Chinese money laundering criminals team up with Mexican cartels to menace US, officials warn Congress
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Treasury Department officials this week warned members of Congress about the growing threat from Chinese money laundering. At a hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, U.S. senators discussed the amount of money coming into the U.S. through illicit means linked to China and how that money leaves Mexico for illegal […]
Chinese Communist-Linked Battery Maker Breaks The Bank On Lobbying Amid Congressional Scrutiny
A Chinese Communist Party-linked company planning to build an electric vehicle battery factory in the United States has already spent more than $1 million on lobbying efforts in 2024, according to public information. Battery manufacturing company Gotion Inc. own A subsidiary of Goshon Hitech, a company based in China and affiliated with the Chinese Communist […]
Kansas Legislature Passes Bill Banning Chinese Land Purchases Near Military Sites After DCNF Investigation
The Kansas State Legislature passed a bill Tuesday that would ban companies from China and other hostile countries from purchasing land near military sites. The state House of Representatives passed SB172 by a vote of 86-39 on Monday, and the state Senate passed the bill by a vote of 24-14 on Tuesday. according to To […]
Industry group warns of Chinese connected vehicles
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s 60-day public comment period on the national security concerns of connected cars ended this week, with a major transportation group issuing a grave warning about the potential threat to the U.S. auto industry. These threats surround the potential for foreign adversaries, particularly China, to leverage connected car technology to steal […]
Tesla Shares Rise 15% After Sweetheart Deal with Chinese Government
Shares in Elon Musk’s Tesla rose 15% on Monday after the electric car maker reached a key milestone in rolling out its advanced driver-assistance technology, Fully Self-Driving (FSD), in China. For years, Tesla has offered FSD functionality (an “upgrade” to the dangerous Autopilot driver assistance feature) in China, but it was a limited version of […]
Chinese scientist, first to publish COVID sequence, protests lab lockout
The first scientist in China to publish the sequence of the new coronavirus staged a sit-in protest outside his lab after being locked out by authorities. Zhang Yongzhen and his team were reportedly given an eviction notice from the laboratory. The Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center said the institute’s closure was for safety reasons and […]
Dem mayor’s spox defends meeting with controversial Chinese diplomat who praised CCP
The Democratic mayor’s spokesperson has repeatedly praised the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and defended his controversial recent meeting with Chinese diplomats. Fan Ping, who has been the consul general at the Chinese Consulate General in New York since 2018, said he recently “met with Mayor Parker of Philadelphia and Vice Mayor Liu Guiping of Tianjin.” […]
Elon Musk Meets with Chinese Premier in Beijing, Bolstering Tesla Stock
Billionaire Elon Musk made a surprise visit to China to seek approval from the Chinese government for self-driving features for Tesla electric vehicles (EVs). On Sunday, Musk posted a photo on his social media platform X of himself meeting Chinese Premier Li Qiang, whom he described as an old friend. It is an honor to […]
Taiwan reports Chinese military activity after Blinken leaves Beijing
Taiwan reported a resumption of Chinese military activity near the island on Saturday, a day after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to China ended, with 12 aircraft passing through the sensitive median line of the Taiwan Strait. The United States is Taiwan’s most important international supporter and arms supplier, despite having no formal […]
UK parliamentary researcher, accomplice granted bail in Chinese espionage case
Christopher Cash, 29, and Christopher Berry, 32, charged with spying for China, have been granted bail in London. They are suspected of violating the Official Secrets Act by providing useful information to China from the end of 2021 to February 2023. The two men reportedly communicated with each other and with a person believed to […]