Category: China

Trump Accuses Macron of Pandering to China Following Taiwan Remarks

Former President Donald Trump has accused Emmanuel Macron of pandering to Beijing after the French president’s high-profile trip to the country. “You’ve got this crazy world that’s blowing up and the United States has absolutely no say. And Macron, who’s a friend of mine, is over with China kissing his ass,” Trump, who during his…


Japan Signs Contracts With Mitsubishi to Mass-Produce Long-Range Missiles Amid China Threat

Japan on April 11 signed contracts with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to mass-produce long-range missiles as the country seeks to acquire “counterstrike capabilities” amid communist China’s growing military threats. Japan’s defense ministry awarded Mitsubishi with four contracts worth 378 billion yen ($2.8 billion), including mass production of ground-launched Type 12 guided missiles and a hypersonic ballistic…


Tesla’s Dependency on China ‘Very Concerning’: US House Committee Chair

Tesla’s announcement to build a megapack factory in Shanghai has prompted questions about the American electric carmaker’s dependency on China, and a U.S. representative finds it “very concerning.” “Tesla seems entirely dependent, A, on the largesse of the federal government via tax breaks, and B, upon access to the Chinese market,” Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.)…


Is the US Ready for a Potential War With China?

News Analysis The ammunition is running low, casualties are immense, medicine and other critical supplies have not come for weeks, and a nuclear attack on the American homeland is imminent. It is a dramatic scene, more closely resembling a Hollywood drama than any war that the United States has actually fought in the last half-century….


Is America Ready for a War With China?

News Analysis The ammunition is running low, casualties are immense, medicine and other critical supplies have not come for weeks, and a nuclear attack on the American homeland is imminent. It is a dramatic scene, more closely resembling a Hollywood drama than any war that the United States has actually fought in the last half-century….


China is Preparing for War; Is the US Ready?

News Analysis The ammunition is running low, casualties are immense, medicine and other critical supplies have not come for weeks, and a nuclear attack on the American homeland is imminent. It is a dramatic scene, more closely resembling a Hollywood drama than any war that the United States has actually fought in the last half-century….


Four Legs Good, Two Legs Cosmetic

Commentary Some people in Hong Kong think that cultural issues are apolitical. Unfortunately, it is not true. The seemingly neutral treatment of Hong Kong culture in the secondary school history curriculum, for example, “the coexistence and interaction of Chinese and foreign culture,” glossed over trends such as the increasing westernization from the 1970s onwards. A…


Taiwan’s President Tsai Says China Not Being ‘Responsible’ With Drills

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has condemned China’s military drills in the Taiwan Strait, saying Tuesday that China did not demonstrate the “responsible” behavior of a major Asian nation. China’s three-day, large-scale drills that ended Monday were retaliation for Tsai’s meeting with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California last week on her tour of…


Beijing Officials Probed Over Persecution of University Student’s Parents

Beijing officials in Australia have faced probing by the Australian government over the Chinese Communist Party’s persecution of Chinese human rights advocates and religious adherents, including the missing parents of university student Leah Guo following their arrest in February. Guo, who is currently studying at Griffith University on the Gold Coast, is terrified she will…


US Condemns Heavy Sentence Handed to Chinese Human Rights Lawyers

The United States has condemned the heavy and unjust sentencing of two prominent human rights lawyers in China in a statement issued by the U.S. Department of State on April 11. Rights lawyers Xu Zhiyong, 50, was sentenced to 14 years in prison, and Ding Jiaxi, 55, was sentenced to 12 years in prison and…