Category: Beijing

Japan Protests to Russia Over Military Exercises With China

TOKYO—Japan has protested to Russia over multinational military exercises being conducted on Russian-held islands claimed by Japan, and is seriously concerned about shooting drills by Russian and Chinese warships off Japan’s northern coast, an official said Monday. Beijing has been increasing its military cooperation with Moscow, and has been taking part in the multinational “Vostok…


US Restricts Nvidia Corp. From Selling AI Chips to China and Russia, Company Says

Tech firm Nvidia Corp. has been told by Washington not to sell two of its artificial intelligence (AI) acceleration chips to Beijing and Moscow, potentially affecting millions of dollars’ worth of revenues. “On August 26, 2022, the U.S. government, or USG, informed NVIDIA Corporation, or the Company, that the USG has imposed a new license…


China’s Housing Crisis: The Pain Will Persist Until Beijing Acts

News Analysis China continues to suffer economic setbacks. The latest came with the news that housing sales in July plunged almost 30 percent from June. Optimists had taken heart when housing sales had picked up in May and June in response to eased COVID-19 lockdowns, but the most recent news has dashed hope for an…


UN Expert Concludes ‘Forced Labor’ Has Taken Place in Xinjiang

BEIJING—It is “reasonable to conclude” that forced labor of members of minority groups has taken place in China’s western Xinjiang region, the UN’s top expert on slavery said in a report released this week. The findings were “based on an independent assessment of available information”, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery,…


Capitol Report (Aug. 18): Judge May Unseal Parts of Affidavit; Multiple FBI Whistleblowers Come Forward

A hearing takes place in Palm Beach to unseal the affidavit associated with the raid of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. Will the judge release it, and how much will be redacted? The government is doubling down on efforts to vaccinate against monkeypox, as the CDC director is now calling for Congress to grant…


Capitol Report (July 25): GOP Gathers for Summit in Washington; Taiwan Prepares for CCP Invasion

GOP lawmakers are laying out their priorities to take back the majority in November. What are their top priorities on energy and law enforcement, and what changes are they vowing to make? NTD was at the America First Policy Summit and had a chance to catch up with Mark Lotter, chief communications officer of the America…


Returning Beijing Residents Asked to Wear COVID-19 Monitoring Bracelets, Triggering Public Outrage

Beijing local authorities in some communities recently asked residents returning from domestic trips to wear COVID-19 monitoring bracelets. The orders drew wide criticism from the public over escalated government surveillance. According to mainland Chinese media Caixin, a female Beijing resident who returned from Guangdong on July 13 was told by the community office that she…


Beijing Lawyer Demands Local Health Authorities Disclose Information About Mandatory Vaccination

A new COVID-19 vaccination mandate was issued in Beijing on July 6, limiting unvaccinated residents from entering some public venues amid the recent outbreak of COVID-19 in the city. According to the new rule, people must be vaccinated to enter crowd gathering venues, such as offline training institutions, libraries, museums, stadiums, gyms, performance entertainment venues,…


Beijing Issues New 4-Point Plan to Australia to Reset Ties

The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a new list of “demands” for the Australian government to follow through on if it hopes to reset bilateral ties. It comes as part of Beijing’s new charm offensive to win over the Labor government while claiming the former Morrison government was the “root cause” of deteriorating…


COVID-19 Resurging in China, Proof of Testing and Vaccination Passport Mandatory

Shortly after Shanghai and Beijing lifted their lockdowns and tried to get back to normal, COVID-19 resurged in mainland China spreading to more than 10 provinces. The Chinese communist regime has ordered new rounds of mass testing and lockdowns. Most of the affected areas are near Shanghai in the Yangtze Delta, China’s economic hub and…