Taiwan’s democratic system is the best way forward for a post-communist China, argues a popular online commentator, who himself is a communist “princeling.” “Taiwan has been democratised for about 30 years after Lee Teng-hui became the first president of the Republic of China,” Wu Jianmin, a China affairs commentator told an event in Sydney, Australia on Nov. 12, 2023. “After 30 years, Taiwan’s democracy is now quite mature,” he said. “Among democracies worldwide, Taiwan’s contribution and its implementation of the system is now among the best in the world, not much worse than that of the United States.” Mr. Wu was a student leader in Nanjing City in the Tiananmen Square protest (June 4)....Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/taiwan-a-model-for-post-communist-china-commentator-5529911
China and Iran are targeting people whom they consider to pose threats to their power on American soil, according to Biden administration officials. The authoritarian regimes of both nations will likely continue to grow more aggressive and take hostile actions against Americans and foreigners on American soil, said Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. “[China] and Iran likely will remain the most aggressive actors within the United States,” Mr. Mayorkas said in prepared testimony at a Nov. 15 hearing of the House Homeland Security Committee. “[These] adversaries have targeted individuals in the United States whom they perceive as threats to their regimes, including ethnic and religious minorities, political dissidents, and journalists.”...
A recent study reveals hundreds of publications from Toronto universities collaborating with Chinese academic institutions linked to the military on sensitive research. A former intelligence officer said the ongoing partnerships signal an incentive gap in curbing such practices. The study, released in October by the Frontier Assessments Unit (FAU), identified a total of 371 publications from collaborations between Canadian universities and seven Chinese academies known as the “Seven Sons of National Defence” due to their strong affiliations with the People’s Liberation Army, the primary military force of communist China. It noted that while collaborations with these Chinese military institutions may yield technological advancements, they also pose substantial security risks to Canadian institutions and national security as a whole. These concerns include potential intellectual property theft, the “dual-use” implications of transferring civilian technology for military purposes, and risks to reputation and academic independence....
The Australian government has singled out the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as a major sponsor of cyberattacks and malicious activities targeting critical infrastructures and businesses in the country. In a newly released report, the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), responsible for foreign signals intelligence, cyber security, and offensive cyber operations, raised the alarm about a sharp rise in cybercrimes against Australian government entities, companies, and individuals. The report (pdf) pointed out that the CCP, as a major backer of cyber criminals and actors, remained a significant threat to Australia’s cyber security in 2023. In May, the ASD highlighted that Volt Typhoon, a hacking group backed by the Chinese regime, was able to use a technique called “living off the land” to blend in with normal system and network activities to steal information and conduct cyber espionage....