From a new counter-intelligence law to policies targeting foreign firms through fines and raids, how determined is China to become self-sufficient? As China separates itself from the West, can Beijing keep its economy stable? And what would the detangling really cost? Topics in this episode: iPhone Partially Banned in China, Share Price Falls Law Empowers Beijing to Seize Foreign State Assets China’s Anti-Spy Law Unnerving Foreigners Chinese Police Raids of U.S. Firms Raise Fears Exec. Order Limits China’s Access to Tech Know-How U.S. Says No to Decoupling with China as American, Western Companies Flee New Details: Chinese Email Hack on U.S. Officials China Attends Asean Summit Amid Mapping Disputes U.S.-China ‘Cold War Is Going to Intensify’: Thayer on Partnering with India to Counter Beijing ...Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochtv/iphone-partially-banned-in-china-share-price-falls-5487979
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that achieving a political rapprochement with China is currently unfeasible, citing political decisions by the Chinese regime that have further strained its global relationships. “A rapprochement? No. Certainly not at this particular moment,” Mr. Trudeau said during an interview with Bloomberg’s Erik Schatzker in Singapore on Sept. 7. “China has made decisions over the past years that have made it more difficult—not just for Canada, but for other countries—to engage.” He highlighted Beijing’s arbitrary detention of Canadian citizens Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor. Their imprisonment of more than 1,000 days was widely regarded as an instance of China’s hostage diplomacy, in response to Canada’s arrest of Huawei senior executive Meng Wanzhou....
China-based hackers impersonated American voters online and used artificial intelligence (AI) to create and promote divisive online content during the 2022 midterm elections, according to a report by Microsoft. The effort was part of a series of covert influence operations by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) intended to mimic U.S. voters from across the political spectrum and create controversy along racial, economic, and ideological lines, according to the Sept. 7 report. “Ahead of the 2022 U.S. midterms, Microsoft and industry partners observed CCP-affiliated social media accounts impersonating U.S. voters—new territory for CCP-affiliated [influence operations],” the report reads. “These accounts posed as Americans across the political spectrum and responded to comments from authentic users.”...