The House of Representatives has passed the America COMPETES Act 2022 that will effectively end China’s supply chain coercion. The America COMPETES Act 2022 includes investments of $45b for critical goods and $52b for semiconductors. Manufacturing of goods of major sectors is set to be brought back to the United… Continue reading House passes COMPETES Act to end China’s supply chain coercion
As tensions with Russia over Ukraine grow, China has sent a clear message ahead of the Winter Olympics on its future by siding with Moscow. Both countries issued a joint statement agreeing on a score of issues during Putin’s visit to China for the Winter Olympics. Russia has supported China’s… Continue reading China sides with Russia and sends message to NATO
North Korea has conducted its biggest missile launch since 2017 as tensions with Russia grow. The intermediate range missile went over 1,200 miles in the air before dropping in the Sea of Japan. It crossed a distance of 500 miles in under 30 minutes. South Korea, Japan and the US… Continue reading North Korea fires biggest missile since 2017; tests US amid Ukraine crisis
Chinese social media “users” on its state-controlled platforms are going after Elon Musk for “trying to destroy” the Chinese space station. China complained to the UN space agency about two alleged close encounters with Starlink satellites. The alleged encounters occurred in July and October, and the Chinese space station took… Continue reading China’s online cannon fodder army attacks “weapon” Elon Musk
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that Western countries need to stand together against China which often pits them against one another. He said the problem arises as Western countries attempt to enter China’s massive markets. Allowing the country to coerce and blackmail them while pitting them against each… Continue reading West needs to stand together against China – Trudeau
Tuesday – A Harvard professor was convicted by a Jury of lying to the US about his involvement with the Chinese government. According to the DOJ, Dr. Charles Lieber, 62, a former chair of Harvard’s Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology was found guilty of a total of six counts… Continue reading Harvard professor lied about China ties
The US has imposed sanctions on eight Chinese companies, including drone-maker DJI, for making tech that spies on Uyghur Muslims. The Treasury Department identified the companies “pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13959, as amended by E.O. 14032.” The eight companies were found to have been involved in supporting “the biometric… Continue reading US imposes sanctions on 8 Chinese entities behind targeted surveillance
China has gifted Nicaragua a million COVID-19 vaccines just days after the latter cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan. Chinese government officials landed in Nicaragua with the first batch of the doses on Sunday. They thanked Nicaragua for restoring relations with Beijing. Taiwan, a major trade partner of Nicaragua, was unhappy… Continue reading China gifts Nicaragua a million COVID vaccines for cutting ties with Taiwan
As the US announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. China hurled threats and promised to respond. The US, citing gross human rights violations by China in Xinjiang has said that it won’t send any official delegation to the Games. American athletes however, will still be performing.… Continue reading US announces diplomatic boycott of 2022 Beijing; China hurls threats
The Omicron variant has driven a sharp increase in COVID cases in South Africa, according to health officials. Over 8,000 new cases were registered in the past 24 hours in South Africa, double than yesterday’s number. The WHO has called the variant to be “of concern” because of its high… Continue reading Omicron spread doubles COVID cases in South Africa