Taiwan’s National Security Bureau (NSB) official Ko Cheng-heng said that Beijing’s campaign against Taiwan would spark a strong backlash from democracies around the world....
Parliament in ex-Soviet Moldova voted on Thursday to hold a referendum in October on European Union membership, the cornerstone of President Maia Sandu’s policies, alongside a presidential election....
According to the European consumer protection group BEUC, the Chinese online retailer Temu “fails to provide sufficient traceability of the traders that sell on its platform” and thereby fail “to ensure that the products sold to EU consumers conform to EU law”, BEUC said in a release....
Chinese social media companies remove posts ‘showing off wealth and worshipping money’ while the gap between the country's rich and poor widens (www.theguardian.com)
Targeting posts boasting of personal wealth appears to be part of campaign to ‘purify the internet cultural environment’....
Research and espionage: an institute staffed by Russian intelligence officers is recruiting students and scientists abroad (theins.ru)
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'Hong Kongization?’ - Chinese cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns against Taiwan surge, security agency says (www.taipeitimes.com)
Taiwan’s National Security Bureau (NSB) official Ko Cheng-heng said that Beijing’s campaign against Taiwan would spark a strong backlash from democracies around the world....
Moldovan parliament votes to hold EU referendum, presidential election on Oct. 20 (www.reuters.com)
Parliament in ex-Soviet Moldova voted on Thursday to hold a referendum in October on European Union membership, the cornerstone of President Maia Sandu’s policies, alongside a presidential election....
How is China supporting Russia after it was sanctioned for Ukraine war? (www.bbc.com)
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'A big mess is brewing’: Thousands of Russian fighters are flooding into Libya, raising concerns over what the Kremlin might be planning (meduza.io)
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Which German websites help disseminate pro-Russian narratives (insightnews.media)
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Several European consumer watchdogs file complaints against Chinese online platform Temu over "manipulative techniques" breaching EU’s Digital Services Act (www.beuc.eu)
According to the European consumer protection group BEUC, the Chinese online retailer Temu “fails to provide sufficient traceability of the traders that sell on its platform” and thereby fail “to ensure that the products sold to EU consumers conform to EU law”, BEUC said in a release....
How the Kremlin launders disinformation around the globe, attempting to sow division and undermine democracy (www.info-res.org)
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Austrian weapons continue to flow to Russia despite EU sanctions and Austria's stance of neutrality, which Vienna uses to justify its refusal to officially supply weapons to Ukraine (theins.ru)
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