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China’s strict zero-COVID strategy and talk of delaying payments have pushed workers to the breaking point at the Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou. The workers at the factory—which happens to be China’s largest iPhone producer—are in a "closed loop" system. This means that they both live and work on the factory’s campus. The factory began closed-loop operations last month in an...

Details have emerged today concerning how Taiwanese Army Colonel Hsiang Te-en was paid by Chinese intelligence to surrender if there was an invasion by China. Over the past four years, he was paid the equivalent of $1,280 US every month in return for his promise to surrender. Below is a photo reportedly of him holding a written note which declared...

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense reported on Saturday that three Chinese PLA Chengdu J-10 "Vigorous Dragon" combat jets crossed into their air defense identification zone (ADIZ) while one CH-4 UCAV crossed over the Taiwan Strait's median line. Over the past year, the Chinese military has frequently carried out operations such as these as a form of military pressure on the island. https://twitter.com/MoNDefense/status/1593775985832628226?s=20&t=FtrGCTTaG63YSrfXyr_RqQ

While testifying to lawmakers on the U.S Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in Congress on Thursday, FBI Director Christopher Wray said that the United States is "deeply concerned" about Chinese unauthorized police stations operating in U.S. cities and exerting influence. "We are aware of the existence of these stations... It violates sovereignty and circumvents standard judicial and...

The White House announced on Thursday that President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet on Monday in Bali, Indonesia. According to a senior administration official, Biden will meet with his Chinese counterpart for the first time in person as president. The two leaders are likely to talk about subjects such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine,...