Petty Officer Wenheng Zhao of the U.S. Navy has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes and selling sensitive military secrets to China. Zhao originally pleaded not guilty when he was originally charged on August 4th. He was accused of collecting $15,000 in bribes from a Chinese intelligence officer in exchange for information, photos, and videos that included Navy exercises, operations, resources,… Read more »
A Chinese-Australian journalist named Cheng Lei was detained in 2019 on “murky” espionage charges and was given a closed-court trial in Beijing which resulted in her being detained for 3 years. Cheng Lei has written a story on her hardships in chinese prison since her release, one of which was that she was only allowed to stand in sunlight for… Read more »
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer expressed concerns with chinese President Xi Jinping regarding the attacks in Israel from the terrorist group of Hamas. While China condemned the attacks against Israel, they have seemingly decided to stay neutral in the situation so far by not officially naming the attacks as terrorist attacks. So far the most aggressive standpoint that China… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/21/south-korea-lawmakers-vote-to-sack-prime-minister The prime minister of South Korea, Han-Duck-Soo, has been labeled as “consistently incompetent and irresponsible” and lawmakers have called for South Korean president, Yoon Suk Yeol to dismiss him of his duties. President Yoon is expected to make use of his power and reject the bill to fire the prime minister. South Korean lawmakers state that the prime minister… Read more »
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3234232/beijings-burden-why-north-korea-russia-military-ties-could-become-headache-china President of Russia, Vladimir Putin and Dictator of North Korea, Kim Jong Un have met to discuss an arms trade between the 2 countries. Because of the war in Ukraine, Russia has asked North Korea for artillery shells and anti-tank missiles in exchange for Russia’s advanced satellite technology and nuclear-powered submarines. This can cause problems for China because this… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/18/taiwan-urges-china-to-stop-continuous-military-harassment China has sent 103 warplanes to execute a “military exercise” near the border of Taiwan during a military exercise with 40 of them crossing the halfway point between China and Taiwan. The Taiwanese strait is a place where Taiwan has radar to identify potential air threats. This military exercise executed by China also included the aircraft carrier named, ‘Shandong”… Read more »