Boardman Report February 8, 2023

Paul Boardman, Publisher

TikTok Is Next Chinese Product U.S. Could Shoot Down – Pentagon: ‘100% Clear’​ Chinese Spy Balloon Was Not For Civilian Purposes – Deepfake ‘News Anchors’ In Pro-China Footage!

 

Boardman Report – Daily CCP actions to implement their new world order from credible news sources around the world by location threat and date!

 

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February 8, 2023

HIGHLIGHTED ARTICLES

• Deepfake ‘News Anchors’ in Pro-China Footage (voanews.com)

 

• Opinion: TikTok is the next Chinese product the U.S. could shoot down – MarketWatch

 

• Pentagon: ‘100% clear’ Chinese spy balloon was not for civilian purposes – POLITICO

 

• ‘Unacceptable’: GOP Reps, Defense Experts Raise Red Flags Over Pentagon’s Reliance On China For Critical Minerals | The Daily Caller

 

• China Says Competition Should Not Define Relations with US (voanews.com)

 

• US: Chinese Spy Balloons Have Violated Sovereignty of Nations on 5 Continents (voanews.com)

 

• China Refused U.S. Call After Downing of Suspected Spy Balloon, Pentagon Says – WSJ

 

• Best Bombs China Has for US: Medicines, Minerals | Newsmax.com

 

• Taiwan, US sign NT$2.56 billion F-16 maintenance contracts | Taiwan News |

 

• Downed Chinese spy flight linked to global surveillance program | Fox News

 

• China Gears Up To Shoot Down US Drones – Defense One

 

• China to EU: Drop calls for Ukraine’s ‘complete victory’ – POLITICO

 

• US urged to not send wrong signals to DPP, ‘Taiwan independence’ forces – China Military

 

• US-China trade hits record high despite rising tensions – BBC News

 

• China Has Separated a Million Tibetan Children From Families | Time

 

• Xi Jinping Wants “Chinese-Style Modernization” – Bloomberg

 

• China remains Germany’s main trading partner for seventh year – CNA (channelnewsasia.com)

US/Allies vs CCP

• The China ICBM Launcher Gap – WSJ

 

• Federal Judge Upholds Approval Of US Lithium Mine Operated By China-Linked Firm | The Daily Caller

 

• Beijing Pushes Back After Biden Frames Relations as ‘Competition’ (voanews.com)

 

• U.S. explores working with India to increase economic competition against China (cnbc.com)

 

• China says it was smeared in President Biden’s State of the Union speech | PBS NewsHour

 

• U.S. armed forces returning to Philippines to counter China threats | PBS NewsHour

CCP Spy Balloon

• China’s Spy Balloon Is Not a Test of Will (foreignpolicy.com)

 

• China’s dumb spy balloon lie undercuts Beijing’s anti-American narrative | Washington Examiner

 

• MAC issues warning as KMT group to visit China – Taipei Times

 

• Mystery wrapped in a spy balloon: Why did China blow up Blinken visit? | Washington Examiner

 

• US sources insist Chinese balloon was military – BBC News

 

• Has China targeted countries including India with spy balloons? Report says… | World News – Hindustan Times

 

• Gordon Chang to Newsmax: Biden Gets ‘D’ for China Balloon Response | Newsmax.com

 

• China has ‘a lot of explaining to do’ after spy flights found ‘violating sovereignty’ on 5 continents: DOD | Fox News

 

• Blinken says U.S. shared information on Chinese balloon with dozens of countries | Reuters

 

• Pentagon: China’s conducted spy balloon program for years | AP News

 

• China’s surprising intelligence operations take focus following ‘watershed’ spy flight | Fox News

 

• Republican McCaul Plans Spring Taiwan Trip as China Tensions Rise – Bloomberg

 

• NATO chief calls China’s spy flight program a threat to ‘global security’ after balloons seen across the globe | Fox News

 

• ‘Make no mistake’ US will act if China threatens its sovereignty, says Joe Biden | World News – Hindustan Times

 

• China Just Pulled Another Psy Op on the American People | Newsmax.com

 

• Spy balloon confirms ‘pattern of Chinese behavior’ that poses threat to NATO members, Stoltenberg says (cnbc.com)

 

• Fact Check Team: US-China relations become increasingly fragile after spy balloon fiasco | WHAM (13wham.com)

 

• Balloon was part of wider Chinese snooping effort, Pentagon says – POLITICO

 

• US Officials: Balloon Part of China’s Surveillance Program | Newsmax.com

 

• House leaders briefed on Chinese spy balloon | The Hill

 

• China says it was smeared in Biden State of the Union speech | AP News

 

• Pentagon: ‘100% clear’ Chinese spy balloon was not for civilian purposes – POLITICO

 

• Biden says US-China relations have not been damaged by spy balloon incident | The Hill

 

• China’s ‘surprising’ confusion on spy flight shows ‘communication is falling apart’ in Beijing, expert says | Fox News

 

• Biden Vows to Protect US Against China Threats in 2023 State of the Union Speech – Bloomberg

 

• Probing the gap: Past Chinese balloon missions went undetected | Washington Examiner

 

• China balloon: Many questions about suspected spy in the sky | AP News

 

• Tensions over China’s balloon may not just blow over (yahoo.com)

 

• Pentagon: US Sites of Interest Visited by Past Chinese Balloons | Newsmax.com

 

• China Sends Spy Balloons Over Military Sites Worldwide, U.S. Officials Say – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

 

• Chinese balloon part of worldwide fleet, US officials say – BBC News

US Federal Actions

• Senators question Zuckerberg about whether Russia, China accessed Facebook user data | Fox Business

 

• US, states weigh farmland restrictions after Chinese balloon | AP News

Taiwan/2024 Taiwanese Presidential Election

• See image of a Chinese balloon hovering over Taiwan | CNN

 

• Taiwan tracks 9 Chinese military aircraft, 4 naval ships around country | Taiwan News |

 

• SRAM commits to new Taichung, Taiwan, manufacturing facility (cyclingindustry.news)

 

• Former NBA star Jeremy Lin looks to boost ‘underdog’ Taiwan team (france24.com)

 

• U.S. firms in Taiwan making ‘contingency’ plans amid China tensions (yahoo.com)

 

• Finnish MP blasts Chinese aggression – Taipei Times

 

• Super-rich in Taiwan upbeat on wealth gains – Taipei Times

 

• Taiwan team sets up disaster response coordination center in Turkey – Focus Taiwan

 

• Wyoming Should Stand With ‘Sister State’ Taiwan, Says Sen. President Ogden Driskill – Cowboy State Daily

 

• EU Risks Damaging Its China Relations Over Taiwan, Diplomat Says – Bloomberg

 

• Taiwan opposition leader in China as Beijing ups pressure – MyNorthwest.com

 

• Xi Woos Taiwan Opposition Ahead of Pivotal Presidential Vote – Bloomberg

 

• DoD policy official talks Taiwan threat from China (defensenews.com)

 

• US firms upbeat on revenue growth in Taiwan: poll – Taipei Times

COVID

• Study: No new COVID variants from China since zero-COVID policy lifted – POLITICO

 

• ‘We just want to live in a normal world’: China’s young protesters speak out, and disappear | China | The Guardian

 

• No new variants emerged from China’s Covid outbreak, study finds (nbcnews.com) 

 

US State Anti-CCP Actions

Arkansas

• SB4 Bill Information TikTok Gov Ban – Arkansas State Legislature

California

• Gavin Newsom clings to TikTok account after most states, Congress ban Chinese-owned app | Fox News
• Bill Text – AB-83 Political Reform Act of 1974: contributions and expenditures by foreign-influenced business entities.

Florida

• Florida legislators proposing TikTok ban in schools | Fox News Video
• Florida eyes banning TikTok at state universities – POLITICO 
• FLORIDA TO BAN CHINA FROM BUYING FARMLAND: Canada needs to track land purchases | FarmersForum.com 
• DeSantis, state legislature to further limit Chinese influence in Florida | Florida | thecentersquare.com
• DeSantis Considers Banning China From Buying Florida Land and Homes (businessinsider.com)

Georgia

• China in Georgia – A Developing Relationship – chinaobservers

Hawaii

• HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES China Land Ownership Proposes (hawaii.gov)

Indiana

• Members of Congress sign up for TikTok, despite security concerns – Indiana Capital Chronicle
• Committee affirms anti-ESG, anti-China pension investing bills – Indiana Capital Chronicle 

Iowa

• D.C. Dispatch: Iowa lawmakers focus attention on China, agriculture – Iowa Capital Dispatch
• Iowa Legislature: HF211 

Maine

• Maine is the latest state to ban TikTok for state workers | AP News 

Maryland

• Baltimore to ban TikTok on the city’s computer network starting February 15 | WBFF (foxbaltimore.com)

Minnesota

• Biden slaps 20-year mining ban on Minnesota land, gives more power to China | Fox Business 

Mississippi

• Mississippi’s governor is banning TikTok from all government devices | Fortune 

Missouri

• Foreign ag land bills considered in MO Senate ag committee – Brownfield Ag News 
• Business groups signal opposition to ban on foreign ownership of Missouri farmland (stltoday.com)
• Josh Hawley to propose bill to ban TikTok in U.S. | The Kansas City Star

Nevada

• B.C. miners eye lithium ‘white gold’ rush in Nevada – Resources & Agriculture | Business in Vancouver (biv.com)

New Jersey

• Steinhardt bill seeks to stop China from buying N.J. farms – New Jersey Globe
• Editorial: We Can’t Let China Buy Up New Jersey Farmland | SenateNJ.com
• New Jersey and Ohio Latest States to Ban TikTok on Government Devices (businessinsider.com) 

New Mexico

• Legislation – New Mexico Legislature (nmlegis.gov) 

North Dakota

• CFIUS Says Chinese Investment In North Dakota Agricultural Land Is Outside Its Jurisdiction – Terrorism, Homeland Security & Defence – United States (mondaq.com)

Oklahoma

• Bill SB904 – OK State Commission CCP Influence
• Bill SB955 – Felony Punishment for CCP in OK
• Bill SB997 – OK State Investment $ not to CCP
• Man arrested after 4 Chinese nationals were ‘executed’ at Oklahoma pot farm, officials say (nbcnews.com) 

South Dakota

• South Dakota governor bans tech vendors linked to ‘evil foreign governments’ | StateScoop 
• Kristi Noem under fire from state Freedom Caucus for allegedly overstepping South Dakota constitutional limits (yahoo.com) 
• Noem bans SD state gov’t contracts with 6 nations (keloland.com)
• South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem issues warning against ‘caving in’ to China: ‘They want to destroy us’ | Fox News

Texas

• Bill filed to ban foreign land purchases in Texas | kcentv.com 
• Abbott looks to ban Chinese nationals from property purchases – Axios Austin
• Texas GOP coalesces around bill banning Chinese ownership of land | The Texas Tribune
• Attorney General Opinion No. KP-0410 Lonestar Infrastructure Protection Act (texasattorneygeneral.gov) 

Virginia

• HB2385 CCP Contractor and CCP device ban – Virginia House of Delegates Committee Agendas (virginiageneralassembly.gov)
• Youngkin says Virginians should own ‘rich and vibrant’ farmland, not the CCP: ‘That’s common sense’ | Fox News 
• Virginia House recommends state TikTok ban, targets Chinese companies | WAVY.com

Wyoming

• Bill Detail China Land Ownership Ban (wyoleg.gov)

 

• Wyoming Should Stand With ‘Sister State’ Taiwan, Says Sen. President Ogden Driskill – Cowboy State Daily

 

• Taiwan has a cultural exchange program with Wyoming schools | Wyoming Public Media

 

China Economy/Business

• China’s economy to grow 5% in 2023, Fitch Ratings says in upgraded forecast (cnbc.com)

 

• Column: U.S. agriculture exports top $200 billion in 2022 as China grabs record share | Reuters

 

• China’s Yangtze Memory reportedly lays off and evicts staff • The Register

 

• China to offer free fertility treatment in bid to boost record low birth rate | CNN

Yuan

• Dollar Dominance: Russia’s Use of China’s Yuan Is No Threat to Greenback (businessinsider.com)

Tesla

• Tesla Stock Continues Surge As 59% of China Vehicles Exported, China Market Share Favors Tesla: Analyst| Investor’s Business Daily (investors.com)

Australia

• First shipment of coal to China in more than two years arrives, raising hopes other sanctions could be dropped – ABC News

 

• Commonwealth offices ‘riddled’ with security cameras linked to Chinese government – ABC News

 

• Australia Will Remove China-Made Cameras From Defense Department – Bloomberg

Syria

• China offers emergency aid of $4.4 mln to earthquake-hit Syria | Reuters

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