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Posts amplify content about sexual assault and misconduct allegations in Parliament House to undermine trust in political system, researchers say
A coordinated foreign influence campaign linked to the Chinese government is using social media to undermine confidence in Australia’s democratic system, according to researchers at a Canberra-based defence thinktank.
The researchers believe the network is operating from within China and is either spreading disinformation about Australian politics or amplifying concerns about political scandals. They reference rape allegations made by the former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins and against the former attorney general Christian Porter, which he strongly denies.

Rally is latest showing of public discontent since demonstrations against Covid curbs
Thousands of older people have staged a rally in the rain in central China to protest against significant cuts to their medical benefits, in the latest outburst of public discontent since nationwide protests against Covid curbs gripped the country late last year.
Video clips on social media show a large crowd of elderly protesters in raincoats and holding umbrellas gathering outside the Wuhan city government by the Yangtze River on Wednesday, while police officers form a line to stop them from approaching the gates. The location of the rally has been verified.

Chinese investors own 384,235 acres of American soil — nearly double the acreage occupied by NYC, a new US Department of Agriculture revealed.

and it plays into the view of Chinese Americans and Asian Americans as the perpetual foreigner: They can never be American enough," said Manjusha Kulkarni, executive director of AAPI Equity Alliance ...

Miller's concerns are increasingly shared by U.S. lawmakers after the Chinese balloon's voyage over American skies inflamed tensions between Washington and Beijing. In Congress and statehouses, the ...

Wealthy countries have been trying to boost their birthrates for decades. The results have been pretty similar.

According to an official, photos taken by high-altitude U-2 planes confirmed the presence of the equipment, and the balloon was made by a company linked to the Chinese military.

The Chinese surveillance balloon program may trigger US "action" against Beijing, a State Department official said Thursday.

US ‘not the only target’ of Chinese surveillance, warns US secretary of state, as FBI investigates balloon wreckage
China has a “fleet” of surveillance balloons of different shapes and sizes, which it has deployed over five continents, US officials have claimed.
The allegations on Wednesday came as salvage work continued off the South Carolina coast for the debris from a high-altitude on Saturday after it had crossed the whole of the continental US.

High-rise hog farms have sprung up nationwide as part of Beijing’s drive to enhance its agricultural competitiveness and reduce its dependence on imports.

American personal protective equipment (PPE) companies are forming a lobbying group to push the U.S. away from buying Chinese-made masks, gowns and gloves. The American Medical Manufacturers Associ… ...

The balloons have some advantages over the satellites that orbit the earth in regular patterns. They fly closer to earth and can evade radar.