ExclusiveTrump Sounds Alarm on Communism; Shen Yun Back in Toronto Despite Earlier Hoax Threats

Welcome to China In Focus. I'm Tiffany Meyer. Our top story, President Trump taking on communism, responding to New York Congressional primaries. The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party holding a hearing exposing China's malign influence on American soil. This is not just a commercial war. It is a unilateral campaign by China to reshape and dominate the global order. Beijing adding another tool to its legal arsenal, a draft law would allow state prosecutors to bring public interest lawsuit against foreign companies and individuals. And Australia announcing a $2.5 billion deal to export radar technology to Canada. How NATO allies are ramping up efforts to safeguard the Arctic from the Chinese regime. Canada will use this to engage in surveillance over the Arctic. President Trump sounding the alarm on communism, the political movement behind 100 million death. He wrote on Truth Social Thursday night saying, quote, the communists are finally making their move. I've been waiting and preparing for this for a long time. President Trump reacting after several progressive candidates scored victories in New York congressional races. They were endorsed by New York City Mayor Zora Mundani, a democratic socialist. President Trump saying in the post, it's easy to be a communist. All you have to do is say, I'll give you everything, but that means you're taking it away from others that have earned it. Over thousands of years, that ideology has not worked once. The game is on. Enjoy watching. President Trump also sharing a link of former President John F. Kennedy warning about the dangers of the deadly ideology. Communism is so often described as an ideology or a belief that exists somewhere other than in the United States. Let me ask you, sir, just how serious a threat to our national security are these communist subversive activities in the United States today? Well, I think they're serious from those who would destroy us from within. President Trump also took aim at the media, accusing it of cheering New York City Mayor Mundani while ignoring Republican wins. His comments came after three democratic socialists backed by Mundani won primaries in New York. In the post, he called the three progressive candidates solid communists. From infiltrating critical sectors to funding chaos agents in the United States, the Chinese Communist Party's malign influence on American soil in focus on Capitol Hill on Thursday. Entity Sam Wong tells the story. This is not just a commercial war. It is a unilateral campaign by China to reshape and dominate the global order from espionage activities to information warfare, to leveraging influence networks. The House committee on the Chinese Communist Party exposing China's malign influence and infiltration on American soil. The CCP does not distinguish between national and subnational targets. State legislatures, municipal governments, school boards, public universities, local businesses and community associations are all soft targets. Sowing discord is one of the main elements of the influence campaign. According to an ongoing investigation by the House Waste and Means Committee, foreign actors with ties to Beijing have been funding networks of American non-profits to sow discord and even stoke violence in the United States. Much of those funds came from Shanghai based Marxist billionaire Neville Roy Singham. An expert witness testified to how the Singham network mobilizes, trains and amplifies protests to vandalize property, burn our flag, assault local law enforcement officers, shut down airports and bridges in major cities like New York City and Los Angeles. Singham is linked to several entities tied to China's United Front Work Department, an agency the CCP uses to exert influence worldwide. And in other areas, there have been instances of Chinese nationals buying American farmland near military bases and critical infrastructure. And in government and higher education, taxpayer-funded research has been inadvertently used to help advance China's military development. So what do you do about Chinese researchers in America? That's one question. But the question that I think is not as nuanced is why are American universities taking money from the Pentagon to partner with China's military in China to develop weapons technologies? Experts say that being clear-eyed about the nature of the CCP is crucial in understanding the communist regime. So we need to recognize that the regime that commits a genocide in their borders, that is the number one cause of death of military age men here through fentanyl poisoning, which they do intentionally. It's the same regime that is deeply behind all of the nefarious activities and the things that seem more benign, but ultimately they're not more benign. Reporting from Capitol Hill, Sam Wang, NPD News. China is moving to expand its legal toolkit against foreign businesses and individuals. Officials are reviewing a draft law that would allow state prosecutors to file public interest lawsuits against foreign entities, accusing them of harming China's national interest or the public interest. Public interest lawsuits in China have traditionally focused on issues like environmental protection, food safety, and consumer rights. The new clause would explicitly extend that authority to foreign-related cases for the first time. Officials have not identified specific targets, but legal experts say areas such as cross-border data handling, personal information, and environmental disputes could become new points of scrutiny. If targeted, foreign businesses and individuals will face the full force of China's state judicial system. This isn't Beijing's first move. Existing laws already penalize foreigners for allegedly undermining ethnic unity and punishes American firms that comply with U.S. sanctions. This latest draft adds yet another aggressive tool to China's expanding legal counter-toolkit. The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted to ramp up oversight of undersea cables. The FCC is proposing rules that make it harder for undersea cables to use Chinese equipment, while fast-tracking approvals for U.S. tech firms. Experts call undersea cables the soft underbelly of the global economy. They carry nearly all global internet traffic, including $10 trillion in daily financial transactions. And spying risks posed by Chinese involvement in the undersea cable industry have been a growing concern. The FCC has already blocked a number of Chinese companies from U.S. submarine cable projects, including Huawei, ZTE, and China Telecom. The FCC's new proposed rules could benefit companies like Meta and Google by speeding up approvals to expand undersea cable networks and handle growing internet traffic. However, it comes with a condition. The companies cannot use foreign equipment that could pose security risks. A small aircraft strikes the tallest building in Beijing on Friday. Videos posted on social media show debris falling from the skyscraper. And it's not far from Zhongnanhai, China's equivalent of the White House. Footage appears to show part of the aircraft's tail and damage to a taxi cab on the ground. Firetrucks, police vehicles, and an ambulance were seen outside. The building, known as Citic Tower or China Zun, is a 108-story skyscraper in east Beijing. It's the headquarters of the state-owned conglomerate Citic Group. The top floor of the building provides a view of China's White House, Zhongnanhai, where Chinese leader Xi Jinping lives and works. Authorities have not yet released details about the incident or the pilot. Flight tracking data show the aircraft took off from a suburb of Beijing and flew directly towards the city center during Friday morning's rush hour, where many government buildings are located. Australia announcing a $2.5 billion deal to export radar technology to Canada. The deal announced earlier this week would boost Canada's defense capabilities in the Arctic. This comes as NATO ramps up efforts to improve security in the high north under pressure from the U.S. There, China and Russia have been increasingly working together concerning the U.S. and its allies. Canada has large areas to surveil and so Canada will use this to engage in surveillance over the Arctic. Australia's defense minister says the deal is the largest defense export agreement Australia has ever made. Security in the Arctic, including Greenland, has been making headlines after President Trump said Denmark should give up Greenland for the free world. We need it for national security. That's for the free world. I'm talking about protecting the free world. You don't even need binoculars. You look outside, you have China ships all over the place. You have Russian ships all over the place. We're not letting that happen. So why is it important for the U.S. and NATO allies to keep the Arctic and Greenland from falling under the Chinese regime's influence? Greenland is a thousand miles or so as the crow flies from Maine. If you fly from Greenland to Maine, it's very close. More importantly than that, it's the strategic sea lanes, the Greenland, Iceland, UK gap. This is where the Soviet submarines would come down from northern Russia during the Cold War, stay off the eastern coast of the United States, and threaten us from a nuclear perspective. Last year, for the first time, Chinese research submarines traveled beneath Arctic ice, raising concerns among U.S. national security officials. And as the Arctic ice melts, that passage between Greenland and the Arctic in northern Canada is going to be an incredibly important strategic location. All this to say, whoever controls Greenland or exerts coercive influence over Greenland is going to have a pivotal role in the security of the Arctic, in the North Atlantic, and in the passage between all of these critical geographies. And that's why it's so important as it was in 1867. That's why it's so important today to make sure that no outside power has the ability to keep Greenland a dagger pointed at the United States. NATO has stepped up efforts to strengthen its Arctic posture, but challenges remain. The region's extreme cold can cripple standard equipment, and purchasing cold weather systems like drones and radars designed to withstand the environment could cost hundreds of billions of dollars. New York-based Shenyin Performing Arts returned to Toronto's Four Seasons Centre Thursday night, after hoax bomb threats linked to the Chinese regime cut short its previous run there in March. The Four Seasons Centre agreed to reschedule five shows this month, with the opening show drawing a full house. Members of Parliament from across Canada welcoming Shenyin's return. NTD spoke with audience members after the performance. Shenyin Performing Arts is back in Toronto at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. Theatregoers said the performance left a lasting impression. But I was incredibly impressed by the talent of the dancers. He has very high calibre, and the special effects were so impressive. The way people would jump off the stage or jump off the screen and then back on was really impressive as well. And the costumes were outstanding. I think the element of divinity is absolutely terrific, and the fact that it started out with the heavens and sending everybody down. And of course, I guess the cinematography and how they handled the computer work is just remarkable. Founded in 2006, the New York-based company's mission is to revive China's traditional culture from before communism. For more than two decades, Shenyin has faced repeated attacks, including slash-tour bus tires, to death threats and hoax bomb threats. Earlier this year, six shows were cancelled in Toronto because of hoax bomb threats linked to the Chinese regime. Despite this, the dance company persevered, with the theatre agreeing to reschedule the shows. I hear that around the world people have been going through persecution over these productions, and our hearts feel so much for them, and very brave, wonderful, well done. Theatre-goers also said the performance carried a message that stayed with them. But we've got to work together with value systems that are strong, family values, faith values, and so on, and that's important. I think it's being presented well here in an art form, so there's a sense of the history of bringing things right up to date. Shenyin continues at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto through June 28. NTD News, Toronto, Canada. Coming up, cheaper or better. The global AI race is heating up as cheaper Chinese models challenge America's push to lead the next generation of technology. In Chinese cyber attacks, Chinese-made components in US power grids and AI data centres. How can you counter the risks behind them? A cyber expert weighs in. More on that after the break here on China In Focus. Welcome back to China In Focus. I'm Tiffany Meyer. China is pitching its latest AI cyber tools. Chinese cybersecurity company Qihoo 360 claims it has developed an AI tool that can find software vulnerabilities faster than Anthropix with this model. However, the company has not provided evidence to support that claim. The announcement came at a cybersecurity conference in Beijing on Wednesday. The company's CEO acknowledged China's AI models still trail leading US systems in some areas, including overall computing power and performance. Qihoo 360 also announced a second AI platform designed to simulate cyber attacks and find weaknesses. Washington sanctioned the company twice in recent years and designated it as a Chinese military company. Washington is pushing to keep American AI at the centre of the global race. As US companies build some of the world's most advanced models, China has been pushing cheaper alternatives that are gaining ground. US officials are concerned China may not need the most powerful AI systems to gain influence. Instead, they worry cheaper, widely available models could push more countries and companies to use Chinese technology. One example is Chinese AI startup Z.AI. It recently released a model that analysts say can't compete with some US systems, but it still trails the best US models while costing much less. China's AI industry has also benefited from years of Beijing-backed subsidies. Critics say part of China's advantage comes from using a process called AI distillation, where one AI system learns from another. Companies including Anthropic and OpenAI have accused Chinese firms of improperly using their technology this way. At the same time, Chinese AI models face concerns over ties to the Chinese regime and its censorship restrictions. The US is trying to counter China's growing AI influence by encouraging allies to build around American technology. This week, Washington expanded its Pax Silica initiative, bringing the European Union and the Netherlands into the effort. Italy is also expected to join soon. The initiative aims to create a US-led network for AI and semiconductor supply chains. The challenge for the US is building the best AI systems while making sure the world keeps using it. And yesterday, we aired the first part of our interview with cybersecurity expert Rex Lee. He discussed the risks posed by Chinese cyberattacks and Chinese-made components in US power grids and AI data centers. Today, we explore what can be done to address those risks. Take a look. And given all the threats you've laid out, what's been the response or threat assessment from the DOJ, FBI and Intel communities? What's interesting is when the DOE representative mentioned this, I thought, well, and everybody in the room was surprised. Everyone's like, well, geez, you guys are supposed to be protecting us. You're the government. Why are you telling us they're in our grid? But, you know, we don't seem to be very well informed about it. So I went ahead and I researched what he had to say. And he's well-informed, a great cybersecurity professional. And I was able to look up some of the reports that he cited specifically about Bolt Typhoon. Eventually, that data has to be stored, and then it's got to be accessed by executives, engineers, and other people who need that data in the utilities. And the chain of custody of that secure data suddenly travels to a certain point, and somebody's accessing that data using a computer or a phone supported by Android, iOS, or Windows. This includes Chinese and Russian developers. So if somebody has Wildberries, Vincent, WeChat, or any other Kimu apps and platforms from Russia or China on their phones, that means at that point when that data, that chain of custody of that data reaches those endpoints, that data can be collected by those companies that are beholden to their governments, including the CCP. And given the clear national security threat here that you just laid out, are there any steps being taken to counter this, or are there ways companies and countries can protect themselves? In the oil and gas industry, they've known about these threats for a while. I was a senior executive for infrastructure networks out of Houston, and we built private LTE networks way ahead of the utility industry. This is back 2013, 14, 15 timeframe for the oil and gas industry. At about that time, they had recognized that they didn't want their critical infrastructure on commercial cellular phone networks just because of all the surveillance and data mining that was going on with the phones and the apps and everything. In particular, what they do with their air gap networks is they look at their chain of custody going from the air gap network to computers and phones supported by Linux, not iOS, Android, or Windows. So what the oil and gas companies are doing and what I suggested to the utility industry was that you need to follow suit. If you don't have Linux houses developing in Linux and using Linux computers and operating systems and infrastructure within your organization today for confidential and protected information, not public facing information, but confidential and protected information, you need to start moving in that direction. You have to have a Linux development house in there so that that chain of custody, once that data leaves that air gap network, it's still secure on the endpoint devices that the data ends up on. There's some new ones out there called Graphene OS that I'm also examining as well that ride on top of Android. So if you already have Android deployed, you can actually come in and layer Graphene OS over your Android and do confidential and protected business on the Graphene OS separate of buying hamburgers or tennis shoes or movie tickets or whatever you do on Android because it's all about commercialism and all about targeted advertising. The same with iOS and the same with Windows. Well, we'll take the silver lining for now. Rexley, as always, thank you so much for joining us. All right. Well, thank you very much. That's all for today's China In Focus. I'm Tiffany Meyer. 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