake about it. China is not our friend.” — Commerce Secretary @SecRaimondo

Is clearly systemic in China and yet we give the other 215 Chinese issuers another three years of ‘open season’ on US investors? These sanctions look to be easily worthy of criminal charges. 4/4 #China #Fraud #SEC @committeeonccp @RepGallagher @BlackRock @SchwarzmanOrg

The Venezuelan Government has reportedly given ExxonMobil and several other Oil Companies, who were given Permission by Guyana to launch Expeditions off the Coast of the Country to find Oil Deposits, less than 90 Days to Vacate their Operations in Guyana’s Territorial Waters.

Sec. Raimondo's speech at the Reagan National Defense Forum felt like a turning point, the birth of 'Dark Gina.' She's fed up with industry and on a mission to stay ahead of China. Some highlights: Host: "Huawei released their new smartphone..." Raimundo: "When I was in China

@MatthewSlyman @ElbridgeColby Don't tell us that the US will let Exxon Mobile be kicked out of the Guyanese oil concessions again and be replaced by Sinopec or gazpom despite of our efforts https://t.co/Mjsd5SdjJZ

@ElbridgeColby While waiting for the Taiwan thingy, our friend Maduro in Venezuela is jumping ahead to formally declaring annexation of Guyana. Am sure he's learning from Russian playbook on Ukraine: https://t.co/QNPBRW5AB4

Italy formally pulls out of China’s Belt and Road Initiative

@Byron_Wan China is countering Forest City setbacks with another expensive $80billions artificial port in the state of Malacca called "Huangjing" port after initial cancellation. It is resuming under current Malaysian PM: https://t.co/RNzHulWAmL