EU Restricts Chinese Travel Over COVID Fears
Diplomatic tensions were rising Thursday after the European Union “strongly” urged its 27 member states to insist on “negative COVID tests” from Chinese arrivals before they travel.
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China, Russia to Boost Ties ‘At All Levels’ in 2023 Despite U.S. Pressure
Determined to thwart the ongoing efforts of the United States to simultaneously counter both of its top rivals, China and Russia have made a joint resolution to increase their cooperation on a variety of fronts in the New Year.
China Frees Church Elder, But Online Gathering Interrupted
A Christian leader has been released after spending four years in a Chinese prison for his involvement in a banned church, but concerns remain about other jailed church members, Worthy News learned Thursday.
Taiwan extends mandatory military service amid rising China threat
The mandatory military service in Taiwan has been extended, President Tsai Ing-wen announced on Tuesday.
Taiwan Claims China Staged Huge Military Incursion
Taiwan’s defense ministry claimed Monday that China staged one of its biggest incursions into the island’s sea and airspace.
Wife Of Jailed Chinese Church Leader Urges Prayers
The wife of a well-known church leader jailed in China has urged Christians to pray for her husband ahead of Christmas.
$1.7T omnibus bill funds border security in foreign nations, but prohibits it in US
The more than 4,000-page, $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill prohibits funds for U.S. border security but it provides funding for border security in foreign nations.
Persecuted Chinese congregation seeks refuge in the US
An entire church congregation of 62 Chinese Christians who left China three years ago to escape government persecution are now in Thailand and applying for refugee status in the United States, CBN News reports.
US Senate approves legislation to ban Tik Tok on federal government devices
The US Senate unanimously passed a bill Wednesday that would ban federal employees from using Tik Tok, the popular Chinese-owned video-sharing app, on government devices, the Washington Post reports. The bill will now pass to the House for approval, which would need to be given before the end of the congressional year.
Congressional lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill banning TikTok in United States
Members of Congress on Tuesday introduced bipartisan legislation to ban TikTok from operating in the United States, citing concerns that the short-video social media platform is being used to spy on Americans.
Pentagon urged to build advanced defenses against growing cruise, hypersonic missile threats to U.S.
Rapid advances in Chinese hypersonic missiles and Russian cruise missiles pose major threats to critical infrastructure in the United States and the Pentagon needs to prepare better defenses for the homeland, according to a new report by the Pentagon’s Defense Science Board.
China Closes House Church And School
Chinese authorities closed a house church and its Christian school in Shanxi province after detaining church members amid a crackdown on unauthorized worship in China, Christians confirmed late Thursday.
China rapidly building space arms to ‘blind and deafen’ U.S. military, Pentagon says
China’s military is rapidly building a large force of space weapons, including sophisticated anti-satellite missiles, lasers, jammers, orbiting killer robots and cyber tools, designed to “blind and deafen” the American military in a future war, the U.S. military is warning.
Chinese military’s future warfare will aspire to ‘information dominance,’ Pentagon warns
The Chinese military will wage large-scale information warfare in a future conflict using cyber, electronic and conventional attacks to achieve “information dominance,” according to new details of Beijing‘s growing military capabilities outlined in the Pentagon’s latest annual report on the Chinese military.
China on pace to match U.S. nuclear stockpile by 2035, Pentagon warns
The Chinese military’s rapid buildup is on pace to reach 1,500 nuclear warheads by 2035 — nearly the number of current U.S.-deployed warheads, the Pentagon said in a survey of Chinese military power revealed Tuesday.
China: Crackdown and closure of house churches continues
China’s ruling Communist Party is continuing its crackdown and closure of evangelical house churches: earlier this month, the Covenant Home Church in Shanxi province was issued with an official notice that it has been banned and must close, reports Bitter Winter, a news outlet focused on religious liberty and human rights in China.
China Crackdown On Massive Protests
Chinese security forces have increased their presence in several cities after days of protests against strict COVID-19 lockdowns turned into the largest anti-government rallies in years.
Protests Spread In China, Threatening Rulers
Protests in China against the communist government’s strict COVID-19 measures had spread throughout the country Monday in the biggest challenge for Xi Jinping since becoming president in 2013.
Beijing adds new quarantine centers, as daily COVID cases break records across China
Residents of some parts of China’s capital were emptying supermarket shelves and overwhelming delivery apps Friday as the city government ordered faster construction of COVID-19 quarantine centers and field hospitals.
Israeli foreign ministry concerned Biden may lose patience with Israel’s policies on Russia and China
A document leaked from the Israeli foreign ministry shows officials are concerned the Biden administration may lose patience with Israel if it continues to conduct its diplomatic relations with Russia and China in a manner that undermines US priorities, the Times of Israel (TOI) reports.