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Chinese military officer and researcher arrested at LAX is charged with visa fraud

// A scientific researcher and officer in the People’s Republic of China Liberation Army was arrested Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport as he tried to return to China. He is being charged with visa fraud.

//Xin Wang allegedly made fraudulent statements on a J1 non-immigrant visa application issued to him .If convicted, Wang faces a maximum of 10 years in prison and a fine of $250,000.

//Wang stated he was a “Level 9” technician with the PLA and received a stipend while he was also provided a scholarship from the China Scholarship Council.The district court statement equated the Level 9 status to the U.S. rank of major.

//“Wang stated he intentionally made false statements about his military service in his visa application in order to increase the likelihood that he would receive his J1 visa.”

//Wang told customs agents he was ordered by Chinese military personnel to “observe the layout of the UCSF lab and bring back information on how to replicate it in China.”

Full Article: Los Angelas Times, (11-June)

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Chinese Military Will Not Fire the First Shot, Beijing Stated to the US

Tensions between China and the United States escalates as the two countries respectively start military operations frequently at the South China Sea. The South China Morning Post, citing a source, stated that Beijing clearly commanded the People’s Liberation Army not to fire the first shot, seemingly in an attempt to cool down the situation.

The report indicated that Beijing did not want to give an excuse for the War Hawks in Washington to further raise the tensions among the two countries. Beijing also ordered Chinese pilots and Chinese naval to remain restraint in a recent and frequent stand-off with US military fighter aircraft and fleets.

American carrier battle groups, the USS Nimitz and the USS Ronald Reagan, carried out drills in the South China Sea last month, as well as rare nighttime aerial reconnaissance missions near Guangdong and Fujian provinces. As for China, it conducted naval drills and flyover missions around Taiwan and the South China Sea.

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Source: Stand News #Aug12

"Japan would Adopt a Solid Strategy Against China," from the PLA Analysis.

Japanese media reported, according to a Chinese military analysis, the new Japanese government would like to establish maritime alliances with the United States and other countries and will take a tougher stance against China.

According to Kyodo News, the Chinese military experts released an analysis report at an internal PLA meeting in late September. The report said that the Yoshihide Suga administration, which took office in mid-September, would like to establish maritime alliances with the United States and other countries in the Indo-Pacific region.

The report also stated the Chinese military believes that Yoshihide Suga would continue the policy of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The report said Suga government was currently exploring the possibility of possessing attack capabilities against enemy bases, which implied that Japan's long-standing "exclusively defensive" national defence policy would change. China should treat this as a "new issue" and make preparations. It does not rule out the possibility that China will accelerate the strengthening of its armaments.

Source: Now News #Oct05

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