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Scott Tilley is a Senior Fellow at the American Security Council Foundation, where he writes the “Technical Power” column, focusing on the societal and national security implications of advanced technology in cybersecurity, space, and foreign relations.

He is an emeritus professor at the Florida Institute of Technology. Previously, he was with the University of California, Riverside, Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute, and IBM. His research and teaching were in the areas of computer science, software & systems engineering, educational technology, the design of communication, and business information systems.

He is president and founder of the Center for Technology & Society, president and co-founder of Big Data Florida, past president of INCOSE Space Coast, and a Space Coast Writers’ Guild Fellow.

He has authored over 150 academic papers and has published 28 books (technical and non-technical), most recently Systems Analysis & Design (Cengage, 2020), SPACE (Anthology Alliance, 2019), and Technical Justice (CTS Press, 2019). He wrote the “Technology Today” column for FLORIDA TODAY from 2010 to 2018.

He is a popular public speaker, having delivered numerous keynote presentations and “Tech Talks” for a general audience. Recent examples include the role of big data in the space program, a four-part series on machine learning, and a four-part series on fake news.

He holds a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Victoria (1995).

Contact him at stilley@cts.today.

G-7 Raises Concern Over China’s ‘Coercive Economic Policies’ and Human Rights Issues

Monday, December 13, 2021

Categories: ASCF News Economic Security

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Source: https://www.theepochtimes.com/g-7-raises-concern-over-chinas-coercive-economic-policies-and-human-rights-issues_4153601.html

The UK's Foreign Secretary Liz Truss speaks at a press conference at the G-7 Foreign Ministers meeting in Liverpool, England, on Dec. 12, 2021. (Jon Super/AP Photo)

The Group of Seven (G-7) foreign ministers on Dec. 12 expressed concern over China’s “coercive economic policies” and the challenges posed by the Chinese regime in the East and South China Seas, as well as the human rights violations linked to Beijing, in their first meeting with ASEAN nations.

British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, who chaired the meetings, said discussions on China covered “a range of issues and challenges,” including human rights issues in Hong Kong, where China is accused of oppressing democratic freedom, and Xinjiang, where it is accused of targeting the Uyghur ethnic minority.

In a statement, Truss said the ministers also spoke of “the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait,” and the issues in the South China Sea, such as those related to “the land reclamations, activities, serious incidents in the area” which may undermine peace and stability in the region.

The G-7, which comprises the United States, the UK, Canada, France, Italy, Germany, and Japan, and their ASEAN counterparts, reaffirmed its “shared interest in maintaining a free and open Indo–Pacific region” and encouraged “intensified cooperation in promoting maritime security,” Truss added.

The ministers also called for North Korea to refrain from “provocative actions” and engage in a diplomatic process to have “complete, verifiable, and irreversible abandonment” of all the North’s unlawful weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles.

“We urge the DPRK [the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea] to respect human rights for all and to resolve the abductions issue immediately,” Truss said.

Though the G-7 ministers welcomed the resumption of negotiations in Vienna on restoring the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which aimed at reviving the Iran nuclear deal, they urged Iran to stop its nuclear escalation and seize the opportunity now to conclude a deal.

Meanwhile, Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and his Australian counterpart, Marise Payne, have agreed to boost the countries’ “special strategic partnership” to “a higher level” to achieve the “Free and Open Indo–Pacific” goal, according to the Japanese foreign affairs ministry.

The two ministers, who met at the sidelines of a G-7 Foreign and Development Ministers’ Meeting, emphasized that Japan and Australia would continue to assist in building quality infrastructure in the Indo–Pacific region, including by utilizing the framework of Japan, Australia, and the United States.

Australia and the United States have also reaffirmed their efforts to promote peace and prosperity in the Indo–Pacific and aimed to deepen their alliance, amid concerns over China’s military and economic ambitions in the region.

Separately on Dec. 11, Australia, Japan, and the United States signaled that they will jointly fund an undersea cable to improve Internet connectivity to three Pacific nations—the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, and Nauru.

“The proposed undersea cable will provide faster, higher quality, and more reliable and secure communications to approximately 100,000 people across three countries,” a joint media statement between the six countries reads.

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