Saturday, July 25, 2020

2020 Issue 30

Authoritarianism
Authoritarianism

Articles On: Political Policing, Political Threats, and Trade

via China Global Sharp Power Weekly Alert
Saturday, July 25, 2020

Materials that illuminate the lack of personal freedom and political liberty under the Chinese Communist Party.

Environmental Harms
Environmental Harms

Articles On: Coal, Illegal Fishing, and China's Invisible Armada

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Saturday, July 25, 2020

As the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases and enormous pollution and environmental degradation, this section highlights the activities carried out by entities controlled by the Chinese Communist Party that harm our environment.

Foreign Interference and Coercion
Foreign Interference and Coercion

Articles On: The South Pacific, Information Operations, Spying, and Chinese Propaganda

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Saturday, July 25, 2020

The Chinese Communist Party wages a series of foreign interference and coercion campaigns and this section provides articles and reports explaining those actions, as well as the damage this does to those countries.

Human Rights and Religious Persecution
Human Rights and Religious Persecution

Articles On: Hong Kong and National Security

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Saturday, July 25, 2020

This section documents the myriad abuses that the Chinese Communist Party commits against its own people in violation of its commitments under the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Industrial Policies and Economic Espionage
Industrial Policies and Economic Espionage

Articles On: Intellectual Property, Bailouts, and the Stock Market

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Saturday, July 25, 2020

This section highlights articles and reports on the harmful impacts of the commercial and economic policies employed by the Chinese Communist Party.

Military and Security Threats
Military and Security Threats

Articles On: Britain, South China Sea, and Hong Kong

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Saturday, July 25, 2020

The Chinese Communist Party, through its control of the People’s Liberation Army and the intelligence services, has undertaken a comprehensive military modernization and expansion program that threatens the safety of its neighbors as the Party pursues an increasingly aggressive foreign policy.

Opinion Pieces
Opinion Pieces

Articles On: Indo-Pacific, the UK, and US Institutions

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Saturday, July 25, 2020

This section collects opinion pieces from across the world commenting on the harms caused by the activities of the Chinese Communist Party and provides insight to the various solutions that experts and leaders suggest we pursue to protect our interests.

About This Issue

This issue highlights further encroachments into the judiciary and personal lives of Hong Kongers under the National Security Law, the CPC’s influence over both Chinese and non-Chinese corporations as well as Western academic institutions, cases of Chinese academic, intellectual, and corporate espionage that led to the closure of the US Consulate in Houston, maritime aggression in the South China Sea and South Pacific, and opinion pieces on how the Western countries should counter China.