Day: September 14, 2022

The US military has been using Chinese parts in its f-35 fighter jets—the same jets it would use to fight China if a war were to break out. In this episode of China Uncensored, we look at how Chinese materials got into the jets in the first place, what the US military did about it, and the difficulties of keeping the military’s supply chain clean.

China is demolishing apartments and pausing construction of buildings that can house as many as 75 million people. According to one estimate – at least 50 million homes in China remain unoccupied. Molly Gambhir tells you more. #China #RealEstate

The United States is considering options for a sanctions package against China to deter it from invading Taiwan, with the European Union coming under diplomatic pressure from Taipei to do the same, according to reports. Molly Gambhir tells you more. #UnitedStates #China #Taiwan

The U.S. #FentanylCrisis is being helped along by a Chinese city. President Joe Biden signed an executive order to boost #Biotechnology. It’s an effort to compete with China, but Beijing is taking action, too. California is banning foreign governments and companies from buying U.S. #Farmland. Books about sheep and wolves put a group of speech therapists behind bars. Hong Kong authorities label the children’s books an anti-government conspiracy. For Beijing, is controlling its own citizens more important

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China is putting more and more faith in its banks to lend more money for mortgages and help its sinking housing market. But there’s a problem: lenders are stuck with mortgages from the real estate boom that could not be paid back. ——————- #SpotlightOnChina #China #ChinaInsights

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On August 31st, the UN human rights body released a report that said China’s regime did “arbitrary and discriminatory detention” of Uyghurs and other Muslims in the Xinjiang autonomous region. The report says that these acts of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) might constitute crimes against humanity. ——————- #SpotlightOnChina #China #ChinaInsights

Next month, Xi Jinping is expected to secure a record third term as China’s President. Before his re-election, Xi is reaching out to Central Asia. The goal? To build an alternative world order – with China at the Centre. Priyanka Sharma tells you more. #XiJinping #China