Month: September 2022

Is China colonizing the world? That may seem like a cliche question to ask, but what China is doing in countries all over the world is not what most people think of as traditional colonialism. In this episode of China Unscripted, we discuss how to describe China’s Belt and Road initiative, how it’s similar and different to European colonialism, and how China’s ancient tributary system worked.

Xi Jinping made his first international trip to attend the SCO summit. On the day Xi returned to China, a series of fires erupted in Hunan province’s capital city Changsha. The China telecom building went up in flames. China’s fires and explosions seem to precede the Communist Party’s major events announcing power shifts and personnel changes. Is the Changsha fire related to the Party’s upcoming 20th Congress and power struggles?

Against the backdrop of the increasingly depressed economy in mainland China, the Chinese Communist Party, or the CCP’s African strategy, and painstaking efforts may be completely in vain and face the outcome of losing both human and financial resources. Last month, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced in a video conference at the 8th Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation that a total of 23 interest-free loans by 17 African countries to China would be forgiven. The world ec

Twitter was already a dumpster fire; then it jumped into bed with China, and things got even worse. In this episode of China Uncensored, we look at Peiter “Mudge” Zatko’s claims about China’s infiltration of Twitter, how Twitter looked the other way to keep making money from China, and how Twitter users who go against the CCP are at risk of their personal data being weaponized.

This week, Hongkongers mourned the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, who was Hong Kong’s reigning monarch before the UK handed Hong Kong over to China in 1997. To many, she’s affectionately known as “boss lady”, and her popularity with Hongkongers shows the stark contrast many feel towards the rule of the CCP. In this just us episode of China Unscripted, we talk about the queen, the Chinese classic “Dream of the Red Chamber”, and Matt’s colorful shirt.

Russia has decided to mobilise an additional 300,000 troops for the war in Ukraine. In an address to the nation, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a thinly veiled threat to use nuclear weapons. Priyanka Sharma tells you more.

The Biden administration recently imposed an AI chip ban and blocked Nvidia and AMD from selling top chips for artificial intelligence to China. One of the use of these chips is for China’s elaborate surveillance system. In 2017, BBC reporter John Sudworth tested China’s digital surveillance system in the Southern City of Guiyang. The Guiyang Police found him in 7 minutes using their massive surveillance cameras and sophisticated facial recognition technology. In less than 4 years, China has almost quadrupl

At around 3:48 p.m. on September 16, a serious fire broke out at the China Telecom building in Furong District of Changsha City, Hunan Province. The video shows smoke rolling out, the whole building covered by a huge fire, with items that are on fire constantly falling down and the sound of explosions ringing out. According to public information, the China Telecom Building, also known as the Lotus Garden Building, which was completed in 2000, was the first building in Changsha to exceed 200 meters tall with

The United Nations ( UN ) High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, waited till the 11th hour to release a report on China’s alleged crimes in Xinjiang, a region where the majority of China’s ethnic Uyghurs, many of whom are Muslim, live. In this episode of China Unscripted, we talk about the politics behind the report’s release, the backlash from the report, and the UN’s relationship with China.

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According to Bloomberg on September 18, Hong Kong forecasted a financial deficit of almost twice the amount projected. The economic downturn further declines revenue and the COVID pandemic increases government expenditure.

On September 15 and 16, Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping met with Russian President Putin at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Uzbekistan. This was his first visit abroad since January 2020. The meeting between the two is particularly notable because of tensions with the West over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the CCP’s military harassment of Taiwan. The CCP will hold its 20th National Congress on October 16th. Why is Xi Jinping rushing to Central Asia ahead of such a critical meet

China Update is about China economic and political news and analysis, today we discuss the Chinese economy, housing crisis, mortgage boycott, Chengdu, US-China: China and other China news #chinaupdate 00:00 Introduction 00:11 Chengdu 02:01 US-China: Taiwan 05:04 Chinese Economy: Savings, Fosun, & Mortgage Boycott

A declaration from Biden| US Forces will defend Taiwan| China hits back with a threat – US would defend Taiwan if china attacks: Biden – Iran hijab row – India, Egypt bolster defence ties – Woody Allen to retire – 40 years of emojis

Hongkongers queued up for hours to sign a book of remembrance at the UK consulate for Queen Elizabeth II. Before Hong Kong was handed over to China in 1997, the Queen was Hong Kong’s reigning monarch. While many Hongkongers disliked British rule, it pales in comparison to their dislike of the CCP, which has systematically dismantled their freedoms, legal system and independent media since Hong Kong’s national security law was passed in 2020. In this episode of China Unscripted, we talk about how the Queen i

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00:00 Highlights 00:21 China’s biggest bank fraud: Elderly couple shares their story 02:59 China sets up police stations worldwide to hunt down Chinese 05:24 China’s property crisis worsens as housing prices keep dropping in August 07:00 US Ambassador lines up for Covid testing in China, netizens cry in misery ——————- #SpotlightOnChina #China #ChinaInsights

Broken Biden Brain Sparks WW3 Fear After Vowing AGAIN The US Military Will Defend Taiwan From China. On Several occasions the White house has denied the president’s policies and statements so much so that even liberal media outlets point it out. Biden is either accidentally exposing secret US policy on military intervention or the White house has gone rogue and is defying his stated policy positions. At a certain point between Trump and Biden the executive branch in various forms has denied, pied, or reje

China is sending its police overseas, and it could soon spread to every corner of the globe. In this just us episode of China Unscripted, we talk about China’s overseas police bureaus, Hong Kong’s subtle protest of CCP rule, and what to call China’s form of colonialism.

2022 Once again, US President Joe Biden has said that American forces will defend Taiwan, in the event of a Chinese invasion. China says it has lodged “stern representations”. Will Biden’s statement lead to another escalation? Priyanka Sharma tells you more. #JoeBiden #China

China Update is about China economic and political news and analysis, today we discuss the Chinese economy, housing crisis, Guizhou crash, European Investment into China and other China news #chinaupdate 00:00 Introduction 00:11 Guizhou Bus Crash 01:22 European China Investment Trends 03:17 Chinese Economy & Housing Crisis

Businesses are fleeing China for greener pastures. The pandemic certainly sped up the trend, but the pandemic isn’t the only reason they’re fleeing. In this episode of China Uncensored, we look at what businesses are saying about why they”re leaving China, some of the big names that have left recently, and why some are staying.

Chinese emergency loans might seem like a good alternative to the IMF for certain countries—they don’t come with strings attached to clean up corruption, improve human rights, or change a country’s financial system. But what a lot of countries that have taken Chinese loans have found is that they do come with other strings attached, and it’s causing a debt crisis. In this episode of China Uncensored, we talk about what those strings are, what’s happened to countries that take Chinese loans and how China is

Beijing is buying up land around #USMilitaryBases. Is this a “homeownership issue” or a “national security issue?” A reporter presses a White House spokesman on the topic. China’s new #Sanctions are targeting two CEOs from U.S. companies over arms sales to Taiwan. China’s leader is leaving the country for the first time in two years and meeting with an “old friend”: Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russia and China kicking off #JointDrills in the Indo-Pacific region as European nations flex their own mu

The US could kick Chinese companies off US stock exchanges if they fail US audits. In this episode of China Unscripted, we talk about US legislation that finally forces Chinese companies to comply with rules that companies from all other countries follow, how Luckin Coffee shows the risk to US investors of having unaudited Chinese companies on US exchanges, and how one region in China is encouraging CCP officials to buy extra homes to prop up the housing market.

Residents of Xinjiang are dying under China’s strict lockdowns, which have gone on for over 40 days in parts of the region. The EU’s top intel chief canceled a trip to Taiwan after China found out. Xi Jinping is leaving the country for the first time since the pandemic started to attend an economic and security summit in Asia. Watch this episode of China Uncensored for that and more of this week’s China news headlines.

Australia has refused China’s request for help with its application for CPTPP. Beijing wants to join this free-trade pact of 11 nations. Australia won’t let it. Why? Priyanka Sharma explains. #Australia #China

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World players are all vying for control of the #Arctic. At stake are billions in resources and strategic holdings for the United States and its foes. In this special report, we look at the latest geopolitical #FlashPoint to arrive on the world stage, why control of the Arctic is so contested, and what it means for Americans if we fail.

Local Chinese Communist Party officials are often tasked with carrying out the central leadership’s policies. That includes the increasingly unpopular zero covid policy, which has left people starving in their homes, bleeding outside hospitals, and sleeping in the streets. In this just us episode of China Unscripted, we talk about why Chinese officials are terrified of zero covid, what happens to people who challenge the party’s narrative, and how western media parrot the talking points of the CCP.

China Update is about China economic and political news and analysis, today we discuss the Chinese economy, housing crisis, EU-China, Chengdu and other China news #chinaupdate 00:00 Introduction 00:11 Eurasia Trip 02:28 Chengdu 04:02 EU-China: Trade 06:26 Chinese Economy | Housing Crisis

This isn’t a joke, China really is painting the mountains green…