#Newspaper
Exclusive: Newly obtained documents show Huawei role in shipping prohibited U.S. gear to Iran
//China’s Huawei Technologies, which for years has denied violating American trade sanctions on Iran, produced internal company records in 2010 that show it was directly involved in sending prohibited U.S. computer equipment to Iran’s largest mobile-phone operator.
//Two Huawei packing lists, dated December 2010, included computer equipment made by Hewlett-Packard Co and destined for the Iranian carrier, internal Huawei documents reviewed by Reuters show.
//The packing lists and other internal documents provide the strongest documentary evidence to date of Huawei’s involvement in alleged trade sanctions violations.
//The United States is trying to persuade allies to avoid using Huawei equipment in their next-generation mobile telecommunications systems, known as 5G. Separately, U.S. authorities are battling Huawei on a legal front.
//A U.S. indictment alleges that Huawei and Meng participated in a fraudulent scheme to obtain prohibited U.S. goods and technology for Huawei’s Iran-based business, and move money out of Iran by deceiving Western banks.
Full Article: Reuters, (2-Mar)
https://reut.rs/2TzrrlW
#Iran #Huawei #5G #Meng
Exclusive: Newly obtained documents show Huawei role in shipping prohibited U.S. gear to Iran
//China’s Huawei Technologies, which for years has denied violating American trade sanctions on Iran, produced internal company records in 2010 that show it was directly involved in sending prohibited U.S. computer equipment to Iran’s largest mobile-phone operator.
//Two Huawei packing lists, dated December 2010, included computer equipment made by Hewlett-Packard Co and destined for the Iranian carrier, internal Huawei documents reviewed by Reuters show.
//The packing lists and other internal documents provide the strongest documentary evidence to date of Huawei’s involvement in alleged trade sanctions violations.
//The United States is trying to persuade allies to avoid using Huawei equipment in their next-generation mobile telecommunications systems, known as 5G. Separately, U.S. authorities are battling Huawei on a legal front.
//A U.S. indictment alleges that Huawei and Meng participated in a fraudulent scheme to obtain prohibited U.S. goods and technology for Huawei’s Iran-based business, and move money out of Iran by deceiving Western banks.
Full Article: Reuters, (2-Mar)
https://reut.rs/2TzrrlW
#Iran #Huawei #5G #Meng
Reuters
Exclusive: Newly obtained documents show Huawei role in shipping prohibited U.S. gear to Iran
LONDON (Reuters) - China’s Huawei Technologies, which for years has denied violating American trade sanctions on Iran, produced internal company records in 2010 that show it was directly involved in sending prohibited U.S. computer equipment to Iran’s largest…
#Newspaper
54,000 Iranian prisoners furloughed due to coronavirus fears: Judiciary spokesperson
//ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Over 54,000 prisoners in Iran have been temporarily released as a precautionary measure against the spread of coronavirus
//Iraj Harirchi, the head of Iran’s coronavirus task force told reporters on Thursday that he had asked the judiciary to grant leave to certain prisoners to reduce crowding in the prisons and the spread of the virus.
//The issuing of custodial sentences has dropped 35% since the judiciary ordered judges across the country last week to refrain from taking more prisoners into custody.
//Prisoners with sentences up to five years in length have authorization to be furloughed
//However, political prisoners generally receive longer jail sentences longer than five years and are unlikely to be released.
//UN medical experts arrived in Iran on Monday to help the government tackle the widespread coronavirus outbreak
//Thirty-seven people have been detained for hoarding medical equipment... five million masks and 32 million gloves hoarded have been recovered.
//anyone found interfering in the health system while the country battles a serious outbreak of coronavirus could be found guilty of sowing “corruption on earth,” which carries the death penalty.
Source: RUDAW, (3-Mar)
https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iran/03032020
#Iran #CoronavirusOutbreak #Prisoners
54,000 Iranian prisoners furloughed due to coronavirus fears: Judiciary spokesperson
//ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Over 54,000 prisoners in Iran have been temporarily released as a precautionary measure against the spread of coronavirus
//Iraj Harirchi, the head of Iran’s coronavirus task force told reporters on Thursday that he had asked the judiciary to grant leave to certain prisoners to reduce crowding in the prisons and the spread of the virus.
//The issuing of custodial sentences has dropped 35% since the judiciary ordered judges across the country last week to refrain from taking more prisoners into custody.
//Prisoners with sentences up to five years in length have authorization to be furloughed
//However, political prisoners generally receive longer jail sentences longer than five years and are unlikely to be released.
//UN medical experts arrived in Iran on Monday to help the government tackle the widespread coronavirus outbreak
//Thirty-seven people have been detained for hoarding medical equipment... five million masks and 32 million gloves hoarded have been recovered.
//anyone found interfering in the health system while the country battles a serious outbreak of coronavirus could be found guilty of sowing “corruption on earth,” which carries the death penalty.
Source: RUDAW, (3-Mar)
https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iran/03032020
#Iran #CoronavirusOutbreak #Prisoners
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#CoronavirusPandemic #WuhanPneumonia #Iran #China
Satellite images of mass graves suggest Iran’s coronavirus epidemic is even more serious than the authorities are admitting
//According to the latest health ministry figures, more than 10,000 Iranians have fallen ill from the virus and 429 have died.
Dr Afkhami, an associate professor at George Washington University, said the mass graves add weight to suspicions the real mortality figures are much higher and are still being covered by the leadership.
He added that the close trading partnership between Iran and China, and the government’s fear of disrupting that partnership had contributed to the early and rapid spread of the disease.
“Because of China’s status as the country’s principal commercial partner, the Iranian government took inadequate cautionary measures to restrict and monitor travelers from China."//
Source: The Guardian #Mar12
#MadeInChina
Satellite images of mass graves suggest Iran’s coronavirus epidemic is even more serious than the authorities are admitting
//According to the latest health ministry figures, more than 10,000 Iranians have fallen ill from the virus and 429 have died.
Dr Afkhami, an associate professor at George Washington University, said the mass graves add weight to suspicions the real mortality figures are much higher and are still being covered by the leadership.
He added that the close trading partnership between Iran and China, and the government’s fear of disrupting that partnership had contributed to the early and rapid spread of the disease.
“Because of China’s status as the country’s principal commercial partner, the Iranian government took inadequate cautionary measures to restrict and monitor travelers from China."//
Source: The Guardian #Mar12
#MadeInChina
#Newspaper
Iranian official backtracks after calling Chinese Covid-19 figures a 'joke'
//Iran’s health ministry spokesman has backtracked after he described China’s official figures on the coronavirus outbreak as a “joke”.
//China had given the impression that coronavirus was like influenza but with fewer deaths.
//Chinese-Iranian relations are normally warm, partly because China is a key market for Iranian oil, and criticism of China’s coronavirus figures had previously come exclusively from the west.
//Jahanpour said he had merely been commenting on how China’s epidemiological assessment of coronavirus was not shared by Iran.
//Meanwhile, Iran announced plans to ban printed newspapers in an effort to slow the spread of the disease.
Full Article: The Guardian, (06-Apr)
https://bit.ly/3ed02jt
#Iran #China #Deaths #Coronavirus
Iranian official backtracks after calling Chinese Covid-19 figures a 'joke'
//Iran’s health ministry spokesman has backtracked after he described China’s official figures on the coronavirus outbreak as a “joke”.
//China had given the impression that coronavirus was like influenza but with fewer deaths.
//Chinese-Iranian relations are normally warm, partly because China is a key market for Iranian oil, and criticism of China’s coronavirus figures had previously come exclusively from the west.
//Jahanpour said he had merely been commenting on how China’s epidemiological assessment of coronavirus was not shared by Iran.
//Meanwhile, Iran announced plans to ban printed newspapers in an effort to slow the spread of the disease.
Full Article: The Guardian, (06-Apr)
https://bit.ly/3ed02jt
#Iran #China #Deaths #Coronavirus
the Guardian
Iranian official backtracks after calling Chinese Covid-19 figures a 'joke'
Comments from Kianoush Jahanpour draw reproach from Chinese ambassador
#Newspaper
China, Iran targeting presidential campaigns with hacking attempts, Google announces
//Chinese and Iranian government hackers have targeted the Gmail accounts of staffers working on the presidential campaigns of Joe Biden and President Trump, respectively
//They may do so in search of insights into the thinking of the next American leader, or as the Russians did in 2016, to obtain material that might be disclosed publicly or used to interfere in the election.
//The hackers used a common technique called “phishing,”... enabling the hacker to gain access to the target’s credentials.
//Some analysts say the greater threat is the prospect of hacking, dumping and altering information that can embarrass or disparage a candidate or damage a campaign. The hacking and leaking of Democratic emails in 2016 led to the resignations of party officials and disrupted the party convention.
//Google threat analyst Shane Huntley said on Twitter that the hacker groups involved are APT31, which is linked to the Chinese government, and APT35, which is linked to the Iranian government.
//In 2008, Chinese government hackers compromised the computer networks of then- Sens. and presidential rivals Barack Obama (Ill.) and John McCain (Ariz.). In 2012, foreign and domestic hackers tried to gain access to the campaign networks of Obama and Mitt Romney (R).
//Iran has a history of weaponizing information... after seeing the political divisions Russia exploited in 2016 through both hacking and social media operations, it might be tempted to try something similar
Full article: Washington Post, (05-Jun)
#China #Iran #PresidentialCampaign #Election #Hacking #Google #Gmail #Biden #Trump
China, Iran targeting presidential campaigns with hacking attempts, Google announces
//Chinese and Iranian government hackers have targeted the Gmail accounts of staffers working on the presidential campaigns of Joe Biden and President Trump, respectively
//They may do so in search of insights into the thinking of the next American leader, or as the Russians did in 2016, to obtain material that might be disclosed publicly or used to interfere in the election.
//The hackers used a common technique called “phishing,”... enabling the hacker to gain access to the target’s credentials.
//Some analysts say the greater threat is the prospect of hacking, dumping and altering information that can embarrass or disparage a candidate or damage a campaign. The hacking and leaking of Democratic emails in 2016 led to the resignations of party officials and disrupted the party convention.
//Google threat analyst Shane Huntley said on Twitter that the hacker groups involved are APT31, which is linked to the Chinese government, and APT35, which is linked to the Iranian government.
//In 2008, Chinese government hackers compromised the computer networks of then- Sens. and presidential rivals Barack Obama (Ill.) and John McCain (Ariz.). In 2012, foreign and domestic hackers tried to gain access to the campaign networks of Obama and Mitt Romney (R).
//Iran has a history of weaponizing information... after seeing the political divisions Russia exploited in 2016 through both hacking and social media operations, it might be tempted to try something similar
Full article: Washington Post, (05-Jun)
#China #Iran #PresidentialCampaign #Election #Hacking #Google #Gmail #Biden #Trump
#Newspaper
When China Met Iran
//China and Iran had come to the verge of signing a 25-year trade and military partnership agreement that promises to bring a huge Chinese presence into Iran’s economic development, in exchange for a regular supply of heavily discounted Iranian oil.
//This potential partnership threatens the United States’s predominant position in the Middle East, the reaction in Iran and China themselves was also hardly ebullient. The deal was referred to as a new Treaty of Turkmenchay by critics of Iran’s beleaguered president while a Chinese government spokesman dodged inquiries. China’s partnership with Iran in recent years which includes buying Iranian oil in small quantities at a steep discount and crowding out Iranian domestic producers with low-cost imports has also been unhelpful in engendering affection.
//China has been quietly expanding its economic, diplomatic, and even military activities in the region in recent years. Beijing motives are straightforward but varied as it seeks to advance its powers and establish itself in the eyes of the world. Chinese leaders are however aware that few of the great powers have emerged unscathed from Middle East adventures with the region’s deep political fissures, which poses a risk for a China that aims to be a friend of everyone.
//Coincidently, the leak of the China-Iran agreement roughly coincided with the biannual China-Arab States Cooperation Forum early this month, which prompted numerous proclamations of Chinese friendship with Iran’s Arab rivals.
//Nonetheless, the China-Iran relationship is still likely to grow closer in the coming years as China tries to project power westward and Iran seeks to insulate itself from the debilitating effects of American power.
//The United States should then, at every step, aim to exacerbate the conundrums each party faces and enlist regional partners.
Full Article: The New York Times, (21-Jul)
https://nyti.ms/3ir29l6
#ChinaIranRelations #globalpolitics #ChinaUSRelations #Iran
When China Met Iran
//China and Iran had come to the verge of signing a 25-year trade and military partnership agreement that promises to bring a huge Chinese presence into Iran’s economic development, in exchange for a regular supply of heavily discounted Iranian oil.
//This potential partnership threatens the United States’s predominant position in the Middle East, the reaction in Iran and China themselves was also hardly ebullient. The deal was referred to as a new Treaty of Turkmenchay by critics of Iran’s beleaguered president while a Chinese government spokesman dodged inquiries. China’s partnership with Iran in recent years which includes buying Iranian oil in small quantities at a steep discount and crowding out Iranian domestic producers with low-cost imports has also been unhelpful in engendering affection.
//China has been quietly expanding its economic, diplomatic, and even military activities in the region in recent years. Beijing motives are straightforward but varied as it seeks to advance its powers and establish itself in the eyes of the world. Chinese leaders are however aware that few of the great powers have emerged unscathed from Middle East adventures with the region’s deep political fissures, which poses a risk for a China that aims to be a friend of everyone.
//Coincidently, the leak of the China-Iran agreement roughly coincided with the biannual China-Arab States Cooperation Forum early this month, which prompted numerous proclamations of Chinese friendship with Iran’s Arab rivals.
//Nonetheless, the China-Iran relationship is still likely to grow closer in the coming years as China tries to project power westward and Iran seeks to insulate itself from the debilitating effects of American power.
//The United States should then, at every step, aim to exacerbate the conundrums each party faces and enlist regional partners.
Full Article: The New York Times, (21-Jul)
https://nyti.ms/3ir29l6
#ChinaIranRelations #globalpolitics #ChinaUSRelations #Iran
NY Times
When China Met Iran
A growing partnership between America’s main Middle East adversary and Asia’s rising superpower bears careful watching in Washington.
Microsoft Says Russian, Chinese, Iranian Hackers Stepping up Attacks on US Presidential Election, Calls for Increased Security to Safeguard Democracy
A report published by Microsoft on 10 September has warned of Russian, Chinese, and Iranian hackers found again to be attempting to interfere with the US presidential election. The report noted that the hackers were using more convert methods this time in their attacks on members of both the Democratic and Republican parties and associated think tanks.
As America entered the election year, cyber warfare was back. Microsoft analysed suspicious use of its products and found that hackers from Russia, China, and Iran were once again in action. Strontium, a hacker organization that has accessed and leaked emails of the former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and has ties to the Russian military intelligence agency GRU, has again launched attacks on the election this year. Besides the Democrats, the Republicans, and members of other political parties, their targets also included think tanks, advocacy groups, and enterprises. It is estimated that at least 200 US institutions related to the election have been attacked. According to Microsoft’s report, the Russian hackers have changed their methods. While they would obtain login credentials through phishing emails during the 2016 election, they have become more proactive this year by engaging in brute force attacks and password spraying, which is to break into many accounts using a few commonly used credentials. Meanwhile, they have become more cautious. They made some of the attacks using the Tor browser to stay anonymous and untraceable. This has made investigations more difficult and time-consuming.
Besides the Russians, Chinese and Iranian hackers were also on the move. Microsoft said they had discovered as early as in March 2019 that the Chinese hacker organisation Zirconium had launched thousands of attacks and compromised nearly 150 accounts. Their goal, said Microsoft, was to infiltrate email accounts of the candidates and individuals related to the campaigns. Using non-campaign accounts belonging to people related to the campaign, Zirconium directed an unsuccessful attack at the election effort of the Democratic candidate Joe Biden. Trump’s campaign has also been targeted with at least one “prominent person” affiliated with the current administration being attacked. Besides politicians, Microsoft said Chinese hackers had also attacked international relations scholars at 15 universities and 18 international relations policy organizations, including the Atlantic Council and Stimson Center. It was not revealed whether the attack was successful.
Source: Stand News #Sep11
#US #Russia #China #Iran #Microsoft #Election #Interference #Cyberattack
https://bit.ly/2HlR0EZ
A report published by Microsoft on 10 September has warned of Russian, Chinese, and Iranian hackers found again to be attempting to interfere with the US presidential election. The report noted that the hackers were using more convert methods this time in their attacks on members of both the Democratic and Republican parties and associated think tanks.
As America entered the election year, cyber warfare was back. Microsoft analysed suspicious use of its products and found that hackers from Russia, China, and Iran were once again in action. Strontium, a hacker organization that has accessed and leaked emails of the former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and has ties to the Russian military intelligence agency GRU, has again launched attacks on the election this year. Besides the Democrats, the Republicans, and members of other political parties, their targets also included think tanks, advocacy groups, and enterprises. It is estimated that at least 200 US institutions related to the election have been attacked. According to Microsoft’s report, the Russian hackers have changed their methods. While they would obtain login credentials through phishing emails during the 2016 election, they have become more proactive this year by engaging in brute force attacks and password spraying, which is to break into many accounts using a few commonly used credentials. Meanwhile, they have become more cautious. They made some of the attacks using the Tor browser to stay anonymous and untraceable. This has made investigations more difficult and time-consuming.
Besides the Russians, Chinese and Iranian hackers were also on the move. Microsoft said they had discovered as early as in March 2019 that the Chinese hacker organisation Zirconium had launched thousands of attacks and compromised nearly 150 accounts. Their goal, said Microsoft, was to infiltrate email accounts of the candidates and individuals related to the campaigns. Using non-campaign accounts belonging to people related to the campaign, Zirconium directed an unsuccessful attack at the election effort of the Democratic candidate Joe Biden. Trump’s campaign has also been targeted with at least one “prominent person” affiliated with the current administration being attacked. Besides politicians, Microsoft said Chinese hackers had also attacked international relations scholars at 15 universities and 18 international relations policy organizations, including the Atlantic Council and Stimson Center. It was not revealed whether the attack was successful.
Source: Stand News #Sep11
#US #Russia #China #Iran #Microsoft #Election #Interference #Cyberattack
https://bit.ly/2HlR0EZ
#Story #USsanctions #Iran
[Travel Reflections] Iranian friend worried for Hongkongers facing US sanctions
“I heard that Hong Kong is sanctioned by the United States. Is it true?” On the other side of the telephone was the voice of my Iranian friend in a worried tone.
I was caught off guard by the question, hesitated for a few seconds and then responded, “Probably yes...”
“What to do then? It’s no joking being sanctioned by the United States. Just look at our situation…. Do you need help?”
https://telegra.ph/Travel-Reflections-Iranian-friend-worried-for-Hongkongers-facing-US-sanctions-10-20
[Travel Reflections] Iranian friend worried for Hongkongers facing US sanctions
“I heard that Hong Kong is sanctioned by the United States. Is it true?” On the other side of the telephone was the voice of my Iranian friend in a worried tone.
I was caught off guard by the question, hesitated for a few seconds and then responded, “Probably yes...”
“What to do then? It’s no joking being sanctioned by the United States. Just look at our situation…. Do you need help?”
https://telegra.ph/Travel-Reflections-Iranian-friend-worried-for-Hongkongers-facing-US-sanctions-10-20
Telegraph
[Travel Reflections] Iranian friend worried for Hongkongers facing US sanctions
Author： Kim Fan Wong
Pompeo Accused China Eradicating All Faith that Do Not Conform to the Communist Regime on International Religious Freedom Day
On the International Religious Freedom Day on Tuesday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticised China, Iran, and North Korea as the most seriously prosecuted countries in the world for religious freedom. He added that the three countries increased the restriction upon its people, especially for Beijing trying to eradicate all faith that violates the communist regime.
Pompeo in a statement mentioned the International Religious Freedom Act taking into effect 22 years ago on October 27, reiterating the promise on the promotion and the defence on the religious rights of everyone in the world. Pompeo stated that the US government has long been respectful the freedom of lifestyle regardless of their religion, dating back to the visions of the founding fathers of the US. He emphasised, religious and human dignity issues are of the core of US diplomatic relations, for now, and in the future.
Pompeo named China, Iran, and North Korea as three of the worst countries in the world, in terms of religious rights. “These countries are tightening their restriction to suppress their people. Worse still, China is trying to erase every religion not compatible with the communist regime.” He said.
#ReligiousFreedom #CCP #Pompeo #China #HumanRight #NorthKorea #Iran #ReligionEradication
Source: Apple Daily #Oct28
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201028/Q6MEDFFHKBE6BJNDGMX6XLBC6I/
On the International Religious Freedom Day on Tuesday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticised China, Iran, and North Korea as the most seriously prosecuted countries in the world for religious freedom. He added that the three countries increased the restriction upon its people, especially for Beijing trying to eradicate all faith that violates the communist regime.
Pompeo in a statement mentioned the International Religious Freedom Act taking into effect 22 years ago on October 27, reiterating the promise on the promotion and the defence on the religious rights of everyone in the world. Pompeo stated that the US government has long been respectful the freedom of lifestyle regardless of their religion, dating back to the visions of the founding fathers of the US. He emphasised, religious and human dignity issues are of the core of US diplomatic relations, for now, and in the future.
Pompeo named China, Iran, and North Korea as three of the worst countries in the world, in terms of religious rights. “These countries are tightening their restriction to suppress their people. Worse still, China is trying to erase every religion not compatible with the communist regime.” He said.
#ReligiousFreedom #CCP #Pompeo #China #HumanRight #NorthKorea #Iran #ReligionEradication
Source: Apple Daily #Oct28
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201028/Q6MEDFFHKBE6BJNDGMX6XLBC6I/
The biggest hardware company in the world, Stanley Black & Decker closed factory in Shenzhen, China, thousands of people lost their jobs
(29 Oct) The biggest tools and hardware company in the world, Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. has suddenly noticed people about the close of their branch in Shenzhen, China on 26th October and dismissed all employees on the 28th, thousands of people lost their jobs in one blink. Besides the brand in Shenzhen, Stanley Black & Decker also dismissed their subsidiary, Black & Decker, in Shenzhen at the same time.
According to the media, Black & Decker is the subsidiary of Stanley Black & Decker, registered in China with 10 million USD in 2012, mainly manufacturing products like electric tools and vacuum cleaner, and had more than 1000 full-time employees. They were listed as the 228th in the top 500 American companies, also the biggest tools and hardware manufacturing company.
This act by Stanley Black & Decker has shaken up the industry, they explained the reason for dismissing Black & Decker in Shenzhen is “following the overall change of the market and the increasing competitors, the group has to reorganize resources and maintain market competitiveness based in strategies.”
However, there are different opinions outside. Some Chinese media thinks that Shenzhen has re-started working long ago, a big possibility is because of the trade war tariff issues between the US and China, that it has forced Stanley Black & Decker to move out of China.
The Radio Free China (RFA) thinks that since the outbreak of the trade war between the US and China, there were already a lot of foreign companies moving out from China to Southeast Asia, while it was difficult for Stanley Black & Decker as they are export-oriented, especially China could not stop infringement effectively, forcing Stanley Black & Decker to make the hard choice.
While the Epoch Times thinks that except in Shenzhen, Stanley Black & Decker has their manufacturing factories and research bases in other places like Suzhou and Shanghai, and have participated in strikes for many times in the past 10 years, with the biggest strike that gathered thousands of people.
The Epoch Times also reported that the Stanley Black & Decker group was once deceived by their subsidiary in Suzhou, China, that they violated the sanction against Iran and paid the fine of 1.869 million USD in 2019 for the close of file. Stanley Black & Decker’s Suzhou subsidiary was originally China Guoqiang Company, but after acquisition and merger by Stanley Black & Decker, they still export electric tools to Iran 23 times, costing 3.2 million USD, and used 6 other companies to make the fake bill of lading and statements in order to hide the fact that they are trading with Iran. The Suzhou subsidiary was then found out by the Stanley Black & Decker group and reported to the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
The future of the production line of Stanley Black & Decker remains unclear.
Source: The Liberty Times
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
#China #Shenzhen #BlackAndDecker #Factory #Close #Iran #Trade
(29 Oct) The biggest tools and hardware company in the world, Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. has suddenly noticed people about the close of their branch in Shenzhen, China on 26th October and dismissed all employees on the 28th, thousands of people lost their jobs in one blink. Besides the brand in Shenzhen, Stanley Black & Decker also dismissed their subsidiary, Black & Decker, in Shenzhen at the same time.
According to the media, Black & Decker is the subsidiary of Stanley Black & Decker, registered in China with 10 million USD in 2012, mainly manufacturing products like electric tools and vacuum cleaner, and had more than 1000 full-time employees. They were listed as the 228th in the top 500 American companies, also the biggest tools and hardware manufacturing company.
This act by Stanley Black & Decker has shaken up the industry, they explained the reason for dismissing Black & Decker in Shenzhen is “following the overall change of the market and the increasing competitors, the group has to reorganize resources and maintain market competitiveness based in strategies.”
However, there are different opinions outside. Some Chinese media thinks that Shenzhen has re-started working long ago, a big possibility is because of the trade war tariff issues between the US and China, that it has forced Stanley Black & Decker to move out of China.
The Radio Free China (RFA) thinks that since the outbreak of the trade war between the US and China, there were already a lot of foreign companies moving out from China to Southeast Asia, while it was difficult for Stanley Black & Decker as they are export-oriented, especially China could not stop infringement effectively, forcing Stanley Black & Decker to make the hard choice.
While the Epoch Times thinks that except in Shenzhen, Stanley Black & Decker has their manufacturing factories and research bases in other places like Suzhou and Shanghai, and have participated in strikes for many times in the past 10 years, with the biggest strike that gathered thousands of people.
The Epoch Times also reported that the Stanley Black & Decker group was once deceived by their subsidiary in Suzhou, China, that they violated the sanction against Iran and paid the fine of 1.869 million USD in 2019 for the close of file. Stanley Black & Decker’s Suzhou subsidiary was originally China Guoqiang Company, but after acquisition and merger by Stanley Black & Decker, they still export electric tools to Iran 23 times, costing 3.2 million USD, and used 6 other companies to make the fake bill of lading and statements in order to hide the fact that they are trading with Iran. The Suzhou subsidiary was then found out by the Stanley Black & Decker group and reported to the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
The future of the production line of Stanley Black & Decker remains unclear.
Source: The Liberty Times
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
#China #Shenzhen #BlackAndDecker #Factory #Close #Iran #Trade
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全球最大五金公司 史丹利百得關閉中國深圳廠 一夕數千人失業 - 自由財經
〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕全球最大的工具和五金公司——美國「史丹利百得集團（Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.）」深圳分公司10月26日突然發出解散公告
Canadians who say they’ve been targeted by foreign agents want coordinated response
Four victims of threats and intimidation by Iranian, Chinese and Russian foreign agents joined a Parliament Hill press conference on Thursday, where they gave harrowing accounts of harassment by foreign agents operating on Canadian soil. They said Canadian domestic police forces have proven ill-equipped to deal with their concerns.
These four people are husband of a deceased in the Boeing jet fired by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, members of Canada’s Tibetan and Uighur communities, a Canadian filmmaker and journalist who specializes in Russia.
A private member’s bill from Conservative MP Garnett Genuis calling on the federal government to take stronger action against foreign interference. Conservative Party had a motion in the House of Commons to call on the Liberal government to take a harder line against national security threats from China.
Source: CTVNews #Nov26
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/canadians-who-say-they-ve-been-targeted-by-foreign-agents-want-co-ordinated-response-1.5205933
#Canadian #NationalSecurity #China #Russia #Iran
Four victims of threats and intimidation by Iranian, Chinese and Russian foreign agents joined a Parliament Hill press conference on Thursday, where they gave harrowing accounts of harassment by foreign agents operating on Canadian soil. They said Canadian domestic police forces have proven ill-equipped to deal with their concerns.
These four people are husband of a deceased in the Boeing jet fired by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, members of Canada’s Tibetan and Uighur communities, a Canadian filmmaker and journalist who specializes in Russia.
A private member’s bill from Conservative MP Garnett Genuis calling on the federal government to take stronger action against foreign interference. Conservative Party had a motion in the House of Commons to call on the Liberal government to take a harder line against national security threats from China.
Source: CTVNews #Nov26
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/canadians-who-say-they-ve-been-targeted-by-foreign-agents-want-co-ordinated-response-1.5205933
#Canadian #NationalSecurity #China #Russia #Iran
CTVNews
Canadians who say they've been targeted by foreign agents want co-ordinated response
After burying his wife after the passenger jet she was aboard was shot down by the Iranian military, Javad Soleimani returned to Canada and began speaking out about the tragedy of Ukrainian International Airlines Flight PS752.
Washington to Restrict Cloud Service Providers from Cooperating With Foreign Companies That Harbor Hackers, Targeting at China, Russia and Iran
Cyber-attack by hackers is rampant. A report said that President Trump is drafting an executive order to restrict the international operation of U.S. cloud computing companies such as Amazon and Microsoft, regulating their corporation with foreign cloud companies, in an effort to protect against foreign cyber-attack from hackers, referring to those from China, Russia, and Iran.
According to sources, the executive order allows the Department of Commerce to prohibit U.S. cloud providers from partnering with foreign cloud companies that offer safe haven to hackers and forbid foreign providers from operating in the U.S., preventing foreign hackers to conduct quick and anonymous cyberattacks through cloud service provider.
U.S. officials repeatedly accuse China of its economic and security threat. The report said that this executive order is intended to address the attack from China. It has also been reported that the measure is also targeted to deal with hacking attacks by Russia and Iran.
#US #China #Russia #Iran #Hackers #CyberAttack #CloudService #Amazon #Microsoft
Source: Apple Daily #Dec06
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201206/LRQ2EE6LCFC5HPWHHAYE73JPCA/
Cyber-attack by hackers is rampant. A report said that President Trump is drafting an executive order to restrict the international operation of U.S. cloud computing companies such as Amazon and Microsoft, regulating their corporation with foreign cloud companies, in an effort to protect against foreign cyber-attack from hackers, referring to those from China, Russia, and Iran.
According to sources, the executive order allows the Department of Commerce to prohibit U.S. cloud providers from partnering with foreign cloud companies that offer safe haven to hackers and forbid foreign providers from operating in the U.S., preventing foreign hackers to conduct quick and anonymous cyberattacks through cloud service provider.
U.S. officials repeatedly accuse China of its economic and security threat. The report said that this executive order is intended to address the attack from China. It has also been reported that the measure is also targeted to deal with hacking attacks by Russia and Iran.
#US #China #Russia #Iran #Hackers #CyberAttack #CloudService #Amazon #Microsoft
Source: Apple Daily #Dec06
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201206/LRQ2EE6LCFC5HPWHHAYE73JPCA/
A journalist in exile suspected of being kidnapped back to Iran across the border and being executed
Iran government sentenced the 47-year-old journalist Ruhollah Zam, who was once in exile to France, to death because of "corruption" on Saturday (12th December). The journalist was accused of cooperating with foreign intelligence departments, sharing protest information as well as making teachings on gasoline bombs on his Telegram channel. The French government, human rights organisations, Reporters Without Borders and Committee to Protect Journalists all condemned the execution, describing it as “a fatal blow to Iran’s freedom of speech”.
Zam fled to Paris after being accused of cooperating with foreign intelligence departments in 2009. He subsequently started operating website “AmadNews” and his telegram channel, having over 1 million followers. He shared Iran protest information and scandals of Iran officials on his channel in 2017, and tutorials for making gasoline bomb. Telegram has once blocked his channel due to complaints from the Iranian government.
#Iran #RuhollahZam #Journalist #Paris #FreedomofSpeech #Iranprotests #Telegram #InExile #AmadNews
Source: Stand News #Dec13
https://bit.ly/3orlO6I
Iran government sentenced the 47-year-old journalist Ruhollah Zam, who was once in exile to France, to death because of "corruption" on Saturday (12th December). The journalist was accused of cooperating with foreign intelligence departments, sharing protest information as well as making teachings on gasoline bombs on his Telegram channel. The French government, human rights organisations, Reporters Without Borders and Committee to Protect Journalists all condemned the execution, describing it as “a fatal blow to Iran’s freedom of speech”.
Zam fled to Paris after being accused of cooperating with foreign intelligence departments in 2009. He subsequently started operating website “AmadNews” and his telegram channel, having over 1 million followers. He shared Iran protest information and scandals of Iran officials on his channel in 2017, and tutorials for making gasoline bomb. Telegram has once blocked his channel due to complaints from the Iranian government.
#Iran #RuhollahZam #Journalist #Paris #FreedomofSpeech #Iranprotests #Telegram #InExile #AmadNews
Source: Stand News #Dec13
https://bit.ly/3orlO6I
China, With $400 Billion Iran Deal, Could Deepen Influence in Mideast
China and Iran signed 25 years investment agreement on Mar 27. Iran did not make the details of the agreement public before the signing, nor did the Chinese government give specifics. But experts said it believed that China agreed to invest $400 billion in Iran over 25 years in exchange for a steady supply of oil to fuel its growing economy.
The deal could deepen China’s influence in the Middle East and undercut American efforts to keep Iran isolated. But it was not immediately clear how much of the agreement can be implemented while the U.S. dispute with Iran over its nuclear program remains unresolved.
The draft also called for deepening military cooperation, including joint training and exercises, joint research and weapons development and intelligence-sharing.
Source: NYT #Mar27
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/27/world/middleeast/china-iran-deal.html
#IranChina25YearDeal #Iran #China
China and Iran signed 25 years investment agreement on Mar 27. Iran did not make the details of the agreement public before the signing, nor did the Chinese government give specifics. But experts said it believed that China agreed to invest $400 billion in Iran over 25 years in exchange for a steady supply of oil to fuel its growing economy.
The deal could deepen China’s influence in the Middle East and undercut American efforts to keep Iran isolated. But it was not immediately clear how much of the agreement can be implemented while the U.S. dispute with Iran over its nuclear program remains unresolved.
The draft also called for deepening military cooperation, including joint training and exercises, joint research and weapons development and intelligence-sharing.
Source: NYT #Mar27
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/27/world/middleeast/china-iran-deal.html
#IranChina25YearDeal #Iran #China