Biden decides not to enforce looming TikTok ban — leaving Chinese app’s fate up to Trump as he returns to White House
President Biden will not enforce the ban on TikTok, which is scheduled to go into effect the day before he leaves office, U.S. officials said. President Biden has decided not to enforce the ban on TikTok, which was scheduled to go into effect on Sunday, January 19th. Reuters President Biden has decided to leave enforcement […]
Americans Get First Taste of Chinese Censorship After Fleeing TikTok for RedNote
The Chinese app Red Note, known in China as “Xiaohongshu” and said to be the Chinese version of Instagram, was launched in 1989 as American TikTok users migrated to the platform ahead of its ban in the United States. is blocking posts about the Tiananmen incident and the Uyghurs. Sunday. Surprised Westerners are also learning […]
Americans on TikTok Say ‘Goodbye’ to Their ‘Personal Chinese Spy’ in Viral Videos
US TikTok users call out their “personal Chinese spies” in a viral video going viral on Chinese social media platforms that mocks the app's potential ban in the US this Sunday. “Goodbye” he says. “I want to talk directly to the Chinese spies who have been monitoring me,” one American TikTok user said in a […]
TikTok users download another Chinese app to mock spying concerns before ban: ‘We’re here to spite our government’
Enraged by TikTok's ban, young people rushed to download other Chinese apps. mock Congress tried to protect them from communist spies. Congress has passed a bill requiring popular social media apps to be divested from companies with close ties to the communist Chinese government or face bans in the United States over privacy concerns. . […]
Chinese Drone Giant DJI Removes Geofencing that Protects White House, Airports, Wildfires
China's DJI, the world's leading drone manufacturer, has decided to do away with its long-standing geofencing feature that previously prevented drones from flying over restricted areas such as airports, wildfires and the White House. . The Verge report Chinese drone maker DJI has made major changes to its flight control software, effectively removing restrictions on […]
Olive Branch to Trump? Mexico Cuts Chinese Imports, Puts Tariffs on Shein and Temu
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday unveiled an economic plan apparently designed to avoid U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's threatened tariffs by cutting imports from China. He also emphasized that the USMCA trade agreement between the United States, Mexico and Canada is the best way to deal with competition from China. playing cards said During the […]
A kidnapped Chinese actor, a scam gang, and a very public rescue operation | Myanmar
Wang Shin was going to a casting meeting with a Thai film producer. According to Thai police, the 22-year-old Chinese actor, also known by his stage name Sing Sing, was communicating on WeChat with people believed to be Chinese employees of a major Thai entertainment company. One of them met him at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport, […]
What is RedNote — the Chinese- owned TikTok alternative that’s trending in the App Store as ban looms
Tens of millions of American users, bracing for a ban on TikTok, are migrating en masse to other Chinese-backed platforms that have emerged as an alternative. RedNote, known in China as “Xiaohongshu” (meaning “little red book” in Mandarin), was the most downloaded free app on the Apple App Store as of Monday. The digital migration […]
Panama Canal Purchase Could Decrease Chinese Influence
Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-South Dakota), who introduced the Panama Canal Buyback Act, said during an appearance on the show that a U.S. purchase of the Panama Canal could reduce China's influence globally. Breitbart News Saturday. “Unfortunately, the Chinese Communist Party is as dirty as it gets. They control ports on both ends of the Panama […]
UK Treasury Chief Says London the ‘Natural Home’ for Chinese Finance
(AFP) – British Treasurer Rachel Reeves said Saturday that London is a “natural home” for Chinese finance during a visit to Beijing in the shadow of turmoil in her home country's bond market. Reeves, whose official title is Chancellor of the Exchequer, will be the most senior British government official to visit China since then […]