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Citing non-stop purges, China watchers call Xi the ultimate enforcer of Mao-Stalin logic
News outlets including CNN and The Epoch Times have said high-level purges in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) are signs of turmoil within the Xi Jinping regime. Read More.
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U.S. intel report warns of expanded and AI-enhanced ‘deepfakes’
“Deepfakes are a particularly concerning type of synthetic media that utilizes artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) to create believable and highly realistic media,” wrote the authors of the joint report by the National Security Agency, FBI, and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Read More.
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Whistleblower: CIA analysts were paid to skew assessments of Covid origins
A group of CIA analysts who had come to the conclusion that the Covid virus likely originated in a Wuhan, China lab were paid to skew their assessments, a whistleblower told Congress. Read More.
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China’s vision for space hegemony expands to span Earth’s solar system
In 2019 China’s leading space corporation, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), was behind a proposal to create “an Earth-Moon economic zone by 2050” that could generate $10 trillion. Read More.
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China’s nanotech aims for invisible arsenal minus the human element
Chinese advancements in nanotechnology and biotechnology raise new concerns about dual-use, civilian-military applications to produce genetically engineered pathogens for biological warfare, including difficult-to-trace bioweapons, according to reporting by open-source intelligence analysts. Read More.
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China cyber squads mounted long-term Microsoft intrusions in Taiwan, Guam, Japan
Hackers sponsored by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) carried out dozens of recent cyberattacks against organizations in Taiwan, according to a report by computer software giant Microsoft. Read More.
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Fearing lack of combat experience, China’s PLA has prioritized AI weapons systems
With over 2 million active military members, communist China has the world’s largest fighting force. China has spent decades building advanced weapon systems for its forces, but a key weakness remains — a lack of war-fighting experience. Read More.
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Is Russia ‘rejoining’ the space race, or simply giving its due to China?
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin needs to produce some good news for the Russian people, at least to offer some contrast with his disastrous war against Ukraine that has isolated Russia from most of the civilized world. Read More.
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How Russia manhandled U.S. AI in Ukraine drone wars with help from Iran, China
Despite U.S. artificial intelligence advances in weaponry, Russia is thus far winning the drone war in Ukraine, an analyst said. Read More.
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North Korea reveals new large UUV and UAVs, designed by whom?
North Korea used its large July 27 parade marking the 70th Anniversary of the 1953 Korean War Armistice to reveal three unmanned weapon systems: the “Haeil” large unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV); the Morning Star-4 large unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and the Morning Star-9 UAV. Read More.
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CIA finally confirms disastrous 2010 loss of U.S. agents in China
The CIA is still working to rebuild its spy networks in China following the loss of as many as 30 recruits inside the communist country more than a decade ago. Read More.
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Chip wars: China restricts exports of rare-earths deemed ‘critical’ for U.S. security
The communist regime in Beijing announced earlier this month that, starting on Aug. 1, it will impose restrictions on the export of two rare-earth minerals that are key to manufacturing advanced semiconductors. Read More.
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Air dominance? China reveals ‘full power’ J-20A 5th gen fighter; U.S. details its 6th gen
In the same week China revealed that it had tested (12 years after first flying) a new “full power” variant of its Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) 5th generation air superiority fighter, the United States Lockheed-Martin Corporation offered a revealing indication of its candidate for the United States Air Force’s 6th generation fighter. Read More.
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Pentagon pressed by House to prepare for naval blockade of China
In what analysts say is a sign that U.S. lawmakers lack confidence in the Pentagon's preparations for a military clash with China, the House Armed Services Committee gave Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin six months to produce a report to Congress on how the American military could conduct one or more naval blockades on fuel shipments to China during a war. Read More.
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Hegemony watch: China’s on-again spy facility in Cuba, established in 2001
In a classic public-relations bungle, a June 9 leak by “U.S. officials” to the Wall Street Journal said that “China and Cuba have reached a secret agreement for China to establish an electronic eavesdropping facility on the island.” Read More.

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