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Taiwan issues warning over alleged Chinese influence in political party re
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The statement was prompted by social media posts made by Taiwanese singer R-chord on June 14 and actress Alexis Ho on June 15. These posts detailed efforts by Beijing Ciguang Film and Television Media Co, Ltd, a Chinese company, to recruit them via email for pro-China activities.
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US announces visa restriction policy, launches review of bilateral coopera
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
In a statement, Blinken noted that the ruling Georgian Dream party over the past few months has developed and passed "foreign influence" law that would stifle the exercise of freedoms of association and expression, stigmatise organisations that serve the people of Georgia, and impede inde
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Police crackdown on Georgia protest against 'foreign influence' bill
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Masked riot police resorted to violent tactics, including beatings and arrests, as they confronted protesters opposing the bill.
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Taiwan declares TikTok a national security threat
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The move in Taiwan follows a similar trend in the United States. The US House of Representatives recently passed a bill targeting ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, giving it a timeline to divest its US assets or face a nationwide ban. This legislation mirrors Taiwan's concerns about foreig
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China: Ethnic minority Muslims surround mosque to prevent authorities from
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The policy aims to purge religious faiths of foreign influence and align them more closely with traditional Chinese culture and the authoritarian rule of the Communist Party.
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Foreign influencers used to whitewash China's rights abuses in Xinjiang, s
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 16 (ANI): Foreign social media influencers are being used by the Chinese Communist Party as part of its "global propaganda push" to whitewash its human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region, states an Australia based think tank.
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Europe considering Australia's foreign interference laws to combat China's
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], November 11 (ANI): Looking to combat the activities of China's overseas propaganda arm, Europe is considering following Australia's example in creating new laws to counter "covert" forms of foreign influence, reported The Sydney Morning Herald.
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Ideology, fear of foreign influence forced China to ban private tutors
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 17 (ANI): China recently announced the ban on private tutoring in the country and faced protests by students and parents as various post-school exams are difficult to crack without personal classes or private tutoring.
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US sanctions individuals, entities of Russian-linked network for attemptin
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 12 (ANI): The United States on Monday local time) imposed sanctions on several individuals and entities, that are part of a Russia-linked foreign influence network, for their involvement in attempts to influence the 2020 US Presidential elections held in November.
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There will be impact of foreign elements but ultimate solution to restore
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 10 (ANI): Allaying India's fear that Pakistan backed terrorists may hijack the Afghan peace process, Afghanistan peace chief Abdullah Abdullah on Saturday said certain foreign influence will be there but the ultimate solution to restore peace in the war-torn cou
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Activists believe Beijing's proposed national security law will snatch awa
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 29 (ANI): Beijing's endorsement of a national security law tailoring Hong Kong from acts of secession, subversion, terrorism or conspiring with foreign influences, activists believe, will soon lead to an imposition of arbitrary detentions and crackdowns on free speech and diss
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Indo-Pak tensions a 'bilateral issue': Defence Experts on US pro
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 4 (ANI): Turning down the proposal of the United States to mediate between India and Pakistan to deescalate the tensions between the two Asian neighbours, Defence Expert P.K. Sehgal on Tuesday said it is purely a bilateral issue, which will be resolved without any for
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