Katie Ledecky speaks out on China swimming doping scandal, hopes for ‘clean’ Olympics
Twenty-three Chinese swimmers have been allowed to compete in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics despite testing positive for the banned substance trimetazidine, used as a heart medication. But the World Anti-Doping Agency said the athletes’ positive tests were the result of “accidental exposure to the substance through contamination”, a claim initially made by the China Doping […]
A Slow Bloat to China
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Since the US birthed the entrance of China into the World Trade Organization in 1998 under Bill Clinton, the two nations have formed an unstable alliance of sorts. The thinking of Western elites has been that if China did well, they would become more like the West. They would become […]
China Hosts Talks Between Terrorists and ‘Moderate’ Fatah
Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorists met with the relatively “moderate” Palestinian faction Fatah in Beijing on Tuesday and issued a statement pledging “national unity.” Hamas pledged “national unity” three times in one sentence. “Today we sign the national unity agreement and say that the way to complete this journey is national unity. We […]
China Expanding ‘Increasingly Brazen’ Influence Operations In The US And Beyond, Gov’t Report Warns
The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) efforts to accrue and exercise influence in foreign countries including the U.S. are becoming more advanced and frequent, according to a new U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) report. The report finds that under the watch of Chinese President Xi Jinping, CCP apparatuses — such as the United Front […]
China to raise retirement age in next five years – BBC.com
China plans to gradually raise the legal retirement age over the next five years to tackle an ageing population and a collapsing pension system. Life expectancy in the country has risen from just 36 years at the time of the Communist revolution in 1949 to 78 years today, higher than that of the United States. […]
Ukraine war briefing: Dmytro Kuleba visits Russia’s ‘no limits’ ally China | Ukraine
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba visits China China visited Russia on Tuesday to discuss how its officials can work together to end the war with Russia. China has maintained a neutral stance in the conflict, but its deepening “unrestricted” cooperation with Russia has led NATO allies to view China as a “national enemy.” “Decisive promoter” […]
Taiwan launches annual war games as tensions simmer with China
Taiwan has launched its annual Han Kuang military exercises aimed at simulating real-life combat. China has been conducting regular military drills around Taiwan for four years in an attempt to force Taipei to accept its territorial claims over the island. The five-day military drills will run alongside the Wan’an civil defence exercise, which simulates a […]
China, Philippines announce deal to stop clashes in South China Sea
China and the Philippines have reached an agreement aimed at ending a standoff in the South China Sea over the Philippine-occupied Second Thomas Reef, which China also claims as its territory. Few details of the deal have been made public. The unusual agreement with the Philippines may raise hopes that similar arrangements might defuse territorial […]
NatCon: ‘Breaking the China Addiction’
On Monday, The American Conservative’s Executive Director Curt Mills facilitated a panel at the fourth annual National Conservatism Conference in Washington, D.C. called “Breaking the China Addiction.” Speakers included TAC contributor and economic strategist David Goldman, corporate lawyer and businessman David Harvilicz, President of The American Strategy Group Brian Kennedy, and General Robert Spalding. Goldman focused […]
Asian stocks sink on political uncertainty; China rate cut offers little cheer – Investing.com
Investing.com — Most Asian stocks fell on Monday amid uncertainty about how the change in U.S. leadership will affect the region. Even a surprise interest rate cut in China wasn’t enough to lift market morale. Regional markets are still digesting US President Joe Biden’s sudden decision to forgo reelection and instead endorse Vice President Kamala […]