Day: July 20, 2024

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.

The Missouri attorney general is investigating a nonprofit run by China’s intelligence services. One big question remains: is it another Chinese police outpost?Former President Donald Trump’s running mate pledges a major shift for what he called Washington’s “sweetheart trade deal” with China, starting by bringing jobs back home.The University of Maryland agrees to pay a $500,000 settlement to the government over an allegation it failed to disclose funding from China.A fire breaks out in a shopping mall in China’s southwestern Sichuan Province. State media reports say 16 were killed.00:00 Intro02:11 Missouri Investigates Nonprofit Tied to Chinese Intel Agency04:36 Report: a Look at China’s Foreign Missions in U.S.06:06 JD Vance: Trade Deal with China Sends U.S. Jobs Abroad07:02 Sen. Blackburn on JD Vance’s China Stance10:43 Youngkin: China Is ‘Trying to Dominate the Entire World’12:00 University of Maryland to Pay $500k to Settle DOJ Case13:06 Taiwan: Defense Spending Reached Historic Highs14:37 China Halts Nuclear Arms-Control Talks with U.S.15:13 At Least 16 Killed After Mall Fire in Sichuan Province

00:00 Introduction00:12 US-China I: Trump’s Interview Comments03:35 Selina Cheng Fired From WSJ06:39 US-China II: Arms Control Talks & Chip CurbsChina 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.

This is a highlight from Podcast 261—China’s Very Close to War with The Philippines • #261 China’s Very Close to War with T… China has gone too far in the South China Sea after a vicious attack on the Philippines.Joining us today is David Day, Chairman of the Global Risk Mitigation Foundation. David has extensive experience working in the Philippines for over 40 years. He’s also the former Chairman of the China Belt & Road TaskForce of the American Bar Association’s International Section.

China’s electric vehicle market is struggling with overproduction and difficulty selling cars. In response, Chinese manufacturers are trying to increase exports to address the issue. However, data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers on July 10 shows that China exported 86,000 electric vehicles in June, a 13.2% drop from the previous month. This marks the third consecutive month of declining exports since March. This trend indicates growing resistance in Europe, which has significantly raised import tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.#chinaobserver

#chinainsights Recently, we saw on Douyin many incidents where many businesses fled with customers’ advance money, right? This is the reality in our industry. 40% of the stores and factories are on the verge of closure and bankruptcy, and 60% of the factories have no work to do. So, please keep an eye on your money and avoid being cheated of both money and goods.

On July 3, someone on social media revealed that Hangzhou East Railway Station, once touted as one of Asia’s largest high-speed rail stations, has experienced platform subsidence just 11 years after its opening. The platform has sunk to the point where there is a 30-centimeter gap between the train and the platform, forcing passengers to “jump down” from the train, risking falls if they’re not careful. Images show a stark contrast in the height difference between the platform and the train compared to 2018.#chinaobserver

Is Beijing escalating South China Sea territorial claims with areas claimed by Vietnam in the same way as with the Philippines, except that Hanoi chooses to keep the incidents off the international radar? At the beginning of July, China appeared to be holding a rare twin carrier exercise in the South China Sea with the Shandong aircraft carrier and at least eight warships, according to satellite imagery. They were also spotted about 50 miles northeast of Woody Island in the Paracels, an archipelago previously held in part by Vietnam until China seized all in a naval battle in 1974. Taiwan also claims the territory. China’s “monster” coast guard ship has several times this year patrolled Vietnam’s oil fields in the Spratlys, most recently in June. And in March, Beijing redrew its coastal baseline in the Gulf of Tonkin between Vietnam and China, a move that breaks with an agreement reached by Hanoi and Beijing in 2000. How is Vietnam handling these moves by China and will it take a stronger stance toward its more powerful neighbor? We also take a look at cooperation between Vietnam and the Philippines and whether the two South China Sea claimants can stand together against Beijing’s increasingly assertive behavior. Our guests: Alexander Huang- Chair, Council on Strategic & Wargaming Studies- Kuomintang (KMT) international affairs director and representative to the U.S.