In a recent Hong Kong Consumer Council study, various adult diapers, incontinence pads and adult pants were tested to evaluate their absorption capabilities, breathability, quality, hygiene standards, presence of harmful chemicals, and pH levels. The study identified that a few products contained traces of irritant chemicals, which could potentially cause skin allergies with prolonged use. The…
Consumer Council Finds Variations in Performance of Adult Diapers, Some Basic Findings
Chinese Businessman Sanctioned by US Revealed to Back Influential China-Australia Group
May 17, 2023
admin
ACETCAACPPRCAlex JoskeAustraliaAustralia China Economics Trade and Culture AssociationChina NewsChina-Australia RelationsInternational RelationsThreat from Communist ChinaUnited Front Work DepartmentUS-China relationsWorldXiao QianZhuo Xinrong
0 Comment
A Chinese fishing tycoon recently blacklisted by the United States for human rights abuses has been found to be the financier and “permanent honorary chairman” of a China-Australia economic and trade group questioned over its links to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Zhuo Xinrong, also known as Zhuo Longxiong, was a benefactor of the Sydney-based…
US Lawmakers Urge to Sanction 29 Hong Kong Judges to Uphold Democratic Freedoms
May 16, 2023
admin
ChinaChina NewscongressCongressional Executive Commission on ChinaHong KongPoliticsUSUS-China relations
0 Comment
A U.S. congressional report has urged the United States to impose sanctions on 29 Hong Kong judges appointed to preside over national security cases, citing their role in the arbitrary imprisonment of over 1,000 political prisoners. “The United States government should consider imposing sanctions on judges to counter the erosion of democratic freedoms in Hong…
IN-DEPTH: How Many Secret Chinese Police Stations Are Operating in Canada?
While testifying before the Commons Procedure and House Affairs Committee (PROC) in April, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said the RCMP have taken “decisive action to shut down the so-called police stations” operating covertly on Canadian soil. But when asked about that statement during an interview with CTV’s “Question Period” on May 14, the minister…
‘Made in USA’: Treasury Details Solar Panel Tax Credits
Made in China, but qualify for U.S. tax breaks? The Treasury Department’s guidelines on solar panels are raising eyebrows in some sectors. The Treasury says the panels only need to be assembled stateside to make the cut, even if the parts are made elsewhere. Investors are rallying behind the news, but critics warn it will…
Union Pushes Australian Government to Tax Critical Mineral Exports to China
May 16, 2023
admin
AustraliaAustralian Worker's UnionBusiness & MarketsChina NewsChina-Australia RelationsenergyInternational RelationslithiumMadeleine KingWorld
0 Comment
One of Australia’s largest unions is calling on the federal government to impose a “punitive tax” on exports of unprocessed critical minerals to China to protect the country’s national interest. On May 16, Daniel Walton, the national secretary of the Australian Workers Union (AWU), warned of the risks of exporting raw materials to China without…
China-Based Network Conspired to Deliver WMD Components to Iran, DOJ Charges
May 16, 2023
admin
ChinaChina NewsCrime & Public SafetyDOJInternational RelationsIranmilitaryNational SecurityThreat from Communist ChinaUSUS NewsUS-China relationsWMDWorld
0 Comment
The DOJ is unsealing charges against a Chinese citizen who, it claims, helped to operate a network that provides WMD components to Iran. Authorities in New York unsealed the indictment May 16, charging Xiangjiang Qiao with sanctions evasion, money laundering, and bank fraud, alleging that Qiao participated in a scheme to use a sanctioned Chinese…
US Citizen and Pro-Beijing Overseas Chinese Leader Sentenced to Life in Prison in China
John Shing-Wan Leung, a U.S. citizen and Hong Kong resident, was sentenced to life in prison on espionage charges on May 15 by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. According to public information, the 78-year-old Leung, a pro-CCP overseas Chinese leader in Texas, served as president of the China Council for the…
Pair Accused of Stealing Technology for China in New DOJ Charges
May 16, 2023
admin
ChinaChina Business & EconomyChina NewscrimeCrime & Public SafetyDOJespionageInternational RelationsNational SecuritytechnologyUSUS NewsUS-China relations
0 Comment
A joint task force is charging two men for their roles in separate schemes to steal and reproduce 3D modeling and autonomous vehicle technology for communist China. The two cases were announced with three others on May 16, as part of a tranche of prosecutions aimed at squashing crimes related to export violations, smuggling, and…
Biden Vetoes Bill Restoring Tariffs on Some Chinese Solar Panels
May 16, 2023
admin
bidenBusiness & MarketsChinaChina NewscongressenergyEnvironmentExecutive BranchPoliticsSciencesolar panelsUSUS NewsUS-China relationsveto
0 Comment
President Joe Biden kept his promise to veto legislation reversing his temporary suspension of tariffs on some solar panels from China. “Passage of this resolution bets against American innovation. It would undermine these efforts and create deep uncertainty for American businesses and workers in the solar industry,” Biden wrote in a May 16 message to…
-
Recent Posts
-
Archives
- May 2025
- April 2025
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- September 2013
- July 2013
- March 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- December 1
-
Meta