RED DRAGON – RED CHINA – RED ALERT – HEGEMONIST

RED DRAGON – RED CHINA – RED ALERT – HEGEMONIST

RED DRAGON - RED CHINA - RED ALERT - HEGEMONIST : UNITED STATES IN RECOGNITION OF RED CHINA'S HEGEMONISM MUST COUNTERACT AND CONTAIN RED CHINA'S INFLUENCE OVER HER WEAK NEIGHBORS.
RED DRAGON – RED CHINA – RED ALERT – HEGEMONIST : UNITED STATES IN RECOGNITION OF RED CHINA’S HEGEMONISM MUST COUNTERACT AND CONTAIN RED CHINA’S INFLUENCE OVER HER WEAK NEIGHBORS.

On behalf of Special Frontier Force I issuing a ‘RED ALERT’ to warn US citizens of imminent danger as United States holds three days of cabinet-level meetings with more than 400 Chinese officials. Under the wide-ranging Strategic and Economic Dialogue(S &ED)framework, eight US Cabinet Secretaries are involved in these talks and consultations with Chinese officials. The top Chinese officials meet US President Barack Obama at The White House on Wednesday, June 24, 2015.

RED DRAGON - RED CHINA - RED ALERT - HEGEMONIST : THIS SEVENTH STRATEGIC AND ECONOMIC DIALOGUE BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND CHINA MUST ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF RED CHINA'S HEGEMONISM.
RED DRAGON – RED CHINA – RED ALERT – HEGEMONIST : THIS SEVENTH STRATEGIC AND ECONOMIC DIALOGUE BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND CHINA MUST ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF RED CHINA’S HEGEMONISM.

The term ‘HEGEMONY’ describes dominance of one state or nation over others. Hegemonism is the Policy or Practice of a nation in aggressively expanding its influence over other nations. Red China formulated her Hegemonistic Policy in 1950 when she conquered Tibet bringing Tibetan people under her control or subjection. Red China subdued Tibetan Government and forced Tibet’s Head of State to live in exile. Red China’s Hegemonic Practice forces Tibetan people to become subservient to Peking(or Beijing). United States has to recognize Red China as “HEGEMONIST” and counteract to contain Red China’s growing political, economic, military power which she uses to expand her influence over other nations of our world.

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U.S. AND CHINA OPEN ANNUAL DIALOGUE WITH ‘CANDID, TO-THE-POINT’ TALKS

BY DAVID BRUNNNSTROM

The United States and China held “candid and to-the-point” talks at the start of three days of cabinet-level meetings aimed at managing the highly complex relationship between the world’s two biggest economies, a senior U.S. official said.

The U.S. side, led on Monday by Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken, reiterated U.S. concerns about China’s pursuit of territorial claims in the South China Sea, the official said.

U.S. worries about cybersecurity following massive attacks on government computers that U.S. officials have blamed on Chinese hackers would also be addressed “in very direct terms,” the official said.

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RED DRAGON – RED CHINA – RED ALERT – HEGEMONIST: US and Chinese flags at Tiananmen Square President Obama’s Peking(Beijing) Visit.


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Chinese national flags flutter on light post at Tiananmen Square ahead of welcoming ceremony for U.S. President Obama, in Beijing

More than 400 Chinese officials are in Washington for the annual talks under the wide-ranging Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) framework, which will involve eight U.S. cabinet secretaries.

RED DRAGON - RED CHINA - RED ALERT - HEGEMONIST : RED CHINA'S VICE PREMIER WANG YANG IN MT VERNON, VIRGINIA.
RED DRAGON – RED CHINA – RED ALERT – HEGEMONIST : RED CHINA’S VICE PREMIER WANG YANG IN MT VERNON, VIRGINIA.

The meetings come at a time of waning trust and widening differences between the two countries, even though they maintain robust economic ties worth $590 billion in two-way trade last year.

U.S. concerns have been mounting about Beijing’s challenge to its dominance of global finance and about restrictions on U.S. businesses in China.

U.S. President Barack Obama is struggling to secure backing from Congress for legislation needed to speed a 12-nation trade deal, which is the economic plank of his Asia policy intended as a counterweight to China’s growing influence.

The two sides will try to ease tensions by stressing areas of cooperation, including climate change, shared concerns about Iran and North Korea’s nuclear programs, the fight against Islamist militancy, and support for global development.

“We have agreed with the Chinese that we are going to try to expand those areas where our interests overlap and expand cooperation in those areas,” the U.S. official said. But the aim was not to “paper over” contentious issues, or to “agree to disagree,” but to narrow differences to avoid miscalculations.

Despite the considerable areas of tension, China is hoping for a smooth set of meetings to prepare for a visit to Washington by President Xi Jinping in September.
Prospects for substantial outcomes from the cabinet-level meetings appeared slim, with any scant progress likely to be held over for announcement during Xi’s visit, analysts said.

The sides are expected to discuss a Bilateral Investment Treaty that has been seven years in discussion but has been held up by restrictions on both sides, while China is likely to press its bid to add the yuan to the International Monetary Fund’s basket of reserve currencies.

Blinken and Secretary of State John Kerry will chair the security side of the talks with State Councillor Yang Jiechi and Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui on the Chinese side.

RED DRAGON - RED CHINA - RED ALERT - HEGEMONIST: BEAWARE OF RED CHINA'S HEGEMONISM.
RED DRAGON – RED CHINA – RED ALERT – HEGEMONIST: BEAWARE OF RED CHINA’S HEGEMONISM.

 

U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang will chair the economic elements, and the top Chinese officials will meet Obama at the White House on Wednesday.

(Reporting by David Brunnstrom; Additional reporting by Jason Lange, Krista Hughes, Anna Yukhananov, Megan Cassella and Idrees Ali in Washington and Michael Martina in Beijing; Editing by Christian Plumb)

THE EVIL RED EMPIRE – RED CHINA – RED DRAGON ALERT

THE EVIL RED EMPIRE – RED CHINA – RED DRAGON ALERT

THE EVIL RED EMPIRE - RED CHINA - RED DRAGON ALERT: COUNTRIES OF ASIA ARE FINALLY RESPONDING TO THREATS POSED BY RED CHINA'S EXPANSIONISM.
THE EVIL RED EMPIRE – RED CHINA – RED DRAGON ALERT: COUNTRIES OF ASIA ARE FINALLY RESPONDING TO THREATS POSED BY RED CHINA’S EXPANSIONISM.

Countries that share South and East China Sea have sighted the Red Dragon and started responding to threat the Beast poses. It is very unfortunate to note that these nations practically had no ability to respond when Red Dragon attacked Tibet and occupied that nation in 1950. Since Red Dragon has a policy of extending her territory in all directions, Red Dragon must be confronted from all directions.

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PHILIPPINES IN US, JAPAN NAVAL DRILLS AMID CHINA SEA ROW

U.S. Navy Rear Admiral William Merz delivers a statements during the opening ceremony of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2015 at navy headquarters in Puerto Princesa city, Palawan, west Philippines June 22, 2015. The Philippines will hold separate naval exercises with U.S. and Japanese forces this week on a Philippine island that is not far from the disputed Spratly archipelago, where China's rapid creation of seven island outposts is stoking regional tensions.  REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco
U.S. Navy Rear Admiral William Merz delivers a statements during the opening ceremony of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2015 at navy headquarters in Puerto Princesa city, Palawan, west Philippines June 22, 2015. The Philippines will hold separate naval exercises with U.S. and Japanese forces this week on a Philippine island that is not far from the disputed Spratly archipelago, where China’s rapid creation of seven island outposts is stoking regional tensions. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco

Philippines in US, Japan naval drills amid China sea row

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A US Air Force V-22 Osprey prepares to land near the command post prior to live fire drills on the last day of the annual US-Philippine joint military exercise at the former US traget range in Crow Valley, Capas town, north of Manila on May 15, 2014

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Puerto Princesa (Philippines) (AFP) – The Philippines Monday began separate but simultaneous naval exercises with the United States and Japan, amid shared and growing concern at Chinese island-building in the disputed South China Sea.

Manila has been holding the naval drills with its longtime ally Washington since 1995. But the exercise with Tokyo, a World War II foe, is only its second ever after one earlier this year.
This week’s Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) drill with Washington will include a P-3 Orion aircraft, of the type used by the US to monitor the South China Sea.

China claims almost the entire Sea despite competing claims from the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam, and has been taking strong action including reclamation to assert sovereignty.

“CARAT remains a practical way to address shared maritime security priorities, enhance our capabilities, and improve interoperability between our forces,” the US exercise commander, Rear Admiral William Merz, said at the opening ceremony in Puerto Princesa city on the southwestern Philippine island of Palawan.

Rear Admiral Leopoldo Alano, commander of the Philippine Fleet, described the drill as a great opportunity “to gain valuable experience and increase our interoperability.”

THE EVIL RED EMPIRE - RED CHINA - RED DRAGON - ALERT : US AND PHILIPPINES ARE CONDUCTING NAVAL DRILLS IN RESPONE TO "RED ALERT."
THE EVIL RED EMPIRE – RED CHINA – RED DRAGON – ALERT : US AND PHILIPPINES ARE CONDUCTING NAVAL DRILLS IN RESPONSE TO “RED ALERT.”

US Marines board on an amphibious assault vehicle after a mock beach assault drill with their Philippines partners …

The drills will also feature for the first time the littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth, and involve the rescue and salvage ship USNS Safeguard.
While it does not take sides in the dispute, the US has in recent weeks intensified its criticism of China’s reclamation work, which has created new islands including airstrips on reefs and shoals also claimed by its neighbours.

The US says the activities could pose a threat to freedom of navigation.

China said last week its land reclamation in the disputed Spratly islands would finish soon but be followed by “facility construction”.

The Philippines has asked a United Nations tribunal to reject China’s claims to most of the Sea, a move angrily rejected by Beijing which says the world body has no authority in the matter.

This week’s naval exercise will be held both on Palawan, the closest land mass to the disputed reefs and waters, and in the Sulu Sea to the east of the island.
The Filipino forces in the drills, including the US-acquired frigates BRP Ramon Alcaraz and BRP Gregorio del Pilar, also regularly patrol the South China Sea.

The exercise will focus on combined maritime operations, mobile dive and salvage training, coastal riverine operations and maritime patrol and reconnaissance along with seminars ashore, the US Navy said.

Japan, which has its own maritime dispute with China in the East China Sea, has also expressed concern at Beijing’s reclamation further south.
On Monday it began three days of drills with the Philippine Navy involving a Japanese P-3C patrol aircraft.

The drills, which will also include a Philippine Navy aircraft, will focus on joint search and rescue operations on the high seas, the Philippine Navy said.
They will take place in international airspace and outside Philippine territorial waters, it said in a statement.
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SPECIAL FRONTIER FORCE JOINS PRAYERS FOR TIBETAN UNITY AND TIBETAN SOLIDARITY

SPECIAL FRONTIER FORCE JOINS PRAYERS FOR TIBETAN UNITY AND TIBETAN SOLIDARITY

SPECIAL FRONTIER FORCE JOINS PRAYERS FOR TIBETAN UNITY AND TIBETAN SOLIDARITY : TIBETAN SPIRITUAL LEADER HIS HOLINESS THE 14th DALAI LAMA CELEBRATED HIS 80th BIRTHDAY ON JUNE 21, 2015 AT MCLEOD GANJ, DHARAMSALA, INDIA. HE IS LIVING IN EXILE FOR 56 YEARS SINCE MARCH 31, 1959.
SPECIAL FRONTIER FORCE JOINS PRAYERS FOR TIBETAN UNITY AND TIBETAN SOLIDARITY : TIBETAN SPIRITUAL LEADER HIS HOLINESS THE 14th DALAI LAMA CELEBRATED HIS 80th BIRTHDAY ON JUNE 21, 2015 AT MCLEOD GANJ, DHARAMSALA, INDIA. HE IS LIVING IN EXILE FOR 56 YEARS SINCE MARCH 31, 1959.

Special Frontier Force joins Tibetan Prayers for His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama at his 80th Birthday Celebration held on June 21, 2015 at McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, India.

SPECIAL FRONTIER FORCE JOINS PRAYERS FOR TIBETAN UNITY AND TIBETAN SOLIDARITY. ON HIS HOLINESS THE 14th DALAI LAMA'S 80th BIRTHDAY, SPECIAL FRONTIER FORCE EXTENDS ITS WARMEST GREETINGS TO ALL TIBETAN PEOPLE DEMANDING UNITY OF FRAGMENTED TIBETAN TERRITORY.
SPECIAL FRONTIER FORCE JOINS PRAYERS FOR TIBETAN UNITY AND TIBETAN SOLIDARITY. ON HIS HOLINESS THE 14th DALAI LAMA’S 80th BIRTHDAY, SPECIAL FRONTIER FORCE EXTENDS ITS WARMEST GREETINGS TO ALL TIBETAN PEOPLE DEMANDING UNITY OF FRAGMENTED TIBETAN TERRITORY.

On this happy occasion, on behalf of Special Frontier Force, I join Tibetan Prayers seeking Tibetan Unity and Tibetan Solidarity. Unity is the quality of being one in spirit, sentiment, purpose, and feelings. Unity brings the complete agreement of opinion, purpose, interest, and actions. Unity leads to perfect concord, harmony, and establishes fact of being a totality to make a group or body of people to work together with constancy, continuity, or fixity of purpose. Tibetan Solidarity demands combination or agreement of all citizens of Tibet; and it includes Tibetans residing in Occupied Tibet and Tibetan Exile community living in different parts of world.

Special Frontier Force Joins Tibetan Prayers for Unity and Solidarity. Tibetan Territory is fragmented by Red China -  Subjugator -  Occupation  of Tibet
Special Frontier Force Joins Tibetan Prayers for Unity and Solidarity. Tibetan Territory is fragmented by Red China – Subjugator – Occupation of Tibet

Tibetan Land is fragmented and my foremost concern is that of Unity of Place, Uniting broken Tibetan Territory and bring it together as a single Unit or Province, or Region while Tibet remains under military occupation. I ask my readers and the rest of global community to extend support for uniting Tibetan regions occupied by People’s Republic of China.

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TIBETANS PRAY FOR DALAI LAMA AT 80th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

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The Dalai Lama said he hoped to live another 20 years as he turned 80

Dharamsala (India) (AFP) – The Dalai Lama marked his official 80th birthday on Sunday, with prayers and celebrations at his hometown in exile but little to show for decades of lobbying seeking greater Tibetan autonomy.

The Nobel laureate will be in the United States when he turns 80 on July 6, but Sunday is his official birthday according to the Tibetan lunar calendar, and he celebrated with his family, fans and followers in Dharamsala.

The jovial Tibetan spiritual leader told fellow exiles and Indian and foreign dignitaries that he expected to live another 20 years and would continue to work for the promotion of compassion and religious harmony.

“I hope you will join me again to celebrate my 90th birthday,” he said in a speech at the Tsuglakhang Temple in Dharamsala, the north Indian hill town where he has lived since fleeing Tibet in 1959 after a failed uprising against Chinese rule.

The leader of the government-in-exile wished the Dalai Lama a happy birthday on behalf of all Tibetans, thanking him for his lifelong commitment to safeguarding Tibet and its culture and for his teachings on “universal responsibility to foster religious harmony worldwide”.

“You have empowered us with democracy and hope… for the people around the world, you are the beacon of hope and light to all the people,” Lobsang Sangay told an 8,000-strong crowd.

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SPECIAL FRONTIER FORCE JOINS TIBETAN PRAYERS FOR TIBETAN UNITY AND TIBETAN SOLIDARITY IN CELEBRATION OF HIS HOLINESS THE 14th DALAI LAMA’S 80th BIRTHDAY AT TSUGLAKHANG TEMPLE, McLEOD GANJ, DHARMSALA, INDIA ON JUNE 21, 2015.

The Dalai Lama (R) greets thousands of his followers at his 80th birthday celebrations at Tsuglakhang Temple.

“For Tibetans, you are the life and the soul of Tibet.”

The event included traditional dancing and a special long-life prayer for the Buddhist spiritual leader, who shows no sign of slowing down.
Although he has officially given up his political role, the Dalai Lama maintains a hectic schedule of foreign travel and is due to visit Britain this month before travelling on to the United States.

But his retirement from politics in 2011 was a reminder to exiled Tibetans that the man who remains the universally recognised face of the movement will not be around forever.

“The two big questions are what will happen after he’s gone and whether Tibetans inside and outside China will look to his replacement in the same way,” said Jayadeva Ranade, president of the Centre for China Analysis and Strategy in New Delhi.

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SPECIAL FRONTIER FORCE JOINS TIBETAN PRAYERS AND CELEBRATION OF HIS HOLINESS THE 14th DALAI LAMA’S 80th BIRTHDAY AT TSUGLAKHANG TEMPLE.

Exile Tibetans prepare to sing to the Dalai Lama at his 80th birthday celebrations at Tsuglakhang temple.

Sunday’s ceremony in Dharamsala — home to thousands of Tibetan refugees — is a time for celebration, but also for reflection on the Dalai Lama’s push for greater autonomy for Tibet under Chinese rule.

The elderly monk’s promotion of non-violence along with his ready laugh have made him a global peace icon and kept Tibet firmly in the global spotlight.
He has been a unifying force for Tibetans inside and outside the mountainous region, but has little to show for his decades of lobbying.

Formal negotiations with Beijing broke down in 2010 after making no headway, and many exiled Tibetans remain deeply sceptical about renewing them.

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SPECIAL FRONTIER FORCE JOINS TIBETAN PRAYERS FOR UNITY AND SOLIDARITY WHILE ENDURING MILITARY OCCUPATION SINCE 1950.

The Dalai Lama, pictured in Copenhagen in February. The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader maintains a …

Beijing accuses the Dalai Lama of trying to split Tibet from the rest of China and has called him a “wolf in sheep’s clothing”.
In 2011 the Dalai Lama delegated his political responsibilities to a prime minister elected by Tibetan exiles in an attempt to lessen his own totemic status and secure the movement’s future after his death.

But he remains the most powerful rallying point for Tibetans, both in exile and in their homeland.
Last year he told German newspaper Welt am Sonntag that doctors had told him he could live to 100, adding, “in my dreams I will die at the age of 113 years.”

Nonetheless advancing years have raised succession questions.
The soul of a senior lama is believed to be reincarnated after death in the body of a child.

Traditionally the search for a new Dalai Lama is conducted by high lamas — senior monks who fan out across Tibet to look for the child who shows signs of being the reincarnation.
China however has indicated it will have the final say over the appointment of a new Tibetan spiritual leader — raising fears of two competing Dalai Lamas.
This happened in 1995 when Beijing rejected the Dalai Lama’s choice to be the next Panchen Lama, the second-highest ranking Tibetan Buddhist, and instead picked its own.

The 14th Dalai Lama has repeatedly said he may not be reincarnated — to the apparent frustration of Beijing.
“The Dalai Lama institution will cease one day,” he told the BBC in December.

“Much better that a centuries-old tradition cease at the time of a popular Dalai Lama.”

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THE EVIL RED EMPIRE – RED CHINA – CYBERSPACE INVASION

THE EVIL RED EMPIRE – RED CHINA – CYBERSPACE INVASION

THE EVIL RED EMPIRE - RED CHINA - CYBERSPACE INVASION :The U.S. Office of Personnel Management building in Washington June 5, 2015. In the latest in a string of intrusions into U.S. agencies' high tech systems, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) suffered what appeared to be one of the largest breaches of information ever on government workers. The office handles employee records and security clearances.  REUTERS/Gary Cameron
THE EVIL RED EMPIRE – RED CHINA – CYBERSPACE INVASION :The U.S. Office of Personnel Management building in Washington June 5, 2015. In the latest in a string of intrusions into U.S. agencies’ high tech systems, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) suffered what appeared to be one of the largest breaches of information ever on government workers. The office handles employee records and security clearances. REUTERS/Gary Cameron

Red China has successfully launched a ‘Cyberspace Invasion’ and has stolen US assets without need for Land, Air, or Sea Invasion. Red China has to be recognized as “AGGRESSOR” and her aggressive actions and behavior demand a meaningful response and not diplomatic negotiations about cybersecurity. To describe ‘Cyberspace Invasion’ as “DATA BREACH” will compromise Homeland Security.

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U.S. EMPLOYEE DATA BREACH TIED TO CHINESE INTELLIGENCE
U.S. Employee Data Breach Tied To Chinese Intelligence

By Joseph Menn

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The Chinese hacking group suspected of stealing sensitive information about millions of current and former U.S. government employees has a different mission and organizational structure than the military hackers who have been accused of other U.S. data breaches, according to people familiar with the matter.

While the Chinese People’s Liberation Army typically goes after defense and trade secrets, this hacking group has repeatedly accessed data that could be useful to Chinese counter-intelligence and internal stability, said two people close to the U.S. investigation.

Washington has not publicly accused Beijing of orchestrating the data breach at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and China has dismissed as “irresponsible and unscientific” any suggestion that it was behind the attack.

Sources told Reuters that the hackers employed a rare tool to take remote control of computers, dubbed Sakula, that was also used in the data breach at U.S. health insurer Anthem Inc last year.

The Anthem attack, in turn, has been tied to a group that security researchers said is affiliated with China’s Ministry of State Security, which is focused on government stability, counter-intelligence and dissidents. The ministry could not immediately be reached for comment.

THE EVIL RED EMPIRE - RED CHINA - CYBERSPACE INVASION :Employees of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management return to their building during the lunch hour in Washington June 5, 2015. In the latest in a string of intrusions into U.S. agencies' high tech systems, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) suffered what appeared to be one of the largest breaches of information ever on government workers. The office handles employee records and security clearances.   REUTERS/Gary Cameron
THE EVIL RED EMPIRE – RED CHINA – CYBERSPACE INVASION :Employees of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management return to their building during the lunch hour in Washington June 5, 2015. In the latest in a string of intrusions into U.S. agencies’ high tech systems, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) suffered what appeared to be one of the largest breaches of information ever on government workers. The office handles employee records and security clearances. REUTERS/Gary Cameron

Employees of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management return to their building during the lunch hour …

In addition, U.S. investigators believe the hackers registered the deceptively named OPM-Learning.org website to try to capture employee names and passwords, in the same way that Anthem, formerly known as Wellpoint, was subverted with spurious websites such as We11point.com, which used the number “1” instead of the letter “l”.

Both the Anthem and OPM breaches used malicious software electronically signed as safe with a certificate stolen from DTOPTOOLZ Co, a Korean software company, the people close to the inquiry said. DTOPTOOLZ said it had no involvement in the data breaches.

The FBI did not respond to requests for comment. People familiar with its investigation said Sakula had only been seen in use by a small number of Chinese hacking teams.

“Chinese law prohibits hacking attacks and other such behaviors which damage Internet security,” China’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement. “The Chinese government takes resolute strong measures against any kind of hacking attack. We oppose baseless insinuations against China.”

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THE EVIL RED EMPIRE - RED CHINA - CYBERSPACE INVASION OF UNITED STATES OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT .
THE EVIL RED EMPIRE – RED CHINA – CYBERSPACE INVASION OF UNITED STATES OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT .


Most of the biggest U.S. cyber attacks blamed on China have been attributed, with varying degrees of certitude, to elements of the Chinese army. In the most dramatic case two years ago, the U.S. Justice Department indicted five PLA officers for alleged economic espionage.

Far less is known about the OPM hackers, and security researchers have differing views about the size of the group and what other attacks it is responsible for.

People close to the OPM investigation said the same group was behind Anthem and other insurance breaches. But they are not yet sure which part of the Chinese government is responsible.

“We are seeing a group that is only targeting personal information,” said Laura Gigante, manager of threat intelligence at FireEye Inc, which has worked on a number of the high-profile network intrusions.

CrowdStrike and other security companies, however, say the Anthem hackers also engaged in stealing defense and industry trade secrets. CrowdStrike calls the group “Deep Panda,” EMC Corp’s RSA security division dubs it “Shell Crew,” and other firms have picked different names.

THE EVIL RED EMPIRE - RED CHINA - CYBERSPACE INVASION :The Homeland Security Department headquarters in northwest Washington, Friday, June 5, 2015. China based hackers are suspected once again of breaking into U.S. government computer networks, and the entire federal workforce could be at risk this time. The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that data from the Office of Personnel Management   the human resources department for the federal government   and the Interior Department had been compromised. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
THE EVIL RED EMPIRE – RED CHINA – CYBERSPACE INVASION :The Homeland Security Department headquarters in northwest Washington, Friday, June 5, 2015. China based hackers are suspected once again of breaking into U.S. government computer networks, and the entire federal workforce could be at risk this time. The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that data from the Office of Personnel Management the human resources department for the federal government and the Interior Department had been compromised. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The Homeland Security Department headquarters in northwest Washington, Friday, June 5, 2015. China-b …

The OPM breach gave hackers access to U.S. government job applicants’ security clearance forms detailing past drug use, love affairs, and foreign contacts that officials fear could be used for blackmail or recruiting.

In contrast to hacking outfits associated with the Chinese army, “Deep Panda” appears to be affiliated with the Ministry of State Security, said CrowdStrike co-founder Dmitri Alperovitch.

Information about U.S. spies in China would logically be a top priority for the ministry, Alperovitch said, adding that “Deep Panda’s” tools and techniques have also been used to monitor democracy protesters in Hong Kong.

An executive at one of the first companies to connect the Anthem and OPM compromises, ThreatConnect, said the disagreements about the boundaries of “Deep Panda” could reflect a different structure than that in top-down military units.

“We think it’s likely a cohort of Chinese actors, a bunch of mini-groups that are handled by one main benefactor,” said Rich Barger, co-founder of ThreatConnect, adding that the group could get software tools and other resources from a common supplier.

“We think this series of activity over time is a little more distributed, and that is why there is not a broad consensus as to the beginning and end of this group.”

(The story corrects third paragraph to remove erroneous reference to Department of Homeland Security)

(Reporting by Joseph Menn in San Francisco; Additional reporting by Jeremy Wagstaff in Singapore, and Ben Blanchard and Paul Carsten in Beijing; Editing by Tiffany Wu)

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THE EVIL RED EMPIRE – RED CHINA VS VIETNAM

THE EVIL RED EMPIRE – RED CHINA VS VIETNAM

THE EVIL RED EMPIRE - RED CHINA VS VIETNAM - SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTE.
THE EVIL RED EMPIRE – RED CHINA VS VIETNAM – SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTE.

People of Vietnam fought prolonged battles with French and later United States. In my assessment, Vietnamese people are driven by a sense of nationalism and they never belonged to either Soviet or Red China brand of Communism. Vietnam is getting ready to face the military challenge imposed by Red China’s Expansionist Policy. Special Frontier Force wanted to support United States during Vietnam War and it is not a desire to engage people of Vietnam in a battle. Vietnam War represented an opportunity to engage Red China in a battle and weaken her ability to supply arms and ammunition to North Vietnam across a border they share. As Vietnam prepares to defend against Red China’s aggressive behavior, Special Frontier Force will be willing to join hands with people of Vietnam in a confrontation that will halt Red China’s empire building activity.

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Vietnam fishermen ‘attacked by Chinese boats’: state media

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Deep sea fishing boats lie berthed in port in Vietnam's central coastal city of Da Nang

A Vietnamese fishing crew said they were attacked by a Chinese vessel using water cannon in disputed waters near the flash point Paracel Islands, Vietnam’s state media reported Monday.

The wooden Vietnamese fishing boat from central Quang Ngai province was near the Paracels — known as Hoang Sa in Vietnamese — on June 7 when it was attacked by a red-and-white painted Chinese vessel, the Lao Dong newspaper said.

“The crew signalled to the (Chinese) boat not to use water cannon as they feared their boat would sink, but they fired the water directly at them,” the report said.
One of the 13-man crew was knocked over and broke his leg during the altercation, the report said, quoting the crew.

A number of Vietnamese state-run newspapers ran photos of the sailor with his leg in plaster.
In a separate incident, on June 10, another Vietnamese fishing boat in the same area was surrounded by four Chinese boats and had their equipment and catch stolen, the Lao Dong newspaper said.

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Fishermen unload a catch in port in the Vietnamese central coastal city of Da Nang (AFP Photo/)

The communist neighbours are locked in a longstanding maritime dispute over islands and fishing rights in the South China Sea.

Last year, tensions came to a head when Beijing moved a deep water oil rig into waters claimed by Hanoi, triggering deadly anti-China riots in Vietnam.
Swept along by nationalist sentiment and forced to venture further out to sea to fill their nets, Vietnam’s commercial fishing fleet have often found themselves on the front lines of the maritime dispute.

Both Vietnam and China claim full sovereignty over the Paracel Islands, which Beijing have controlled since 1974 after seizing them from the then-South Vietnam regime in a brief battle.
China’s claim to almost the entire South China Sea conflicts with those of the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Taiwan.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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THE EVIL RED EMPIRE – RED CHINA VS TAIWAN

THE EVIL RED EMPIRE – RED CHINA VS TAIWAN

It surprises me to note that news media give attention to threats posed to national entities like Taiwan, Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Brunei but pay no attention to ‘The Great Problem of Tibet’. To provide some perspective on this issue, I ask my readers to compare the land area of these nations:

THE EVIL RED EMPIRE - RED CHINA - THE GREAT PROBLEM OF TIBET : TIBET HAS LAND AREA OF 870, 000 SQUARE MILES. TIBET IS LARGER IN SIZE COMPARED TO ASIAN NATIONS LIKE JAPAN, TAIWAN, PHILIPPINES, INDONESIA, MALAYSIA, VIETNAM, AND BRUNEI. TIBET IS THREE-TIMES LARGER THAN TEXAS STATE OF UNITED STATES .
THE EVIL RED EMPIRE – RED CHINA – THE GREAT PROBLEM OF TIBET : TIBET HAS LAND AREA OF 870, 000 SQUARE MILES. TIBET IS LARGER IN SIZE COMPARED TO ASIAN NATIONS LIKE JAPAN, TAIWAN, PHILIPPINES, INDONESIA, MALAYSIA, VIETNAM, AND BRUNEI. TIBET IS THREE-TIMES LARGER THAN TEXAS STATE OF UNITED STATES .

1. Taiwan – 13, 885 square miles.
2. Japan – 145, 856 square miles.
3. Philippines – 115, 830 square miles.
4. Indonesia – 741, 096 square miles.
5. Malaysia – 127, 355 square miles.
6. Vietnam – 125, 622 square miles.
7. Brunei – 2, 228 square miles.
8. TIBET – 870, 000 square miles.

Land area of Tibet includes Tibet Autonomous Region(TAR) and Tibetan territory annexed to Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan, and Yunnan Provinces of People’s Republic of China. To give a better understanding of the size of Tibet, it may be compared to Texas, largest State in the coterminous United States. Land area of Texas is 268, 820 square miles. Tibet is larger than three States of Texas combined.

Special Frontier Force welcomes attention given to security risks posed by Red China to countries of Asia and those threats cannot be resolved without including solution to ‘The Great Problem of Tibet.’

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  TAIWAN COAST GUARD LAUNCHES NEW SHIPS AS SOUTH CHINA SEA TENSIONS RISE
  • Taiwan coast guard launches new ships as South China Sea tensions rise

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Taiwan Coast Guard's new patrol ship is seen during a commissioning ceremony in the port of Kaohsiung

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Taiwan Coast Guard patrol ships are seen during a drill held about 4 nautical miles out of the port of Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, June 6, 2015. Taiwan's coast guard on Saturday commissioned its biggest ships for duty, in the form of two 3,000 ton patrol vessels, as Taipei boosts its defences amid concerns about China's growing footprint in the disputed South China Sea. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang
Taiwan Coast Guard patrol ships are seen during a drill held about 4 nautical miles out of the port of Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, June 6, 2015. Taiwan’s coast guard on Saturday commissioned its biggest ships for duty, in the form of two 3,000 ton patrol vessels, as Taipei boosts its defences amid concerns about China’s growing footprint in the disputed South China Sea. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang

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KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) – Taiwan’s coast guard on Saturday commissioned its biggest ships for duty in the form of two 3,000-ton patrol vessels, as the island boosts defenses amid concerns about China’s growing footprint in the disputed South China Sea.

The new vessels will be able to dock at a new port being constructed on Taiping Island, the largest of the naturally occurring Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, before the end of this year.

Taiwan’s coast guard has had direct oversight of the 46-ha (114-acre) island, also known as Itu Aba, since 2000.

“Taiping Island’s defense capabilities will not be weak,” said Wang Chung-yi, minister of the Coast Guard Administration, referring to recent upgrading done on the 1,200-metre (yards) long airstrip on Taiping and the building of a new port, which he said could be completed as early as October this year.

“As far as Taiping Island is concerned, we still maintain not so much a military as a civil role,” Wang told Reuters in an interview in Taipei. Taiwan will not create conflict, but if it is provoked “we will not concede,” he said.

Taiwan Coast Guard patrol ships are seen during a drill held about 4 nautical miles out of the port of Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, June 6, 2015. Taiwan's coast guard on Saturday commissioned its biggest ships for duty, in the form of two 3,000 ton patrol vessels, as Taipei boosts its defences amid concerns about China's growing footprint in the disputed South China Sea. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang
Taiwan Coast Guard patrol ships are seen during a drill held about 4 nautical miles out of the port of Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, June 6, 2015. Taiwan’s coast guard on Saturday commissioned its biggest ships for duty, in the form of two 3,000 ton patrol vessels, as Taipei boosts its defences amid concerns about China’s growing footprint in the disputed South China Sea. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang

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Unlike the Philippines and Vietnam, Taiwan has largely avoided becoming ensnared in public disputes with China over the South China Sea, through which $5 trillion in ship-borne trade passes every year.

Beijing claims most of the South China Sea, while the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam also have overlapping claims.

Rival claims by Taiwan and China go back to before defeated Nationalists fled to Taiwan after losing a civil war with the Communists in 1949.
Beijing sees self-ruled Taiwan as a renegade province to be retaken one day and bans actions that would confer sovereignty, such as negotiating territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou boarded one of the new ships on Saturday, observing rescue drills in waters off the southern Taiwan port city of Kaohsiung.
One of the vessels will be sent to the South China Sea, while the other will be assigned to waters north of Taiwan where it has overlapping claims with Japan.

Japan’s Yomiuri newspaper reported on Saturday that Group of Seven leaders meeting in Germany on Sunday would express their concern over any unilateral action to change the status quo in the East and South China Seas.

China has been criticized for extensive reclamation work and moves to turn submerged rocks into man-made structures. The United States last week said Beijing had placed mobile artillery systems in contested territory.

(Editing by Jeremy Laurence)

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THE EVIL RED EMPIRE – RED CHINA VS PHILIPPINES

THE EVIL RED EMPIRE – RED CHINA VS PHILIPPINES

Filipino environmental activists aim water guns at mock Chinese flags as they stage a rally outside the Chinese Consulate in suburban Makati, south of Manila, Philippines on Monday, May 11, 2015 to protest against the continued building of infrastructures along a disputed group of islands known as the Spratlys in the South China Sea. The group is accusing the Chinese military of destroying the fragile ecosystem and livelihood of fishermen during their reclamation projects in the area which both countries have claimed ownership. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Filipino environmental activists aim water guns at mock Chinese flags as they stage a rally outside the Chinese Consulate in suburban Makati, south of Manila, Philippines on Monday, May 11, 2015 to protest against the continued building of infrastructures along a disputed group of islands known as the Spratlys in the South China Sea. The group is accusing the Chinese military of destroying the fragile ecosystem and livelihood of fishermen during their reclamation projects in the area which both countries have claimed ownership. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

I am sharing this story about dispute between Red China and Philippines as there are no stories written about dispute between Red China and Tibet. There is a territorial dispute between Red China and Tibet which I often refer to as ‘The Great Problem of Tibet’. Red China has a State Policy known as “EXPANSIONISM” and she extends her territory and her influence by using her superior military power over her weak neighbors. Philippines is resisting threat imposed by Red China taking help from other nations like Japan, and the United States. Filipino people have demonstrated their resolve to oppose Red China’s claims in South China Sea. Tibetans have to join this issue and learn the principles of warfare. To fight a stronger opponent, Tibet like Philippines needs partners to give strength to their demands for Justice in Occupied Tibet.

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PHILIPPINES AIRS PROGRAM ABOUT SEA DISPUTES WITH CHINA  
  • Philippines airs program about sea disputes with China

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Protesters face the Chinese Consulate to display their anti-Chinese message during a Philippines Independence Day rally in the financial district of Makati city east of Manila, Philippines, Friday, June 12, 2015. The protesters condemned the recent reclamation of land by China in the disputed Spratlys group of islands on the South China Sea. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine government broadcast a television program on Friday aimed at boosting public opposition to China’s increasingly assertive moves to press its territorial claims in the disputed South China Sea.

The broadcast of the first episode of a three-part series, titled “Freedom,” on the state-run TV network coincided with the Philippines’ independence day.

The 22-minute video, which was also posted on government websites, focuses on the economic impact of China’s actions, including its 2012 seizure of a disputed shoal where Chinese coast guard ships have chased away Filipino fishermen.

The broadcast reflects increased enmity among claimants in the South China Sea, which Beijing claims virtually in its entirety. The U.S. military has increased surveillance flights over the waters to reassure allies territorially at odds with Beijing.

Rising military deployments in the disputed region have heightened fears of possible confrontations and accidental clashes that could escalate into a major conflict.
Also Friday, about 200 left-wing and nationalist protesters staged rallies at the Chinese Consulate and the U.S. Embassy in Manila to condemn Beijing’s actions, including the construction of artificial islands in the disputed Spratly Islands, and oppose what they called U.S. intervention in the dispute.

Protesters face the Chinese Consulate to display their anti Chinese message during a Philippines Independence Day rally in the financial district of Makati city east of Manila, Philippines, Friday, June 12, 2015. The protesters condemned the recent reclamation of land by China in the disputed Spratlys group of islands on the South China Sea. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
Protesters face the Chinese Consulate to display their anti Chinese message during a Philippines Independence Day rally in the financial district of Makati city east of Manila, Philippines, Friday, June 12, 2015. The protesters condemned the recent reclamation of land by China in the disputed Spratlys group of islands on the South China Sea. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)


Protesters carry placards as they march in a Philippines Independence Day rally toward the Chinese Consulate.

Waving red flags and holding placards that read, “U.S.-China, hands off the Philippines,” the protesters called on Filipinos to join efforts to defend the country’s sovereignty and territory.
“These two powerful countries are increasingly conniving and challenging each other in their quest for dominance in the Asia-Pacific region,” the protesters said in a statement.

The broadcast features interviews with Filipino fishermen who say they lost a key source of income after China began preventing them from sailing to Scarborough Shoal, which effectively came under Chinese control at the end of a tense standoff with Philippine ships in 2012.

A Philippine diplomat, Henry Bensurto, says in the video that China’s territorial claims include areas where coastal states like the Philippines have exclusive rights to fish and explore for other resources under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

Chinese Embassy officials did not immediately react to the program. Beijing has steadfastly defended its right to pursue island-building and other activities in areas it says have belonged to it since ancient times.

“If we won’t get involved and take action, we may not have anything to bequeath to the next generation,” popular TV personality Lourd de Veyra says in the program. “The problem is we have a neighbor who sneaks in and out of our territory and takes away all the resources. This belongs to us.”

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THE EVIL RED EMPIRE - RED CHINA VS PHILIPPINES - FILIPINO PROTEST ON MAY 11, 2015.
THE EVIL RED EMPIRE – RED CHINA VS PHILIPPINES – FILIPINO PROTEST ON MAY 11, 2015.
Environmental activists display placards as they march towards the Chinese Embassy in Makati City, Metro Manila May 11, 2015. The activists demanded that Chinese authorities immediately put a stop to the ecological destruction caused by the reclamation activities of China in the South China Sea, which the Philippines calls West Philippine Sea. They also condemned what they say is the bullying by Chinese naval and coast guard forces of Filipino fishermen in the disputed seas, a environmental activist said. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco
Environmental activists display placards as they march towards the Chinese Embassy in Makati City, Metro Manila May 11, 2015. The activists demanded that Chinese authorities immediately put a stop to the ecological destruction caused by the reclamation activities of China in the South China Sea, which the Philippines calls West Philippine Sea. They also condemned what they say is the bullying by Chinese naval and coast guard forces of Filipino fishermen in the disputed seas, an environmental activist said. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco
THE EVIL RED EMPIRE - RED CHINA VS PHILIPPINES - A DISPUTE IMPOSED BY RED CHINA'S EXPANSIONIST POLICY.
THE EVIL RED EMPIRE – RED CHINA VS PHILIPPINES – A DISPUTE IMPOSED BY RED CHINA’S EXPANSIONIST POLICY.

THE EVIL RED EMPIRE – RED CHINA – ARCHENEMY

THE EVIL RED EMPIRE – RED CHINA – ARCHENEMY

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management building in Washington June 5, 2015. In the latest in a string of intrusions into U.S. agencies' high tech systems, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) suffered what appeared to be one of the largest breaches of information ever on government workers. The office handles employee records and security clearances.  REUTERS/Gary Cameron
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management building in Washington June 5, 2015. In the latest in a string of intrusions into U.S. agencies’ high tech systems, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) suffered what appeared to be one of the largest breaches of information ever on government workers. The office handles employee records and security clearances. REUTERS/Gary Cameron

Archenemy is a chief or important enemy. In Biblical literature, the Archenemy is called ‘SATAN’ or ‘THE DEVIL’. The term enemy refers to a nation or force hostile to another, a military adversary. For most people, the word enemy describes an unfriendly person. Red China stole personal information of millions of American citizens and those victims would be offended by that unfriendly act. Red China may have a reason to conduct spying missions or espionage to defend her national interests. But, most Americans whose personal information is stolen, would recognize Red China’s actions as unfriendly. Red China qualifies to the title of “ARCHENEMY” for her unfriendly actions that victimized millions of people in her own territory and in territories she occupied using her military power.

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UNION: HACKERS HAVE PERSONNEL DATA ON EVERY FEDERAL EMPLOYEE

THE EVIL RED EMPIRE - RED CHINA - ARCHENEMY :  RED  CHINA'S CYBERSPYING  IS  UNFRIENDLY ACT  AND  MILLIONS OF  AMERICAN  VICTIMS  WOULD  VIEW  RED  CHINA  AS  "ENEMY."
THE EVIL RED EMPIRE – RED CHINA – ARCHENEMY : RED CHINA’S CYBERSPYING IS UNFRIENDLY ACT AND MILLIONS OF AMERICAN VICTIMS WOULD VIEW RED CHINA AS “ENEMY.”

Union: Hackers have personnel data on every federal employee

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By KEN DILANIAN

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hackers stole personnel data and Social Security numbers for every federal employee, a government worker union said Thursday, saying that the cyber theft of U.S. employee information was more damaging than the Obama administration has acknowledged.

Sen. Harry Reid, the Democratic leader, said on the Senate floor that the December hack into Office of Personnel Management data was carried out by “the Chinese” without specifying whether he meant the Chinese government or individuals. Reid is one of eight lawmakers briefed on the most secret intelligence information. U.S. officials have declined to publicly blame China, which has denied involvement.

J. David Cox, president of the American Federation of Government Employees, said in a letter to OPM director Katherine Archuleta that based on OPM’s internal briefings, “We believe that the Central Personnel Data File was the targeted database, and that the hackers are now in possession of all personnel data for every federal employee, every federal retiree, and up to one million former federal employees.”

The OPM data file contains the records of non-military, non-intelligence executive branch employees, which covers most federal civilian employees but not, for example, members of Congress and their staffs.

The union believes the hackers stole military records and veterans’ status information, address, birth date, job and pay history, health insurance, life insurance and pension information; and age, gender and race data, he said. The letter was obtained by The Associated Press.

The union said it is basing its assessment on internal OPM briefings. The agency has sought to downplay the damage, saying what was taken “could include” personnel file information such as Social Security numbers and birth dates.

“We believe that Social Security numbers were not encrypted, a cybersecurity failure that is absolutely indefensible and outrageous,” Cox said in the letter. The union called the breach “an abysmal failure on the part of the agency to guard data that has been entrusted to it by the federal workforce.”

Samuel Schumach, an OPM spokesman, said that “for security reasons, we will not discuss specifics of the information that might have been compromised.”
The central personnel data file contains up to 780 separate pieces of information about an employee.

Cox complained in the letter that “very little substantive information has been shared with us, despite the fact that we represent more than 670,000 federal employees in departments and agencies throughout the executive branch.”

The union’s release and Reid’s comment in the Senate put into sharper focus what is looking like a massive cyber espionage success by China. Sen. Susan Collins, an intelligence committee member, has also said the hack came from China.

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management building in Washington June 5, 2015. In the latest in a string of intrusions into U.S. agencies' high tech systems, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) suffered what appeared to be one of the largest breaches of information ever on government workers. The office handles employee records and security clearances.  REUTERS/Gary Cameron
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management building in Washington June 5, 2015. In the latest in a string of intrusions into U.S. agencies’ high tech systems, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) suffered what appeared to be one of the largest breaches of information ever on government workers. The office handles employee records and security clearances. REUTERS/Gary Cameron

 

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management building in Washington June 5, 2015. 

Mike Rogers, the former chairman of the House intelligence committee, said last week that Chinese intelligence agencies have for some time been seeking to assemble a database of information about Americans. Those personal details can be used for blackmail, or also to shape bogus emails designed to appear legitimate while injecting spyware on the networks of government agencies or businesses Chinese hackers are trying to penetrate.

U.S. intelligence officials say China, like the U.S., spies for national security advantage. Unlike the U.S., they say, China also engages in large-scale theft of corporate secrets for the benefit of state-sponsored enterprises that compete with Western companies. Nearly every major U.S. company has been hacked from China, they say.

The Office of Personnel Management is also a repository for extremely sensitive information assembled through background investigations of employees and contractors who hold security clearances. OPM’s Schumach has said there is “no evidence” that information was taken. But there is growing skepticism among intelligence agency employees and contractors about that claim.

In the Senate on Thursday, Democrats blocked a Republican effort to add a cybersecurity bill to a sweeping defense measure. The vote was 56-40, four votes short of the number necessary.

Democrats had warned of the dangers of cyberspying after the theft of government personnel files, but Democrats voted against moving ahead on the legislation, frustrated with the GOP-led effort to tie the two bills together. President Barack Obama has threatened to veto the defense legislation over budget changes by the GOP.

“The issue of cybersecurity is simply too important to be used as a political chit and tucked away in separate legislation.” said Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del.

Associated Press writers Donna Cassata and Eric Tucker contributed to this report.

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THE EVIL RED EMPIRE – RED CHINA – LIAR

THE EVIL RED EMPIRE – RED CHINA – LIAR

THE  EVIL  RED  EMPIRE -  RED  CHINA - LIAR :  GENERAL  FAN CHANGLONG, VICE-CHAIRMAN CENTRAL MILITARY COMMISSION, BEIJING  VISITED  PENTAGON  ON  JUNE 11, 2015.
THE EVIL RED EMPIRE – RED CHINA – LIAR : GENERAL FAN CHANGLONG, VICE-CHAIRMAN CENTRAL MILITARY COMMISSION, BEIJING VISITED PENTAGON ON JUNE 11, 2015.

Liar refers to a person who tells lies. Red China, a national entity has chosen a State Policy to conduct her affairs telling lies. The term ‘LIE’ describes a statement that one knows is false, and is especially made with intent to deceive. Red China is an habitual liar for she makes such false statements deliberately with intent to deceive her gullible neighbors. Tibet agreed to sign Seventeen Point or 17-Article Agreement for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet on May 23, 1951 fully trusting lies, false assurances, and fraudulent promises given by Red China. Similarly, Republic of India agreed to sign ‘Panchsheel Agreement’ in 1954, fully trusting lies mouthed by Red China. The act of deception means to bring, put, or accomplish something by lying. Red China has mastered The Art of Deception and she makes statements that have characteristics such as 1. Prevaricate: to quibble or confuse the issue in order to evade the truth, 2. Equivocate: implies the deliberate use of ambiguity in order to deceive or mislead, 3. Fabricate: suggests invention of a false story, excuse, etc., intended to deceive, 4. Subterfuge: suggests an artifice or stratagem used to deceive others and to evade something, or gain some personal benefit at cost of another person or entity, and 5. Trickery: implies the use of tricks or ruses in deceiving others.

For Red China is a born Liar, she uses ‘DECEPTION’ as her State Policy and she dishonestly deprives others of their property, rights, freedom, etc.,

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PENTAGON CHIEF URGES CHINA TO STOP ISLAND BUILDING

Chinese Gen. Fan Changlong Vice Chairman of China's Central Military Commission, arrives at the Pentagon on June 11, 2015, and stands with US Secretary of Defense Secretary Ashton Carter(R) in Washington, DC
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Chinese Gen. Fan Changlong Vice Chairman of China’s Central Military Commission, arrives at the Pentagon on June 11, 2015, and stands with US Secretary of Defense Secretary Ashton Carter(R) in Washington, DC (AFP Photo/Paul J. Richards)

Washington (AFP) – US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter called Thursday on Beijing to stop building artificial islands in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, as he hosted a top Chinese general.

The visit to the Pentagon of General Fan Changlong, vice chairman of China’s Central Military Commission, was relatively low-key amid simmering tensions over the maritime dispute and a massive hack of US federal employees.

China insists it has sovereignty over nearly all of the South China Sea, a major global shipping route believed to be home to oil and gas reserves, but rival claimants accuse it of expansionism.

“Carter reiterated US concerns on the South China Sea and called on China and all claimants to implement a lasting halt on land reclamation, cease further militarization and pursue a peaceful resolution of territorial disputes in accordance with international law,” the Pentagon said in a statement.

Carter had previously accused China of being out of step with international rules in its conduct in the South China Sea.
Unlike previous trips, including one last year, there was no joint press conference.

“The Chinese did request that there not be a lot of media attention around this trip,” Pentagon spokesman Colonel Steven Warren said.
Also raising tensions is this month’s revelation by the US government that hackers accessed the personal data of at least four million current and former federal employees.

The vast cyberattack is suspected to have originated in China, though Beijing has said the charge was “irresponsible” and stressed that Chinese laws prohibit cybercrimes.
Prior to visiting Washington, Fan went to California and Texas.

His trip is part of a years-long effort to build a regular dialogue between the American and Chinese armed forces to defuse potential tensions and avoid miscalculations.
Carter’s predecessor, Chuck Hagel, visited China in 2014 in a trip that was marked by friction, with each side trading sharply worded criticism.

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THE EVIL RED EMPIRE – RED CHINA – POLLUTER

THE EVIL RED EMPIRE – RED CHINA – POLLUTER

The word ‘pollute’ means to make unclean, impure, corrupt, defile, contaminate, dirty by releasing harmful ideas, wicked practices, immoral and unethical conduct apart from the usual meaning of a harmful chemical or waste material recklessly discharged into water, land, and air. Red China is guilty of both kinds of pollution and hence I acknowledge Red China as a “POLLUTER.”

My concern is not about Karl Marx’s philosophy called ‘Dialectical Materialism’. My concern is about Red China’s immoral conduct and behavior. My concern is about Red China’s use of Intimidation, Infiltration, and Internal Subversion to inject her Communist Doctrine into Land of Tibet which she had illegally occupied since 1950s using her superior military power. Red China constantly intimidates Tibetan people to make them afraid, to make them timid, and to force them or deter them with threats and use of brutal violence. Red China uses the policy of Intimidation to completely undermine ability of Tibetans to resist military occupation. The policy of Intimidation is not working and Tibetans responded with patience and perseverance to resist Red China’s military occupation.

Red China, A Jackal, knows several tricks or ruses to conquer her opponents. Red China is using a strategy called ‘Infiltration’ to subjugate Tibetan people. Infiltration involves penetrating a group or a region gradually or stealthily so as to attack or to seize control from within. In military strategy, Infiltration describes passing through weak places in the defense lines in order to attack defender’s flanks or rear. Red China used a frontal attack and had overcome opposition to her military power when she occupied Tibet in 1950. However, Red China failed to exercise control or influence the minds of Tibetan people. Tibetan National Identity and Tibetan National Character is resisting corrupting influences introduced by Foreign Conqueror. Tibet is displaying strength, and resilience in refusing to embrace evil, wicked, depraved, dishonest dealings and behavior of Communists. The word ‘CORRUPTION’ means a change from sound condition to an unsound condition. The effect or consequence of Corruption is described as rotten, spoiled, contaminated, deteriorated, debased, perverted, venal, or depraved condition as compared to normal standards and perceptions of morality and ethical behavior.

Red China is a Seven-headed Scarlet Beast and in her passionate desire to possess Tibet; to dominate, to control, and to influence Tibetan people Red China is using a Communist tactic called “Internal Subversion.” Subversion is a mechanism used to ruin, destroy, or overthrow an established government, institution, belief, etc., using the tool called Corruption. Red China is using Subversion as a means to undermine or corrupt established social, cultural, religious, political, and belief ‘Systems’ of Tibet to overthrow, destroy, and ruin Tibetan National Identity, Tibetan National Character that continues to resist Red China’s Communist Doctrine and Ideology.

The controversy about Tibetan Panchen Lama is evidence of Red China’s wicked practice called ‘Internal Subversion’.

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  • China’s Panchen Lama promises Xi he will uphold national unity

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Gyaltsen Norbu, the 11th Panchen Lama, speaks with a delegate ahead of the opening of the third plenary meeting of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing

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BEIJING (Reuters) – A youth named by China as the second-highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism, but reviled as a fake by many Tibetans, on Wednesday told President Xi Jinping he backed national unity and would strive to meet the Communist Party’s expectations.

Although officially atheist, China selected Gyaltsen Norbu as the 11th Panchen Lama in 1995, in a drive to win the hearts and minds of Tibetans.

Tibet’s current spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, had announced his own choice of a six-year-old boy, but he was taken away by authorities and has since vanished from public view.
This year marks not only the 20th anniversary of the boy’s disappearance, but also the 80th birthday of the Dalai Lama, who has lived in exile in India since fleeing Tibet in 1959 following an abortive uprising against Chinese rule.

It is also the 50th anniversary of the founding of what China calls the Tibet Autonomous Region.

At a meeting in the party’s Zhongnanhai leadership compound in central Beijing, China’s Panchen Lama told Xi he would “resolutely uphold the unity of the motherland and its people”, state television said in its main evening news bulletin.

He would “not fail to live up to the ardent expectations of the party and people”, the report added.

Xi said the party paid great attention to events in Tibet, and would send a delegation to mark 50 years of the founding of the autonomous region.

“Tomorrow will be even better for all the people of Tibet,” Xi said, adding that he hoped China’s Panchen Lama would promote patriotism and uphold national unity.
China has gradually exposed its Panchen Lama in public roles in the hope he will achieve the respect commanded by the Dalai Lama among Tibetans and globally, and in 2012 he made his first trip outside mainland China when he visited Hong Kong.

Chinese troops marched into Tibet in 1950. After the Dalai Lama fled, the 10th Panchen Lama stayed on and was initially seen as a collaborator, but it later emerged that his criticism of Beijing had earned him more than a decade spent either in prison or under house arrest.
Freed in 1977, he was politically rehabilitated the following year, and died in 1989.

Activists say China has violently tried to stamp out religious freedom and culture in Tibet, which remains under heavy security. China rejects the criticism, saying its rule has ended serfdom and brought development to a backward region.

(Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)

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