Recently, a leaked recording of a conversation with Harvard scholar Huang Wansheng in January at a private gathering in China circulated on the internet. Surprisingly, Huang revealed that Beijing’s real intention in adopting the Zero-COVID policy is to help the regime’s elite interest groups make a lot of money. He also said that China lags…
Behind China’s Zero-COVID Policy Are Huge Profits for Elite Interest Groups
Behind China’s Zero-COVID Policy is Profits for Elite Interest Groups, Leaked Recording Shows
Commentary Recently, a leaked recording of an alleged conversation with Harvard scholar Huang Wansheng in January at a private gathering in China circulated on the internet. Surprisingly, Huang revealed that Beijing’s real intention in adopting the Zero-COVID policy is to help the regime’s elite interest groups make a lot of money. He also said that…
Huawei Seeks to Recruit Foreign Talents to ‘Lead the World’
Despite setbacks in the United States, Canada, and Australia over national security issues, Ren Zhengfei, the CEO of Huawei, is adjusting his policy to recruit more Western talent around the world to expand his overseas markets. Ren made a speech at the recent work report meeting on Sept. 28, focusing on “acquiring the world’s best…
US Lawmakers Seek 20 Percent Boost in Foreign Affairs Budget, With Eye on China
WASHINGTON—Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday proposed an increase of $12 billion in the country’s foreign affairs budget, hoping to prod President Joe Biden to boost funding for diplomacy after years of flat spending. Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Reps. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) and Ami Bera (D-Calif.) said the 20 percent…
Samsung, Not Huawei, Chosen for SaskTel’s 5G Rollout
Saskatchewan’s SaskTel announced on March 15 that Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. would be the sole vendor to supply its 4G/5G Radio Access Network (RAN) and Core. Korean-based Samsung will supply all hardware, software, and associated expertise to ensure the successful deployment of an end-to-end 5G solution. This would otherwise be a pedestrian corporate deal between…
House Republicans Urge Senate to Delay Confirmation of Biden’s Commerce Pick Over Huawei
A group of House Republicans on Tuesday called on their fellow Senate colleagues to delay the confirmation of President Joe Biden’s pick for Commerce secretary, Gina Raimondo, until the president clarifies whether he backs keeping Huawei on a restricted trade list. Texas Rep. Michael McCaul, the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, led…
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