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China 10/13/21, 21:09

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), on Oct. 8, published a draft of the "Negative Market Access List," which highlights the monopolization of information in the hands of the State. According to Bitter Winter, the list, published every year, is issued jointly by the Ministry of Commerce and the National Development ...

China 10/13/21, 18:12

The prestigious Harvard University announced, beginning next year, the summer Mandarin Chinese course will be held in the city of Taipei, the capital of Taiwan. China, the current host country, has shown some hostility and put obstacles to the educational institution's requirements, as reported by The Crisom newspaper. Jennifer Liu is ...

China 10/13/21, 17:14

Beijing is using the "Three Wars" doctrine to easily penetrate Western countries. This includes psychological warfare, public opinion war, and legal war. These three types of war are little known in the West, and important strategies that help the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) fight the free world without firing a single ...

China 10/13/21, 16:29

Under the French Ministry of Defense, the Institute for Strategic Studies of the Military Academy (IRSEM) published an analysis report on "China's influential actions." The report shows that, in terms of cultural penetration, the CCP exports film and television products, on the one hand, to achieve the purpose of propagating ...

China 10/13/21, 02:57

The French Ministry of Defense's Institute for Strategic Studies of the Military Academy (IRSEM) released a report titled "Influential Chinese Actions (CCP)." The lengthy report reveals Huawei's close relationship with the CCP, and the CCP's use of state-owned and private companies like Huawei to collect vast amounts of data globally. The ...

China 10/13/21, 02:21

The spread of the COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on China’s economy, and real estate behemoth Evergrande is on the edge of bankruptcy, adding to a catastrophic power deficit across the country. The COVID-19 situation may improve more in the following months, but the other two issues will persist and are more ...

Opinion 10/12/21, 17:46

Jiang Zemin, former Party Secretary, once told Chinese Communist Party (CCP) members to help religious people "break free from the shackles of religion." By bringing that religion under strict state control, along with the operating terms set for Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism, and Christianity—these are also five religions accepted and ...

China 10/12/21, 16:11

Amid the worrisome threats of invasion that Taiwan has received in recent days from the Chinese communist regime, Russia defined the large island with an independent government as part of the Chinese mainland, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. "As you know, Russia, like the vast majority of countries in ...

China 10/12/21, 15:44

Evergrande Group, China’s property giant, failed to pay its bond interests due on Tuesday, Oct. 12, marking the third round of bond coupon payments missed in three weeks. Nikkei Assia cited two bondholders saying that they had not received any payment or message from Evergrande as of Tuesday afternoon (local time). "Not ...

China 10/12/21, 15:33

A flooded bridge in northern China swept a bus downstream, killing 14 people on Oct. 11. The tragedy unfolded in Pingshan County, Hebei Province about 7 a.m. local time, according to ABC News. The vehicle was carrying 51 passengers across the partially submerged Wangmu Bridge, about 45 kilometers (25 miles) from the ...

China 10/12/21, 05:52

As the island celebrates its National Day, Taiwan's president, Tsai Ing-wen, has vowed not to give in to China's rising military threats. "We ... will not act rashly, but there should be absolutely no illusions that the Taiwanese people will bow to pressure," Tsai said during her speech on Sunday, Oct. ...

Opinion 10/12/21, 04:25

In business, many companies have successfully applied marketing tactics based on capturing this fear-mongering strategy—take the example of Listerine. Starting from just one ad depicting a girl who had never been able to become a bride because of bad breath, Listerine's revenue increased from $115,000 to $8,000,000 per year. It is ...

Tech 10/11/21, 19:10

Recent media reports in China frequently mention debris fallout from the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP's) rocket launches. Unfortunately, these shards appear to be out of control and potentially deadly to the world's people. 1: On Sept. 27, 2021, the CCP used the Long Mar. 3 B aviation rocket to launch the ...

China 10/11/21, 18:05

Faced with the seemingly slow development of Artificial Intelligence [AI] in the United States that would endanger the nation, former Pentagon software chief Nick Chaillan found no other recourse but to resign from his post in protest and warning.  Chaillan believes that his country has lost its leadership to the Chinese ...

China 10/11/21, 17:37

A significant disruption in coal supply is advancing in China as heavy floods forced widespread mine shutdowns in the core production region.  Shanxi province, China's primary coal source, has had to cease operations at 60 coal mines, in addition to 372 non-coal mines and 14 dangerous chemical factories, local officials said ...

China 10/11/21, 17:28

China’s surveillance technology company Hikvision is facing fresh scrutiny in Europe, where its high-tech cameras are criticized for posing security risks. According to Politico, a security researcher has found a glitch in Hikvision's cameras that "permits an attacker to gain full control of the device," and concluded that the products had "the highest ...

China 10/11/21, 17:12

On October 9, floodwaters in Shanxi continued to rise, causing destruction and loss of lives. The Hexin section of the Fenhe River in Shanxi Province suffered its biggest flood in 67 years, according to Sound of Hope.At 5:00 p.m. on Oct. 7, the dam on the north section of the ...

China 10/11/21, 05:27

According to an official announcement from Liaoning province, China's largest provincial economy in its northeast rustbelt is facing a worsening power shortage. On Monday, October 11, the province issued its fifth power shortage alarm in two weeks, warning that the shortfall might reach roughly 5 gigawatts. Restriction of electricity use began ...

China 10/10/21, 22:07

A Republican from Florida urged a federal anti-market manipulation agency to crack down on enterprises that fail to declare their civil rights compliance on Oct. 7. Sen. Marco Rubio questioned the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for requiring companies to disclose environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance without also demanding ...

Australia & Oceania 10/10/21, 21:55

In his speech to the National People's Congress in 2013, Xi Jinping described the "Chinese dream" as the restoration of the Chinese nation's power and influence worldwide. After introducing the China Dream, the Xi government adopted the "Belt and Road" initiative to influence the world, focusing on the Asia-Pacific region. The "debt ...