Tuesday, March 28, 2023

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Taiwan president decries China’s ‘dollar diplomacy’ as Honduras opens ties with Beijing

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said that her country refuses to "engage in a meaningless contest of dollar diplomacy with China" after Honduras opened ties with Beijing on Sunday, ending relations with Taiwan that date back several decades. "It is with...

Chinese Communist Party Uses Dem Lawmaker to Declare TikTok Ban Racist

China's Foreign Ministry quotes Mark Pocan after Wisconsin Dem called TikTok's opponents 'xenophobic' Rep. Mark Pocan (D., Wis.) The Chinese Communist Party is using a Democratic congressman from Wisconsin to argue that calls to ban TikTok in the United States are...

China wants Taiwan for more than ‘historical value,’ could disrupt global power dynamic: experts

China has more than just historical claims behind its ambitions to take Taiwan, specifically greater industrial production capabilities available on the island as well as an operational foothold in the area that could break up U.S. influence in the...

Space race: Chinese rocket launches quadruple over decade, survey finds

Space rockets launched from China have more than quadrupled over the past decade, with more than 60 last year alone, according to a new survey. In 2013, China accounted for less than a fifth of all rockets launched worldwide, ranking...

Gov’t Bailout of SVB May Help Chinese Communists Party and Even Biden Family

House Republicans are seeking answers about the extent to which a federal bailout of Silicon Valley Bank could give the Chinese Communist Party a fiscal shot in the arm and whether any funds might end up with the Biden...

Brian Mark Weber: Biden Strengthens the Russia-China Partnership

Since President Joe Biden took office, it’s been challenging to keep up with the whirlwind of scandals, cover-ups, and truly mind-boggling decisions. One that seems like ancient history is the withdraw of...

TikTok CEO Won’t Say Whether Company Could Be Forced To Give Data to China

Chinese law mandates companies to cooperate with its intelligence agencies TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew / Getty Images TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew during a House hearing on Thursday dodged questions from Congress about what would happen if the Chinese government...

Behind Closed Doors, GOP Huddled To Game Out War With China

ORLANDO, Fla.—While the potential arrest of former president Donald Trump took center stage at House Republicans' annual issues conference, lawmakers huddled Sunday night to map out the biggest threat facing the American people: an all-out war with China. Any military...

Congress Goes Scorched-Earth Against China-Controlled TikTok in Hearing

In a rare display of bipartisanship, Republican and Democratic lawmakers united to skewer TikTok’s CEO on Thursday over the app’s dangerous impact on children, collection of American data, and ties to the Chinese Communist Party. TikTok CEO Shou Chew struggled...

Lonely Chinese inventor creates creepy kissing machine after lockdown barred him from seeing girlfriend

An inventor in China who created a kissing machine after COVID lockdowns prevented him from seeing his girlfriend has already sold thousands in just weeks – despite criticism over its lack of tongue."I was in a relationship back then,...

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CS Lewis, Tolkien, Orwell among works tagged as triggers for ‘far-right’ extremism by anti-terrorism group

A government anti-terrorism unit in the U.K. has reportedly flagged key English literature as potential triggers for right-wing extremism...

DeSantis Hit With Second Ethics Complaint Over Presidential Ramp-Up, This Time From a Democrat

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a potential presidential candidate, faces a second ethics complaint, this time filed by the head...