Month: October 2022

This is the airport in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan province in southwest China. On the afternoon of Oct. 4, the government suddenly issued a notice announcing that no one would be allowed to leave the city starting at 2 p.m. The official terminology was complicated, avoiding the term “city lockdown,” but in reality, it was a de facto city closure. The lightning speed of the closure left some 1,500 tourists stranded at the airport. These tourists from out of town were shocked to find themselves surrounded by men i

The US is trying to make it harder for China to get microchips, especially advanced microchips that can be used for its military. US President Joe Biden signed legislation and took executive action to stop American companies from selling semiconductors to China, but also any company that uses American technology to make microchips.

A #ChinesePolice post is in the center of #NewYork City. Lawmakers push back. China’s “zero COVID-19” policy has been described as “sustainable” by the nation’s state mouthpiece. Is the policy here to stay? And that same policy is getting put to the test. Highly contagious sub-variants of Omicron are now appearing across China. Suppression of #Christianity in China: The Chinese Communist Party is taking aim at the faith in a new way. The information superhighways of undersea cables transport signals fro

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According to official information, the COVID-19 pandemic originated in Wuhan, China, in late 2019. Wuhan health authorities reported the first cases between December 12 and 29. On December 31, the World Health Organization (WHO) received information from China about cases of unknown pneumonia. The Huanan wholesale seafood market, identified as the primary source of the virus, was closed to the public on January 1. Since the origin of the virus, the international community has demanded that China thoroughly

China Update is about China economic and political news and analysis, today we discuss the Chinese economy, US-China Semiconductor Restrictions, Evergrande housing crisis and other China news #chinaupdate 00:00 Introduction 00:11 Situation Worsens 07:03 Chinese Economy: US Chip Restrictions, Housing & Trust Industry

Today I will talk about two issues: Will there be a last chance to take Xi Jinping down before the CCP’s 20th National Congress? And who is Xi Jinping’s biggest enemy? #XiJinping #CCP #20thNationalCongress

#Taiwan is celebrating its National Day. Marking the occasion, the island’s president says a #War between Taiwan and China is “absolutely not an option.” #ElonMusk is offering a proposal: Taiwan hands over some control to Beijing, and becomes a “special administrative region” of China. But Taiwan says its freedom isn’t for sale. An update on the U.S. fentanyl crisis: Within months, American authorities seized enough fentanyl to kill 36 million people—10 percent of the country’s population. Nuclear threat

In 2002, some Falun Gong practitioners in Chongqing, China, managed to hijack a Chinese state run TV signal and air footage countering the CCP’s propaganda of Falun Gong. One of those practitioners was Daxiong, a world-renowned comic book artist, who, unlike most others, managed to escape alive and flee to the US. The movie Eternal Spring is a suspenseful and gut-wrenching retelling of that true story, beautifully illustrated by Daxiong’s own pen and turned into 3D animation. It is the first documentary, f

Since the summer of 2020, China’s real estate developers have been experiencing a succession of debt crises that have led to the collapse of developments and a sharp decline in real estate investment, housing sales and new construction. The owners who were unfortunate enough to purchase unfinished units have tried fighting for their rights in various ways. Some have moved into the broken buildings and some have refused to pay their mortgage. As the 20th National Congress is to be held on October 16, the aut

China Update is about China economic and political news and analysis, today is a China Book Club special. We will be examining Overreach: How China Derailed Its Peaceful Rise by Susan Shirk 00:00 Introduction 02:50 Overreach: How China Derailed Its Peaceful Rise

China’s communist power struggle could be coming to a head with the 20th national party congress meeting later this month. It’s widely believed that current leader Xi Jinping will secure an almost unprecedented third term in office, which would be a blow to his arch nemesis and political rival Jiang Zemin. In this episode of China Uncensored, we break down the factional struggle, how it became a life-or-death wrestling match, and what it could mean if Xi gets a third term in office.

In this special episode, we sat down with Levi Browde, executive director of the Falun Gong Information Center. He sheds light on how the persecution of Falun Gong in China is a reflection of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) greater goals against the free world, and more, in the newly released report Pandemic, Persecution, and Pushback. He noted: “What started out as a suppression of a sort of religious minority has turned into really, from the CCP’s perspective, a desperate battle to silence a very br

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00:00 Highlights 00:27 CCP’s ‘Common Prosperity’ transforms into ‘Common Poverty’ 02:44 Want to petition? Authorities set up barbed wire around her house, 20th National Congress upcoming 04:23 No lockdown announced in Chinese city, visitors trapped, forced to pay high fees 06:32 U.S. to curb more tech exports to China and tighten regulations —————– #SpotlightOnChina #China #ChinaInsights

Chinese state-owned Fujian Jinhua was criminally charged by the US Department of Justice for stealing the intellectual property of Idaho-based Micron Technology Inc. The US charged that Fujian Jinhua conspired with Taiwanese chipmaker United Microelectronics Corp. to steal Micron’s trade secrets. Separate from the criminal charges, the US slapped sanctions on Fujian Jinhua, and shortly after the sanctions were announced, it was forced to stop production. In this episode of China Unscripted, we talk about t

Since the Tiananmen Square incident on June 4th, 1989, a memorial service has been held in Washington, D.C. annually on June 4th, with the theme of vindicating the June 4 Incident. However, since 2005, the memorial theme has changed to calling upon members of the Chinese Communist Party, or CCP, to quit the party. As we entered the year 2022, the global movement to quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations has become widespread in China and among overseas Chinese communities. Organizers of the campaig

China Update is about China economic and political news and analysis, today we discuss the Chinese economy, Housing Crisis, US-China Stocks and other China news #chinaupdate 00:00 Introduction 00:11 Situation Worsens 03:08 Political Sensitivities 04:48 Chinese Economy: Fosun, Vanke, Inspections & New Tech Channel email: [email protected] My consulting firm: https://www.chinaupdateconsulting.com/ China Update provides you guys with the most up to date political, economic, and geostrategic an

China has a secret army of cardboard police…

Thirty-one more Chinese companies were added to Washington’s “unverified” list—which makes it harder for them to import advanced U.S. #Technology. Tech giant #IBM is investing $20 billion in New York, boosting U.S. microchip manufacturing and reducing U.S. dependence on Asia. Data on U.S. election workers was stored in China. Now, the CEO of a California company is under arrest. The United Nations stays silent on Beijing’s repression of Uyghurs in the Xinjiang region. A vote hints at China rallying devel

China’s economy and military wouldn’t be able to survive without Taiwan’s high-tech microchips, an issue China will face if it decides to invade Taiwan. In this episode of China Unscripted, we discuss what Taiwan is doing to restrict microchip trade to China, what could be done about a chip shortage if China were to invade Taiwan and how that would affect the world economy. Joining us in this episode is Chris Miller, the author of Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology.

Taiwan has threatened to treat any incursions by China into its airspace as a “first strike”, and promised retaliation. China’s economy is lagging behind the rest of East Asia, and predictions for its growth are pretty dismal. The Solomon Islands has now signed a security agreement with the US and other Pacific Island nations, but not without a hitch. Watch this episode of China Uncensored for that and more of this week’s China news headlines.

Taiwan warned it would treat any Chinese incursion into the island’s airspace as a “first strike,” as the island seeks to step-up its defenses in response to Beijing’s military pressure. #Taiwan #China #WorldNews

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George Friedman: China Is At Point Of No Return This Will Happen Next With China If It Dares America

Living in China for so long, we would like to share some of the comparisons that we have found between China and the west, and shed some light on the situation. Every week, we take you to a new place in China on our bikes, cover a topic, and reply to your questions.

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China’s stocks remain unattractive to global investors, as its economy is struggling with a downturn and multiple negative signs amid Beijing’s strict “zero-COVID” control measures.

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In China, more and more people are starting to choose flexible work. However, the question is, are these people working flexibly or not working? According to a report by iiMedia Research published in March 2022, more than 200 million workers in China are freelance. In 2021, more than 16% of fresh Chinese graduates had classified themselves as freelancers. —————– #SpotlightOnChina #China #ChinaInsights

Modern life depends on microchips for the function of everything tech, from microwaves to phones to airplanes to drones. As important as microchips are though, their supply chain is just as fragile. In this episode of China Unscripted, we talk about the importance of microchips to the world economy, how a Chinese invasion of Taiwan could break the microchip supply chain, and how China is trying to shore up its chip manufacturing to insulate it from supply chain breaks. Joining us in this episode is Chris

Ahead of the Communist Party Congress, China has released video footage of its latest nuclear-powered submarine. Is Beijing flexing its nuclear power ahead of Xi Jinping’s term extension? Molly Gambhir tells you more. #China #Submarine

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Taiwan’s Minister of National Defense Chiu Kuo-cheng told lawmakers on October 5 that Taiwan is expanding the definition of “first strike” to respond to China’s activities. According to The Epoch Times, Chiu said that recent aggressive actions by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) prompted Taiwan to expand this definition. —————– #SpotlightOnChina #China #ChinaInsights

North Korea fired two more ballistic missiles from near Pyongyang toward the Sea of Japan. This after a US aircraft carrier was redeployed to the waters. #NorthKorea #US #BallisticMissile

When China wants to catch up to the US, it doesn’t usually pour tons of money into R&D to develop its own expertise. If it can’t steal what it needs, it hires individuals or companies to give it to them. American companies and specialists have been lured to China by lucrative contract deals to help build China’s lagging semiconductor industry. In this episode of China Unscripted, we talk about how effective this has been for China, how the US has made Huawei a shell of its former self, and how US export c

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0:00 At least 13 Uyghurs in Xinjiang died after authorities used COVID disinfectant 1:19 Xinjiang suspends passenger trains on the eve of China’s 20th Congress 2:30 Rare Ili Pika the ‘Genie of the Tianshan Mountains’ photographed after more than 20 years

What the Chinese public has been told by their government is that the epidemic is still very serious. Chinese authorities have declared that many parts of Beijing and Shanghai have been escalated to high and medium-risk zones upon entering into October. Wearing a mask has become an indispensable part of Chinese people’s lives for three years. In contrast, on the eve of October 1, China’s national day and the anniversary of the Communist regime, the top brass of the Communist Party, led by party leader Xi Ji

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According to Caixin, some property developers in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou pretend to restart construction on stalled projects because they do not have enough funds. —————– #SpotlightOnChina #China #ChinaInsights

China Update is about China economic and political news and analysis, today we discuss the North Korea Missile Launch & Evolving US-China Competition and other China news #chinaupdate 00:00 Introduction 00:46 North Korea Missile Launch 03:28 US-China: Military Moves 07:37 US-China: Technology