Chinese state television lionises Xi Jinping’s father in 39-part serialised drama | China
Xi Jinping's father is the subject of an exciting new historical drama that premiered on Chinese state television on Tuesday. Funded by the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), “Time in the Northwest” is a film about Chinese President Xi Zhongxun, whose father, Xi Zhongxun, is himself a senior member of the […]
Steven Madden to slash sourcing from China on tariff worries under Trump
Stephen Madden executives said Thursday that the shoe maker is working quickly to shift product sourcing from China to other countries in the wake of Donald Trump's presidential election victory. President Trump said in February that if he takes office, he would reimpose tariffs on China that could exceed 60% and place a huge burden […]
Steven Madden Speeds Up Shifting Production Out Of China Following Trump Victory
According to Bloomberg, Stephen Madden said Thursday that the company is accelerating plans to move production out of China in anticipation of imposing additional tariffs on imports when President-elect Donald Trump returns to office. Ta. The New York-based retailer said on an earnings call Thursday that it plans to reduce products made in China by […]
Xi Jinping warns Trump US would ‘lose from confrontation’ with China as renewed trade war looms
President Xi Jinping congratulated President-elect Trump on his election victory and warned that the United States would “gain from cooperation and lose from confrontation” with China. The message comes as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) must brace for further escalation as President Trump promises to revive the trade wars of his predecessor's era with blanket […]
China officially ‘doesn’t care’ about Trump win; unofficially, experts say Beijing is rattled
Kaohsiung, Taiwan — of The official response to President-elect Trump's victory in communist China, led by Xi Jinping, was standard. “Our policy towards the United States is consistent,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told reporters on Wednesday afternoon. “We will continue to view and handle China-US relations in accordance with the principles of mutual respect, […]
China makes breakthrough advance in new ‘Death Star’ laser weapon: report
Chinese scientists claim to have made a breakthrough with a real-life Death Star energy beam weapon, according to reports. New high-power microwave weapons combine many small electromagnetic waves to create one large, focused laser beam. This is very similar to the Death Star in Star Wars, which destroyed planets by firing particle beams made up […]
China going after down-ballot races: report reveals which lawmakers are in their crosshairs
America's adversaries are stepping up election interference efforts, with China going after Republicans who voted against the Chinese Communist Party, according to a new report from Microsoft. Meanwhile, Russia continues to smear Vice President Kamala Harris and her campaign with fake videos, and Iranian actors are turning to election-related websites and mainstream media. Some misinformation […]
China Will Pay for the 60% U.S. Tariff
President Trump's tariffs on China will not have a negative impact on U.S. consumers Donald Trump's proposal impose a 60% tariff on all imports from China Eliciting cries of agony from all the usual suspects. Fortunately, their gloom and doom has little basis in economics. First of all, this is not 2016. The global economy […]
Putin welcomes Iran, India, China to BRICS Summit to discuss ‘new world order’ to challenge the West
This week, Russian President Vladimir Putin convened more than 20 countries to discuss a “new world order” free from Western hegemony and the global domination of the US dollar. From Tuesday to Thursday, about 20 members will gather in Kazan, Russia, for this year's BRICS summit, giving Putin the biggest global platform since Russia invaded […]
China Holds Intimidating Live-Fire Drill near Taiwan
China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) on Tuesday began a new series of live-fire exercises near Taiwan and warned ships to stay away from the Pingtan Islands region off China's southern coast. The new exercise took place just one week after China held The large-scale exercise saw a record number of military aircraft and naval vessels […]