Pompeo: U.S. must recognize China-North Korea nuke connection
Posted 08/05/2023 | No Comment
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2023, Friday, March 3, 2023, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times - Thursday, May 4, 2023 SEOUL, South Korea — The U.S. should view China and North Korea as “part and parcel of a single entity,” said former CIA ...
Censorship in Hong Kong has led to ‘war’ on libraries and publishers
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With help from informers, books are being pulled from shelves under national security law.By Chen Zifei for RFA Cantonese 2023.05.05On the left of this photo combo, a Book "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" is displayed at the annual book fair in Hong Kong, July 20, 2022. Albert Wan, owner and founder of independent bookstore Bleak House Books, at ...
Bad loan shuffle: How Chinese state companies make debts disappear
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Deal involving Shandong-controlled entities highlights complexity of such maneuvers Shandong International Trust is a non-bank financial company under the provincial government in Shandong, China. © Getty Images KENJI KAWASE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondentApril 19, 2023 17:30 JST HONG KONG -- The chairman of China's Shandong International Trust was happy to talk about how the state-owned ...
China's local governments struggle with hidden debt
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Beijing worried that large defaults could destabilize financial system An employee seals a stack of yuan banknotes at a bank in Huaibei, Anhui province, China. © Reuters ZHANG YUKUN and CHENG SIWEI, CaixinMay 8, 2023 14:52 JST Tackling the mountain of hidden debt accumulated by China's local governments is, once again, at the top of the political ...
Brussels plans sanctions on Chinese companies aiding Russia’s war machine
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Penalties under review by Brussels likely to raise tensions with Beijing A residential building damaged by a missile strike in Chasiv Yar near the city of Bakhmut last week © Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images Andy Bounds in Brussels May 8th, 2023 Brussels has proposed sanctions on Chinese companies for supporting Russia’s war machine for the first time since the war ...
South Korean President Yoon Responds to Beijing’s Outcry Against the Washington Declaration
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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks at a press briefing at the White House garden in Washington on April 26, 2023. (Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times) By Lisa Bian and Sean Tseng May 7, 2023 Updated: May 7, 2023 The outcome of the U.S.-South Korea summit and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s recent remarks has drawn criticism and threat from ...
Battle for China's electric SUV market heats up at home and abroad
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May 8, 2023 1:22 PM GMT+7Reuters Members of the press and the general public check out the Atto 3 electric SUV made by Chinese carmaker BYD, at the Fully Charged Live electric vehicle trade show in Farnborough, Britain, April 28, 2023. REUTERS/Nick CareySHANGHAI, May 8 (Reuters) - China is ground zero for the price war in electric vehicles and ...
Fist fight erupts when Russian diplomat rips down Ukrainian flag at conference
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May 5, 2023 The Sun https://youtu.be/qA7gvKQD-3c A Russia behaves hooligan and uncivilized. ...
China Asks Afghanistan's Taliban to Address Terrorism Worries
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May 06, 2023 6:14 PMAyaz GulRepresentatives of China, Pakistan, and Afghanistan hold trilateral talks in Islamabad, May 6, 2023 (Courtesy of Pakistan Foreign Office) ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — Pakistan on Saturday hosted top diplomats from neighboring China and Taliban-ruled Afghanistan for a trilateral dialogue that seeks to promote regional security, trade, transit, and counterterrorism collaboration. Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, ...
China Ties Weigh on US Brands
Posted 07/05/2023 | No Comment
Apple, Nike, Adidas, and Disney under congressional pressure New Apple iPhone 14's are put on display at an Apple store in Wuhan, China, on Sept. 16, 2022. (Getty Images) By Anders Corr May 5, 2023 Updated: May 5, 2023 Commentary The pressure is on for the biggest U.S. brands, including Apple, Nike, Adidas, and Disney. On May 2, two ...
China Ranks 2nd Worst in Latest World Press Freedom Index
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Police attempt to stop journalists from recording footage outside the Shanghai Pudong New District People's Court, where Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan is set for trial in Shanghai on Dec. 28, 2020. (Leo Ramirez/AFP via Getty Images) By Alex Wu May 6, 2023Updated: May 6, 2023 China joined other communist states—Vietnam and North Korea—at the very bottom ...
Russian MLRS Weapons Factory Bursts Into Flames: Reports
Posted 01/05/2023 | No Comment
BY THOMAS KIKA ON 4/30/23 AT 3:17 PM EDT Afire broke out Saturday on the property of a sanctioned Russian factory that is the country's sole manufacturer of multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS). The incident was first reported by Kommersant, an oligarch-owned Russian newspaper, which cited a statement from the Kremlin's Ministry of Emergency Situations. The fire broke out on the grounds ...
US Government Scrambling to Find Solution to Rescue First Republic Bank
Posted 01/05/2023 | No Comment
A sign in front of a First Republic Bank office in Oakland, Calif., on March 16, 2023. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) By Liam Cosgrove and Emel Akan April 30, 2023 Updated: May 1, 2023 U.S. regulators asked large banks to submit their takeover bids for First Republic Bank (NYSE: FRC) over the weekend, in an effort to rescue the troubled bank. ...
China’s Xi Is Cracking Down on Bankers, Financial System
Posted 01/05/2023 | No Comment
Customers leave a branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) in Beijing in this undated photo. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images) By Kane Zhang April 28, 2023 Updated: April 28, 2023 Since the start of 2023, dozens of senior banking executives in China have resigned or been under investigation. This phenomenon marks a reshuffling of ...
China’s demand for raw materials drives deforestation by mining, report says
Posted 01/05/2023 | No Comment
Mining is the biggest source of forest destruction when indirect effects are included, it says. By Subel Rai Bhandari for RFA 2023.04.26 A coal mining concession area is seen in the middle of a tropical forest in Central Kalimantan province on Indonesia's Borneo island, June 7, 2012 Mining is one of the top drivers of deforestation globally, with up ...
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