PRC / CCP Influence

  • Conflicts - Tensions

    PRC’s AI assistant, DeepSeek, censors information about Beijing

    Voice of America Users of the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) new artificial intelligence (AI) assistant, DeepSeek, say there is real-time censorship of its answers, calling into question its ability to provide accurate and unbiased information. Users discovered that questions DeepSeek was previously able to answer are now met with the message, “Sorry, that’s beyond my current scope. Let’s talk…

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  • Conflicts - Tensions

    Philippine comic book targets PRC information manipulation in South China Sea dispute

    The Associated Press The Philippines launched a comic book in January 2025 to counter the People Republic of China’s (PRC) information manipulation campaign to push its expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea. In the 40-page book, titled “The Stories of Teacher Jun,” a fictional Filipino teacher and his young students discuss the complex territorial disputes in simple terms.…

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  • Conflicts - Tensions

    PRC structures are sign of sovereignty push against South Korea, analysts say

    Voice of America South Korea and its Allies and Partners should prevent the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) attempts to normalize its sovereignty claims over a disputed maritime area, analysts say. The PRC, for years, has used illegal, coercive, aggressive and deceptive tactics to assert its arbitrary claims over vast stretches of the South China Sea — claims contested by…

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  • Oceania

    Allies and Partners boost deterrence, resilience in Palau

    FORUM Staff Palau’s renewed Compact of Free Association with the United States in 2024 secured $890 million in economic assistance for the Blue Pacific nation, which has seen its tourism industry shrink due to economic coercion by the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Equally important, the renewal reinforced the agreement on the joint use of ports, airfields and other sites…

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  • Conflicts - Tensions

    Undersea cable cutting attacks appear linked to the PRC

    FORUM Staff As suspicious damage to undersea telecom cables and other infrastructure mounts worldwide, evidence is growing that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) may be involved in much of the alleged sabotage. Vessels tied to the PRC and Russia have been linked to most of the incidents through automated ship tracking that pinpoints their location at the time of…

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  • Features

    Collective Deterrence

    Sentry Staff Tensions between strategic competitors, North Korea’s persistent nuclear weapons expansion and Russia’s attempts to shift Europe’s balance of power with its war against Ukraine have contributed to a coalescing among the United States and its Allies and Partners to modernize strategies that more effectively combat 21st century security threats. Geopolitical changes, particularly in the Indo-Pacific and Europe, threaten…

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  • Across The Region

    Cooperation Fortifies Japan, South Korea, U.S. Ties

    Japan, South Korea and the United States are strengthening security ties in response to regional threats.  The nations pledged to expand the multidomain exercise Freedom Edge to promote defense interoperability and protect regional and global peace in the face of North Korea’s nuclear provocations. In its first iteration in June 2024, the trilateral exercise mobilized personnel, ships and aircraft for…

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  • Conflicts - Tensions

    Philippines seeks multilateral arbitration case against PRC’s South China Sea aggression

    FORUM Staff The Philippines plans a potential new arbitration case against the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for continued violations of international law in the South China Sea, and Manila hopes other nations join a multilateral legal case, officials say. The Philippines wants to file a “foolproof, solid case,” Andres Centino, chief presidential advisor on maritime affairs, told the Financial…

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  • Conflicts - Tensions

    Most Myanmar citizens distrust Chinese Communist Party’s motivations in their war-torn nation, experts say

    Voice of America Beijing’s perceived support for Myanmar’s military junta has caused widespread frustration in the conflict-torn Southeast Asian nation, analysts said. Since Myanmar’s military seized power from the democratically elected government in February 2021, critics have accused the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) of backing the junta to safeguard Beijing’s One Belt, One Road infrastructure scheme. Public distrust of Beijing…

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  • Conflicts - Tensions

    Disengagement at LAC offers temporary relief as India counters PRC’s assertive tactics

    Mandeep Singh While clashes along contested areas of the China-India border have subsided, continuing tensions have prompted New Delhi to strengthen its defenses along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the de facto boundary between the world’s two most-populous nations. Diplomatic discussions on the border dispute resumed in December 2024 after more than four years following an agreement in October…

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