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What we know about Chinese spy balloons that flew over US during Trump administration

Intelligence officials discovered at least three earlier espionage flights as investigations underway into scale and scope of China’s surveillance campaign

The Independent UK

US Congress suggests sending B-21 stealth bombers to Australia under AUKUS partnership

America's next-generation B-21 bomber could be sent to Australia to "accelerate" national security under a Congressional proposal put to the US Defence Secretary.

ABC News

White House says Chinese spy balloon was watching ‘sensitive military sites’ and program has been targeting US for years

National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby says the US gained valuable intelligence by monitoring the Chinese airship as it transited US airspace

The Independent UK

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The coming China-EV showdown in Congress

Congress is launching probes into the EV industry's reliance on China and the potential risks to national security and efforts to prevent forced labor abroad.

Axios

Trial of Hong Kong democracy activists opens two years after arrests under national security law

The trial of 16 Hong Kong democracy activists charged in January 2021 under a controversial national security law imposed by Beijing begins under tight security.

ABC News

Lucknow: Police Invoke NSA Against Two For Burning Copies Of Ramcharitmanas

The Uttar Pradesh police invoked National Security Act against two persons for allegedly burning copies of Ramcharitmanas, a poem based on the epic Ramayana. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Hong Kong's largest national security trial begins

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's largest national security trial opened Monday with dozens of pro-democracy figures accused of trying to topple the government in a case critics say reflects the criminalisation of dissent in the Chinese territory.

Bangkok Post

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Hong Kong: landmark national security trial of 47 democracy advocates begins

Protests as former politicians, activists, campaigners and community workers appear in court accused of ‘conspiracy to commit subversion’

The Guardian - AU

Landmark Hong Kong national security trial opens two years after arrests

The much-anticipated trial of 16 Hong Kong democracy activists charged under a national security law imposed by Beijing began on Monday with security tight for a case that some observers say will be a test of the city's judicial independence.

Reuters

Hong Kong's largest national security trial to begin with 47 in dock

HONG KONG - The trial of 47 of Hong Kong's most prominent pro-democracy figures begins Monday, in the largest prosecution under a national security law that has crushed dissent in the city.

Bangkok Post

Chinese spy balloons were in US airspace three times during Trump administration

Several former Trump national security officials say they were never briefed on Chinese balloons in US airspace

The Independent UK

Indigenous voice and economy top parliamentary agenda

The prime minister says a referendum on an Indigenous voice won't distract the government from pressing challenges like cost of living and national security.

AAP

TikTok: how the west has turned on gen Z’s favourite app

US and European fears about China exploiting TikTok’s data harvest and promoting Beijing’s worldview look set to inspire an urgent overhaul in data privacy laws

The Guardian - UK

PM's co-existence plan under fire

Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha in his capacity as chairman of the National Security Council recently launched an action plan to encourage peaceful coexistence in Thailand.

Bangkok Post

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France 24

US shoots down suspected Chinese spy balloon over Atlantic Ocean

The United States on Saturday downed a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast on orders from President Joe Biden after it hovered over sensitive military sites across North America, becoming the latest flashpoint in tensions between Washington and Beijing.

The Guardian - AU

Hong Kong 47: trial of dozens in pro-democracy movement set to begin under national security laws

Group of legislators, activists and community workers are accused of holding unofficial pre-election primaries that authorities say constitutes subversion

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Upper house board calls for ways to prevent leaks of classified data

The House of Councillors intelligence oversight board has recommended improving the framework to protect classified information following a national security leak involving a Maritime Self-Defense Force captain.

Al Jazeera

Democracy ‘on trial’ as Hong Kong 47 prepare to face court

Picked up in a dawn raid two years ago, the activists and politicians are charged over an unofficial primary.

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TikTok officials go on a public charm offensive amid a stalemate in Biden White House

The hit video app is facing an existential crisis, and it is hoping promoting its reorganization will help convince Americans that it is independent from its Chinese owner.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ben-Gvir Orders Closure of Prisoner-run Bakeries

Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has ordered the closure of bakeries inside the Rimon and Ketziot jails, which provide fresh bread to the inmates. Israeli media said that Ben-Gvir took this step because the bakeries are run by Palestinian inmates. Speaking to Israel Hayom, Ben-Gvir said he "went crazy"…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Accuses Kurdish Opposition of Isfahan Attack

The Iranian Supreme National Security Council accused Kurdish opposition factions based in Iraq of being "involved" in a drone attack that targeted a military facility in Isfahan. Nournews, a news agency affiliated with the Council, reported that parts of the drones that were used to carry out the hostile action…

The Independent UK

Air Force opposes Chinese-owned corn plant near ND base

The U.S. Air Force is telling North Dakota leaders it believes a Chinese company’s plan to build a wet corn milling plant near the Grand Forks Air Force Base poses a national security threat

Dynamite News

NSA Doval, US Deputy Defence Secy Hicks Discuss Priorities For US-India Bilateral Partnership

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval held a meeting with US Deputy Secretary of Defence Kathleen Hicks and discussed priorities for the US-India bilateral defence partnership. Read further on Dynamite News:

Miami Herald

Political prisoners are main obstacle to better relations with Cuba, US diplomat says

The U.S. government has made it clear to Cuban authorities that the imprisonment of hundreds of peaceful protesters who took part in island-wide demonstrations on July 2021 is the “most serious obstacle” to improving bilateral relations, the head of the U.S. Embassy in Havana told the Miami Herald in an…

Reuters

Blinken to discuss Russia's war on Ukraine with Chinese officials

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will discuss Russia's war in Ukraine with Chinese officials during a Feb. 5-6 trip to China, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said on Tuesday.

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