Tag: China News

Five Strenuous Sports With High Potential for Brain Damage and An Ancient Therapy for Dementia

World-renowned Hollywood star Bruce Willis was first diagnosed with aphasia in the spring of 2022, and with frontotemporal dementia more recently, for which there is no cure to date. With an increasing number of countries entering the stage of societal aging, dementia has become a major problem that many families and the general public need…


5 Sports With High Potential for Brain Damage and an Ancient Therapy for Dementia

World-renowned Hollywood star Bruce Willis was first diagnosed with aphasia in the spring of 2022, and with frontotemporal dementia more recently, for which there is no cure to date. With an increasing number of countries entering the stage of societal aging, dementia has become a major problem that many families and the general public need…


AI Chatbot Could Become Real Threat If Controlled by Oppressive Power: Cybersecurity Expert

AI chatbot, such as ChatGPT, could become a real threat if it is controlled by an oppressive power like China and Russia, according to Rex Lee, a cybersecurity adviser at My Smart Privacy. He pointed to the recent remark of British computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton, the “Godfather of AI,” who recently left his position as…


No Decision Made on Expulsion of Chinese Diplomat, Trudeau Says

The government is still evaluating the consequences of expelling a Chinese diplomat reportedly involved in targeting a Conservative MP, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on May 5. “This is a big step, not a small step to expel diplomats. It’s one that has to be taken with due consideration on all the potential impacts and…


Biden Seeks Dialogue With China Despite Strained Relations

The White House hopes to restore regular dialogue with Beijing, months after a Chinese spy balloon flew over U.S. airspace, causing Secretary of State Antony Blinken to call off his scheduled trip to China in early February and further straining relations between the two countries. Washington plans to start cabinet-level engagement first, expecting it to…


Biden Seeks Dialogue With China Despite Growing CCP Aggression

The White House hopes to restore regular dialogue with Beijing, months after a Chinese spy balloon flew over U.S. airspace, causing Secretary of State Antony Blinken to call off his scheduled trip to China in early February and further straining relations between the two countries. Washington plans to start cabinet-level engagement first, expecting it to…


Sen. Warner Calls for an ‘Organized Approach’ to Deal With Technologies From China

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) said the federal government needs a rules-based approach to counter technologies owned by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), such as TikTok. “We need an organized approach on how we deal with technologies from countries like Russia and China. And let me be clear, I want to talk about China. My beef…


Trudeau Says CSIS Info on Beijing Threats to MPs Never Reached Him

After initially saying that the CSIS information on Chinese regime threats to MPs never left the spy agency, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau clarified on May 5 that it never made it to him. Trudeau, while attending the Liberal Party convention in Ottawa, was asked by reporters to react to information shared by Conservative MP Michael…


Senators Urge China to Curb Flow of Chemicals Used in Fentanyl Production

On Thursday, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) urged Beijing to curb the flow of precursor chemicals into Mexico, which are used by drug cartels to produce fentanyl. “China is not doing enough to halt the stream of chemicals that Mexican drug cartels use to produce fentanyl, the destructive drug that has…


Senators Want US to Invest in Defense Startups to Compete With China

A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced the Investing in American Defense Technologies Act on May 4 to strengthen the United States’ competitiveness with China in advanced defense capabilities. The bill—sponsored by Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), as well as Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.) and Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas)—will encourage private capital…