Category: Special Topics

Trump-Era Oil Trends Could Have Produced 850 Million More Barrels Under Biden: Expert

The United States is producing millions fewer barrels of oil per day—and hundreds of millions fewer in total—than it could have if it had matched trends under President Trump, according to testimony from an energy expert before the House of Representatives. “Had the Biden administration simply mirrored the Trump administration’s production growth rate, daily oil…


China Ditches US Dollars in New Brazil Agreement, Settles First LNG Trade in Yuan

China settled its first purchase of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the yuan as the world’s second-largest economy continues to accelerate the currency’s presence in the international market. China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), the country’s largest offshore oil and gas producer, acquired an LNG shipment from France’s TotalEnergies through the Shanghai Petroleum and Natural…


China’s E-Commerce Giant Alibaba to Be Broken Up as Founder Billionaire Jack Ma Returns to China

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba announced on March 28 that it will split into six units, as news emerged that its co-founder Chinese billionaire Jack Ma has returned to China per the communist party’s request, after spending more than a year overseas. China observers believe this shows that Beijing’s policy toward privately-owned large Chinese tech companies…


Australia to Follow US Lead If China Invades Taiwan: Former Australian Defense Minister

Australia will follow the U.S. lead in the event of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, according to former Australian Defense Minister Kevin Andrews. “Under the arrangements, we have with the United States, we’re very close to the United States. I’m sure if we were called upon by the United States to act, then we would…


Chinese Ambassador Accuses the US of Being a Failing Democracy

The Chinese ambassador to New Zealand, Wang Xiaolong, has sent a letter full of criticism of the U.S.-led democratic world to New Zealand MPs while claiming that China had a different system of democracy. Wang accused the United States of having a sense of superiority and spreading “false” narratives of democracy versus authoritarianism. He claimed…


Sen. Hawley’s Efforts to Fast-Track TikTok Ban Blocked by Sen. Paul

Efforts from Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) to ban Chinese-owned TikTok on U.S. soil suffered a setback on March 29 when fellow Republican Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.) opposed the move, arguing the ban would limit free speech. On the Senate floor, Paul objected to Hawley’s request for unanimous consent to fast-track a ban on the viral…


PREMIERING 3/30 at 7:30PM ET: Natan Sharansky on Today’s ‘Evil Empires,’ the War in Ukraine, Soviet Communism, and the New Antisemitism

“When there is nothing to die for, there is nothing to live for … and that’s why I think that nationalism is a very good word when it goes together with freedom and human rights. The moment you separate them, you’re getting awful dictatorship or empty, shallow, decadent life.” I sit down with former Soviet…


McCaul Says ‘US Must Stand With Taiwan’ After Beijing Issues Threat Over Potential McCarthy Meeting With Taiwan President

The United States must redouble its efforts to support Taiwan in the face of new threats from China’s communist regime, according to one congressman. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), who chairs the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said the United States and Taiwan need to continue their mutual support in the face of unwarranted aggression from the…


McCaul Says ‘US Must Stand With Taiwan’ After Beijing Threat Over Potential Speaker Meeting With Taiwan President

The United States must redouble its efforts to support Taiwan in the face of new threats from China’s communist regime, according to one congressman. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), who chairs the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said the United States and Taiwan need to continue their mutual support in the face of unwarranted aggression from the…


Young Chinese Lady Finds Her World Revived in the US

Su Biwen is a confident young lady from Fujian on China’s southeastern coast. She’s well aware of the pervasive communist brainwashing in China, she’s against the forced military reunification of Taiwan with the Chinese mainland, and she’s made a clear distinction between herself and China’s young cyber-nationalists. Within a few months of her arrival in…