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The underwhelming performance of China-supplied arms and defense systems in Iran underscores the potential for a humiliating setback in Beijing’s military aspirations to take over Taiwan. ➡️probeopinion.substack.com/p/the-war-in-i… #China #Taiwan

No disclosure of Canada-China agreement on law enforcement cooperation & intelligence. Public Safety Min says it is “imperative for Canada to ensure that we meet countries where they’re at, not where we want them to be.” Let China decide? theepochtimes.com/world/conserva… via @epochtimes

China’s deep-sea mining fleet may also track US submarines A joint investigation by CNN and Mongabay reveals that eight Chinese state-owned research ships ostensibly conducting deep-sea mining exploration are spending significant time in militarily strategic waters. Despite being allocated specific mining areas by the International Seabed Authority (ISA), these vessels spent relatively little time within those official exploration zones. Many of the ships tracked are tied to state-affiliated entities with direct links to the Chinese Navy and regularly visit military-connected ports. Investigators found that these vessels have also encroached on the coastal exclusive economic zones of other nations and frequently disabled their location-tracking beacons. Defense experts suggest these ships serve a dual-purpose mission, combining scientific research with strategic military objectives like mapping the seafloor to track U.S. and allied submarines. China has rapidly positioned itself as a global leader in the emerging deep-sea mining sector, holding five of the 31 exploration contracts issued by the ISA and serving as its largest financial contributor. This maritime dominance aligns with Chinese leader Xi Jinping's broader goal of establishing "maritime power" and treating the deep seabed as a vital new strategic frontier. In response to China's growing influence, the United States is accelerating its own push to mine the deep seabed in order to counter Beijing's dominance over critical mineral supply chains. Meanwhile, environmental critics warn that this escalating geopolitical rivalry over underwater resources could ultimately cause irreversible devastation to fragile marine ecosystems. edition.cnn.com/interactive/20…

Hong Kong Bookstore Owner and Staff Arrested Over Jimmy Lai Biography Pong Yat-ming, the founder of the independent Hong Kong bookstore Book Punch, has been arrested along with three female employees for allegedly selling "seditious" materials. The arrests were carried out by National Security Department officers, who searched the Sham Shui Po shop and seized several publications. Among the confiscated books was a biography of jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai, authored by Mark Clifford, a former director at Lai's now-shuttered Next Digital company. Authorities have accused the bookstore staff of violating the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance by distributing these materials. Jimmy Lai himself is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence—the longest handed down under the city's national security law—for charges that include conspiring to publish seditious materials and colluding with foreign forces. Following the arrests on Tuesday, Book Punch remained closed with a notice on its shutters citing an "emergency." The bookstore, which frequently hosts workshops on social issues, had previously faced scrutiny in July 2025 when the Beijing-friendly newspaper Wen Wei Po accused it of "soft resistance" for stocking Lai's biography. Pong is also currently awaiting an April 10 verdict in a separate case where he pleaded not guilty to managing an unregistered school by hosting a Spanish language class at the shop. scmp.com/news/hong-kong…

Japan to drop 'most important' tag for China ties Japan is set to downgrade its official description of relations with China from "one of its most important" in an upcoming annual diplomatic report as bilateral ties continue to worsen. The 2026 Diplomatic Bluebook, expected to be approved by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government next month, will instead label China an "important neighbour" and call the relationship "strategic" and "mutually beneficial." The draft report cites a series of recent confrontations, including Chinese export controls on rare earths, radar lock-ons targeting Japanese military aircraft, and heightened military pressure around Taiwan. This shift in tone highlights a deep deterioration in relations that escalated in November, when Takaichi angered Beijing by suggesting Japan could deploy its military if a Chinese attack on Taiwan threatened Japanese territory. Beijing retaliated to those comments by reimposing restrictions on Japanese seafood imports, urging its citizens to avoid traveling to Japan, and restricting the export of critical minerals used in electronic components. While Takaichi maintains her remarks align with a decade-old security law, her government actively rejected a recent U.S. intelligence assessment that characterized her rhetoric as a sharp departure from previous Japanese leaders. Takaichi further emphasized these concerns in a recent parliamentary speech, warning of Chinese "coercion" and mounting economic and security threats from Beijing and its regional partners, Russia and North Korea. In response to these growing tensions, Takaichi and U.S. President Donald Trump recently met at the White House to unveil a joint action plan aimed at developing alternative supply chains for critical minerals away from China. reuters.com/world/china/ja…

Who gets to decide what counts as “hate” in Canada? Apparently, activist groups like the “Canadian Anti-Hate Network.” 😵‍💫 That should concern anyone who values free expression. Read the latest from Amy Hamm @preta_6 @nationalpost: nationalpost.com/opinion/oh-gre…

This is no surprise. I reported last year, UNDRIP is backed by China. The plan is to use indigenous people globally to transfer the land to China via purchases, loans, investments, and defaults. There's a reason lower mainland BC was the first Canadian target. Wake up people.

The wrong metrics are being used. Stripped of sentiment, the coalition is executing and winning. theepochtimes.com/opinion/what-m…

China Is About to Lose Its Cuban Military Bases The Havana regime’s decision to allow China free rein over the island has turned Cuba into a strategic threat to the United States, prompting decisive action from the Trump administration. Due to a strict U.S. naval and oil embargo, Cuban society is now teetering on the edge of collapse, with the national power grid failing multiple times this month alone. The American pressure campaign escalated after the U.S. captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in January, seized control of Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA, and completely halted the flow of Venezuelan oil to Cuba. The Trump administration further tightened the squeeze by threatening tariffs on suppliers, leading the U.S. Navy to aggressively deter cargo vessels from unloading in Cuban ports. To bypass this American picket line, tankers have resorted to deceptive maritime tactics, such as the Hong Kong-flagged Sea Horse spoofing its location to secretly deliver 190,000 barrels of fuel. While critics argue the blockade is unjustified and that Cuba poses no threat to America, security experts warn that Beijing actively uses the island as a major platform for intelligence and security operations. A recent Center for Strategic and International Studies report identified at least four likely Chinese listening posts in Cuba, including the massive Soviet-era Lourdes facility and a newly constructed station called El Salao. Declassified U.S. intelligence confirms that Chinese signals-intelligence collection facilities have been operating on the island since at least 2019. Sitting less than 100 miles from Florida, Cuba provides China with an ideal vantage point to surveil sensitive U.S. military bases, combatant command headquarters, and space launch centers. Furthermore, reports indicate that Beijing and Havana have been negotiating to establish a new joint military training facility, sparking fears of Chinese troops actively operating just off the American coast. The Trump administration's aggressive embargo aims to neutralize this mounting threat and prevent China from potentially basing missiles on the island. Ultimately, while the U.S. blockade is undeniably exacerbating a severe humanitarian crisis in Cuba, the regime's willingness to host a hostile foreign military makes it a clear and present danger to American national security. gatestoneinstitute.org/22365/china-cu…

5) Neither Liu nor the team faced consequences. Liu is a documented member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, a high-level body within the Party’s United Front apparatus.

4) In 2016, Liu allegedly delayed an investigation into a cyberattack linked to Emissary Panda, a China-affiliated hacking group, after members of the agency’s own information technology team were found to have concealed the attack’s source and impact on the organization.

A House Select Committee report has revealed a systematic campaign by China to exploit the United Nations in service of the Chinese Communist Party. 🧵 thebureau.news/p/congressiona…

U.S. Indictment Says China’s Fentanyl Suppliers Engineered Addiction Through Cartels. Their Websites Are Still Online ... If proven in court, this case could redefine the global fentanyl supply chain as a terrorism-financing scheme originating in China, involving Mexican cartels and extending to distribution hubs in U.S. cities with trafficking routes into Canada, where U.S. intelligence identifies vulnerabilities to cartel-linked synthetic narcotics production. thebureau.news/p/us-indictmen…

This is the most remarkable example of a country thwarting China's bullying tactics. Chinese vessel illegally trespassed in Argentinian waters, Argentinian Navy simply sunk the boat! Giving a befitting reply could be as simple as that.

This should alarm every Canadian — and every Western democracy. A sitting Canadian Senator co-founded an organization now formally classified as linked to the CCP's United Front Work Department — the same apparatus Beijing uses to infiltrate governments, manipulate diaspora communities, and quietly shape foreign policy. When a landmark study exposed 575 such organizations operating inside Canada, this Senator didn't stay quiet. He attacked the report. Called it disinformation. From the Senate floor, under parliamentary privilege. The CCP didn't knock on Canada's door — it built a network inside the house. And some of the people holding the keys are the loudest voices telling you there's nothing to worry about. Parliament voted to implement a foreign agent registry. Senators Woo and Oh campaigned against it. Canada has the highest per-capita density of CCP-linked organizations among all Western democracies studied — nearly five times the rate of the United States. That's not a coincidence. That's a strategy. And if it's this deep in Canada, the rest of the West should be looking inward too. At what point does "defending your community" end and "serving a foreign government" begin — and who in Ottawa is even asking that question? Source: thebureau.news/p/canadian-sen… #Canada #CCP #UnitedFront #ForeignInterference #ChinaWatch #NationalSecurity #Geopolitics #SenatorWoo #Jamestown #FiveEyes

@inside_IL_intel The underwhelming performance of China-supplied arms and defense systems in Iran underscores the potential for a humiliating setback in Beijing’s military aspirations to take over Taiwan: probeopinion.substack.com/p/the-war-in-i…

China China secretly supplied 50 CM-302 supersonic anti-ship missiles to Iran. During the ongoing war, Iran reportedly launched them, but none hit their targets, either intercepted by the U.S. Navy or failing mid-flight due to technical issues. Chines equipments failing again 24 MAR 2026 | 08:00 ET ET SOURCE: Daily ISRAEL24 (@dailyISRAEL24)

A Canadian company was sanctioned by the US for money laundering and funding the terrorist group Hezbollah. Still not a single comment from Canada's government, authorities and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand won't even acknowledge it. Why is there such silence on this?