U.S. Official's Easter-in-China Post Stirs Ire at Home - US Amb to China Nicholas Burns praised an Easter service at a state-run Catholic church on X.com, then a Chinese propagandist called it a shining example of “religious freedom.” realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/…

Thrilled to see such fantastic and well-earned support for AFPC sr. fellow Michael Sobolik's upcoming book release, 'Countering China’s Great Game: A Strategy for American Dominance'. Pre-order your copy today! shorturl.at/asvEX Naval Institute Press

Looking forward to hosting my friend Michael Sobolik American Foreign Policy Council for the launch of his first book: Countering China's Great Game. Join us Hudson Institute at 11 am on April 25th to learn more about what the U.S. can do to counter the threat posed by the CCP. hudson.org/preview-link/n…

Bytedance caught lying to Irish banking regulators? theinformation.com/articles/how-b… How ByteDance Bungled a Money-Laundering Probe Into TikTok Payments 'In early 2023, Irish banking regulators contacted ByteDance with a pointed question: Why was the Chinese internet giant and parent…

Turning the TikTok Bill into a sweeping privacy law is a poison pill designed to kill the bill. Everyone sees through that.

We need a scalpel, pass the bipartisan House Republicans bill. It’s overwhelmingly popular. As Nancy said: “Tic-Tac-Toe, a Winner.”

For the record: I support a…

New for POLITICO Cantwell is working with House TikTok bill sponsors, Senate Intel Committee leaders and the Bide administration on potential changes to the House TikTok bill put it on strong legal footing, including extending divestment time to 12 months subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024/0…

Dear Senators, Vinod Khosla and I have a message for you: @Tiktok_us is Weapon and It’s Time to Divest it from CCP Control. The New York Times

China is not being subtle.

They're prepping to raid Taiwan's government.

PRC has built out a full-scale mock-up of Taipei's government quarters in a desert training facility.

NEW: How Republican megadonor Jeff Yass and his pals quietly funneled millions of dollars to groups that have been actively pushing policies, legal defenses and education related items that could benefit Yass, his firm and those close to him.

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“The United States shouldn’t manage the competition with China; it should win it.“ - Pottinger and Gallagher foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

TikTok insists they aren’t controlled by the Chinese Communist Party.

Chinese state media explicitly calls TikTok “China’s tech giant.”

I point this out. Wumao keyboard warriors respond in droves.

If they’re so scared of the truth, maybe China Daily should delete the article.

'No country should relish waging another cold war. Yet a cold war is already being waged against the United States by China’s leaders.'
foreignaffairs.com/united-states/… via Foreign Affairs

Compact of Free Association amendments (COFA) passed in Republic of Marshall Islands (27 Yes - 0 No). That means U.S., Palau, Federated States of Micronesia and Marshalls all passed. It's done.

Great, patient work from all concerned.

Now to implementation...

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NEW: Pro-TikTok Ads Cite Firm Used By Chinese Tech Company Huawei in Its Own Ad Blitz -- TikTok and Huawei employ similar tactics in campaign to evade US regulation freebeacon.com/national-secur…

Mirroring the talking points from #CCP controlled media outlets and telecoms, like #Huawei , doesn’t help #TikTok ’s case that it isn’t under the same government control as those entities. freebeacon.com/national-secur…