London Announces it is Surrendering Important U.S. Base to China Ally
Britain's left-wing government on Thursday announced plans to relinquish sovereignty over the British Overseas Territory in the Indian Ocean, which has been home to important joint U.S.-British military bases and listening posts for the past 50 years. Britain ceded the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, which it purchased from Mauritius in the 1960s. The announcement is […]
China Marks 75 Years of Communist Rule with Muted Ceremonies
Tuesday marked the official start of National Day, a Chinese holiday commemorating the anniversary of Communist Party rule. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the country's takeover, but the week's Celebrations seemed to die down once the holidays began. Among its young people. Associated Press noticed No celebrations were announced on Tuesday, apart from […]
Walz forced to correct record on whether he was in China for the Tiananmen Square protests
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential candidate, was forced to answer questions about his controversial trip to China and false statements about the trip during Tuesday night's debate. Mr. Walz claims to have been in Hong Kong during the deadly Tiananmen Square protests in the spring of 1989. However, Minnesota Public Radio and […]
Walz Claims Trump Lost a Trade War with China
Claim: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) claimed then-President Donald Trump lost the trade war with China. Verdict: False. Indeed, Mr. Trump won the trade war, raised tariffs without raising prices, and demonstrated the resilience of the U.S. economy. Walz attacked President Trump's trade policies during the CBS News vice presidential debate in New York City […]
JD Vance Correctly Says China Controls Solar Panel Supply Chain
CLAIM: Former President Donald Trump's running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), argued during Tuesday night's vice presidential debate that China controls most of the world's solar panel supply chain. He suggested that Verdict: True. China controls more than 80 percent Becoming the center of the global solar panel supply chain. “The real problem is, first […]
Tim Walz Melts Down When Pressed To Explain His China Trip By Debate Moderator, Admits He ‘Misspoke’
Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was asked during a vice presidential debate with Republican Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance to clarify his previous claim that he was in Hong Kong during the 1989 Tiananmen massacre. I flinched. Despite previous claims that he was in the area during the momentous events of the spring of 1989, reliable […]
‘Walz Has Had an Interesting Relationship with China’
On Tuesday's broadcast of CNN's “Outfront,” CNN senior political commentator and former Obama adviser David Axelrod said that 2024 Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) “We have an interesting relationship.” And he said he expects Walz's Republican colleague, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), to pursue both that policy and the Biden-Harris administration's Middle […]
Trump super PAC trolls Walz over China links with ‘Tiananmen Tim’ site hours before VP debate
NEW YORK — A super PAC supporting former President Donald Trump launched a website hours before Tuesday's vice presidential debate criticizing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for his ties to China. of “Tiananmen Tim” website — Created by Make America Great Again Inc. and shared exclusively with the Post — Accuses No. 2 Democrat of “putting […]
Tim Walz revises number of times he went to China
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate, said he has traveled far less to China than he initially emphasized in congressional hearings and media interviews. “I've been to China dozens of times,” Walz said during a 2016 Congressional hearing. “I've been there about 30 times,” Walz told an agriculture-focused publication that year. […]
Morgan Stanley names China stocks set to benefit from a ‘sustained rally’ – CNBC
Morgan Stanley says Chinese stocks could move beyond short-term gains and enjoy a more “sustained rally” in the next phase, riding the wave of stimulus and signals announced last week. There is. Morgan Stanley analysts said in a Sept. 29 note that “last week's policy shift…was driven by strong monetary easing and unprecedented measures aimed […]