Day: September 13, 2022

The fact is that during the last few years the Taiwan issue has been gaining more and more prominence on the international agenda… And especially on the agenda of Xi Jinping’s Chinese government. In fact, after the visit to the island of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, the tension reached levels not seen in decades. A situation that has put several questions on the table: Why is there so much sudden interest in Taiwan? Why did Xi Jinping’s government lose so much steam after P

People are claiming that China is about to collapse. The situation is bad, but here’s a less sensationalized overview of what’s going on. 00:00 – Introduction 02:02 – The Real Estate Bubble 06:52 – Banking Turmoil 09:11 – Why China Might Be Okay 13:20 – My Thoughts

https://www.patreon.com/VisualPolitik How close is China to a financial crisis, and is the banking system of the world’s second largest economy really at risk?

A whistleblower in Chengdu was punished for saying there may be lockdowns in Chengdu. That whistleblower was arrested and a few days after he wrote that, Chengdu went under lockdown. In this episode of China Uncensored, we talk about long lines to get Covid tests, how some netizens mocked the whistleblower, and Chengdu’s efforts to save power.