An analysis by a non-profit research group drawing on calculations by an Italian analyst looking into the carbon footprint of made-in-China solar panels claims that the influential United Nations body on climate change has been drastically underestimating the carbon intensity of Chinese-made photovoltaic cells. Environmental Progress, a non-profit co-founded by investigative journalist Michael Shellenberger, in…
‘Dirty Secret’: Made-In-China Solar Panels Produce 3 Times More Carbon Emissions Than UN Claims: Study
Over 300,000 Chinese Officials Probed for Graft in 1st Half of 2023
The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) top disciplinary watchdog announced on July 22 the results of its disciplinary and criminal investigations for the first half of this year, with the number of officials probed for corruption reaching the highest level over the past decade. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) published a short notice on…
Trump’s Trade Chief Lays Out Plan to Beat China at Its Own Game
Former U.S. trade representative Ambassador Robert Lighthizer views the decades of U.S. trade deficit with China as a “wealth transfer.” In his recent interview with EpochTV’s “American Thought Leaders” program, he outlined a playbook to beat China at its own game through strategic decoupling, very much the same thing China has been doing to the…
Online Posts on Chinese Stock Market Analysis Are ‘Bad Influence’: CCP Internet Regulator
Chinese Internet police have engaged in a new wave of suppression of online discussions about the Chinese stock market. A total of 373 social media accounts were shut down in its recent investigation of social media, for forwarding posts that the Internet regulator deemed “rumors and rumor-mongering,” according to a statement by the Cyberspace Administration…
US Video-Sharing Platform Attacked by CCP Hackers During Live Falun Gong Parade
Gan Jing World, a new online platform based in New York, was attacked by hackers from the Chinese communist regime while airing a live stream of a Falun Gong parade. The hackers tried to spread hate messages against the spiritual practice. Falun Gong practitioners held a rally and parade to commemorate the 24th anniversary of…
Russian Attack Hits Chinese Consulate in Ukraine’s Odesa
Russia launched overnight missile and drone strikes on Ukraine damaging Chinese consulate building and infrastructure of Odesa port that has a million tons of grains to be shipped to Asia and Africa, including 60,000 tons to China. The Chinese communist regime has not condemned Russia for the attacks. Russia has launched its attacks on the southern…
Lawmakers Seek Review of Ford’s Agreement With Chinese Battery Maker
U.S. lawmakers are seeking to review the license agreement between Ford Motor and a Chinese battery maker. They are concerned that the deal will facilitate China’s global dominance in electric vehicle battery technology with American taxpayers’ money and increase America’s reliance on Chinese critical raw materials. According to the lawmakers, the Chinese battery maker’s supply…
Blinken Calls for Engagement With China After State Department Hack
The United States’ top diplomat is calling for increased diplomatic engagement with China’s communist regime following a massive hack of State Department emails by China-linked cybercriminals. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the Biden administration would redouble its efforts to engage diplomatically with communist China following the hack of hundreds of thousands of U.S. government…
Chinese Province Saw Cremations Surge 72 Percent Amid Recent COVID Outbreak: Official Report
China’s eastern Zhejiang Province saw a spike in cremations in the first quarter, official data showed. China observers believe the provincial data indicates that the actual COVID-19 death toll in the country could be much higher than what the leadership in Beijing had reported. Due to Chinese authorities’ past record of underreporting infections and covering up information,…
Vulnerabilities in Solar Panels Could Be Exposed by Chinese Hackers: Senator
The rush to net zero could leave gaping holes for Chinese-backed hackers to disrupt Australia’s energy grid, warns Senator James Paterson. Solar power is a key pillar in the march towards reducing emissions with Australia estimated to need 2.7 billion solar panels to reach net zero by 2050, according to estimates from the University of…
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