Eight Chinese firms and 12 nationals have all been sanctioned by Washington to combat the illegal fentanyl trade. Is China planting illegal drug farms on U.S. soil? We take a look at how Chinese crime groups may be ushering in a wave of violence on American soil. Is a power source serving the Pacific under Beijing’s control? Why is China’s latest move in Peru sparking fears in the West? An embrace between two Chinese sports stars has vanished from China’s internet. What makes this celebratory photo such a sensitive subject for Beijing? Topics in this episode: U.S. to Take Sweeping Action Against Chinese Fentanyl Senator: China Turning Oklahoma Land into Drug Farms San Francisco Drug Overdose Deaths Hit Record in August China Expands Military Footholds near the U.S. Asian Games Photo Censored on Chinese Web Over Tiananmen Square Massacre Reference 55 Chinese Sailors Dead After Vessel Hit Trap: Report Japan to Release Second Batch of Wastewater; Hoping to Resolve China’s Seafood Ban Beijing Ran Fake Profiles to Target UK: Meta Negotiation Only Gives China Leverage: Retried General ...Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochtv/us-to-take-sweeping-action-against-chinese-fentanyl-5504171
WASHINGTON—China’s communist leadership will invade Taiwan if it believes uncoerced unification with the island is not viable by mid-century, according to experts. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) must believe there is a chance to unify Taiwan with the mainland if it is to refrain from starting a war for the island, said Chad Sbragia, a research analyst at the Institute for Defense Analyses think tank. “It’s up to [China] to determine what the degree of unification or the progress toward unification is. But, absent that, it looks like conflict is extremely likely,” Mr. Sbragia said during an Oct. 5 forum at the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank.... 
Finding a home to buy in Japan has become part of the travel agenda of many affluent Chinese visitors, according to a real estate platform serving the Chinese community in Japan. This has occurred as Japan becomes the top choice for outbound travel among Chinese tourists during the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) 8-day long National Day holiday, which began on Sept. 29. Well-to-do Chinese visitors used to buy properties as investments but are now buying properties as their primary residence, according to Shenjumiausuan, the biggest platform service that provides Japanese real estate information, mainly to customers in mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong....
Canadian universities are continuing research collaborations with Chinese institutions despite government efforts to impose stronger measures against potential technology transfer to the regime and address related national security concerns, the House of Commons science committee heard. Jim Hinton, an intellectual property lawyer and assistant professor at Western University, emphasized this finding during his testimony at the House Standing Committee on Science and Research on Oct. 4. “I discovered that as recently as a few weeks ago, there have been new patent applications published, listing Huawei as owner, with Canadian university researchers as inventors, including those from the University of Toronto, UBC, Queens, Ottawa, McMaster, and Western,” he said....