Month: March 2024

The Yemen-based Houthi terrorist group makes its first attack on a Chinese-owned ship—twice, with five missiles. This comes after the Houthis reportedly promised Russia and China safe passage through the Red Sea. Grocery shoppers in New York, Pennsylvania, and Oklahoma might want to pay extra attention next time they’re in the seafood section. A Chinese fish product appears to have made its way onto shelves without import permission. A federal agency sends out a warning. From Intel to AMD, China is blocking

00:00 Introduction 00:12 Cyber Attacks 03:30 Wang Yi Visits Australia & New Zealand 07:22 Chinese Economy: High Tech Sector China Update provides viewers with the most up to date political, economic, and geostrategic analysis on China. Videos are based on hundreds of articles, think tank reports, government statements and other resources in English and Chinese. China Update is fully independent, all views and analysis are all my own and I make the videos.

There were rumors, but now the truth has finally come out. US troops are in Taiwan. In my ongoing attempt to talk about things too controversial for YouTube by hiding them in gaming content, check out this video about the Border Crisis but in Skyrim!

China has yet another new map making even more outrgageous claims to other countries’ territory. This is a highlight from the full podcast China’s Secret Colonialism • #246 China’s Secret Colonialism

From owning the most important nightclub in China to making straw donations to NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ campaign, to now facing up to 27 years. Today we will explore the story of Qin Hui, and his story leading up to his arrest last year. How that ties to Winnie Greco, Eric Adam’s top aide, Qin’s former wife, and even Mike Tyson. ==========================

In recent years, with the rise of new electric vehicle factories in China, a significant number of existing ones previously focused on producing gasoline cars have seen a dramatic decrease in their capacity utilization rates. Some of these factories have fallen idle or even been sealed off, earning the moniker “zombie factories.” Analysts predict that China’s automotive market could see hundreds of such “zombie” car factories over the next decade. #chinaobserver

00:00 Introduction 00:12 EU-China: Trade Friction | Steel Overcapacity 04:28 Local Fiscal Crisis China Update provides viewers with the most up to date political, economic, and geostrategic analysis on China. Videos are based on hundreds of articles, think tank reports, government statements and other resources in English and Chinese. China Update is fully independent, all views and analysis are all my own and I make the videos.

Indeed, the vehicle being transported on the trailer is the new MEGA by Li Auto Inc., an all-electric MPV released on March 1st. However, upon its launch, Li Auto found itself in an unprecedented public relations crisis. On the day of its market debut, the car’s design, likened to a coffin, sparked widespread controversy on the internet. Some even photoshopped the character for “condolences” onto the car body, a word typically inscribed on hearses, and dubbed it a “new energy funeral vehicle,” fueling wild

China has been squeezing Hong Kong in a death grip. And the final blow has landed. The Chinese Communist Party has created new maps that claim even more territory. And the Chinese economy might get a boost if Western investors are idiots. That and more on this week’s China New Headlines!

Have you ever wondered what’s behind the recent downfall of lithium battery companies? Why are they losing billions and being forced to close locations? Come, let’s uncover the answers to these burning questions and explore the shocking developments shaking up the battery industry and discover the untold stories behind these staggering losses and the potential ripple effects on the future of electric vehicles and renewable energy.

An FDA alert is telling all American hospitals to immediately stop using plastic syringes made in China, after reports of quality issues that could have fatal consequences. U.S. water security is under threat. Officials warn that cyberattacks from China and Iran could impact clean drinking water. India marks the grand opening of a new, strategic tunnel right next to its disputed border with China. Meanwhile, Washington makes a show of support. Is China cashing in on America’s rare earth mining while U.S. t

Article 23 in Hong Kong is real, and it’s very, very bad.

It’s time to make sense out of all of this ridiculous fuss about the TikTok ban!

00:00 Introduction 00:36 US-China Tech: Huawei, Apple & TikTok 07:39 Chinese Economy: Stock Market Rescue

China thought it had a winning hand. In the end, it make a huge mistake. And no matter how much of a tantrum the Chinese Communist Party throws, things aren’t going back to the way things were.

Living in China for so long, we would like to share some of the comparisons that we have found between China and the west, and shed some light on the situation. Every week, we take you to a new place in China on our bikes, cover a topic, and reply to your questions.

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The Chinese economy is facing a severe downturn, and the decline in the real estate market is a significant factor. The real estate crisis has also exacerbated the debt crisis of local governments. According to data released by the People’s Bank of China for the full year of 2023, the asset size of the People’s Bank of China has been steadily increasing since July 2023. In July 2023, the asset size was 40.8 trillion yuan, and by December 2023, it had surged to 45.7 trillion yuan, an increase of nearly 5 tri

A 13-year-old boy in Northern China, brutally murdered and discovered in a shallow grave. Suspected of committing the crime: 3 of the boy’s classmates. More on the stark reality that the incident is revealing, faced by a unique group of children living in rural China. The grim case is part of a rising wave of violence across China. Car crashes with motorcycles and students. Men wielding knives in street attacks. And the young boy’s murder. What’s behind the crimes? The U.S. Senate wants to hold a public he

Living in China for so long, we would like to share some of the comparisons that we have found between China and the west, and shed some light on the situation. Every week, we take you to a new place in China on our bikes, cover a topic, and reply to your questions.

Tiffany Meier and Josh Phillipp, host of Crossroads, to discuss the potential ban over TikTok, Hollywood and the video game industry being infiltrated by the Chinese Communist Party. With Live Special Q&A, where they’ll answer your questions.

The Chinese economy has been built of massive environmental destruction and global warming spewed out by coal power planets. And now that China’s environment is destroyed, it’s going to export the pollution to Latin America. How to use laughter to overcome authoritarians (and zombies) • How To Use Laughter to Overcome Autho…

#china #debtcrisis #economynews #investingnews Did you know about China’s $2 billion debt crisis? It’s a very important problem that doesn’t seem to be getting much attention. It’s strange that not many people are talking about it, but what it means could be very important. Come with us as we try to figure out what happened in this financial mess and how it might affect people around the world. Let’s talk about China’s $2 billion debt problem, which is going on in the background.

Living in China for so long, we would like to share some of the comparisons that we have found between China and the west, and shed some light on the situation. Every week, we take you to a new place in China on our bikes, cover a topic, and reply to your questions.

For decades, you could not question US China relations. And that let the Chinese Communist Party run out of control. Now it’s time to fight back Joining us once again is Captain Jim Fanell, the Former Director of Intelligence and Information Operations for the U.S. Pacific Fleet. And co-author of the new book Embracing Communist China: America’s Greatest Strategic Failure.

#Chinainsights#Chinanews For the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the most important meeting of the year, the seven-day Two Sessions, finally came to an end on March 11, 2024. It was one of the most hopeless meetings in decades. It’s probably because the top echelon of the CCP doesn’t know what to do in the face of the economic downturn. The Chinese public is also puzzled that over the past two years, from 2021 to 2023, the government issued about 54 trillion RMB, or about US$7.6 trillion, in banknotes. Still

00:00 Introduction 00:12 Taiwan Strait Tensions 06:44 Chinese Economy: New Numbers China Update provides viewers with the most up to date political, economic, and geostrategic analysis on China. Videos are based on hundreds of articles, think tank reports, government statements and other resources in English and Chinese. China Update is fully independent, all views and analysis are all my own and I make the videos.

How Malaysia is Winning the US-China Chip War | Vantage with Palki Sharma As the US and China face off over advanced computer chips, a different country is walking away with the spoils. Malaysia is becoming the new global hub for advanced chip manufacturing. Penang in Malaysia was already home to the first Intel factory outside the US. Intel set up a plant in Penang back in 1972. This led to other companies setting up base in Malaysia. And now, the world is turning to Malaysia to avoid the fallout of the U

Beijing Steps In: Vanke’s Bailout Amid China’s Real Estate Meltdown | Vantage with Palki Sharma In a critical move to avert a wider real estate market collapse, Beijing has intervened to support Vanke, one of China’s largest property developers, now teetering on the edge of failure. This intervention marks a departure from China’s previous stance during the defaults of giants like Evergrande and Country Garden, where direct aid was withheld. Following a downgrade to ‘junk’ status by Moody’s, Chinese bank

When salt-powered e-cars recently rolled off the production lines in China, it hit the headlines. Not only because sodium makes up one of our favorite table condiments, but also because, so far, no electric vehicle has been able to run without lithium – an element that is difficult to extract and pretty expensive. So what are the pros and cons of the new sodium-ion battery technology? How big is the market? Why is China so far ahead in sodium battery technology? And what role do European companies like Nort

The video explores industrial output in China and US. Both present one and future, potential one. How much could current commercial industry help the military in a long war? How much can a blockade of China impact its industrial output? 00:00 Intro 02:32 Past examples 06:56 Shipbuilding 09:32 Aircraft & missiles 14:38 Economic impact 16:33 Raw materials 18:34 Semiconductors 20:14 Output over time

Is a TikTok ban the solution? Or is the new TikTok bill massive government overreach akin to the Patriot act? And what exactly is China’s connection to TikTok and the Chinese company Bytedance that owns it?

As the Chinese economy sputters, more and more Chinese women are choosing to stay single. They call it singleism. But Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party have a major problem with that. And you won’t believe what their “solution” is…