Month: March 2023

As the US turned a blind eye towards Africa, China seized the opportunity to forge strong alliances with African nations, leaving the US trailing behind. But now, fierce competition for Africa’s vast mineral resources has emerged, pitting the US against China in a race to catch up. The stakes are high, and tensions are mounting as both superpowers vie for a piece of the African resources. Just last month, Cape Town played host to Africa’s largest mining conference, attracting attendees from all corners of t

China is increasing its defense spending for the eighth year in a row. The announcement was made at the beginning of the annual National People’s Congress – known as the two sessions. Outgoing Premier Li Keqiang used his address to reaffirm the Communist Party’s opposition to an independent Taiwan. #china #crossstrait #military #CCP #taiwanstrait #Taiwan #defense #nationaldefense #security #nationalsecurity #politics #beijing #OneChinaPolicy #Taipei #TaiwanPlus #TaiwanPlusNews #TaiwanNews –

Chinese Military Enters Taiwan Live | Taiwan Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng warned the island has to be on alert this year for Chinese military’s “sudden entry” into areas close to its territory amid the rising military tensions across the sensitive Taiwan Strait. #War #China #Taiwan #Beijing #WarWithWest #Russian #RussiaUkraineWar #XiJinping #China #Taiwan #ChinaTaiwan #ChinaTaiwanTensions #ChineseHarassment #US #XiJinping #Asia #InternationalNews #SouthAsia #SouthChinaSea #JoeBiden #USChina #USTaiwan

China has announced that its defence spending will increase by 7.2 percent. This would be its fastest rise in military spending in four decades. The announcement came as Beijing warned of escalating threats from abroad at its annual National People’s Congress rubber stamp Parliament which is an important window into Beijing’s policies.

The US has been increasing its military posture around Taiwan, and now it’s also sending more troops there. In this episode of China Uncensored, we discuss troop deployments under Trump and now Biden, whether this could trigger or prevent a war, and what it would mean geopolitically if China were to take Taiwan.

The INSANE story of Tencent – a controversial MagnatesMedia business movie looking at one of the most valuable companies in the world. This business has many accusations against it – from being used for surveillance and censorship, to anti-competitive monopolistic business strategies & crushing the competition. It’s a crazy rags to riches entrepreneurial story, going from only $1000 and the brink of bankruptcy to becoming one of the richest most powerful companies ever. This is the rise and fall of a busin

China is throwing tons of bribe money at US allies in hopes that they’ll switch allegiance and support the Chinese Communist Party. In this episode of China Unscripted, we talk about a Chinese couple in the Marshall islands who were arrested for bribery, China’s plan to get the US out of Asia, and how the US and Australia failed to stand up for China opposition leader Daniel Suidani. Joining us in this episode is Cleo Paskal, a senior fellow at The Foundation for Defense of Democracies. This is a highlight

The FBI says Covid probably came from a lab in Wuhan, China. The bipartisan Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party is standing up to the CCP’s aggression. China wants peace in Ukraine, but not because it doesn’t like war—it wants to make sure it’s economy is stable. Watch this episode of China Uncensored for that and more of this week’s top China news headlines.

Shein is a Chinese company you might never have heard of, but it is secretly dominating the US market and has aims of taking on Amazon in the US. This is the full deep dive story of how Shein rose from nowhere to become the world’s first real time fashion brand.

China Update is about China economic and political news and analysis #chinaupdate 00:00 Introduction 00:59 Chinese Financial System I: Debt & Balance Sheets 06:26 Chinese Financial System II: Local Fiscal Stress

The Pacific Islands are a strategic location militarily, and China has been trying to get a foothold in the region so that it can project power father than its own shores. In this episode of China Unscripted, we discuss why the US, Australia and New Zealand are playing catchup to China in the region, what the US should do to stop corrupt Chinese influence in the region, and US missteps with the freely associated states where the US has an important defense agreement. Joining us in this episode is Cleo Paska

Chinese companies are feeling the heat. From the state to the federal level, officials are cracking down on #Chinesefirms. The Biden administration is #blacklisting another 37 companies, including Chinese BGI and Inspur. Nebraska is joining in, listing telecom giants like Huawei and ZTE. And U.S. ally Australia also taking aim, prying China’s grip from rare earth supplies through banning a Chinese-linked investment fund in the country. The goal is to purge Chinese infiltration. 00:00 Intro 00:47 U.S. Black

China keeps telling the world that it’s the leader in green technology… and the world keeps believing it. The reality is that it just expanded even more usage of coal, and keeps doing it every single day.

The US is arguably one of Taiwan’s closest allies, yet when it comes to climate change, the US seems perfectly willing to throw Taiwan under the bus. In this episode of China Unscripted, we discuss US censorship of Taiwan at a climate conference, the ouster of Daniel Suidani, the premier of the largest province in the Solomon Islands, and how China has gotten its claws into the Pacific islands. Joining us in this episode is Cleo Paskal, a senior fellow at The Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

Meet Mark, a CCP propagandist that flew under our radar. Now that we have discovered him we just couldn’t resist introducing him to you guys!

Canada’s federal elections in 2019 are in the spotlight for foreign election interference after Canada’s intelligence agency CSIS assessed that China tried to influence the election. In this episode of China Uncensored, we discuss how the CSIS report came to light, what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s response was, and what side China was rooting for.

Chinese jets and warships have once again been spotted near Taiwan as Beijing resumes its Taiwan war rehearsals. In a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Belarus’ Lukashenko said his country supports Beijing in all ‘sensitive issues, including Taiwan’.

After refusing to allow Marvel movies to release in China for almost three years, China is once again warming up to Hollywood and is allowing Marvel movies to enter the mainland. Is this because China is desperate for money? Molly Gambhir brings you a report.