Day: January 16, 2025

As the TikTok ban looms, a new Chinese app, RedNote, or Xiaohongshu has reached number 1 in the app store. I’m…so sad…

China is building up to 5 specialized amphibious landing barges. This expands their landing options should they choose to invade. These barges are not dual purpose. They have one purpose. Amphibious landing support. I cover possible landing sites. Reasons why and why not to land there.Finally, I cover 3 things to look for confirming a Chinese invasion of Taiwan is immanent days before it happens.

The U.S. and China are two of the world’s biggest cotton producers. In 2021, President Biden signed a law banning many cotton imports from China out of concerns that most of the crop is grown and harvested by forced labor in Xinjiang. But industry experts say much of that cotton is still entering the U.S. as the chemical component and DNA of the cotton is being tested to validate supply chains.WSJ explains how the U.S.’s effort to stamp out forced labor has affected the cotton market and unpacks the complexity of the supply chain to explain why the U.S. is struggling so hard to compete against Beijing. 0:00 The cotton situation1:21 Cotton processing2:42 Finished goods4:31 Verification7:12 What’s next?

In the first week of the new year, Huawei’s smart driving system experienced a collective breakdown, shockingly running red lights simultaneously. Numerous drivers faced six-point deductions on their licenses and fines of 200 yuan each. Meanwhile, AITO, closely tied to Huawei’s smart driving technology, saw its sales plummet from 9,000 units during the same period last year to just 5,500 units—nearly halving.