Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler The story comes right out of a Dan Brown mystery thriller in which Vatican secrets are targeted by State sponsored computer hackers. Yet according to cyber security sources, the intrusion into sensitive Vatican diplomatic traffic is not fiction, but a cold hard fact of modern espionage. The Recorded […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 7, 2020 The Trump administration on Friday sanctioned several of Hong Kong’s top officials, including China-appointed chief executive Carrie Lam. Along with Lam, the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Luo Huining, director of Beijing’s liaison office in Hong Kong; Xia Baolong and Zhang Xiaoming, the head and deputy head of Chinese central […]
FPI / August 5, 2020 Geostrategy-Direct.com By Richard Fisher Recent Chinese and American statements, plus a sobering assessment of Russia’s potential nuclear weapons buildup, points to a potential period of superpower nuclear weapons buildup to force the issue of new nuclear arms control agreements, primarily because China refuses to enter into such negotiations. Under the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 5, 2020 Mark Zuckerberg has run afoul of communist China after saying during Senate testimony last week that it is “well documented that the Chinese government steals technology from American companies.” The Global Times, a propaganda outlet of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), said that Zuckerberg’s “willingness to set aside morality […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 3, 2020 In just over a month the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has asserted authoritarian control over Hong Kong. The CCP’s national security law which essentially ended Hong Kong’s autonomy and makes it much easier to punish pro-democracy activists is in full force, an analyst noted. “The scope of Beijing’s plans […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 3, 2020 Critics contend that TikTok is not merely just a fun video-sharing social networking app but is a Chinese state sponsored data vacuum. Microsoft is reportedly considering a buyout of social media app TikTok which would halt the Trump administration from issuing a complete ban of the app. President Donald […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 29, 2020 State and federal officials are investigating the unsolicited delivery of mystery seed packets from China to Americans in several states. The seed packets, which may arrive unexpectedly in packages bearing Chinese characters, may bear the name of China’s state-run postal agency China Post and may be labeled as jewelry. […]
FPI / July 27, 2020 Analysis by Jason Orestes “Made in China” already doesn’t have the strongest connotation associated with it, and it appears this may even apply to mainland Chinese infrastructure. China has upped spending on dams in the last several years to combat flooding, namely on the Yangtze River: the longest river in […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 23, 2020 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is urging America’s allies and China’s citizens to work with the United States to change the “bankrupt totalitarian ideology” of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The CCP “fears the Chinese people’s honest opinions more than any foreign foe,” Pompeo plans to say in a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler In a sweeping, scathing and searingly poignant speech, U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr swept back the curtain on China’s communist regime in a tour de force rarely seen. His focus centered not only on China’s rulers menacing their own people and those of East Asia, but also specifically […]
