In a new, tersely worded letter to Congress, U.S. President Joe Biden uses a word that — just a few short years ago — was seemingly foreign to the
China
TikTok Tactics, a Fake News Frenzy and the Battle for Taiwan’s Democracy as Election Day 2024 Nears
For a dictatorial regime, the Chinese Communist Party certainly enjoys playing with democracies. Obsessed with dragging Taiwan under its control, it
Spineless Titans: Jimmy Lai Puts Global Corporate Cowardice on Trial
As Hong Kong’s world-famous media tycoon Jimmy Lai (黎智英) goes on trial this week for the crime of holding an opinion and believing others have right
YouTube’s Algorithm Tangles Up Political and Apolitical Content About China
A network of pro-China YouTube channels is using AI algorithms to cross-promote each other’s videos, according to a new report by the Australian
An AI-Driven Influence Operation Is Spreading Pro-China Propaganda Across YouTube
David Tuffley, Griffith University A recent investigation from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) has revealed an extensive network
Why America’s Chip Sanctions Against China Could Backfire
Shaun Narine, St. Thomas University (Canada) The technological war waged by the United States against China has the potential to backfire,
What We Don’t Understand About China’s Actions and Ambitions in the South China Sea
Edward Sing Yue Chan, Australian National University In recent weeks, China’s activities in the South China Sea have raised more concerns in the
Human Rights and China, Mid-December 2023: Cop Complicity as Chinese Repression Strikes in the Heart of the U.S.
In the land where thugs drag metal poles through the streets to haunt protesters with the sound of the weapons they are soon to be beaten with, police
Growth of Autocracies Will Expand Chinese Global Influence via Belt and Road Initiative as It Enters Second Decade
Richard Carney, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen China currently faces daunting challenges in its domestic economy. But weakness in the
Emergency Preparedness Guide for Foreigners in Taiwan Released
Last year, Taiwan’s Taiwan’s All-Out Defense Mobilization Agency (國防部全民防衛動員署) released Taiwan’s National Defense Handbook, a guide to surviving
Beijing Anger-ometer, Mid-December 2023: Debt, Discord and Diplomatic Destitution
The lack of gratitude is astounding. Having organized one’s own welcoming committees, postponed one’s purges for a brief few days, traipsed across 16
COP28: China, the Climate North Korea, Has Its Finger on the Weather Bomb
As the petrostate-presided United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) quarrels its way to a close for