Beijing sanctioned two Americans in retaliation for U.S. measures against Chinese officials over human rights abuses earlier this month. The Chinese foreign ministry announced an order on Dec. 23 targeting Miles Yu, the principal China policy adviser to former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and Todd Stein, the deputy director at the U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission…
CCP Sanctions 2 Americans in Retaliation for US Action Punishing Beijing’s Rights Abuses
North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles After US-South Korea Drills
SEOUL, South Korea—North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters on Friday, its latest weapons demonstration came days after U.S. and South Korean warplanes conducted joint drills that North Korea views as an invasion rehearsal. North Korea has conducted an unprecedented number of missile tests this year in what some experts call…
Taiwan’s Chipmaker TSMC Says ‘No Plans’ for German Expansion Yet
December 23, 2022
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) said it has no plans to expand in Germany yet, following reports that the firm was in discussions with suppliers about potentially building its first European plant. The Financial Times earlier reported that TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, is in “advanced talks” with suppliers to build a plant in…
US Urges China to Share Information on COVID Outbreak as It Spreads Rapidly
December 23, 2022
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U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has urged the Chinese communist regime to share information on the current COVID surge in China as it’s impacting the rest of the world. He also reiterated that the United States is willing to provide help. “It is very important for all countries, including China, to focus on people…
Japan’s Consumer Inflation Hits Fresh 40-year High, Eyes on BOJ Policy
TOKYO—Japan’s core consumer inflation hit a fresh four-decade high as companies continued to pass on rising costs to households, data showed, a sign price hikes were broadening and could keep the central bank under pressure to whittle down massive stimulus. Months before Tuesday’s surprise tweak to its yield control policy, Bank of Japan (BOJ) policymakers…
North Korea Supplying Rockets, Missiles to Russian Mercenary Group, Claims US
The United States has claimed that North Korea delivered infantry rockets and missiles to the Russian private military contractor Wagner Group last month for its use against Ukraine. “We can confirm that North Korea has completed an initial arms delivery to Wagner, which paid for that equipment,” White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby…
Civil Rights Losing Out to New Zealand’s War on Tobacco
December 22, 2022
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Commentary Occasionally, one comes across a law that creates more problems than it tries to solve. The New Zealand Parliament adopted such a law on Dec. 13, the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Act 2022. The law stipulates that a person “must not sell a smoked tobacco product to a person born…
South Korea’s Unique Bamboo Salt Shows Anti-Cancer and Anti-Aging Effects: Study
Bamboo salt (Jugyeom) has been used in South Korea for more than 1,000 years. Apart from being a condiment, it is also used to treat various diseases. Following previous studies that confirmed its anti-aging and anti-cancer effects, a recent study in South Korea found that bamboo salt can eliminate the Helicobacter pylori that are the…
Deaths Among CCP Elites Rise as COVID-19 Wave Hits China
It started with a high fever, a telltale sign of COVID-19, that soon led to a positive COVID-19 test result. Yang Lianghua, formerly a senior reporter for the Chinese communist regime’s official mouthpiece People’s Daily and the chief editor of the newspaper’s international edition, then had to wait in the emergency room for a bed…
China Bans Taiwanese Food Exports Amid Heightened Cross-Strait Tensions
December 22, 2022
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News Analysis Amid elevated cross-strait tensions, Beijing once again suspended imports of several food and beverage products from Taiwan, citing “incomplete registration information.” Experts believe it is a political move aimed at suppressing Taiwan and inciting nationalism at a time of domestic crisis. The recently suspended products include biscuits, candies, alcohol, and other beverages. According…
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