Year: 2022

If China invades Taiwan, it wouldn’t just affect the Taiwanese people. Taiwan makes most of the worlds advanced semiconductors, which are crucial to 21st century technology. In this episode of China Unscripted, we talk about the economic damage that would result from a Taiwan invasion, why microchips are so important to the world’s economy, and what it requires to build a microchip factory. Joining us in this episode is Chris Miller, the author of Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technolog

s per the former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger, China may ‘recalibrate’ ties with Russia. International strategist, Andrew Leung, brings you more perspective. #XiJinping #Russia #HenryKissinger

For a long time, the exchange rate between the US dollar and the Chinese Yuan Renminbi remained below 7. It existed like a myth in the minds of the Chinese public and the outside world. But such a myth has recently been shattered. The CCP is annoyed with this. China’s state news agency said that the aggressive interest rate hike by the American Federal Reserve is a strategy chosen by the U.S. after repeatedly weighing its calculations, with the intention of transferring the crisis outward through the hegem

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According to the Financial Times, Moderna has turned down a request from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to hand over its COVID-19 vaccine technology. Moderna has refused to give Beijing the recipe of its RNA vaccine know-how due to commercial and safety concerns.

– Launching Tuesday, the longest-range #Missile ever from #NorthKorea flew over Japanese territory. The United States and allies react. German lawmakers are in Taiwan, showing support for democracy—for the first time since the pandemic broke out. No politically-sensitive research before the Communist Party Congress—that’s the message China reportedly sent to all foreign banks operating on its turf. Beijing is looking for info from foreign diplomats in Hong Kong. A message allegedly asked for floor plan d

The other day when I was interviewed by Sargis Sangari, the founder of Near East Center for Strategic Engagement, he asked me a question: Will China and Asia fall into chaos after the CCP collapses? Frankly speaking, I was a little surprised by his question, as “China will fall into chaos without the CCP” is a very well-known narrative crafted by the CCP to brainwash and terrify Chinese people who don’t have access to free information. I was a little surprised that people outside China, and in the free wo

North Korea escalated tensions by launching a ballistic missile over Japan causing citizens to scramble as air sirens blared. The last time that happened was in 2017, and although no one was injured either time, the risk of the missile landing short or malfunctioning is a direct threat to the Japanese people. The U.S. and South Korea responded with a precision bombing drill of their own.

– #Google is phasing out China. Now its translation service is exiting the world’s biggest internet market. A major U.S. pharma company is also reportedly losing access to the Chinese market after turning down a request from Beijing. No imminent invasion in Taiwan, says President Joe Biden’s defense secretary, at the same time reiterating America’s commitment to the island. China is selling liquefied natural gas from the United States to Europe. We take a closer look at why there’s so much excess. A dea

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On August 31 this year, U.S. chip giants Nvidia and AMD received a government ban and were required to cut off the supply of high-performance GPU chips to customers in China. According to Reuters, the Biden administration plans next month to broaden curbs on U.S shipments to China of semiconductors used for artificial intelligence and chip-making tools.

With growing tensions between the US and China over Taiwan, US Secretary of defense Lloyd Austin up the ante over the weekend claiming in a television interview that China is now trying to establish a new normal over Taiwan. #UnitedStates #China #WorldNews

China is stealing your data left, right and center, and President Joe Biden is trying to stop it. In this episode of China Uncensored, we look at some creative ways China tries to steal US data, Biden’s executive order on data security, and what other measures to protect user data Biden is reportedly considering.

The ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) will hold its twice-a-decade congress beginning October 16 with President Xi Jinping primed to secure an unprecedented third term as the country’s leader. #China #CPC #XiJinping

Sixteen U.S. #Diplomats and their family members are reportedly being held in Chinese #QuarantineCamps against their will. Two congressmen are pushing to find out what’s being done to free them. Mass student #Protests broke out in a Chinese city. Local authorities there are blaming Western countries for the unrest. Joint naval drills are kicking off between the United States, South Korea, and Japan for the first time in five years. We look at the significance. Chinese currency is devaluing to a new low.

China and the US are battling over the Pacific. As US attention strayed from the region, China crept in, wooing Pacific island leaders with promises of investment and trade. In this episode of China Uncensored, we look at China’s strategy for taking the Pacific, why the Pacific is so coveted, and what it means for the international balance of power.

Xiong’an New Area, which was established on April 1, 2017, as a new area of national significance after the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone and the Pudong New District in Shanghai, and was officially touted as a “millennium plan and a national event”. Officials say they are spending 30 trillion RMB to “build a city of the future” to decentralize universities, hospitals and central enterprises from Beijing’s non-capital functions, with the goal of becoming China’s “vice capital”. The city will have a startin

In this special episode, we sat down with Peter Navarro, former trade adviser at the White House and author of “Taking Back Trump’s America.” He sheds light on in which ways the Trump administration could have been tougher on China, what steps America needs to take now in dealing with the China threat, and more. Navarro said, “The failure to get as tough on communist China as we could and should have, I think, was the single biggest of the strategic failures.” He said one of the biggest concerns now when

When the Chinese Communist Party could no longer ignore the mounting pile of evidence about its crimes in Xinjiang, home to many of China’s ethnic Uyghurs and muslims, it rolled out a propaganda campaign to try to detract from the allegations being leveled at it. In this episode of China Unscripted, we look at how China uses western social media influencers to cover up its crimes, how China’s propaganda apparatus could evolve and grow, and how the CCP has attempted to influence foreign elections. Joining us

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In August, the United States and China reached an agreement on the audit and supervision of Chinese concept stocks. However, SEC Chairman Gary Gensler warned that Chinese stocks are still at risk of being delisted. ——————- #SpotlightOnChina #China #ChinaInsights

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Beijing is expanding its police-led overseas service stations worldwide. These service centers look like they help Chinese people living abroad with many things, but they work closely with the mainland Chinese police. ——————- #SpotlightOnChina #China #ChinaInsights

The biggest #Beneficiary of American tech research funding is #China, not the United States. The United States is trying to court Pacific countries away from Beijing, pledging to spend big dollars there. Students in Chinese colleges are protesting against what they call a year-long lockdown. An Australian port rented to China is under fresh #Scrutiny. The U.S. Navy uses the port to transport aircraft for military exercises, with Chinese workers present. Vice President Kamala Harris is denouncing North K

China Update is about China economic and political news and analysis, today we discuss the Chinese economy, Evergrande Housing Crisis and other China news #chinaupdate 00:00 Introduction 00:29 China Housing Sector Updates | The True Crisis 05:20 ‘Common Prosperity’ Channel email: [email protected]

China is helping to fund the Ayatollah in Iran by buying up Iranian oil. The value of the Chinese yuan has plunged against the dollar. China’s space agency wants to explore Uranus. Watch this episode of China Uncensored for that and more of this week’s China news headlines.

Twitter and Facebook have started labeling accounts linked to government state-run media, and it has exposed some Chinese propagandists who were trying to pass themselves off as regular users who just promoted China and the CCPs narratives. In this episode of China Unscripted, we discuss China’s fake social media influencers, how social media labeling of state-backed accounts only goes so far, and how China is undermining its own messaging. Joining us in this episode of is Sarah Cook, the research director

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On September 26, Chinese-langue media reported thousands of residen’ protests against officials in protective suits in the region of Huaqiangbei Electronic Mall on Jinhua Road, and Shawei village, on Shatou street, Futian district, Shenzhen city, Guangdong province. Authorities sent hundreds of police officers to arrest protesters, and physical clashes occurred. ——————- #SpotlightOnChina #China #ChinaInsights

Vice President #KamalaHarris is in Japan, as tensions rise in the Indo-Pacific. Democrats and Republicans are sounding fresh alarms over China. We look into a letter sent to the president’s desk from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. #Facebook is taking down over 80 accounts from China. New details say the move involves the upcoming U.S. #MidtermElections. A war on beef: why is American beef getting sent to China, while Americans unknowingly consume meat from elsewhere

Chinese social media has lit up with rumors of a coup weeks before a big Party congress where Xi Jinping is expected to secure an almost unprecedented third term. In this episode of China Uncensored, we explain what the rumors are, why they’re likely not true, and what big news they’re likely covering up.

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Sebastian Mallaby, the senior fellow for international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations, in an article in the Washington Post on September 24, pointed out that four signs show China “is starting to crack.” ——————- #SpotlightOnChina #China #ChinaInsights

China is trying to buy social media influencers to spread its propaganda, and it’s doing it through supposedly private companies. In this episode of China Unscripted, we talk about influencers who exposed this scheme, other ways the CCP uses social media to influence narratives on China, and how China is also able to influence overseas newsrooms. Joining us in this episode of is Sarah Cook, the research director for China, Hong Kong and Taiwan at Freedom House.

A U.S.-based group is tied to both China and #WhiteHouse climate goals. A Chinese biofirm is buying 1,400 acres of land in #Florida. But its leadership holds links to the #ChineseMilitary. A U.S. ship has a surprise encounter with several Chinese and Russian naval vessels off Alaska’s coast. A NASA researcher is pleading guilty to hiding connections to Beijing. His studies were useful for boosting military development. Protests are breaking out in China. Residents in one city say they’ve had enough of

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Chinese companies had been the most active buyers of luxury hotels and commercial office buildings in the United States for years, but the situation has taken a turn recently. According to the Wall Street Journal, Chinese investors are now busy selling off their U.S. real estate. Data from MSCI Real Assets shows that, since the beginning of 2019, Chinese investors have sold $23.6 billion of U.S. commercial properties. ——————- #SpotlightOnChina #China #ChinaInsights

Before Xi’s re-appearance, we had already figured, that is, after taking into account major events that recently occurred within the CCP, that this rumor had little credibility. Why? We can review the evidence for and against this rumor and explain our thinking process. It’s worth noting that this isn’t the first time such a rumor surfaced, and it won’t be the last. In the deadly struggle within the CCP, such rumors will always be around. They may be false but may also become true. We can take a lesson from