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Three days after Lai Ching-te took office, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched a military exercise around Taiwan without warning, covering the outlying islands of Kinmen and Matsu for the first time. Analysts noted it resembled a full attack drill against Taiwan, attracting global attention and prompting the Republic of China's Ministry of National Defense to heighten its alert status. The CCP's Ministry of National Defense blamed international forces for the instability. ___________________________________ #China #ChinaNews #ChinaInsights

A report released this month by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute indicates that Beijing's top propaganda officials have recently been establishing connections with Chinese technology companies to collect personal data from various social media applications. ___________________________________ #China #ChinaNews #ChinaInsights