Year: 2022

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…

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Former Twitter security chief Peiter Zatko has alleged that at least one Twitter employee was an agent for the Chinese government. ——————- #SpotlightOnChina #China #ChinaInsights

China is one of Twitter’s largest revenue sources. We look at why #ChineseCommunistParty cadres use it for advertising, while normal citizens are forbidden from accessing it. U.S.-#Taiwan relations are getting an upgrade. A Senate bill is looking to boost support for the island, amid tensions with Beijing. Beijing is voicing support for Russia’s war on Ukraine. Despite the public remark, it was left out of the official meeting record. A heartbroken father is seeking justice for his one-year-old. He says

According to investment bank Nomura, as of Sept. 6th, 2022, 49 cities in China had some form of lockdown in place, affecting about 292 million people, up from 161 million the week before. Because the situation has evolved to the point where most officials within the Communist Party system have realized that the 20th National Congress, which will be held on October 16th of this year, will be of great significance to all those within the officialdom. Xi Jinping will be in power for a third term after the 20t

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

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