Tag: China

McCarthy Against Impeaching Biden During on Ongoing Investigations

A Biden impeachment push caught most House Republicans by surprise. Speaker Kevin McCarthy said it would interfere with ongoing investigations. President Joe Biden is defending his decision to call China’s Xi Jinping a “dictator,” as Biden and the Indian prime minister vow to uphold freedom and human rights. House Republicans say China would profit if…


Taiwan Invasion Would Wreck US Economy, Military Development: Report

A Chinese communist invasion of Taiwan would wreck the United States’ economy and military development due to the nation’s reliance on the island for its advanced semiconductors, according to a new report. The report (pdf), published jointly by the U.S.-Taiwan Business Council and the Project 2049 Institute think tank, says that any disruption in access…


California Is Cooperating in China’s Eco-Scams

Commentary One of the persons with the best insights into what’s going on inside the People’s Republic of China is Winston Sterzel and his YouTube channel. He lived there for 13 years until leaving in 2019 after he received death threats. On June 15, he shared a video of a massive field of electric cars…


At Least 31 Killed in Gas Explosion at Barbecue Restaurant in Northwestern China

At least 31 people were killed in an explosion at a barbecue restaurant in China’s northwest region of Ningxia, state-run media reported. Seven were injured, including one in critical condition, according to state broadcaster CCTV. The cause is “a leak of liquefied petroleum gas,” CCTV said. The blast happened during peak dining time on June…


New Zealand Prime Minister Disagrees With Biden’s Assessment Xi is a Dictator

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has indicated that he believes Chinese leader Xi Jinping is not a “dictator.” Ahead of his first trip to China as prime minister, Hipkins was asked if he agreed with Biden’s comments referring to Xi as a dictator. “No,” Hipkins said in reply to the question, adding that the…


House Digs Deeper Into Chinese-Owned Battery Company’s Rescinded Grant From Biden DOE

House Republicans have voiced worries about the Biden administration’s energy-related spending, questioning a Department of Energy (DOE) official about how a Chinese-owned battery manufacturer was on pace to get hundreds of millions in taxpayer money before the Biden administration yanked the money away last month. That company, Microvast, somehow qualified for a $200 million grant…


Biden Calls China’s Xi a ‘Dictator,’ Beijing Hits Back

President Joe Biden called communist China’s leader Xi Jinping a “dictator” at a fundraiser in California. Beijing described the use of the word as “extremely absurd and irresponsible.” The war of words comes just days after Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Xi in Beijing, where he called for “mutual respect.” Will U.S.-China ties take…


China Retreats From Southeast Asia

Commentary In yet another sign of China’s economic and financial troubles, Beijing has dramatically diminished its financial presence in Southeast Asia. Once preeminent, China finds itself today eclipsed by others. If Xi Jinping and his colleagues in Beijing still dream of global dominance, it must look further away than ever as China retreats from its…


Membership in Asian Infrastructure Bank Has No ‘Tangible Benefit’ for Canada, Says Former Executive

The former director general of global communications for the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) said Canada’s membership in the AIIB is inconsistent with its values and does not benefit the country. “I didn’t find a single tangible benefit to communicate back home here to Canada of what this bank does that is consistent with our…


US and China ‘Drifting Into War’: Former Joint Chiefs Chairman

The United States is drifting into a war with China’s communist regime that could upend the global order and shatter economies across the globe, according to two former military leaders. A potential conflict between the United States and China over Taiwan would result in global catastrophe but is nevertheless becoming an increasingly likely scenario, according…