The fitness tracker and smartwatch maker Fitbit announced it will move manufacturing operations out of China to avoid tariffs as President Donald Trump’s trade war continues to sow uncertainty for many U.S. businesses. “In 2018, in response to the ongoing threat of tariffs, we began exploring potential alternatives to China,” Ron Kisling, the chief financial […]
President Trump and Vice Premier Liu He Announce “Phase One” Trade Agreement – Video…
President Trump, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Mnuchin gathered with their Chinese counterparts in the Oval Office for a lengthy announcement of “phase-one” of a U.S-China trade agreement. Vice-Premier Liu He leads the Chinese delegation. [No point sheet on USTR website yet] According to the presser: Phase One has reached ‘agreement in […]
China Used Tariffs to Interfere with 2018 U.S. Midterm Elections…
A National Bureau of Economic Research study found that China used targeted trade war tariffs to specifically interfere with the political outcomes of the U.S. House of Representatives 2018 election. NBER published “The Consumption Response to Trade Shocks: Evidence from the US-China Trade War” to analyze the effect of China’s 2017 to 2018 trade strategies […]
Watch: CNN Reporter Shut Down for Asking NBA Stars About China Scandal…
A CNN reporter on Thursday was cut off by a Houston Rockets media officer while asking Houston Rockets stars James Harden and Russell Westbrook about the ongoing free speech furor surrounding China. During a press conference in Japan, CNN’s Christina Macfarlane asked Harden and Westbrook if China responding in anger to a now-deleted tweet by […]
Charles Barkley Blasts ‘Idiots’ for Criticizing NBA over China Controversy…
Humor? NBA Now Requiring All Players to Stand for Chinese National Anthem…
Happy 70th Anniv of Commie Rule: Chinese Citizens Must Pass a Facial Recognition Test to Use the Internet…
China has stepped up its internet censorship by demanding its citizens pass a facial-recognition test to be able to use web services. People who want to have the internet installed at home or on their phones must have their faces scanned by the Chinese authority to prove their identities, according to a new regulation. The […]
Russia’s Sergey Lavrov: ‘World at a crossroads and a system of international relations for the future’…
These days, the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly opens up. So does a new international “political season”. “World at a crossroads and a system of international relations for the future” has been written by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for “Russia in Global Affairs” magazine, September 20, 2019. The session begins at […]
Suspected Chinese Spy Charged in Plot to Trade Secrets…
A suspected Chinese spy faces 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted on charges of exchanging United States government secrets with a double agent, federal prosecutors announced Monday. According to a newly unsealed indictment, Xuehua “Edward” Peng, a 56-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen and San Francisco Bay Area resident, orchestrated six “dead drops” […]
Police Drone Finds Fugitive Living in Cave After 17 Years on the Run…
Chinese police used a drone to track down a convicted human trafficker 17 years after he escaped from jail. As NBC News reported, in a statement published to WeChat on Thursday, Yongshan police said that authorities had attempted to find Song Moujiang several times over the last several years, and they obtained new tips on […]
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