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A major cyberattack on big US telecom companies has led officials to recommend that people use encrypted messaging apps. Microsoft named the attack "Salt Typhoon," and it's affecting companies like AT&T, Verizon, and Lumen Technologies. Officials haven't released a timeline for when everything will be fixed, but they did say that a lot of different types of information were accessed in the breach. The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) advised using encrypted messaging apps like Signal or iMessage to reduce the chances of messages being intercepted. This essentially means to stop using SMS because it's not...

"Wen obtained firearms, ammunition, and export-controlled technology with the intention of shipping them to North Korea — a violation of federal law and United States sanctions against that nation," the agency says An illegal immigrant from China was arrested for allegedly shipping "firearms, ammunition and other military items" to North Korea from California, according to a Justice Department indictment released on Tuesday. Shenghua Wen, 41, of Ontario, California, was arrested on Tuesday after hiding the weapons "inside shipping containers bound from Long Beach," the agency said. Wen, who was a Chinese national illegally residing in the United States, was expected...

On Monday at 11 a.m., the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) confirmed Shandong, together with cruiser CNS Yan’an (106) and destroyer CNS Zhanjiang (165), were sailing in an area 447 miles south of Miyako Island. A map included with the release showed the PLAN carrier strike group (CSG) located east of the northeast tip of the Philippine main island of Luzon.Shandong launched and recovered fighters and helicopters. JMSDF destroyer JS Yugiri (DD-153) surveilled the Chinese strike group, according to the release.The Shandong CSG had previously deployed to the Philippine Sea Jul. 9-18 before returning to its homeport. The carrier deployed...

A charity led by billionaire and Democratic mega-donor Bill Gates funneled millions of dollars into government departments run by the Chinese Communist Party as well as organizations that collaborate with the Chinese military, newly released tax forms show.In 2023, the Gates Foundation directed roughly $11.7 million into various arms of China’s communist-controlled government, as well as $2 million to a corporation the Department of Defense determined works with the Chinese military and an additional $6.7 million to state-run universities that help prop up Chinese President Xi Jinping’s regime. The multitude of six and seven-figure grants from the Gates Foundation to...

‘Night Riding Army’ flash mob causes chaos in an ancient capital and sparks complaints from locals.. More than 100,000 Chinese students took part in a 37-mile night-time bike ride on a quest for soup dumplings, bringing a main highway to a standstill. The “Night Riding Army”, as some participants called it, rode for hours after a huge turnout for the rolling flash mob that had been gathering riders for months. It was inspired by a viral craze of young Chinese people trying to travel as cheaply as possible in the face of high youth unemployment and scarce job prospects. The...

A University of Michigan student who is not a U.S. citizen is facing criminal charges for allegedly illegally registering to vote and casting a ballot at an early voting site in Ann Arbor. Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit announced the criminal charges on Wednesday, Oct. 30. The student later contacted the local clerk‘s office, asking if he could get his ballot back, according to the Secretary of State’s office. The student is being charged as an unauthorized elector attempting to vote and for perjury for making a false affidavit for the purpose of...

I spoke with some Chinese Americans and Immigrants who they will be voting for in the upcoming 2024 election.

A pair of soldiers can be heard bellyaching about the so-called 'K-battalion' Ukraine's intelligence services have released audio of what they claim to be Russian troops complaining about the arrival of North Korean fighters and squabbling about how they will be equipped. In one recording, a pair of soldiers can be heard bellyaching about the so-called 'K battalion', referring to them as 'f***ing Chinese' and declaring one of his fellow servicemen had said 'who knows what the f*** we're supposed to do with them'. Another clip obtained by Ukraine's Defence Intelligence (GUR) appeared to expose the lack of communication and...

Vice President Kamala Harris is under fire for accepting campaign contributions — originally sent to President Joe Biden’s presidential campaign before he backed out — from a Chinese auto executive with ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Officials with Driving Force Action PAC wrote to Harris on October 11: We are deeply concerned about the reported $50,000 in political contributions your campaign received from Stella Ke Li, a Chinese national and senior executive at BYD, a Chinese electric vehicle company with close ties to the CCP and a company identified as a national security threat on par with Huawei....

An incident in the South China Sea last month saw 10 Vietnamese fishermen beaten by officers from China’s Maritime Safety Administration near the Paracel Islands, reported local media.According to Vietnamese accounts, Maritime Safety Administration vessels 101 and 301 from the Sansha City United Law Enforcement Unit surrounded the civilian vessel on the morning of Sept. 29. Three rubber hulled inflated boats were deployed by the patrol ships to board the fishing vessel, which was attempting to escape. Despite attempts from the QNg 95739 TS to prevent the boarding. Their efforts were unsuccessful.Four of the Vietnamese fishermen were severely injured during...

A Chinese cutter blasted a Philippine fisheries vessel with its water cannon at Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on Tuesday morning, officials in Manila said on Tuesday.The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, a civilian department meant to assist and regulate Philippine fishing efforts, said two offshore vessels were harassed by two cutters from the China Coast Guard and a warship from the People’s Liberation Army Navy. According to the agency, BRP Datu Cabaylo (MMOV-3001) and BRP Datu Sanday (MMOV-3002) were at Scarborough Shoal to resupply fishermen fishing near the disputed maritime feature.A video released by Philippine state...

VIDEO Navy Shipbuilder SABOTAGED Dozens of Warships Combat Veteran Reacts 385K subscribers 10-13-2024 Minutes 10:45 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTwkdhMnnl4 "US Navy has discovered that dozens of its ships have been sabotaged while under construction in an American Shipyard. Just how did the US Navy's ship builder fail so epically? and why is the Navy still praising the company that allowed this to happen? I'm Paul US Army Combat veteran let's talk about it..."

A jury on Friday convicted a Southern California couple of running a business that helped pregnant Chinese women travel to the United States without revealing their intentions to give birth to babies who would automatically have American citizenship.

VAN ZANDT COUNTY, Texas (KETK) — Two Chinese nationals were arrested with $250,000 worth of gold bars after a traffic stop on I-20 on Thursday.. Inside [the rental car], officials found a boarding pass from Spirit Airlines that showed Chen had boarded the plane in Los Angeles on July 30 at 5:19 p.m. and arrived in Atlanta on July 31 at 12:53 a.m. The tickets reportedly showed he had no bags with him when he boarded the flight. On a rental agreement, it reportedly showed that the vehicle was rented in College Park, Georgia at 1:28 a.m. on July 31...

A resupply mission to the Philippine Coast Guard’s flagship stationed at a contested South China Sea feature was blocked by 40 Chinese vessels in the latest incident around Escoda Shoal, according to Manila.Two Philippine Coast Guard 44-meter-long patrol boats, BRP Cabra (MRRV-4409) and BRP Cape Engaño (MRRV-4411), approached Escoda to resupply agency flagship BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701) on Monday morning. The vessels carried food, supplies, a contingent of journalists and a “special ice cream treat” from Commandant Adm. Ronnie Gil Gavan for Teresa Magbanua’s crew to celebrate National Heroes’ Day. Stationed at Escoda since April, the Japanese-made multi-mission response vessel...

Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed on Monday that his "young family members" are fluent Mandarin Chinese speakers. "Some of my family members, the little ones, speak Chinese too—they speak it fluently," Putin told students at a secondary school in Kyzyl, the capital of the Republic of Tuva, about 2,800 miles east of Moscow. The school offers instruction in both Russian and Tuvan languages, according to the Kremlin. -snip- Putin did not specify which of his family members speak Mandarin Chinese, the world's second most widely spoken language with 1.1 billion speakers. He mentioned the importance of learning this language from...

Wen Raiti, a Chinese American community leader in Jacksonville, Florida, has been a Republican for more than a decade. As a small business owner, she said, the party’s fiscal conservatism and small government ethos resonated with her. But last May, when Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation banning Chinese citizens from buying property in Florida, Raiti changed her party affiliation and began campaigning for local and national Democratic candidates. Leading up to Florida’s Aug. 20 primary election, anger toward Senate Bill 264 has turbocharged voter mobilization efforts in the Chinese American community in the state, organizers and elected officials said, pushing...

During an interview at the Van Zandt County Jail, Chen allegedly stated that the gold bars had been given to him by someone to transport to Dallas however he declined to give any further information. Lin told officials he left China and traveled to Hong Kong, from there he flew to Turkey and then to Mexico. He then traveled through Mexico with other Chinese nationals in an attempt to enter into the U.S.

It's no secret that with the open border, criminals are incentivized to enter the U.S. illegally. So are terrorists, as the recent Tajikistan pickups have indicated, in numbers that have soared. So have spies and saboteurs as various cases have demonstrated, and now our military bases are taking in two foreign intruders per week, according to an admiral's statement.Anyone else?But of course: The security organs of the Chinese communist state, same people who were last seen opening illegal police stations here in the U.S., some of which apparently are still running, given the lack of news about them.According to the...

A boat carrying nine Chinese nationals was turned back by Australian Border Force officials forcing the passengers to return to their point of departure in Indonesia. The human cargo of intended illegal immigrants were found by fishermen off Southern Java after claiming they were denied landing and forced back by Australian authorities, the Sydney Daily Telegraph reports. The Chinese passengers, along with three Indonesian crew members, were sent back to the port town of Pelabuhan Ratu as part of Australia’s Operation Sovereign Borders which officially enforces a “turn back the boats” policy without exception.