Day: February 7, 2023

Chinese balloons have been traveling over the US, and despite China’s claims that they’re civilian weather balloons, China got very upset when the US shot one down. In this just us episode of China Unscripted, we discuss the spy balloons, John Kerry’s efforts to work with China on climate change, and US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s planned trip to Taiwan, among other things.

What’s been called a Chinese #SpyBalloon drifted across the United States for a week before getting $ShotDown over the weekend. But how did it end up over American soil? Was Beijing trying to make a statement? Tests the waters? Or was it an attempt to sabotage talks with Washington ahead of Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s China trip? And if so, how is the infighting within the Chinese Communist Party involved? 00:00 Intro 00:44 Chinese Spy Balloon Shot Down Over Atlantic 04:00 Expert: Why China Sent th

resident Joe Biden and President Donald Trump both had very different ways of handling the US China relationship. But there’s a bipartisan consensus the Chinese Communist Party poses an existential threat to the United States. But in the end, who’s approach to China will win? This is a highlight from the full China Unscripted episode A Growing Rift Between China and the West. https://youtu.be/d8iTpLNpkjE

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Japan’s government will start imposing an export ban on cutting-edge semiconductor manufacturing equipment to China in spring after Tokyo amends a foreign exchange law to allow doing so. Reuters cited from Japanese Kyodo News, reporting that the new law will not mention China specifically to avoid the risk of retaliation from the Chinese regime.

China Update is about China economic and political news and analysis #chinaupdate 00:00 Introduction 00:43 US-China: Balloon Fallout & Philippines Military Deal 05:46 Chinese Economy: Housing Crisis

China deployed a Balloon capable of surveillance over the United States. The Pentagon briefings were limited in details and the competitive Press wrote highly speculative assessments of the threat. This rallied Americans coast to coast because there wasn’t much else going on this week.

We have new pictures that show the U.S. Navy recovering remnants of the Chinese spy balloon off Myrtle Beach.

Japan has been worried about the growing aggressiveness of China and has allocated double the amount of its GDP for defense spending as a result. Japan doesn’t have nuclear weapons, but there is increasing discussion about whether it should develop its own nukes. In this episode of China Unscripted, we discuss the United States’ nuclear umbrella, the US-Japan relationship, and how decades of poor US policy has resulted in mistrust between the two allies. Joining us in this episode is Dr. Robert Eldridge, an

The US has been trying to mitigate the risks of foreign investment, especially from China. But there’s a strong lobby in Washington from Wall Street, which is addicted to Chinese money and doesn’t seem to be trying to kick its habit. In this episode of China Uncensored, we look at some of the loopholes in US foreign investment laws, how China could use those loopholes to steal intellectual property (IP), and how this could be a huge liability when it comes to national security.