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China’s Military Advantage Over US in Indo-Pacific Is ‘Alarming’: Defense Expert

China’s military maintains a sizeable advantage over the United States in the Indo-Pacific theater, according to one defense expert. Dakota Wood, a senior research fellow at The Heritage Foundation, said that China’s military dwarfed that of the United States and would have the advantage of numerous land-based systems in a conflict. “Numerically, it’s very concerning,”…


162 Researchers From Top US Nuclear Facility Now Working for China: Report

More than 150 scientists who worked in a top U.S. national security laboratory were hired by the Chinese regime to do research, according to a new report. Much of that research has directly advanced Chinese military technology, which now threatens U.S. national security. The report (pdf), published by strategic intelligence firm Strider Technologies, claims that…


Average Age of US Cars Hits Record High Due to Tight Supplies: Report

U.S. consumers are using their existing vehicles for longer as the inventory of new cars and light trucks remains constrained due to supply chain challenges, marking an all-time high for the average age, according to a report from S&P Global Mobility. The average age of light vehicles in operation (VIO) in the United States rose…


Boris Johnson Insists Downing Street Will Not Block Names From Sue Gray Report

Boris Johnson has insisted he will not seek to block names appearing in the Sue Gray inquiry report into partygate and said he is “looking forward” to seeing its contents “pretty soon”. The Prime Minister said he was “very grateful” for the Metropolitan Police’s investigation, which concluded with 126 fines for lockdown breaches in Downing…


China’s State-Controlled Religious Organizations Forced to Advocate Communism: US Report

China’s state-sanctioned religious bodies have had to speak for communist policies as the regime has become “increasingly hostile” to snuff out any religious beliefs, said a bipartisan U.S. federal government commission. “In 2021, religious freedom conditions in China deteriorated,” the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) said in its 2022 annual report (pdf) released…


Religious Groups in China Forced to Advocate Communism: US Commission

China’s state-sanctioned religious bodies have had to speak for communist policies as the regime has become “increasingly hostile” to snuff out any religious beliefs, said a bipartisan U.S. federal government commission. “In 2021, religious freedom conditions in China deteriorated,” the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) said in its 2022 annual report (pdf) released…


World Happiness Report Reveals More Sadness and More Kindness During COVID-19

When bad things happen—wars, pandemics, shootings—the optimists of the world tend to turn their attention to all the goodness that still exists: the heroic fighters, the frontline workers, the givers and the helpers. But are we just deluding ourselves? Not if the 2022 World Happiness Report is any indication. Although the pandemic has certainly caused division, there…


Baby Formula Makers Still Breaking Global Marketing Rules: Report

LONDON—Almost all parents and pregnant women in China, Vietnam, and the UK are exposed to “aggressive” formula milk marketing campaigns that breach global rules set up after scandals more than 40 years ago, according to a new report. The marketing techniques can push women away from breastfeeding and include everything from giving free samples, to…


China’s Military Can and Will ‘Challenge’ the US: Report

China is increasing its capacity to challenge the United States across a spectrum of capabilities and is likely to do so, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office. “China is increasingly assertive and the only competitor potentially capable of combining its economic, diplomatic, military, and technological power to mount a sustained challenge…


Tesla Worker’s Death at Fremont Factory Being Probed: Report

A state agency that oversees workplace health and safety is investigating the death of a production associate at Tesla Inc.’s facility in Fremont, California, Fox-owned KTVU reported on Thursday. A production associate, who has not been identified, collapsed and died early Wednesday morning while working on the powertrain line in Fremont. Cal-Occupational Safety and Health…