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Aleksandra Gadzala Tirziu
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It's rare for me to take a personal interest in legislation, but this one hits close to home. Since the Biden admin imposed the vax mandate on foreign travelers, my husband hasn't been able to enter the US. He even couldn't attend my father's funeral. Time to stop the madness.
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We are voting next week to end the vax mandate on legal foreign air travelers. There’s never been a mandate on US Representatives, Senators, or their staff, so how can we vote in good conscience to mandate it on others? We need to end this policy now. reuters.com/world/us/us-ho
Balloongate is the tip of the iceberg of China's spy efforts against the US. The means are many & varied. Among them is acquisition of US farmland –– which menaces US food security and puts critical infrastructure at risk. My latest, with thanks to for her inputs.
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With Communist China stepping up its spying against America, Congress is taking a new look at China’s purchases of American agricultural lands. buff.ly/3X1bQKD
Yes, this x 1000 … (though do also pay attention to the balloon –– part of a much, much wider narrative).
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Worried about Chinese espionage in the United States? Stop paying so much attention to this balloon, and start removing Hikvision cameras, Lenovo laptops, and Motorola phones from your life: all are owned by Chinese companies with close ties to the Chinese Communist Party.
This is exactly right. "Rapprochement" was never an option between the US & China –– at least not as far as the CCP is concerned. Instability, uncertainty, and geopolitical competition are the mainstays of China's US policy. Baffles the mind that many still fail to grasp this.
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There is an odd narrative out there that the steady state of US-China relations is stability and provocative incidents like these "distract." In fact, Beijing's purpose is to create instability and doubt and these incidents are the norm. ft.com/content/e155b6
With China stepping up its spying against America — including, it seems, by high-altitude balloon — Congress is taking a new look at China’s purchases of US farmland, with the PASS Act getting a new push from . My latest for .
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Balloongate is the tip of the iceberg of China's spy efforts against the US. The means are many & varied. Among them is acquisition of US farmland –– which menaces US food security and puts critical infrastructure at risk. My latest, with thanks to for her inputs.
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With Communist China stepping up its spying against America, Congress is taking a new look at China’s purchases of American agricultural lands. buff.ly/3X1bQKD
Yes, let that sink in.👇🏼A dangerous provocation. Also, the "we do this, too" hot takes are baffling. The US does air & maritime intel collection outside of China's airspace & territorial waters. The balloon was in US airspace. Quite different. My sense is this isn't over.
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Good point by @RussellFrySC on @foxandfriends just now: “We had a missile over Myrtle Beach yesterday.” Let that sink in.
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The Promoting Agriculture Safeguards & Security (PASS) Act would go a long way in protecting against these vulnerabilities. It would be a long overdue step toward securing American agriculture and infrastructure. One to watch as Beijing grows more brazen in its spy efforts. 9/9
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The impacts of China’s US agriculture deals are many and layered. They challenge security & society. These are not merely theoretical musings. Articles 7 & 14 of China’s National Intelligence Law require all Chinese citizens & orgs to assist Beijing in intelligence gathering 8/n
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A deal that would have seen construction of a Chinese-owned wind farm in Del Rio TX would have given its owners access to the state’s electricity grid — exposing it, and Texas, to sabotage. It would have also put the project within a stone’s throw of Laughlin Air Force Base. 6/n
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From there, China could surveil signals sent to and from sensitive US satellites. It could monitor signals sent by drones tested at the facility. It could also send signals to jam passing satellites or disrupt drone operations. The deal is now under review. 5/n
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For China, farmland abroad advances more than food security. It also gives Beijing a strategic foothold in countries it sees as critical to its national strategy — either because of the resources they supply or because undermining them would be a geopolitical win for Beijing 3/n
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Yes, this.👇🏼Very worrying to see the woke tendency to shun reasoned debate creeping into foreign policy deliberations. Especially when the stakes are so high.
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If there's one thing I can't stand, it's the evasion of serious argument by attributing all dissenting opinion to enemy propaganda. Some of us fear nuclear escalation risks and not promarily because of Kremlin rhetoric.
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It really is something that a former chair of the House Intelligence Committee's response to being removed from it for misconduct is to take to TikTok (!!) –– a Chinese spyware app –– in protest. You can't make this stuff up.
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LMFAO Adam Schiff posted his first TikTok after being removed from the Intelligence committee by Kevin McCarthy.
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Unfortunately, spot on. I make a similar argument in my latest column. Nearly a year into the war, there's little sign of Putin relenting –– & equally little sign that the weapons now being shipped by the West will be an adequate deterrent. nysun.com/article/the-ne
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"Vladimir Putin shows no signs of relenting despite repeated setbacks. The punishing conflict appears poised to last long into the foreseeable future — testing Europe’s resolve in the face of compounding economic woes." We should plan accordingly. twitter.com/JonLemire/stat…
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Yes.👇🏼 It also ignores the fact that –– beyond loose statements that Ukraine must "win" –– there's no clearly articulated strategy. What's the endgame? What's politically & militarily feasible? At what cost? Weapons are great, but they need to couched in a wider strategic plan.
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The narrative that Biden has been provocative in his strength is wrong and completely ignores what led up to Russia’s invasion and how the U.S. has equipped Ukraine thus far
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For many weeks after my father's death I was analytically & creatively blocked, unable to string so much as a sentence together. This week, the clouds seem to be lifting and I'm finding my way back to writing. Thrilled –– especially to be doing so for the superb .
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Good conversation regarding the global China challenge. hits the nail on the head early on in noting that the challenge is fundamentally an ideological one. Recommend a listen.
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Is the US in a new “cold war” with #China? In #GoodFellows, Wisconsin congressman @RepGallagher, chair of the newly created House Select Committee on China, joins @nfergus, @LTGHRMcMaster, and @JohnHCochrane for a look at US-Sino relations. Watch now: hvr.co/3WnTqn0
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An important point👇🏼While at the proverbial "end" of the Cold War much of the West assumed it had "won" & the threat had been subdued, Russia –– and in its own way, China –– instead saw the conflict as entering a new phase. The West has long been at war, it just failed to see it.
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Apropos of those pushing a "New Cold War" with China, I ask those making that analogy to extend the narrative of the US "winning" and look at Russia now. Just because you "win" doesn't mean your rival goes away. We should think of history as continuous and plan accordingly...
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In commenting on the appropriate use of language in a final university paper, I received an email from a student telling me it's * just * an essay (surely not academic writing!) & phrases like "and stuff like that," "like, you know" etc. are "totally" acceptable!🤯We're doomed.
A propos of absolutely nothing … my arms are surprisingly sore today after just a short 18 minute workout yesterday. There is, it seems, some method to the madness.
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Happy Monday! I profiled Melissa Wood-Tepperberg, the fitness guru who's developed a digital cult following for short, low-impact workouts and is now creating a Peloton-like mini-empire of her own. wsj.com/articles/melis
National security depends on free & open debate. The has released an important letter calling for investigation into media & scientists' attempts to stifle debate on Covid-19 origins. Essential if we are the prevent the next pandemic.
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Today @VandenbergCo released an open letter calling for accountability for those scientific journals that actively sought to censor voices seeking to investigate the origins of COVID-19.Read the letter here: vandenbergcoalition.org/wp-content/upl
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Surprising how little overall attention is being given to the terrible, month-long violence gripping Peru. 18 people killed on Monday; 47 in total so far. Unlike the demonstrations in Brazil – led by the country's right – in Peru it's the leftists that have taken to the streets.
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With all eyes on Russia/Ukraine and China/Taiwan, it's easy to lose sight of the persistent global threats emanating from the Middle East, particularly those associated with ISIS & al-Qaeda. here with a stark & harrowing reminder.
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Great to see the mostly bipartisan support for the newly-created Select Committee on China. But why would 65 House members vote against it? (Those 65 noted here: clerk.house.gov/evs/2023/roll0)
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Defending America from Chinese Communist Party aggression should not be partisan. The newly-created Select Committee on China will be a bipartisan committee in divided government. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1
"China’s desire for a diplomatic reset with Europe appears to be yielding results […] Macron is expected to follow Scholz in voicing opposition to “decoupling” from China, thereby ceding to Beijing some ground in its strategy to sow division between Europe and the US."4/n
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