Cold War against China?

I was under the impression that China and the Philippines did a deal recently to stop such incidents. But the Philippines accuses China again of ramming.

 
VorZakone said:
I was under the impression that China and the Philippines did a deal recently to stop such incidents. But the Philippines accuses China again of ramming.

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It's a really weird way for a nation state to behave. I sort of wonder if there's parallels with pre WW2 Japan I.e. militaristic admirals and generals acting without permission because they're itching for a fight, which is extremely scary because that sort of over zealous behaviour from the military arm can easily spiral into larger scale conflicts.
 
GazTheLegend said:
It's a really weird way for a nation state to behave. I sort of wonder if there's parallels with pre WW2 Japan I.e. militaristic admirals and generals acting without permission because they're itching for a fight, which is extremely scary because that sort of over zealous behaviour from the military arm can easily spiral into larger scale conflicts.
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It's not surprising that China says one thing and does another. That's a common tactic among powerful nations throughout history.

Recently in Burma, China publicly opposed any foreign interference in the country, yet they were actively involved themselves (in fact, pretty much the only one). They provided weapons and drone technology to separatist groups, some of whom speak Chinese, enabling them to capture key cities last year. Afterward, China brokered a ceasefire, only to encourage these groups to resume fighting just four months later when their business negotiations with the Burmese Junta's leader fell through. When the Junta refused to agree to another ceasefire, these groups launched further attacks. In this regard, China's actions are as calculated and contradictory as any other major power.
 
Linda Sun, who held numerous posts in New York state government before rising to the rank of deputy chief of staff for Hochul, was arrested Tuesday morning along with her husband, Chris Hu, at their $3.5 million home on Long Island.
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Prosecutors said Sun, at the request of Chinese officials, blocked representatives of the Taiwanese government from having access to high-level officials in New York state, altered state governmental messaging on issues related to the Chinese government and attempted to facilitate a trip to China for a high-level politician in New York, among other things. Hu is charged with money laundering conspiracy, conspiracy to commit bank fraud and misuse of means of identification.
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In particular, Beijing was accused of using front organizations to connect with local groups to replace authentic and diverse community views with those approved by the ruling party.

In one example, a Chinese-language community news outlet parroted Beijing's talking points, it said.
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The hacking group, dubbed Flax Typhoon, was “targeting critical infrastructure across the U.S. and overseas, everyone from corporations and media organizations to universities and government agencies,” Wray said at the Aspen Cyber Summit cybersecurity conference on Wednesday.
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4bars said:
Genunie question. We always talk about chinese and russian farmbots. Does the US engage in the same strategies?
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Most likely yes. Reuters had an article on a US campaign.

The clandestine operation has not been previously reported. It aimed to sow doubt about the safety and efficacy of vaccines and other life-saving aid that was being supplied by China, a Reuters investigation found. Through phony internet accounts meant to impersonate Filipinos, the military’s propaganda efforts morphed into an anti-vax campaign. Social media posts decried the quality of face masks, test kits and the first vaccine that would become available in the Philippines – China’s Sinovac inoculation.
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https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-covid-propaganda/
 
"China's power is neither surging nor collapsing, but plateauing. Flatlining economic capability, driven by slower economic growth and longer-term structural challenges, means that China's economic clout, while still commanding, is no longer growing."

Those long-term structural challenges include China's shrinking population.
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A leading Chinese economist at a government thinktank has reportedly disappeared after being disciplined for criticising Xi Jinping in a private chat group.

Zhu Hengpeng, 55, is believed to have made disparaging remarks about China’s economy, and potentially about the Chinese leader specifically, in a private WeChat group. Zhu was subsequently detained in April and put under investigation, according to the Wall Street Journal which cited anonymous sources.
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This person is also a former employee of an AfD party member.

Germany arrests Chinese national on suspicion of spying
The German public prosecutor's office said Tuesday a Chinese woman had been arrested on suspicion of being an intelligence agent for a Chinese secret service. The suspect, identified as Yaqi X., worked for a company that provides logistical services at the Leipzig/Halle Airport in eastern Germany, according to prosecutors.

Prosecutors said in a statement that X. used her position to gather information on "the transport of military equipment and persons with connections to a German arms company."
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https://www.dw.com/en/germany-arrests-chinese-national-on-suspicion-of-spying/a-70373632
 
Xi vows ‘reunification’ with Taiwan on eve of Communist China’s 75th birthday
Chinese leader Xi Jinping reiterated his pledge to achieve “reunification” with Taiwan on the eve of Communist China’s 75th birthday, as Beijing flexed its military might in the run-up to the national holiday.

At a state banquet celebrating the founding of the People’s Republic on Monday, Xi used his address to underscore his resolve to achieve the “complete reunification of the motherland.”
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https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/01/china/china-xi-reunification-taiwan-national-day-intl-hnk
 
VorZakone said:
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All this little droplets of Chinese students doing this and that will work very badly in the future and will affect the innocent one, but the US and EU will end protecting its interests for a good reason.
 
In the simulation exercises, the experts from the U.S. and Taiwan studied possible moves by Beijing such as conducting psychological wars to erode public trust, banning imports of Taiwanese products or raising tariffs on them, short-selling Taiwanese stocks, freezing bank transfers across the strait, cutting fiber optic cables, and targeting energy imports and storage.
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The United said:
It's not surprising that China says one thing and does another. That's a common tactic among powerful nations throughout history.

Recently in Burma, China publicly opposed any foreign interference in the country, yet they were actively involved themselves (in fact, pretty much the only one). They provided weapons and drone technology to separatist groups, some of whom speak Chinese, enabling them to capture key cities last year. Afterward, China brokered a ceasefire, only to encourage these groups to resume fighting just four months later when their business negotiations with the Burmese Junta's leader fell through. When the Junta refused to agree to another ceasefire, these groups launched further attacks. In this regard, China's actions are as calculated and contradictory as any other major power.
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Why are you still calling Myanmar Burma?
 
Beijing is conducting espionage activities on what Western governments say is an unprecedented scale, mobilizing security agencies, private companies and Chinese civilians in its quest to undermine rival states and bolster the country’s economy.
Rarely does a week go by without a warning from a Western intelligence agency about the threat that China presents.
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Chinese state-affiliated hackers have collected audio from the phone calls of U.S. political figures, according to three people familiar with the matter. Those whose calls have been intercepted include an unnamed Trump campaign adviser, said one of the people.
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The hackers are said to be part of a Chinese government-affiliated group that American researchers have dubbed Salt Typhoon and were able to collect audio on a number of calls as part of a wide-ranging espionage operation that began months ago, according to the people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because a federal investigation is underway.
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China wanted the U.S. to say "we oppose Taiwan independence," rather than the current version, which is that the United States "does not support" independence for Taiwan, said the people, who requested anonymity to speak about private diplomatic exchanges they participated in or were briefed on.
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This access allowed them to scoop up call logs, unencrypted texts and some audio from potentially thousands of Americans and others with whom they interacted. The emerging picture of the intrusion’s reach helps confirm the intelligence community’s concerns about the potentially dire national security consequences of the attack, the people said.
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The accused, who until recently worked for the U.S. Armed Forces in Germany, is strongly suspected of having agreed to act as an intelligence agent for a foreign secret service, the statement said.

Earlier this year, he contacted Chinese government agencies and offered to transmit sensitive information from the U.S. military to a Chinese intelligence service, according to an investigation by Germany’s domestic intelligence service.
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Taiwan, democracy, development are China's 'red lines', Xi tells Biden
China's President Xi Jinping told his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden that the issues of Taiwan, democracy, human rights and rights to development are "red lines" for China and not to be challenged, the official state media Xinhua said on Sunday.

Xi warned the United States not to get involved in bilateral disputes over islands and reefs in the South China Sea or "aid or abet the impulsion to make provocations" in that region, it said.
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https://www.reuters.com/world/taiwa...e-chinas-red-lines-xi-tells-biden-2024-11-17/
 
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