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Chinese Foreign Ministry says @VP, in his @HudsonInstitute speech, "slandered China" by claiming it meddles in US internal affairs and elections.
(Correct @VP quote): "Also great to see more journalists are reporting the truth without fear or favor, and digging deep to find where China is interfering in our society, and why – and we hope that more American, and global, news organizations will join in this effort," adds @VP
Here's our @VOANews report on today's @VP @HudsonInstitute speech accusing China of "meddling in America's democracy."
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Pence: "Google should immediately end the development of the Dragonfly app" which aids Chinese repression against its citizens.
"Also great to see ore journalists are reporting the truth without fear or favor, and digging deep to find where China is interfering in our society, and why – and we hope that more American, and global, news organizations will join in this effort," adds @VP.
[email protected] Pence accuses China Communist Party of fostering "culture of censorship" across media and academia
"Google should immediately end development of the 'Dragonfly' app that will strengthen Communist Party censorship and compromise the privacy of Chinese customers," says @VP.
"When it comes to Beijing's malign influence and interference in American politics and policy, we will continue to expose it, no matter the form it takes," says @VP.
Vice President Pence: "What the Russians are doing pales in comparison to what China is doing across this country," says Beijing using "covert actors" to spread propaganda in business and entertainment industries
"We will protect the private property interest of American enterprise," vows @VP in speech.
"This President will not back down – and the American people will not be swayed. We will continue to stand strong for our security and our economy, even as we hope for improved relations with Beijing," declares @VP.
China intensifying its effort to shift US public opinion and public policy away "from the America First leadership of @POTUS," says @VP. "But our message to China's rulers is this: This President will not back down – and the American people will not be swayed."
China Communist Party has also threatened and detained the Chinese family members of American journalists who pry too deep. And it has blocked the websites of U.S. media organizations and made it harder for American journalists to get visas, notes @VP.
Beijing routinely demands that Hollywood portray China in a strictly positive light, and it punishes studios and producers that don't, says @VP, citing examples with 'World War Z' and 'Red Dawn' movies.
"Beijing compelled Delta Airlines to publicly apologize for not calling Taiwan a "province of China" on its website. And it pressured Marriott to fire a U.S. employee who merely liked a tweet about Tibet," adds @VP.
"China's actions aren't focused solely on influencing our policies and politics. Beijing is also taking steps to exploit its economic leverage and the allure of their large marketplace to advance its influence over America's businesses," according to @VP.
"Beijing circulated a sensitive document, entitled 'Propaganda and Censorship Notice,' that laid out its strategy. It states that China must 'strike accurately and carefully, splitting apart different domestic groups' in the United States," says @VP.
"By one estimate, more than 80% of U.S. counties targeted by China voted for President Trump and I in 2016; China wants to turn these voters against our administration," says @VP in speech.
"As a senior career member of our intelligence community recently told me, what the Russians are doing pales in comparison to what China is doing across this country," adds @VP.
Pence on Chinese influence operations: "Beijing is undertaking a comprehensive and coordinated campaign to undermine our president, our agenda and our nation's most important ideals."
"China wants a different American president," says @VP. "There can be no doubt, China is meddling in America's democracy."
"Beijing is employing a whole-of-government approach, using political, economic, and military tools, as well as propaganda, to advance its influence and benefit its interests in the United States," says @VP.
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Vice President Pence: "Beijing has prioritized capabilities to erode America's military advantages on land, at sea, in the air and space. China wants nothing less than to push the United States of America from the Western Pacificbut they will fail."
"While our administration will continue to respect our One China Policy, as reflected in the three joint communiques and the Taiwan Relations Act, America will always believe that Taiwan's embrace of democracy shows a better path for all the Chinese people," says @VP.
"A new wave of persecution is crashing down on Chinese Christians, Buddhists, and Muslims," says @VP in speech at @HudsonInstitute.
"America had hoped that economic liberalization would bring China into greater partnership with us and with the world," says @VP. "Instead, China has chosen economic aggression, which has in turn emboldened its growing military."
"Despite such reckless harassment, the United States Navy will continue to fly, sail and operate wherever international law allows and our national interests demand. We will not be intimidated; we will not stand down," declares @VP.
"China's aggression was on display this week, when a Chinese naval vessel came within 45 yards of the USS Decatur as it conducted freedom-of-navigation operations in the South China Sea, forcing our ship to quickly maneuver to avoid collision," adds @VP.
"China wants nothing less than to push the United States of America from the Western Pacific and attempt to prevent us from coming to the aid of our allies," says @VP. "But they will fail."
#China "coordinates and sponsors the acquisition of American firms to gain ownership of their creations," says @VP
at @HudsonInstitute a major policy speech by @VP on China that's going to make news.
