Biden-Xi Virtual Summit, Is Taiwan Really Part of China?, Are Far Right Militia Moving to Hide Communications?
Retired US Diplomat to 5 different nations David Hunter shares his knowledge, passion, interest, and experience.
1) Biden-Xi Virtual Summit Meeting: This last Monday, Pres. Biden held a virtual summit w/ Pres. Xi of China. This was after a growing 'war of words' about Taiwan, complaints of Chinese aggression in S. China sea, and Pres. Xi's holding a Politburo type meeting approving his 'Thoughts of Xi' as guiding Communist doctrine for next 20 years. What do you think was accomplished? Was it a 'win-win'?
2) Is Taiwan Really Part of China?: Pres Xi claims that Taiwan is part of China and must be 're-integrated' with the mainland. But Taiwan is an island, and it's original inhabitants were indigenous austronesians, the ancestors of peoples of Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippians. They are not Han Chinese. Does that make a difference?
3) Are Far Right Militia Moving to Hide Communications?: The news magazine VICE wrote in April 2019 that ISIS was moving towards encrypted apps like Telegram and advised members to use Swiss-based Protonmail, ---saying it was immune from spying by Western intelligence agencies. Similarly, neo-Nazi extremist groups began advising their members to use Protonmail to evade authorities and maintain reliable lines of communication to potential recruits. What do you think of this?
