Cyber Attacks, War & Terrorism
Unit at French foreign ministry maps disinformation
Part of strategy to counter ‘neo-colonial’ image
Russia and Wagner private army increasingly influential
French unit says it has tracked 100 Russia- or Wagner-linked networks
PARIS/DAKAR, June 21 (Reuters) – After armed men killed nine Chinese nationals at a gold mine in Central African Republic in March, a video circulated on the internet saying France had secretly ordered the attack and planned to discredit Russian mercenary group Wagner in the country.
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Read MoreThe former director general of global communications for the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) said Canada’s membership in the AIIB is inconsistent with its values and does not benefit the country.
“I didn’t find a single tangible benefit to communicate back home here to Canada of what this bank does that is consistent with our values in a way that would benefit Canadians,” Bob Pickard told CBC host David Cochrane in an interview on June 19.
“All we’re doing with our membership in this bank is we’re making China look good as a country able to do multilateralism. We are effectively supporting the Chinese image campaign to show that they are ready to assume world leadership and, frankly, I don’t think that’s the country that we should support, especially in the current political environment.”
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Read MoreDeep mistrust, dysfunction and dissonance characterize the current U.S.-China relationship.
This is bad news as a negative spiral in relations has the potential to intentionally or unintentionally descend into a kinetic conflict that could have consequential ramifications for Japan and the broader Indo-Pacific region.
Source: The Japan Times
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Read MoreIs China hacking western satellites with high-tech laser weaponry, in preparation for a potential nuclear war?
According to a report in Global Defence Technology, satellite imagery of the top secret Korla East Test Site in Xinjiang, China, shows the operation of laser anti-satellite weapons (ASAT) to engage with foreign satellites.
The satellite imagery from geospatial intelligence company BlackSky has uncovered a pattern of behaviour at Korla that is consistent with China’s development of technology to disrupt, destroy or hijack foreign satellites, the report said.
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Read MoreIn the footage, a BlackRock Recruiter named Serge Varlay describes how BlackRock is able to ”run the world” in about 7 minutes of riveting undercover footage. The footage was captured over the course of several meetings in New York by one of OMG News’ rockstar undercover journalists.
BlackRock Inc is the world’s largest asset management company that’s gained more notoriety as of late due to its large acquisitions. Varlay says it’s easier for BlackRock to do things when “people aren’t thinking about it” and the asset giant “doesn’t want to be anywhere on the radar. This story is a peek into why.
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Read MoreZelensky made the comments when asked about Putin’s claim that he has Jewish friends who think Zelensky is “not a Jew.”
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Read MoreChina is making significant strides in solidifying its presence in Nigeria through the newly inaugurated administration of President Bola Tinubu, according to a national politician.
Early talks between Chinese officials and Tinubu, who took office on May 29, indicate that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is looking to expand its foothold in Africa’s largest democracy under the new government, a member of the Nigerian senate Simon Mwadkwon told The Epoch Times.
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Read MoreChinese leader Xi Jinping on June 16 met with Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates in Beijing, where he called Gates “an old friend.” But the term is not complimentary, according to Jon Pelson, author of “Wireless Wars, China’s Dangerous Domination of 5G and How We’re Fighting Back.”
In a meeting at Beijing’s Diaoyutai state guest house, where China’s leaders have traditionally received senior foreign visitors, Xi said he was very happy to see the Microsoft co-founder after three years, and that Gates was the first American friend he had met this year.
“I often say the foundation of U.S.-China relations lies with its people. I place my hopes on the American people,” a video published by state broadcaster CCTV showed Xi saying.
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Read MoreAmericans in Taiwan are starting to give a little more thought to what they would or should do in the event of the unthinkable: an attack by China on the island.
Yet based on a small sampling of questions posed to U.S. citizens by Fox News Digital, many do not seem too worried and are not doing much or any real prep work. They seem unfazed by recent reports that the U.S. is drawing up evacuation plans for the estimated 80,000 Americans who live and work here.
“The U.S. government is preparing evacuation plans for American citizens living in Taiwan,” claimed a mid-June report by The Messenger, which said it had obtained the information from three anonymous sources. U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby, however, said last Monday that the U.S. has seen “no indication” that the situation in Taiwan might lead to a change in the current policy of not evacuating private U.S. citizens from conflict zones.
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Read MoreBlinken and Xi pledge to stabilize deteriorated US-China ties, but China rebuffs the main US request
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met on Monday with Chinese President Xi Jinping and said they agreed to “stabilize” badly deteriorated U.S.-China ties, but America’s top diplomat left Beijing with his biggest ask rebuffed: better communications between their militaries.
After meeting Xi, Blinken said China is not ready to resume military-to-military contacts, something the U.S. considers crucial to avoid miscalculation and conflict, particularly over Taiwan.
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