Tag: China in Focus

Huawei Pays White House Lobbyist $1 Million: Document

Chinese tech giant Huawei shelled out a $1 million paycheck—earned for lobbying the White House—over six months to a single lobbyist, who’s just one of half a dozen hired since last July. The Australian Open retracts a ban on T-shirts supporting star athlete Peng Shuai after major backlash from the tennis community and Australian politicians….


Taiwan Reports Largest Chinese Incursion in Months

China criticizes the United States as “irresponsible” after Washington blocked a number of China-bound flights. But the outcry comes after Beijing halted a number of U.S. flights before the first of the year. China’s WeChat kicks the Australian prime minister off its platform. Now, his account and its 76,000 followers have been “rebranded” as an…


’90 Miles From the US Coast, There’s Chinese Military’: Graceffo on CCP Influence in Latin America

In this special episode, we sat down with China economic analyst Antonio Graceffo and Paz Gómez, a researcher at Impunity Observer. They talk about the first female president in Hondurus, how that could change diplomatic relations with Taiwan, and how the Chinese regime’s economic stake in Latin America ripples over into the United States. Graceffo…


Chinese Officer Teases Nuclear War With US

U.S. aircraft carriers gather in the Indo-Pacific region on a scale not seen since World War II. Would the United States defend Taiwan if China launches an attack? A Chinese officer floats the prospect of nuclear war. Chinese aggression is now a hot topic for Japan. In response, the nation is teaming up with allies…


Journalist Exposes One Source of Fentanyl Crisis

There are just two weeks until the Beijing Winter Olympics begin. More star athletes are giving a voice to ongoing concerns about China’s human rights. Some defend the nation while others accuse it. The International Olympic Committee is under fire. A U.S. politician wants to introduce legislation to sanction the head of the organization. A…


Dangers of a New Reality: How China Could Weaponize the Metaverse

A place where you can be who you want to be, go where you want to go—that, and more, is what the Metaverse is promising. Crypto and FinTech attorney Felix Shipkevich calls it “a brave new world.” Paris Hilton welcomed 2022 by throwing a new year’s party in the Metaverse. On top of the celebrity…


Study: China’s Real Virus Deaths May Be 1.7M

A new report shines the spotlight on Dr. Anthony Fauci. The White House’s chief medical adviser is now accused of holding significant investments that were poured into Chinese companies. China’s virus death toll may be over 300 times higher than official figures claim, according to a new machine learning program developed in the UK. ​…


Study: China’s Real Virus Deaths May Be 1.7 Million

A new report shines the spotlight on Dr. Anthony Fauci. The White House’s chief medical adviser is now accused of holding significant investments that were poured into Chinese companies. China’s virus death toll may be over 300 times higher than official figures claim, according to a new machine learning program developed in the UK. ​…


Congress Distributes ‘Made in China’ Masks

A Chinese spy and a British premier minister were seen together at whispering distance. Photos are now driving backlash over just how much the Chinese Communist Party’s influence is cozying up to the West. The infamous phrase “Made in China” has been found on medical masks distributed by Congress in Washington. This find is sparking…


‘Extreme Surveillance of Everyone’: Bob Gourley on China’s Investment in the Metaverse

In this special episode, we sat down with Bob Gourley, chief technology officer at OODA, and John Mac Ghlionn, researcher and correspondent at the Brownstone Institute. They touch on the Metaverse, what is, how they see it expanding on the global stage going forward, and how bad actors, like China, could get involved. Gourley said, “Nation…