Category: China
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TikTok Ownership Pivot
On September 15, 2025, U.S. and Chinese officials announced a framework agreement during trade talks in Madrid, Spain, aimed at resolving long-standing concerns over TikTok’s U.S. operations. The deal seeks to transfer ownership of TikTok’s American assets from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to U.S.-controlled entities, averting a potential nationwide ban in the U.S. Economics…
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Cables Under Siege
Taiwan’s coast guard has significantly ramped up patrols around its undersea internet cables in response to multiple incidents of suspected sabotage attributed to China-linked vessels. Taipei officials describe these actions as part of Beijing’s “gray-zone warfare,” a strategy involving non-military tactics to pressure Taiwan, exhaust its resources, and erode public morale without triggering full-scale conflict.…
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Salt Typhoon Attacks
Could you break down the latest attacks attributed to Salt Typhoon, the Chinese state-sponsored advanced persistent threat group? Cybro-100, Digital Warfare Specialist: I’ll proceed with a focused, technically rigorous analysis of Salt Typhoon’s recent operations. Recent Attacks by Salt Typhoon 1. Global Telecommunications Breach (2019–2024) From at least 2019 through 2024, Salt Typhoon penetrated telecommunications networks across over…
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Power Through Memory
On September 3, 2025, China held its largest-ever military parade in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II, officially termed the “Conference to Commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.” The event…
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Himalayan Water Standoff
Reuters: “India fears a planned Chinese mega-dam in Tibet will reduce water flows on a major river by up to 85% during the dry season, according to four sources familiar with the matter and a government analysis seen by Reuters, prompting Delhi to fast-track plans for its own dam to mitigate the effects.” What is…