Category: "China"
- UK Stands ‘Shoulder to Shoulder’ With Australia After China’s Offensive Tweet
The British will stand “shoulder to shoulder” with Australians after the Chinese regime doubled down on an inflammatory doctored image posted on Twitter by a top Chinese official. The UK’s foreign ministry spokesperson said that the fake image was deeply concerning. “Disinformation is an issue we take extremely seriously and we will continue to coordinate closely […]
- Biden’s transition team seeks more internationally focused COVID-19 measures, including rejoining the WHO
Tuesday morning, Joe Biden‘s transition team shared a link to their overall plan for combatting COVID-19, which seeks a more active role for the federal government in public health and the economy than it has during the Trump administration. Additionally, the plan aims to take a more multilateral approach in dealing with the virus than […]
- Australian Wine Companies Have Been Hit by Chinese Tariffs
Australia’s largest wine exporters have reacted with dismay after Beijing’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) slapped massive 100 to 200 percent tariffs on imports from the weekend. A list from MOFCOM reveals Australia’s largest wine producer Treasury Wine Estates (makers of Penfolds, Rawson’s Retreat, and Jacob’s Creek) was hit with one of the highest tariffs at […]
- Beijing’s Misguided ‘Assertiveness’ Stifling Global Economic Recovery: Australian Trade Minister
Federal Trade Minister Simon Birmingham says the Chinese communist regime’s recent trade disruptions are not just damaging Australian businesses but also that of its own people. Birmingham told ABC Insider host David Spears in an interview on Sunday that he will do all he can to resolve the attacks on Australian imports by China. He […]
- DFAT Secretary: Beijing Cannot ‘Escape Scrutiny or Debate’
Australia’s most senior diplomat from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has said that the Chinese regime is “mistaken” if it thinks it can set the terms of China’s future engagement with the world. DFAT Secretary Frances Adamson noted that while the world focused on dealing with China’s growing power, it forgot that the Communist […]
- China in Focus (Dec. 1): Extreme Action Against Forced Demolition
In Chinese financial hub Shanghai, a homeowner took drastic measures, as he saw no other way to protect his home from forced demolition by the authorities. A QR-code to control the CCP virus outbreak, and everything else is a common practice in China. But now this will affect foreigners visiting China too. Is Hong Kong’s […]
- Beijing Doubles Down on Tweet Seen as ‘Deliberate Provocation’ by Australian Politician
The Chinese regime has, to its own detriment, chosen to reaffirm—not apologise for—a “repugnant” tweet by a top official that has severely inflamed relations with Australia. The tweet may have “demonstrably weakened” Beijing in the eyes of the world, according to Simon Benson, the national affairs editor at News Corp’s The Australian. “[Beijing] clearly has […]
- Australia Demands Apology From China for ‘Repugnant’ Tweet by CCP Spokesman
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison wants a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) official to apologise to Australia for posting on Twitter a fake image of an Australian soldier threatening a child with a knife. Morrison called a press conference on Monday to denounce the fake image and called it a “terrible slur” on the men and […]
- Australian Politician Calls out China’s ‘Concerning Pattern of Behaviour’ Following 200 Percent Tariffs on Wine
An Australian cabinet minister suspects Beijing is not being honest about the tariffs it has placed on Australian wine imports. “What the government is doing is seeking to address a concerning pattern of behaviour by the Chinese against Australia,” cabinet minister Dan Tehan said on Saturday. “We’re seeking to have conversations with the Chinese, seeking […]
- China in Focus (Nov. 26): Anger Erupts Over Apartment Rental Company
Anger has erupted among tenants of a Chinese apartment rental company. That’s after the company’s funding chain cut off, prompting landlords to send their residents packing. A former president of a provincial High Court has been convicted of accepting $10 million in bribes. Though he’s now awaiting his sentence, the trial overlooked an even bigger […]
- ‘Drink a Bottle or Two’: Global MPs Back Australian Wine in the Face of Beijing ‘Bullying’ and Tariffs
A global alliance representing 200 parliamentarians from around the world, has launched a campaign in support of Australian wines and opposition to Beijing’s increased “bullying” via bans on trade. Launched on Twitter on Tuesday, the short video featured members of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) calling on citizens in their respective nations to put […]
- Obama’s Inspector General: Joe Biden’s DHS Pick Improperly Secured EB-5 Visas for Wealthy Foreign Investors
Former Vice President Joe Biden’s pick to head the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agency, Alejandro Mayorkas, improperly helped secure visas for wealthy foreign investors when he served as deputy secretary at the agency under former President Barack Obama, according to the DHS Inspector General (IG). In 2015, Obama’s DHS IG John Roth concluded in […]
- Video: Trevor Loudon: America’s ‘Unfolding Socialist Revolution’ and Connections to China’s Communist Party
America is in the midst of an “unfolding socialist revolution,” argues anti-communist activist, researcher, and filmmaker Trevor Loudon. And a number of the individuals and groups involved in this effort have connections to the Chinese Communist Party. This is American Thought Leaders 🇺🇸, and I’m Jan Jekielek. American Thought Leaders is an Epoch Times show […]
- China in Focus (Nov. 27): Three Gorges Dam Used to Fill Official’s Pockets
Many Chinese people thought the Three Gorges Dam would bring their hydro fee down when completed. But things are going the other way. They don’t know they have been paying for the project, and still are. The first round of virus mass testing has just finished, the second round has already started. That with the […]
- Chinese Media Bark Orders at Joe Biden
China’s state-run media made numerous demands of Joe Biden on Wednesday in anticipation of his potentially becoming president, demanding changes to U.S. policy on the South China Sea, the Indo-Pacific region, and Taiwan. China’s state-run Global Times told Biden to drop the whole concept of “Indo-Pacific” strategy and return to the Obama-Biden administration’s notion of […]
- Beijing Announces New Minimum Wage, Not Enough to Cover Living Costs
The city of Beijing recently announced a new minimum wage rate, but the figure is not enough to cover basic living costs. Authorities also said in its announcement that the rate was not mandatory, but only a guideline. The Beijing Human Resources and Social Security Bureau announced on Nov. 23 that the annual minimum wage in […]
- Britain Bans New Huawei 5G Kit Installation From September 2021
LONDON—British telecommunications firms must not install a new Huawei 5G kit after September 2021, the government said on Nov. 30, as part of a plan to purge the Chinese firm’s equipment from high-speed mobile networks. Britain has already ordered all Huawei equipment to be removed from its 5G network by the end of 2027, falling […]
- Report: U.S. to Have 500K Fewer U.S. Births in 2021 Due to Coronavirus Crisis
The United States is expected to have up to 500,000 fewer births next year as a result of the Chinese coronavirus crisis, according to research. The research by the left-leaning Brookings Institute was published in the Wall Street Journal, detailing a grim future for the makers of baby and infant products because of fewer births […]
- New Motion by Tories Calls on Feds to Combat Foreign Interference and Intimidation in Canada
Tories announced a new motion calling on the federal government to take a strong stand against foreign states—including China—carrying out interference and intimidation activities in Canada. The motion, known as M-55, was announced by Conservative MPs Garnett Genuis and Pierre Paul-Hus in a press conference Thursday. It calls on the federal government to take a […]
- RCMP Officer Denies Allegation That Canadian Police Kept Arrest Warrant Secret From Meng Wanzhou
An RCMP officer who oversaw Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou’s arrest denied a proposition by her defence lawyer that Canadian police tried to keep the arrest warrant a secret from her. Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers took Meng in for questioning regarding her company’s business dealing with Iran when she was transferring at Vancouver International […]
