Chinese Military,Political and Social Superthread

[HavokFour]

The black hole that Iran is becoming has kind of hobbled any kind of intended pivot towards China.

U.S. pulls last aircraft carrier in Asia as Trump focuses on Iran and the Western Hemisphere

The USS George Washington is departing the Pacific and expected to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East amid growing concerns about mental health and supply issues aboard the long-deployed carrier. The Lincoln has had its time at sea extended from its original May return date to...

www.ctvnews.ca

 

[Altair]

The black hole that Iran is becoming has kind of hobbled any kind of intended pivot towards China.

U.S. pulls last aircraft carrier in Asia as Trump focuses on Iran and the Western Hemisphere

The USS George Washington is departing the Pacific and expected to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East amid growing concerns about mental health and supply issues aboard the long-deployed carrier. The Lincoln has had its time at sea extended from its original May return date to...

www.ctvnews.ca

Biggest winner of the Iran war. China.

Biggest winner of the Ukraine war. China.

Biggest winner of the American trade war. China.

Why everyone keeps laying out the red carpet for that country is beyond me.

 

[Altair]

Do they really care or is it just a means of juicing the stock market? Trump seems to have caved to China almost as much as to Russia

The USA caved to China because the USA cannot inflict enough economic pain on China. China strikes back and America cries uncle. On rare earths especially, China has the USA over a barrel.

 

[YZT580]

The USA caved to China because the USA cannot inflict enough economic pain on China. China strikes back and America cries uncle. On rare earths especially, China has the USA over a barrel.

the reason doesn't matter. With Trump there are no principals which is really sad.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Naughty boy …

A Student Said He Was a Hobby Plane Spotter. He Was Allegedly Taking Photos for the Chinese Government

Weiheng Zeng originally said he took photos of planes for an aviation fan website. Later he admitted a suspected Chinese government official had given him specific locations in the U.S. to go photograph.

www.404media.co

Waterloo Student Charged After Admitting He Photographed U.S. Planes for Chinese Contact

A university student says he burned SIM cards and photographed U.S. planes for a Chinese contact who paid him in cash.

hoodline.com

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2026/08/26/chinese-student-allegedly-admitted-to-airport-photo-missions-in-u-s/91483868007/

 

[Halifax Tar]

Naughty boy …

A Student Said He Was a Hobby Plane Spotter. He Was Allegedly Taking Photos for the Chinese Government

Weiheng Zeng originally said he took photos of planes for an aviation fan website. Later he admitted a suspected Chinese government official had given him specific locations in the U.S. to go photograph.

www.404media.co

Waterloo Student Charged After Admitting He Photographed U.S. Planes for Chinese Contact

A university student says he burned SIM cards and photographed U.S. planes for a Chinese contact who paid him in cash.

hoodline.com

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2026/08/26/chinese-student-allegedly-admitted-to-airport-photo-missions-in-u-s/91483868007/

Is this also a mark on our porous border and willingness to overlook Chinese influence ?

 

[The Bread Guy]

Is this also a mark on our porous border and willingness to overlook Chinese influence ?

Porous borders maybe, but does anyone know if this guy did anything to draw a security set of eyes on him? Not every alleged spy is as weak on tradecraft as the intern @ NATO

Seriously, though, looking forward to seeing more about his activities in this side of the border.

 

[Czech_pivo]

Porous borders maybe, but does anyone know if this guy did anything to draw a security set of eyes on him? Not every alleged spy is as weak on tradecraft as the intern @ NATO

Seriously, though, looking forward to seeing more about his activities in this side of the border.

Who can forget about these 4 former UWO students....

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/19-new-charges-explosives-firearms-accused-9.7305083

4 ex-Western University students accused in London, Ont., explosives-making scheme face 19 new charges​

Charges stem from events on school's campus and at a nearby residence in January​

Jerry Tong, Zekun (Alex) Wang, Feiyang (Astrid) Ji and Fei (Frank) Han are accused of possessing explosives and manufacturing firearms in London, Ont.

They are accused of possessing pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN), trinitrotoluene (TNT), dinitrophenol (DNP), hexamethylene triperoxide diamine (HMTD) and lead azide.

Never a pip if the 4 are CDN citizens, CDN landed immigrants, Chinese students, nothing. Almost like someone doesn't want the public to know.

 

[brihard]

Who can forget about these 4 former UWO students....

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/19-new-charges-explosives-firearms-accused-9.7305083

4 ex-Western University students accused in London, Ont., explosives-making scheme face 19 new charges​

Charges stem from events on school's campus and at a nearby residence in January​

Jerry Tong, Zekun (Alex) Wang, Feiyang (Astrid) Ji and Fei (Frank) Han are accused of possessing explosives and manufacturing firearms in London, Ont.

They are accused of possessing pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN), trinitrotoluene (TNT), dinitrophenol (DNP), hexamethylene triperoxide diamine (HMTD) and lead azide.

Never a pip if the 4 are CDN citizens, CDN landed immigrants, Chinese students, nothing. Almost like someone doesn't want the public to know.

More likely those facts are known to investigators and disclosed to defence, and likely were relevant to the bail hearing, but are covered by the pre-trial publication ban.

As a fun twist, one of them was today charged with two additional counts of voyeurism and one additional count of possession of child pornography.

Never know what you’ll find when you get a warrant to search a computer…

London explosives probe: Accused faces new voyeurism, child porn charges

Zekun Wang, 27, surrendered to police and was released with the Crown’s consent while under strict house-arrest bail conditions.

lfpress.com

 

[Czech_pivo]

More likely those facts are known to investigators and disclosed to defence, and likely were relevant to the bail hearing, but are covered by the pre-trial publication ban.

As a fun twist, one of them was today charged with two additional counts of voyeurism and one additional count of possession of child pornography.

Never know what you’ll find when you get a warrant to search a computer…

London explosives probe: Accused faces new voyeurism, child porn charges

Zekun Wang, 27, surrendered to police and was released with the Crown’s consent while under strict house-arrest bail conditions.

lfpress.com

I think 2 are out in bail and 2 are still in custody

 

[Czech_pivo]

China targeting the US Federal Reserve

Inside the China espionage case that ensnared former Fed official John Rogers
Inside Man: How Chinese spies used lies, love and betrayal to target the Federal Reserve

 

[Oldgateboatdriver]

China targeting the US Federal Reserve

Inside the China espionage case that ensnared former Fed official John Rogers
Inside Man: How Chinese spies used lies, love and betrayal to target the Federal Reserve

Well, they have to look after all those investments in US T-Bills.

 

[Gordon Dundas/]

Well, they have to look after all those investments in US T-Bills.

With this Administration somebody has to do it .

 

[daftandbarmy]

Shocked, not shocked...

MI5 issues spy alert to UK universities over Chinese front company stealing research​

Security service says academics should stop taking grants from and working with firm backed by China’s intelligence service

China’s intelligence service used a front company to pay grants to British universities and steal crucial research about technology projects, MI5 said on Wednesday in a rare public espionage warning.

Britain’s domestic security service said researchers and academics should cease work with the China General Technology Research Institute (CGTRI), sometimes also known as the China Academy of General Technology (CAGT). MI5 believes it poses a “significant threat”.

The Chinese organisation has given money to 100 or more academics at a string of universities across the UK, in return getting access to the research, which it is alleged found its way back to China’s intelligence service.

MI5 is now prepared to say publicly that the CGTRI is a front for Chinese intelligence, namely the Chinese ministry of state security (MSS). It said continued collaboration could be prosecuted under the National Security Act 2023.

MI5 issues spy alert to UK universities over Chinese front company stealing research

Security service says academics should stop taking grants from and working with firm backed by China’s intelligence service

www.theguardian.com