Tag: Chinese

[Live Dec2 11AM ET] China’s TikTok Is a Deadly Weapon; Why Won’t Biden Shut It Down?

The world’s most popular social media platform sends all your data to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)—but that’s not the worst of it. TikTok is a psychological weapon that shapes users’ beliefs and actions. It encourages American teens and younger to mutilate themselves and sets our families against each other. It has the potential to…


LIVE at 11AM ET: China’s TikTok Is a Deadly Weapon; Why Won’t Biden Shut It Down?

The world’s most popular social media platform sends all your data to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)—but that’s not the worst of it. TikTok is a psychological weapon that shapes users’ beliefs and actions. It encourages American teens and younger to mutilate themselves and sets our families against each other. It has the potential to…


UK Bans New Chinese Security Cameras on Sensitive Government Estates Over Security Concerns

The UK’s government departments has been told to stop installing surveillance cameras made by Chinese companies and advised to replace existing ones, a Cabinet minister said on Thursday. In a written statement to Parliament, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Oliver Dowden, who oversees Cabinet Office policies, said the decision was made “in light of the…


Suspect Detained After 4 Chinese Nationals Found ‘Executed’ in Oklahoma: Authorities

Police have arrested a suspect after four Chinese nationals were killed at a marijuana farm in Kingfisher County, Okla., on Sunday. In a statement on Facebook on Tuesday, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) said that suspect Wu Chen, 45, was arrested in Florida by officers with Miami Beach, Florida Police Department just before 4 p.m. that day…


VP Harris Urges Defense of Sovereignty in South China Sea

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines—Vice President Kamala Harris urged countries on Tuesday to stand up for territorial integrity and freedom of navigation in the South China Sea, which has been challenged by the Chinese regime, and said Washington would press an international campaign against “irresponsible behavior” in the disputed waters. Harris did not cite China by name…


Pentagon’s Top General Says China Attacking Taiwan Would Be Like Russia Invading Ukraine

The Pentagon’s top general has said that a Chinese attack on Taiwan would be comparable to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and a significant “strategic mistake.” U.S. Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley made the remarks at a joint Pentagon press briefing with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Wednesday. The meeting came shortly after Chinese leader Xi Jinping secured a…


San Francisco City College Offers Nation’s First Cantonese Certificate Program

SAN FRANCISCO—Beginning in fall 2023, City College of San Francisco (CCSF) will start offering a Cantonese certificate program, the first of its kind in the United States. “After over a year-long effort of the advocacy of over 40 community organizations, we were able to make that happen,” CCSF board trustee member Alan Wong said at…


UK Government Orders Chinese Firm to Sell Acquired Welsh Semiconductor Plant

The UK government on Wednesday ordered a Chinese company to sell most of a Welsh semiconductor plant it had acquired, ruling the takeover breached national security laws. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) issued a notice of final order (pdf) telling Nexperia BV to sell at least 86 percent of Nexperia Newport Limited…


Assets of the Wealthy Shrink, and Internet Technology Moguls Drop on China’s Rich List

News Analysis A newly released list of China’s 100 richest people indicates that the total wealth of entrepreneurs, in particular fortunes in Internet technology, diminished significantly. Experts believe that this may be related to the overall economic decline and that their assets would be further reduced from a future trend. Compared with the year before,…


Taiwan Says Chinese Fighter Jets Fly Near Island

TAIPEI, Taiwan—China’s military flew 36 fighter jets and bombers near Taiwan, the Taiwanese defense ministry announced, part of a long-running campaign of intimidation against the self-ruled island democracy. Ten of the aircraft on Saturday flew across the median line in the Taiwan Strait that separates the island from the mainland, the ministry said. It said…