PRC / CCP Influence
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Northeast Asia
G7 urges PRC to press Russia to end war in Ukraine, respect Taiwan’s status
The Associated Press The Group of Seven leading industrial nations urged the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to pressure its strategic partner Russia to end its war on Ukraine, while also calling on Beijing to resolve territorial disputes peacefully. In a joint statement issued during their May 2023 summit in Hiroshima, Japan, G7 leaders emphasized that they were seeking “constructive and…
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Conflicts - Tensions
U.S. warns PRC against ‘intimidation’ of Philippines in South China Sea
Benar News The People’s Republic of China (PRC) should stop its “unacceptable” harassment of Philippine vessels in the South China Sea, a senior United States official said in early May 2023, while pledging that Washington will stand with its staunch ally against any intimidation from Beijing in the disputed waterway. The comments from Daniel Kritenbrink, assistant secretary of state for…
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Conflicts - Tensions
Press group: Beijing biggest global jailer of journalists
The Associated Press The People’s Republic of China (PRC) was the world’s biggest jailer of journalists in 2022 with more than 100 behind bars, as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) under General Secretary Xi Jinping tightened control over society. The CCP also was one of the biggest exporters of propaganda content, according to Reporters Without Borders. The PRC ranked second to…
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Oceania
Australia plans major defense overhaul to deter CCP military buildup
The Associated Press Australia must raise defense spending, make its own munitions and develop long-range missiles to counter the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) military buildup, according to a government-commissioned report released in late-April 2023. The Defense Strategic Review supports the partnership among Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, known as AUKUS, which in March 2023 announced an agreement…
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Oceania
U.S. strengthens military presence on Guam, Tinian
Tom Abke The United States is bolstering its defense capabilities in the Mariana Islands, including Guam, in the face of missile threats from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and to fulfill its commitment to Indo-Pacific allies and partners. Efforts include military exercises and the planned build-up of military assets in the archipelago. “The growing PLA long-range strike capabilities, especially its…
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Conflicts - Tensions
Tensions mount along India-PRC border
Mandeep Singh Recent events have solidified Arunachal Pradesh’s position as a territorial flashpoint between India and the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The high-altitude province in northeast India is south of the nations’ disputed border. The PRC claims 90,000 square kilometers of the region, which it calls Southern Tibet. The PRC’s renaming of 11 locations in Arunachal Pradesh — two…
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Northeast Asia
CCP’s diplomatic overtures to North Korea cast uncertainty over rogue nation’s nuclear disarmament
FORUM Staff Speculation mounts as to whether the Chinese government’s increased efforts at diplomacy with North Korea will curtail the Kim Jong Un regime’s nuclear and ballistic weapons programs or further undermine enforcement of U.N. Security Council Resolutions aimed at stopping their development. Chinese Communist Party (CCP) General Secretary Xi Jinping in a letter to Kim released in mid-April 2023…
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Northeast Asia
G-7 will stand up to ‘any coercion’ over Taiwan Strait, U.S. official says
Reuters Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven nations agreed to oppose any “coercion” or efforts by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to exert control in the Taiwan Strait, a senior United States State Department official said. Concerns about the PRC’s increasingly aggressive stance on Taiwan and, more broadly, in the Indo-Pacific region were in sharp focus during the…
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Southeast Asia
PRC prioritizes national interests over peaceful resolution in Myanmar
FORUM Staff The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) and Chinese government’s interests in war-torn Myanmar are largely self-serving. Since a military coup in February 2021 plunged the nation into chaos, the party’s support, which has included supplying military weapons, has fluctuated between the junta and the resistance movement, and sometimes to both simultaneously. The People’s Republic of China (PRC) generally favors…
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Oceania
Fiji investigates allegations of Chinese spying
VOICE OF AMERICA Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka vowed to investigate whether the Chinese Communist Party spied on a senior Pacific leader while he visited the island nation. David Panuelo, outgoing president of the Federated States of Micronesia, alleged to his country’s legislature that Chinese agents followed him in Fiji. An outspoken Beijing critic, he also has accused the People’s…
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