Allies Defend China from Uyghur Genocide Condemnation at U.N.
Countries with close economic and political ties to China, including Russia and Ukraine, as well as serial human rights violators Ethiopia and Iran, on Tuesday held a regular review of the Communist Party's perceived “progress” on human rights issues. praised. Beijing's record at the United Nations. China is one of the 14 countries covered by […]
Saudis, China Announce Joint Petrochemical Project
The Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) on Sunday announced an investment plan to build a petrochemical complex in Fujian Province, China, in cooperation with Fujian Fuhua Gulei Petrochemical Company. Chinese state media hailed the announcement as proof that China and Saudi Arabia are growing closer economically and politically. Abdulaziz bin Salman, Minister of Energy of […]
Tuvalu election: what’s happening, and what could it mean for Taiwan, China and the Pacific? | Tuvalu
On Friday, the small Pacific island nation of Tuvalu heads to the polls to elect its 16 members of parliament. Tuvalu's population is just over 11,000 people, so elections in Tuvalu rarely make international headlines. But with fierce geopolitical competition and China's growing influence in the region, this year's vote is under greater scrutiny, with […]
U.S. Asks China to Ask Iran to Ask Houthis to Stop Red Sea Attacks
of financial times report On Wednesday, the Biden administration said it had asked senior Chinese officials to pressure Iran to halt attacks on ships in the Red Sea by Yemen's Houthi terrorist proxies. according to of of the times Those pleas from senior Biden officials, from National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan to Secretary of State […]
Biden vetoes bipartisan bill protecting US EV industry from China
President Biden on Wednesday vetoed a bipartisan resolution that would have reversed his administration's decision to exempt taxpayer-funded electric vehicle (EV) charging stations from “Buy America” requirements. The resolution, authored by Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio and introduced in July, specifically seeks to overturn the Department of Transportation's (DOT) exemption from Buy America requirements for […]
Hollywood Spent Years Appeasing Communist China, Now No American Movies Crack 2023 Top Ten Gross List
Hollywood's losing streak in China continued in 2023, with no American film making it to China's annual box office top 10 list. This disastrous outcome comes despite Disney CEO Bob Iger's aggressive efforts to get the Chinese government to approve more Hollywood productions for domestic release. Disney has managed to obtain Chinese release dates for […]
China Experiments with ‘100% Fatal’ COVID Strain
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China to cut banks’ reserve requirements by 50 basis points from Feb. 5 – CNBC
Mr. Pan Gongsheng was appointed Party Secretary of the People's Bank of China on July 1, 2023. Video Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING—China has pledged to cut the amount of liquidity banks need to hold in reserves early next month to shore up its struggling economy. The People's Bank of China said it […]
Gold prices steady amid rate-cut uncertainty; Copper cools from China gains By Investing.com – Investing.com
©Reuters. Investing.com — Gold prices edged lower in Asian trading on Wednesday, holding on to the trading range set over the past week amid growing market uncertainty over a U.S. interest rate cut this year. Among industrial metals, prices edged lower after copper prices rose sharply earlier this week on growing optimism about China. Gold […]
Democrats warn against potential reactivation of Trump-era China Initiative
A group of Congressional Democrats is urging lawmakers to block the revival of the China Initiative, a program run under former President Trump. Some have claimed that the program racially profiles scientists and academics of Asian descent in the United States. The program, aimed at stopping China from stealing scientific and technological secrets, expires in […]