Month: August 2025

Phoenix Rising! A New US Flag ShipAugust 1, 2025In this episode, Sal Mercogliano — a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — discusses the reflagging of CMA CGM Phoenix into the US merchant marine, along with some other recent additions and issues facing the US merchant marine.#supplychain #merchantmarine #containership #cmacgm

Operation Honey Pot: Paste this emoji 🍯 in your comment below.A horrific car accident has ignited the Chinese internet. And people wants to know: just who is this mysterious Chinese woman? And how is she connected to the CCP elites?

This video show how robotic dogs might, within just several years, be utilized on a massive scale. A scenario such as a Chinese invasion of Taiwan illustrates the scale: Imagine tens of thousands of robodogs descending onto the island. Their volume could overwhelm defenders locally, enough so that a beachhead is establishedMusic by Matija Malatestinic http://www.malatestinic.comGet your Binkov mugs here: https://www.redbubble.com/people/binkov/00:00 Intro01:29 Military robodogs usage so far03:00 Robodogs in the near future04:53 Invasion scenario07:21 Robodogs on Taiwan10:48 Robodogs’ main role & cost13:45 Conclusion

The Chinese regime is the mastermind behind many criminial activites, including those committed by the North Koreans. They stole trade secret, trained North Korean cyber criminals and allowed Kim Jung-un to profit from these cyber attacks. It’s an uneven war because it cost the criminals nothing to commit the crime but American tax money millions or billions to investiage and prosecute the bad actors. In the end, the real criminals are not caught. The Chinese communist regime is the only regime in the world that has commercialized criminal activites as industries.

Why CCP Propaganda Fails and China Has No Soft PowerThe Chinese Communist Party wants the world to believe it has freedom of speech, democracy, and human rights—just “with Chinese characteristics.” In this video, I break down why that sales pitch collapses the second you press it, using the viral exchange between Victor Gao and Mehdi Hasan as the perfect case study. When asked to demonstrate free speech by criticizing Xi, Gao couldn’t do it. And that’s the whole point: if your system is confident, you own what you are. If it isn’t, you twist words and hope no one Googles.What you’ll learnHow the CCP redefines universal values (free speech, democracy, human rights) to claim what it doesn’t actually allow.Why the “whole-process people’s democracy” label is political cosplay—complete with sham Party Congress elections where nobody dares vote against Xi.How propaganda implodes under outside scrutiny: tell a global audience you have free speech and they’ll judge you by their definition, not yours.The deeper issue: institutional insecurity. If Beijing truly believed censorship is superior, it would say so plainly. Instead, it borrows Western language while defending authoritarian control.A thought experiment: what if the CCP owned its model—“we censor, and we think it works”—instead of pretending it’s the same as liberal democracy?Key ideas & takeawaysPropaganda works only when it’s internally consistent.Word games ≠ credibility: “freedom” that ends at an invisible red line is not freedom.Sham elections ≠ democracy: ritual ballots with 100% outcomes convince no one abroad.Soft power collapses when your messaging demands the audience ignore what they can verify in 10 seconds.

China is building something dangerous in the middle of the Pacific, and our guest was there when they broke ground.Joining us once again is Cleo Paskal, Senior Fellow at The Foundation for Defense of Democracies, who traveled to Woleai and the Federated States of Micronesia and knew Governor Palacios.

American chipmakers Nvidia and AMD are agreeing to pay the U.S. government 15 percent of revenue from one of their biggest markets. In exchange, they get a permit to sell some of their microchips to China.A new chip deal between the U.S. and Nvidia is stirring questions about export legality, national security, and the future of AI. What’s really at stake in this high-tech trade negotiation?A 7-year-old U.S. citizen is barred from leaving China. A human rights advocacy group is calling on Beijing to lift the exit ban.The CEO of American chip giant Intel met with President Donald Trump on Monday. Last week, Trump and others called for CEO Lip-Bu Tan’s resignation over his business ties to China.A power shift is growing among high-ranking officials in the Chinese Communist Party. A senior Chinese diplomat has reportedly been arrested. He was widely seen as a potential candidate for foreign minister.00:00 Intro01:21 Nvidia, AMD to Pay 15% of China Chip Sales to US Gov’t03:23 Nvidia, AMD Face Legal Debate Over U.S. Exports: Expert07:18 Trump: ‘We’ll See What Happens’ with Deadline for China Tariffs07:57 Trump Calls for China to Quadruple Soybean Orders08:46 7-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Banned from Leaving China09:45 Intel CEO Met with Trump amid Calls to Resign11:00 The Future of Chinese-American Tech Elites?14:57 Chinese Diplomat Liu Jianchao Reportedly Arrested16:10 Chinese Coast Guard and Navy Ships Collide18:11 Thai Gallery Removes China-Focused Artworks

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano — a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — discusses the collision between the People’s Liberation Army Navy destroyer Guilin and the Chinese Coast Guard Cutter 3104 while harassing and pursuing the Philippine Coast Guard Cutter Suluan on August 11, 2025, off Scarborough Shoal. #china #philippines #scarborough #collision #southchinasea Support What’s Going on With Shipping via: Patreon: www.patreon.com/wgowshipping Twitter: @mercoglianos Bluesky: @mercoglianos.bsky.socialFacebook: @wgowshipping Email: [email protected]:00 Collision Video05:21 Breakdown of Collision13:06 Damage Assessment and Rescue Operations15:16 Why and how are Chinese Naval and Coast Guard ships harassing the Philippines?

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent discusses the latest inflation numbers, the search for a new Fed chair and U.S.-China trade talks on ‘Kudlow.’ #foxbusiness #news #federalreserve #economy #treasurysecretary #scottbessent #kudlow #trade

China Evergrande Group said its Hong Kong stock will be delisted, according to a filing to the Hong Kong bourse on Tuesday. The shares will be removed on Aug. 25 and the Guangzhou-based company won’t apply for a review of the exchange’s decision. Evergrande was once China’s largest developer by sales, and was worth more than $50 billion in 2017 at its peak. Bloomberg’s Minmin Low reports.——–

00:00 Introduction00:25 South China Sea Tensions03:30 US-China Trade War 07:10 Magnus on Peak China

Beijing has urged local companies to avoid using Nvidia Corp.’s H20 processors, particularly for government-related purposes, complicating the chipmaker’s return to China after the Trump administration reversed an effective US ban on such sales.Over the past few weeks, Chinese authorities have sent notices to a range of firms discouraging use of the less-advanced semiconductors, people familiar with the matter said. The guidance was particularly strong against the use of H20s for any government or national security-related work by state enterprises or private companies, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is sensitive. Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow reports.The letters didn’t, however, constitute an outright ban on H20 use, according to the people. Industry analysts broadly agree that Chinese companies still covet those chips, which perform quite well in certain crucial AI applications. President Donald Trump said Monday that the processor “still has a market” in the Asian country despite also calling it “obsolete.” Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. both recently secured Washington’s approval to resume lower-end AI chip sales to China, on the controversial and legally questionable condition that they give the US government a 15% cut of the related revenue. But even with Trump’s team on board, the two companies face the challenge that their Chinese customers are under Beijing’s pressure to purchase domestic chips instead. Beijing’s overall push affects AI accelerators from AMD in addition to Nvidia, one of the people said, though it’s unclear whether any letters specifically mentioned AMD’s MI308 chip. Shares of Chinese AI chip designer Cambricon Technologies Corp. surged to their daily limit of 20% on the news of China’s guidance, leading a rally in peers such as Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.Beijing’s stance could limit Trump’s ability to turn his export control about-face into a windfall for government coffers, a deal that highlighted his administration’s transactional approach to national security policies long treated as nonnegotiable.Still, Chinese companies may not be ready to jump ship to local semiconductors. “Chips from domestic manufacturers are improving dramatically in quality, but they might not be as versatile for specific workloads that China’s domestic AI industry hopes to focus on,” said Homin Lee, a senior macro strategist at Lombard Odier in Singapore. Lee added that he anticipates “strong” demand for the chips the Trump administration is allowing Nvidia and AMD to sell. Rosenblatt Securities analyst Kevin Cassidy said he doesn’t anticipate that Nvidia’s processor sales to China will be affected because “Chinese companies are going to want to use the best chips available.” Nvidia and AMD’s chips are superior to local alternatives, he said.Beijing asked companies about that issue in some of its letters, according to one of the people, posing questions such as why they buy Nvidia H20 chips over local versions, whether that’s a necessary choice given domestic options, and whether they’ve found any security concerns in the Nvidia hardware. The notices coincide with state media reports that cast doubt on the security and reliability of H20 processors. Chinese regulators have raised those concerns directly with Nvidia, which has repeatedly denied that its chips contain such vulnerabilities.The Financial Times reported that some Chinese companies are planning to decrease orders of Nvidia chips in response to the letters.Right now, the people said, China’s most stringent chip guidance is limited to sensitive applications, a situation that bears similarities to the way Beijing restricted Tesla Inc. vehicles and Apple Inc. iPhones in certain institutions and locations over security concerns. China’s government also at one point barred the use of Micron Technology Inc. chips in critical infrastructure.

China has released rare footage of its mysterious DF-100 supersonic cruise missile in action, shedding new light on the specifications and mobility of the model believed to be a major deterrent for US warships and military bases in the region.

00:00 Introduction00:22 US-China Tech War: Unprecedented Revenue-Sharing Deal 04:02 Channel Announcement06:37 Overcapacity: Lithium Down 90% & Auto Industry

Gatestone Institute senior fellow Gordon Chang discusses Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan as he is expected to visit the White House and U.S. chip sales to China.

If Xi Jinping has been purged, as rumors would have you believe, who’s really controlling China?

The United States and China agreed to pause tariff hikes on each other’s goods for an additional 90 days, according to an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Monday. Without the agreement, tariffs were set to immediately surge, risking a return to ultra-high levels that had formed an effective blockade on trade between the world’s two largest economies.

This footage surfaced online of Wang Yilin, the former chairman of the Board of PetroChina, a Chinese oil and gas company, being investigated and raided by the authorities Reports claim that Wang Yilin’s corruption involved 900 billion RMB—about 125 billion USD. The basement was reportedly packed with valuable items, so much so that it would take ten trucks a week to haul it all away.

A viral video shows a Chinese robotaxi driving its passenger into a deep pit. The tech company behind it is now planning to deploy cars like this worldwide. What are the security concerns?The Kremlin confirms President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in the coming days. What can we expect from the summit, and what’s at stake?Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick says the tariff deadline on China may be extended—again—by 90 days.A small Pacific island nation is now at the center of the U.S.-China race for critical minerals, as the United States begins talks with the Cook Islands.Upstate New York comes together for National Night Out, an annual event strengthening police-community relations. Participants from a faith group join to share culture and spotlight human rights.Many parts of China are being battered by flooding. Footage shows strong currents swallowing almost everything as they rush across roads. Death tolls are rising, and many people are missing.China’s Robotaxi Incidents Spark Safety, Security ConcernsKremlin: Trump, Putin to Meet in Coming DaysExpert on Potential Trump–Putin MeetingLutnick: Tariff Deadline on China May Be Extended by 90 DaysUS Countering China’s Mineral ChokeholdFaith Group Spotlights Values, Builds Community TrustRep. Moolenaar Urges Rubio to Disrupt Illegal Organ MarketEPA Terminates $7 Billion Solar Energy Grant ProgramMany Parts of China Battered by Flood: Witness AccountsTaiwan Probes Chinese Firms for Poaching High-Tech TalentTaiwan Confirms First Case of Chikungunya Virus

Former foreign affairs minister Alexander Downer analyses China’s potential plans to invade Taiwan.”How would the scenario unfold will depend on how the Americans will react to it,” Mr Downer said.”The Americans would be unsure … they seem quite unsure about what the president in the end would do.”

This is the moment a Chinese Navy warship crashed into its own coast guard vessel while chasing a Philippine patrol boat in South China Sea.Dramatic footage released by Manila showed a massive Chinese warship bearing the number 164 on its hull smashing into a China Coast Guard ship with a loud crash.More footage and photos released later by the Philippine Coast Guard showed the stricken Chinese vessel still afloat but with its entire bow crumpled inward.It sustained major damage to its hull after crashing into its own coast guard ship.The collision took place near the contested Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea.Footage before the crash shows the PLA’s navy vessel coming dangerously close to the Philippine Coast Guard ship in a show of force.

The World Robot Conference is currently underway in Beijing. It comes as some analysts say China has overtaken the US in the robotics race, particularly when it comes to humanoid robots. In the past year Chinese humanoid robots have danced in lunar New Year celebrations, run alongside humans in the Beijing half-marathon, and faced off in the first humanoid robot kickboxing competition… a display of the nation’s prowess. But where exactly in China at? Answer by Reyk Alexander Knuhtsen, analyst at SemiAnalysis.#China #robot #AI

CATL, the world’s largest manufacturer of electric-vehicle batteries, halted operations at a major mine in China, spurring speculation that Beijing might move to suspend other projects as it tackles overcapacity across the economy. The CATL mine is the biggest in China’s lithium hub of Yichun, in Jiangxi province. Bloomberg’s Danny Lee breaks down the situation and what it means for markets.——–

China has built over 98,000 dams, but in just five years, it lost nearly 4,000—along with 80% of its flood-control capacity. Why? These dams prioritize hydropower, fish farming, and tourism over flood prevention. Take Beijing’s Miyun Reservoir: overfilled from the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, it hit record levels before a storm, forcing a massive discharge that caused devastating floods. Built during the Great Leap Forward with poor quality, Miyun now poses a huge risk. Is this a failure of engineering or CCP priorities?

Mike Baker is joined by Gordon Chang to break down the troubling state of China’s economy. From overproduction to collapsing demand, Beijing may be stuck in a doom loop it can’t escape.To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting PDBPremium.com.

Senior Chinese diplomat Liu Jianchao, seen as a likely future foreign minister, has reportedly been taken away for questioning after returning to Beijing from an overseas trip. The Wall Street Journal cites sources familiar with the matter, while Chinese authorities remain silent on the case. For more details, watch our story and subscribe to our channel, DRM News.#China #LiuJianchao #Beijing #ChineseDiplomat #CCP #ForeignPolicy #BreakingNews #ChinaPolitics #WSJ #InternationalRelations #DRMNews #Geopolitics #AsiaNews #DiplomacyChina’s Liu Jianchao Reportedly Detained After Overseas TripSenior Chinese Official Questioned Amid Political Uncertainty

Two Chinese vessels collided near Huangyan Island on August 11 while chasing a Philippine boat. The Philippines Coast Guard claims one vessel performed a risky maneuver, causing the crash between the China Coast Guard and PLA Navy ships.#china #philippines #navy

How does Chinese Communist Party (CCP) cognitive warfare manifest in the West? How prevalent is it? And how can Americans recognize it? There are few who understand this elusive subject better than Robert Spalding. The CEO of Sempre, Spalding is a retired Air Force brigadier general and B-2 stealth bomber pilot, former senior director of strategy at the National Security Council, and author of “War Without Rules: China’s Playbook for Global Domination.” “We have these enormous political warfare and psychological warfare campaigns happening in the United States. We have nobody that’s responsible for responding to them,” he says. In this episode, he breaks down how the CCP is influencing Americans and weaponizing resources like rare earths. And he explains why key vulnerabilities in America’s networks could be exploited in devastating ways. CHAPTERS0:00:00 Introduction and Overview of Political Warfare in the US 0:01:00 Trump’s Approach to China and Evolution of US Trade Policy 0:04:00 Free Trade, National Security, and Economic Policy 0:08:55 Wealth Disparity, Gini Coefficient, and CCP Economic Tactics 0:10:03 Rare Earths, Leverage, and US Strategic Vulnerabilities 0:14:52 Good Faith vs. Bad Faith in US-China Relations 0:18:44 CCP’s Unrestricted Warfare and Social Media Influence 0:26:12 CCP’s Use of US Media and Academic Institutions 0:31:00 Information Control, Cognitive Warfare, and US Vulnerabilities 0:37:20 TikTok, Social Media, and Influence Operations 0:39:03 Media Narratives, Corporate Influence, and CCP Leverage 0:42:58 Military-Civil Fusion and Systemic Differences 0:48:12 Centralization of Power and Information in the US and China 0:49:30 The CCP as a “Third Party” in American Politics 0:52:08 US Political Parties’ Engagement with the CCP 0:56:18 Misunderstandings in US-China Political Interactions 0:58:03 B2 Bombers, Military Doctrine, and the Iran Strike 1:04:52 Hardening US Digital Infrastructure: The Semper Project 1:12:19 Practical Deployment of Resilient Communication Networks 1:18:19 Military Applications and Civilian Benefits of Hardened Networks 1:22:43 AI, Counter-Drone Capabilities, and Societal Resilience 1:24:04 Surveillance, Privacy, and Constitutional Values 1:26:02 Final Reflections on Preserving American Values and Security

With a 20% tariff levied on most Taiwanese goods entering the U.S., Taiwan’s businesses are growing anxious as they stare down the barrel of lowered profits and fewer customers.

Taiwanese authorities are investigating 16 Chinese companies suspected of illegally poaching talent from Taiwan’s semiconductor and other high-tech industries. Investigators have uncovered more than 100 such cases since 2020.

Alex Gray, former Chief of Staff at the White House National Security Council during Trump’s first term and current Senior Fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council. Gray shares his views on why Taiwan is the United States’ most important national security interest in the decades ahead, how Trump distinguishes trade from strategic policy, and what Taiwan can expect in terms of U.S. support amid rising tensions with China. From rare earth dependence to strategic ambiguity, Gray outlines the challenges and calculations shaping Washington’s approach to Beijing, Taipei, and the broader Indo-Pacific region. Chapters: 01:20 Taiwan: America’s top security interest 02:20 Trump separates strategy from trade 03:40 Pivot to Asia vs. Middle East reality 05:15 Trump’s China policy remains firm 06:25 Rare earths: China’s leverage over the U.S. 09:10 Will Trump cave to Chinese pressure? 10:14 Taiwan’s domestic politics and U.S. alignment 11:49 Tariffs and Taiwan’s trade challenge 12:48 Mass recall votes and U.S. perception #AlexGray #Trump #MutualSecurity #Tariffs #TaiwanPlus #TaiwanPlusNews #TaiwanNews #ZoominZoomOut –

Earlier this year, talks began on a proposed deal worth $23 billion between Hong Kong’s CK Hutchinson Holdings and a consortium led by BlackRock to give the US control over the Panama Canal. And now it’s dead.

The facade of Chongqing revealed in today’s video.