Month: April 2024

Recently, the topic of “Nearly half of China’s major cities are sinking” has surged on Chinese social media, prompted by a paper titled “A national-scale assessment of land subsidence in China’s major cities” published on April 18 in the scientific journal Science. The paper, authored by a research team led by Ao Zurui, an associate researcher at South China Normal University, utilized satellite observation technology to measure the elevation changes of the land surface in 82 major cities, which account for

China Update is about China economic and political news and analysis #chinaupdate X (Formerly Twitter): / tonychinaupdate Channel email: [email protected] 00:00 Introduction 00:12 Chinese Economy: Vacancy Rates, Airplanes & Cars 05:27 US-China: Technology Competition | Tesla | Huawei

#Chinainsights On April 14, 2024, the TV footage of the men’s marathon race at the 2024 Beijing International Long Distance Running Festival was broadcast. It shocked Chinese audiences. Is it possible for a marathon to be carried out this way? It appeared that China’s candidateHe Jie was actually “guaranteed” the champion title with the help of three African athletes. This has raised an uproar.

With the sudden surge of conflict in the MIddle East, how much of a hand did China have in it? Turns out, the answer could be a lot.

– Elon Musk made a surprise visit to China. Can Tesla take a bigger bite out of the China pie, after Mr. Musk’s meeting with top officials? Beijing is hinting at potential retaliation against Washington after the White House approved military aid to Taiwan and a bill that could force TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company if it wants to stay on U.S. app stores. The man overseeing U.S. forces in the West Pacific is sending a serious warning about China. What’s his biggest concern before handing the

Wow, a clean shiny subway station. That must mean that no human rights violations are happening in China!

The U.S. produces more corn than any other crop, with American farmers selling $5.3 billion of it to China last year. But China has spent years courting other producers as it is relying more on Brazil and other Latin American countries. China is also exploring ways to become self-sufficient long-term through embracing new technology and better farming education. WSJ explains why growing its own grains has been such a struggle for China and how it has been trying to wean itself off of its reliance on U.S. c

China Update is about China economic and political news and analysis #chinaupdate X (Formerly Twitter): / tonychinaupdate Channel email: [email protected] 00:00 Introduction 00:24 Chinese Economy: Industrial Profits & Trade 04:30 US-China: Blinken Trip & Military Bases 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 Eng

After a pretty bleak few years, is the Chinese economy recovering?

#chinainsights#crackdownonCCP#Intelligenceagencies#highestechelonsofccp#BillGertz#ChineseCommunistParty#CCP#Haynes#Blinken#thePoliticStandingCommittee#theCentralCommittee#WangQishan#WangYi#Presidentcorruption#corruptionofccp On April 10, 2024, Bill Gertz, a veteran media personality with close ties to the U.S. military, published a bombshell report in The Washington Times revealing that U.S. intelligence agencies were preparing a report that centered on the massive corruption and hidden wealth of the top l

The US Navy is plannong on transforming its oil rigs into mobile missile defense and resupply bases amid escalating missile threats in the Pacific, especially from China. The ambitious project is part of a broader effort to enhance US military capabilities in the region. #usnavy #pacific #china

This is the longest open-sea fixed link in the world. the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, with a construction cost of 126.9 billion yuan. However, due to the low traffic after completion, it’s jokingly referred to as the “ghost bridge”. Let’s take a closer look. #chinaobserver

As China ramps up its lunar exploration program in the coming decade, space-based lunar infrastructure is going to be a key enabler. Spacecraft and ground-based vehicles will increasingly need positioning and communication services, which is why China has launched a plan to establish a lunar satellite constellation called the “Queqiao constellation”. The focus on the back side and the lunar south pole also means that communications will require relay satellites. In preparation for this lunar constellation,

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says there’s evidence that the Chinese regime is trying to influence this year’s race for the White House. Hear his assessment of the situation. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen condemns China’s export dumping as cheap goods flow into global markets. She warns Beijing that “nothing is off the table” to tackle the behavior. TikTok breaks its silence on its American ultimatum—divest or be removed from U.S. app stores—as a new law aims to separate the app from its Chinese

Maybe we should rethink US China relations… Joining us today is Vinayak Bhat, a retired Indian Army colonel who worked in military intelligence. His specialty is interpreting satellite imagery, with a special focus on using those images to track the movements of Chinese and Pakistani armed forces. You can follow him on X at @rajfortyseven.

China is facing a growing list of problems — real estate, semiconductor bans and labor market gyrations. The world’s second-most populous country also has a major youth unemployment problem. China’s urban youth unemployment rate has risen to 21% as of May 2023, up from 15.4% two years earlier. China remains home to 1.4 billion people. But that number is getting smaller. The country’s National Bureau of Statistics reported China’s population slipped to 1.412 billion last year from 1.413 billion in 2021. The

China’s role in the U.S. fentanyl crisis? A Congressional committee reveals the communist regime is subsidizing deadly fentanyl exports and escalating America’s opioid emergency. The House has passed a bill aimed at targeting China’s imports of Iranian crude oil. This comes on the heels of Iran’s drone attack on Israel. We bring you the details. House Speaker Mike Johnson is taking action on wartime aid for Israel and Ukraine. More on a new aid package and what’s unique about it. And Germany’s Chancellor is

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#Chinainsights #Chinanews #Chinainsights#Chinanews In recent weeks, the price of gold has hit record highs on several occasions. On April 9, 2024, the spot gold price surpassed $2,348 per ounce, reaching a high of $2,365.4 at one point, up 8.9% in a month and up about 15% so far this year. For some on Wall Street, the surge in the price of gold is expected to continue at least through the second half of 2024. Some analysts believe that the time-honored credibility and consensus are being awakened, and gol

Well, just when you thought the US has already done everything it could to hurt its own standing in world affairs, there comes another trip of another official that has pretty much the opposite effect of what the White House would have wanted it to be. Janet Yellen’s visit to China and her complaints about Chinese “overproduction” expose first and foremost that the tables have turned and it is China holding all the good cards in the great game. In this discussion, I talk to Lena Petrova, an expert on fi

China is operating in poor countries that can’t fight back to hide some truly atrocious things, because we just don’t have the ability to collect the data.

On March 21st, several photos allegedly depicting test flights of a heavy-duty armed helicopter in China caused a sensation on both domestic and international online platforms. However, specific details and performance parameters of this helicopter are currently being strictly guarded. Reportedly weighing up to 10 tons at takeoff, this armed helicopter’s side profile bears close resemblance to the U.S. Black Hawk helicopter and China’s Z-20 rather than the U.S. AH-64 Apache. Many speculate that this helicop

CHINA’s economic data for March reveals that Exports fell by 7.5% and Imports were also down. Inflation is heading back towards negative territory and Factory Gate Prices Continue to Fall have now fallen in every one of the past 18 months. In addition to these issues Property Prices fell at the fastest rate since August 2015. In this video I provide full details of the problems that China is facing and discuss the impact on both the Chinese Economy and the Global Economy. For specific details please chec

Tensions are soaring after Iran’s unprecedented attacks on Israel. Could Chinese-made components have lent Iran a hand? Beijing is hinting for the first time that the man it executed for spying sold secrets to Washington. The Biden administration is betting big on microchip making in the United States. We take a closer look at an over $6 billion investment into a major semiconductor maker. Fashion lovers could be in for an unwelcome tag-along: respiratory viruses carried by fur clothing. Reports found at l

The Chinese Communist Party has finally struck back at tang ping or the lying flat movement. But can greater oppression motivate the Chinese youth?

Joining us today is TOSHI YOSHIHARA. He’s a Senior Fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. He’s also an adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s Center for Security Studies. And he’s also the author of Red Star over the Pacific: China’s Rise and the Challenge to U.S. Maritime Strategy

00:00 Are you employed? 00:34 How hard is it to find a job in China? 06:08 Are the Chinese avoiding blue-collar jobs? 10:01 What type of jobs are the easiest to get? 11:34 Is there any financial aid for the unemployed? 13:48 Is AI impacting the unemployment rate in China? 16:40 Message to unemployed people

In a blow to Intel (INTC) and AMD (AMD), China has asked its largest telecom carriers to phase out foreign chips from their networks by 2027, according to a Wall Street Journal report. With shares of Intel and AMD sinking on the news, Yahoo Finance reporter Akiko Fujita joins Yahoo Finance to discuss the latest Chinese effort to remove America from its technology. Despite US export controls aimed at Huawei’s semiconductor capacities, the Chinese technology company is still able to produce chips for Chinese

Chinese lobbying directed at Congressional and state officials has come to light in a letter: Find out what a Chinese diplomat asked New York Mayor Eric Adams not to do. Leaders of Japan and the Philippines laying out their China concerns with President Joe Biden. That conversation happening as Beijing works to grow its control in disputed waters. A warning for China? The United States is set to deploy a new missile launch system in the Asia-Pacific, marking the first time since the Cold War. Mysterious de

Will the next major war be in the Indo-Pacific? All signs point to it. Countries that China has angered with its territorial claims are banding together with the U.S. as concerns grow that Beijing will invade Taiwan by mid-century. #china #southchinasea #indopacific

The Future of Hong Kong is not looking bright…

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This was China’s plan all along. And now it’s being executed.

We spoke about this last week and it just got a whole lot worse!

North Koreans Have Killed in China. When China is worse than North Korea, you know you’ve got issues.