China’s communist regime poses the biggest threat to the United States in the cybersecurity domain, according to a newly published summary of a classified report released by the Department of Defense (DOD) on Sept. 12. The “2023 DOD Cyber Strategy” report (pdf) serves as the baseline document for how the DOD is operationalizing the priorities of the “2022 National Security Strategy,” the “2022 National Defense Strategy,” and the “2023 National Cybersecurity Strategy,” officials said. The latest report, which the Pentagon submitted to Congress in May, builds upon the “2018 DOD Cyber Strategy” and will “set a new strategic direction” for the Pentagon. Currently, the United States is being challenged by “malicious cyber actors” seeking to exploit the nation’s technological vulnerabilities and undermine its military’s competitive edge,” the summary begins....Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/china-is-biggest-threat-to-us-cybersecurity-report-5490651
NEW DELHI—The new map released by the Chinese Ministry of Natural Resources on Aug. 28 has claimed the territories of multiple Asia-Pacific countries, triggering protests from all except Russia. Experts opined that the map is more than cartographic diplomacy. Some noted that the timing of its publication indicates the power struggles between political factions within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Moreover, experts say the only way to counter Beijing’s hegemonic ambition is for the encroached countries to contain the regime collectively. “While there is a big difference between lines on the map and line making on [the] ground, the significance of the map cannot be underplayed,” professor Dibyesh Anand—China and Tibet expert and head of the School of Social Sciences at London’s University of Westminster—told The Epoch Times in an email.... 
The Conservative Party took “swift action” and dropped potential candidates whom MI5 suspected to be Chinese spies, a minister said. Health and women minister Maria Caulfield made the remarks on Thursday after a report said the Security Service warned the party about two potential candidates in 2021 and 2022. According to The Times of London, MI5 advised that the two individuals had links to the United Front Work Department (UFWD), which is a department of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee responsible for gaining political influence in and outside of China. Citing an unnamed source, the report said it had been “made very clear” that the potential candidates posed a risk, and they had subsequently been blocked without being told of the reason....
China has been completing its airfield construction along the coastline facing Taiwan to gain “superior air power” against the self-ruling island, Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense said. The ministry released its annual defense report (pdf) on Sept. 12, the first report since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Taiwan’s Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said the report would allow people to understand national security threats. “We will tell the world with our readiness and combat preparedness that we will not sit and wait for our fate to be decided,” Mr. Chiu stated. In the report, the ministry said that Beijing was building airfields and stationing new fighters and drones along the coastline of its eastern and southern theatre commands to “put pressure” on Taiwan’s air defense....