Day: March 15, 2025

China is building a number of ginormous barges, equipped with bridges, for the expected invasion of Taiwan. These will allow much larger quantities of heavy vehicles and troops to be landed, and also increase the number of places where a viable landing can be made. New imagery provides new insights into how they might be used. Unscripted and unedited.

House Republicans are pushing bills to block Chinese nationals from getting student visas and accessing U.S. national labs.A Chinese robotics firm is developing humanoid robots, and the engineer behind the development got his advanced education and training in the United States.Vice President JD Vance is stressing the importance of moving supply chains away from China.Some U.S. clothing retailers are expanding domestic production following President Donald Trump’s push for made-in-America products. However, with opportunities come challenges.00:00 Intro01:27 Bill to Ban Chinese From Getting US Student Visas04:15 China’s Humanoid Robots Learn How to Do Chores06:37 VP JD Vance: US Can’t Rely on Communist China08:00 Upside, Downside of ‘Made in America’ Push10:42 US Meat Exporters Anxious for China Access Renewal11:24 China, Russia, Iran Call for End of Sanctions on Tehran12:11 HK Firm Stocks Plunge Amid Criticism of Port Sales14:50 Rising Bird Flu Human Cases Amid Rising Deaths: China17:49 Taiwan: Tougher Measures Needed to Counter Beijing19:43 What’s Behind TSMC’s $165 Billion Investment in the US

On February 21, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce made a final decision on tariffs for Southeast Asian solar panels, raising rates from 21% to a staggering 846%. This hit Chinese solar giants hard, despite their efforts to disguise operations under Malaysian and Vietnamese labels. For over a decade, companies like Jinko Solar and Longi Green Energy built supply chains in Southeast Asia, believing they could bypass U.S. tariffs. But with this move, the U.S. has exposed their strategy, making it clear that Chinese-made products remain at the center of the issue.

China is showing all of the warning signs of taking advantage of a country that’s painted into a corner.

According to the US Department of Justice, two US Army soldiers and a former soldier, accused of selling military secrets to buyers in China, have been arrested.The two active-duty soldiers were identified as Jian Zhao and Li Tian, stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, in Washington state. Zhao, a battery supply sergeant was assigned to the 17th Field Artillery Brigade and Tian is a health services administrator.The former soldier, Ruoyu Duan of Hillsboro, Oregon, served in the Army from 2013 to 2017.All three men are of Chinese origin. The case was investigated by the FBI and the Army Intelligence Command.In this video, Defense Updates analyzes#defenseupdates #usvschina #uschinawar Chapters:0:00 TITLE00:11 INTRODUCTION01:43 CHARGES03:15 NOT THE FIRST TIME06:17 ANALYSIS