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China 04/17/22, 22:48

The China Securities Regulatory Commission said that Didi Global's delisting from the New York Stock Exchange would not concern other U.S.-listed Chinese stocks. Reuters reported that, in a statement on Saturday, Apr 16, China's regulator added that Didi's delisting decision was made based on the market and the company's situation. Didi, the ...

China 04/16/22, 23:10

A bipartisan group of Congress delegates has vowed to back Taiwan if Beijing launches a military assault on the island, expressing confidence that America would come to its assistance. The group of five Senators and a House Representative were meeting with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Friday, April 15, in an ...

News 04/16/22, 22:51

On April 15, the Chinese Embassy in the United States announced on its official website that starting April 22, a series of adjustments will be made to the pre-boarding COVID-19 testing requirements for passengers traveling from the U.S. to China. The "dual nucleic acid test" or "dual nucleic acid and antibody ...

Opinion 04/16/22, 22:11

As the Daily Mail reported, in a speech at the Georgia Institute of Technology on Thursday, April 14, CIA Director William Burns said, "Xi Jinping's China is our greatest challenge, in many ways the most profound test the CIA has ever faced." The CIA Director also said China is a "formidable ...

News 04/16/22, 19:49

China’s strict "Zero COVID" policy is testing not only Shanghai residents’ patience but also foreign businesses operating in the country. Trade groups have voiced their distress. In a letter dated April 8, the European Chamber of Commerce in China asked Beijing to revise its “old toolbox” in fighting the pandemic, saying ...

New York 04/16/22, 16:43

At the beginning of one of the holiest weekends for Christians, the New York Times published an opinion piece proposing that believers turn their backs on God.  The left-leaning newspaper published the essay written by Shalom Auslander, who claims to have become disillusioned with his religious upbringing in a New York ...

U.S. 04/16/22, 03:13

The Department of the Interior announced on Friday, April 15, that it will resume leasing public lands starting next week amid skyrocketing gasoline prices and inflation, thus reversing a policy of ending leases it promised on the campaign trail.  In its announcement, the Bureau of Land Management, an agency within the ...

Economy 04/16/22, 03:01

The pandemic outbreak and Chinese government measures used to curb the spread have resulted in logistics and transport disruption in and out of China. As U.S. port congestion has eased and supply chains have begun to unravel, U.S. corporations have increased their inventory levels. On a monthly basis, data from Trading Economics ...

China 04/16/22, 02:50

U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, on April 14, said that the situation in Taiwan is different from that in Ukraine and that the U.S. side will take all possible measures to ensure that a Chinese invasion of Taiwan does not occur. Jake Sullivan had a meeting with David Rubenstein, President ...

China 04/16/22, 02:13

Since the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian war, China has stayed out of the international condemnation of Russia's actions in Ukraine, refusing to use the term "invasion" to describe Russia's actions.  U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on April 14, said that China's lack of consistency in Russia's invasion of Ukraine is ...

Economy 04/16/22, 01:28

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), on Tuesday, April 12, added 12 Chinese firms to the potential delisting list over the next three years. These additions bring the total number of firms subject to delisting from the U.S. stock exchanges to 23. The move came as China is revising the provisions ...

China 04/15/22, 22:43

Following satellite images on April 11, H. I. Sutton, an author from Naval News, detected four Types of 055 guided-missile destroyers in the Yellow Sea, off the Yuchi naval base in Shandong Province, China. Photos of China's largest destroyers were released as the U.S. and Japan held joint drills in the ...

U.S. 04/15/22, 22:41

A group of six bipartisan U.S. lawmakers arrived in Taiwan on Thursday, April 14, for an unannounced visit. Reuters commented that this trip is "in a show of support to the island in the face of Chinese pressure." In recent years, China has frequently deployed fighter jets into Taiwan's Air defense ...

U.S. 04/15/22, 16:43

The Kentucky Legislature, after overriding Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear's veto last week, succeeded in enacting the law banning transgender people from playing on women's sports teams. According to NBC News, Kentucky is now the sixth state this year and the 15th state overall to enact the law. The veto override passed the Senate ...

U.S. 04/15/22, 16:02

On the evening of April 13, hundreds of people, including parents and workers, gathered outside Disney's headquarters to demonstrate against the Walt Disney Co. agenda. Protests sparked after internal videos went viral, Breitbart reported. Leaked videos showed top Disney officials talking about their plans to teach radical LGBTQ ideology in their cartoons, ...

Tech 04/15/22, 00:52

A newly released report from the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) showed that China and Russia have been developing anti-satellite weapons that could pose a risk to the space assets of the U.S. and its allies. The report also pointed out that Chinese and Russian space expansion has grown significantly in ...

U.S. 04/14/22, 16:45

Elon Musk proposed to buy 100% of Twitter just days after it became known that he would step down from the social networking company's board of directors. The Tesla CEO warned that he would unlock the company's potential to make the social network the platform for free speech worldwide. Musk, the ...

U.S. 04/14/22, 04:04

A federal judge denied a request by Hillary Clinton's former campaign lawyer to dismiss the case brought against him by special prosecutor John Durham on Wednesday, April 13. As a result, the trial will begin next month.  Michael Sussmann had filed a motion in February to dismiss a false statement charge ...

Human Rights 04/13/22, 23:29

The U.S. Department of State released the "2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices" on April 12, listing 24 "crimes" by Beijing. The report names China, Russia, North Korea, Nicaragua, Syria, Myanmar, Belarus, Cuba, and Sudan, among others, for violating human rights and democracy. The 90-pages section about China in the report ...

China 04/13/22, 22:30

The U.S. State Department, on Tuesday, April 12, ordered the departure of all non-emergency Consulate staff and their families from Shanghai, citing the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak in the city. A U.S. statement published by the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in China Tuesday said, "The movement from 'authorized' to 'ordered' departure means ...