Month: March 2023

China Update is about China economic and political news and analysis #chinaupdate 00:00 Introduction 00:20 US-China: Taiwan | Tsai Trip 05:32 Chinese Economy: Poor Profits & Balance Sheets

China threatens the US over Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen’s visit to the US on her way to and from Central America. The premier of the Australian province Victoria, Daniel Andrews, plans to visit China. The US House passes a bill that would punish Chinese officials involved in forced organ harvesting. Watch this episode of China Uncensored for that and more of this week’s China news headlines.

Countless BYD sedans are discovered in a forsaken parking garage, dispersed across multiple floors, each vehicle cloaked in a blanket of dust. In another metropolis, a parking lot dubbed the “BYD Ocean” houses hundreds of BYD cars, meticulously arranged in rows of 20, a sight that truly boggles the mind. These dust-covered BYD vehicles, featuring sought-after models such as the Qin Plus, Song, and Tang, come in a dazzling array of colours, all neatly parked in orderly rows. In contrast, BYD sales representa

China are trying to make sell Baijiu in the US as an alcoholic beverage you can drink to relax and enjoy. We wouldn’t even recommend this stuff as a paint thinner!

China is gearing up to invade Taiwan, a country that President Joe Biden has vowed several times to defend if China invades. But is America ready for war with China? In this episode of America Uncovered, we talk about how the war in Ukraine and Covid have affected US readiness, what other challenges the military faces to being ready, and how to overcome them.

Recently, the topic of artificial intelligence has been extremely popular, especially OpenAI’s GPT-4, which is nothing short of mind-blowing. However, Baidu isn’t one to be left behind, and they decided to join the game with their own AI creation, ERNIE Bot, a rather amusing version of AI. Well, Baidu’s CEO Robin Li just demonstrated this AI, and as soon as netizens started using it, they were astonished. People asked to see a spaceship, blazing through the cosmos with fierce flames. But instead, Baidu AI

Taiwan’s president in the United States, as China threatens to retaliate. The Island’s president is NOT expected to meet with president #Biden. Instead scheduled to see House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. As the U.S. doesn’t have formal diplomatic ties with #Taiwan. All this, While Taiwan’s former president makes a stop in China, saying to Communist Party officials: “we are all Chinese.” Dueling trips and messages, as the U-S responds. 00:00 Intro 00:43 Taiwan President’s U.S. Visit Unfolds Amid Warnings from C

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China has been offering to act as a peacemaker between Ukraine and Russia, claiming it’s remained neutral in the conflict. However China’s own propaganda often gets in the way of its claims to be neutral, as well as Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s “no limits” friendship with Russian President Vladimir Putin. In this just us episode of China Unscripted, we discuss what binds Russia and China together, China selling weapons to Russia, and why the US might be hesitant to slap sanctions on China.

China’s Debt Trap: How Beijing Became a Victim of Its Own Debt | Vantage with Palki Sharma China’s debt crisis is ruining countries. Now, it’s hurting Beijing too. It’s not able to get back the money it lent to other countries. How deep is the crisis? Palki Sharma explains.

Winnie the Pooh Blood and Honey will never be allowed to play in China and that’s because it’s too violent! Just kidding, it’s because the emperor of China looks like the ridiculous cartoon character the movie is based on.

Russia’s war in Ukraine has created an awkward situation for China, which has promoted sovereignty as a way to prevent other countries from meddling in China’s own affairs. But despite China’s attempts to seem neutral in the conflict, it’s clear that China is joining forces with Russia. In this just us episode of China Unscripted, we discuss Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin’s friendship, China’s 12-point peace plan, and Xi Jinping’s ominous message to Putin as they said goodbye after their most recent meeting.

China Update is about China economic and political news and analysis #chinaupdate 00:00 Belt & Road Bailouts 05:07 Jack Ma Reappears 07:13 Chinese Economy: Consumption

From the mentioned background, we can see that the price war in the Chinese auto industry will not lead to any positive effects over the long term. But without price cuts, it is difficult for Chinese automakers to find a way out quickly. A noteworthy phenomenon is that foreign automakers are also involved in the price war.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to revoke China’s “developing nation” status, voting that the world’s second-largest economy should not get those benefits. In the spotlight are the billions China has spent bailing out developing countries. The vast majority of them fall under Beijing’s global infrastructure Belt and Road Initiative. A new report sheds light on the opaque nature of China’s deals. But is the bill enough to change the game?

The US government is threatening to ban TikTok in the US if its Chinese parent company ByteDance doesn’t divest from it. In this episode of China Uncensored, we look at Chinese influence in the app, what happened when India banned the app, and why just banning it won’t end Chinese influence in the US.

China finds a loophole to send weapons to Russia. The CEO of TikTok lies to Congress about TikTok’s connections to China. Biden signed a bill that would allow release classified information on the origins of Covid. Watch this episode of China Uncensored for that and more of this week’s China news headlines.

The Chinese regime is pouring money into pumping out propaganda. It’s medium is legacy U.S. media, disguised as opinion pieces. China Daily’s ad inserts trace back to the Chinese Communist Party. Reports point to the millions spent ahead of U.S. elections, aiming to sway public opinion. Those ads highlight instances of China’s success in other countries and push policies that favor Beijing. From former President Donald Trump to the head of Britain’s intelligence agency, officials are sounding the alarm. Wh

China Update is about China economic and political news and analysis #chinaupdate 00:00 Introduction 00:11 China Development Forum 03:59 Honduras & Taiwan 06:31 Knowledge Decoupling?

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) explains why he thinks TikTok must be banned.

China’s offramp to zero Covid was about as smooth as a plane landing on its nose. There were seemingly no policies or preparations made to move from almost constant lockdowns to no Covid restrictions at all, and millions paid for it with their lives. Watch this episode of China Uncensored for what detailed plans officials were given to avoid this disaster, why China isn’t reporting its Covid death toll, and how the CCP used protests as an excuse to lift zero Covid.

China Update is about China economic and political news and analysis #chinaupdate 00:00 Introduction 01:12 Chinese Economy I: Housing Crisis & Evergrande 07:20 Chinese Economy II: Trust Industry & Brokerages

In this special episode, we sat down with David Stilwell, retired brigadier general and former assistant secretary of state for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. He sheds light on the TikTok hearing, whether it’s for entertainment or for warfare, and how to understand the Chinese Communist Party more broadly. On the TikTok hearing’s importance, Stilwell noted, “It’s a juxtaposition of our wide open, democratic system being abused by a communist, controlling, authoritarian system.” “They have

A day after China said it drove a US Navy destroyer away from Beijing-claimed waters in the South China Sea, the US 7th Fleet said the same warship sailed through those waters to challenge the Chinese claims. The warship in question is the “guided-missile destroyer, USS Milius. This is the latest in a series of such encounters. In this video Defense Updates analyzes how US Navy has exposed China’s claims of driving USS Milius away? #defenseupdates #usvschina #southchinasea

Communism has killed more than 100 million people worldwide. Whether it was Mao’s Cultural Revolution, the USSR policies that led to Holodomor in Ukraine, or the killing fields in Cambodia, history has shown the brutal nature of communism again and again. In this episode of China Unscripted, we talk about the foundation of communism, why communism inspires killing, the difference between communism in China and in the West, as well as using the term “communist” as if it were “nazi”. Joining us in this episo

Since the second half of last year, droughts have persisted in many parts of China. This severe drought, recognised as a once-in-a-century event, has caused many rivers to dry up and reservoirs to reach record lows, with some areas struggling to guarantee the supply of drinking water to the public. At this time, which coincides with the peak time for plowing, many are worried that planting will likely be delayed due to the inability to irrigate the farmlands. As the spring sowing season begins, Chinese far

Protests by owners of unfinished buildings erupted across China.

After the Tiananmen Square massacre, there was still a lot of support for Democracy in China. However the United States didn’t push to make those reformers voices heard and the movement died out or went underground. In this episode of China Unscripted, we talk about the US government’s understanding of communism, how the US bungled the push for democracy in China, and what the Trump administration’s impact on the US-China relationship was.