April 27, 2024

Geoff Lewis: With TikTok, China Controlling One of the Most Powerful Algorithms Influencing the U.S.

Bedrock Capital founder Geoff Lewis said Thursday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that the United States was letting China control one of the most powerful algorithms influencing the country by not banning TikTok. Lewis said, “I would love for there to be a TikTok ban. I think back to August 202o when President Trump executive order

Tom Cotton: ‘Hell of a Coincidence’ Shou Zi Chew Became TikTok CEO Day After Inking Deal with China

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) on Wednesday said there was a “hell of a coincidence” in how Shou Zi Chew became the CEO of TikTok the day after he brokered a deal with China. Cotton spoke during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on online child sexual exploitation, which included big tech companies such as Facebook, Snapchat

Dire Warning: China Experiments with ‘100% Fatal’ COVID Strain

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China on Iowa: ‘The World Should Prepare’ for Return of Trump

The Chinese state-run newspaper Global Times urged the world on Monday, shortly before the beginning of the Iowa primary caucuses, to “prepare for the possibility of Donald Trump being re-elected as president.” Trump, who served as president from 2016 to 2020 and maintained an aggressive anti-communist foreign policy, decisively won the Iowa caucuses hours later by

China Warns Ahead of Election It Will ‘Smash Any Taiwan Independence Plots’

Annabelle Chih/Getty Images The Chinese Defense Ministry on Friday sought to bully Taiwanese voters by warning it will “smash any Taiwan independence plots,” implicitly threatening the Taiwanese if they make the “wrong” choice by voting for Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate William Lai Ching-te on Saturday. Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Zhang Xiaogang said Taiwan’s purchase

China Calls Biden ‘Inadequate’ over Lloyd Austin Absence –

China’s state-run propaganda newspaper Global Times declared President Joe Biden “inadequate” and his administration “disorderly” on Monday over the secret hospitalization of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin – a criticism levied nearly five months after the still-unexplained disappearance of now-former Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu. Austin was reportedly hospitalized on January 1 over what the Pentagon described as

Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis Continue Feud over China at 4th GOP Debate

AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis duked it out again over who was weaker on China as governor during the fourth Republican presidential debate earlier this week. Haley, who touted being tough on China early on in the debate, later called for an end to normal trade

Saudi Arabia Announces Joint Military Exercises with China

The government of Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday that the Saudi and Chinese navies have commenced a three-week joint exercise known as “Blue Sword.” The first Blue Sword drill was held in 2019, near Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea port city of Jeddah. This year’s exercise was launched from the southern Chinese city of Zhanjiang, with

Biden again calls Xi Jinping a ‘dictator’ as China vows to be ‘unstoppable’ in retaking Taiwan

President Biden repeated his reference to Chinese President Xi Jinping as a “dictator” on Wednesday just hours after a spokeswoman for the Chinese government vowed her country would be “unstoppable” in eventually retaking Taiwan. Biden’s comments came at his press conference concluding the U.S.-China summit in San Francisco when a reporter asked if he would […]

Hayward: China Demands U.S. Colleges Be More Pro-Palestinian

China’s state-run Global Times on Monday took note of American universities supporting the terrorists of Hamas and insisted they should be even more supportive, which might be the most extravagant demand to come from the Chinese Communist Party since it drew a map that said the entire South China Sea, plus a good deal of

Exclusive–Ramaswamy: Haley ‘Was a China Stooge,’ DeSantis ‘Not that Different’

Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy told Sirius XM’s Breitbart News Saturday  former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-SC) “was a China Stooge” who tries “to talk tough now” and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) “really isn’t that different.” Host and Breitbart News Washington Bureau Chief Matthew Boyle and Ramaswamy spoke about a number of storylines coming out of the debate

Local Florida Newspaper’s Editorial Board: DeSantis’s Actual Record on China Does Not Support Crackdown Claims

A local Florida newspaper’s editorial board called out Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for taking recent actions to crack down on Chinese companies doing business in Florida, but then leasing aircraft from a company that does business with China. The South Florida Sun Sentinel‘s editorial board on Friday said while DeSantis took recent moves, such as

White House: China Can Have Talks in the Middle East that We Can’t Do as Well

On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby stated that “China also can have a dialogue with certain actors” in the Middle East “that we may not be able to or may not be able to do as effectively as, perhaps, they

Alex Marlow: Joe Biden’s A.I. Oligarchs Plan for Our Future — Harness U.S. Government, Team with China, and ‘Break’ Capitalism

No administration in history has been so thoroughly infiltrated by the influence peddling industry than Joe Biden’s. The entire world knows that Biden’s administration is for sale. From foreign governments to America’s tech and defense sectors, the money will stay flowing so long as Biden’s policies stay favorable to them. This is a running theme

China Ramped up Harassment of the U.S. Military After Joe Biden’s Botched Afghanistan Withdrawal

China’s military dramatically increased its harassment of U.S. aircraft in the Asia-Pacific region after the Biden administration’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal, a newly released Pentagon report indicates. The yearly report on China’s military said that between the fall of 2021 and the fall of 2023, the United States tracked more than 180 instances of People’s Liberation Army

China to Double Size of Space Station Touted as ISS Alternative

The China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) said Wednesday that it plans to double the size of China’s Tiangong space station, extending its operational life to more than 15 years and positioning the platform as an alternative to the International Space Station (ISS). The Tiangong became operational in 2022 and is currently a bit less

Pentagon looking to develop ‘fleet’ of AI drones, systems to combat China: report

The Pentagon has started to assess the possibility of developing an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered fleet of drones and autonomous systems that officials argue will allow the U.S. to compete with and counter threats from China.  “We’re not at war. We are not seeking to be at war, but we have to be able to get […]

Illegal Medical Lab with Contaminants, Links to China Shut Down in California

An illegal medical laboratory with apparent links to China was discovered in a warehouse in the town of Reedley, California, near Fresno, in April, new reports reveal. Los Angeles-based news station KTLA reported Friday: The disturbing discovery was made in April and was prompted by a simple garden hose that was illegally attached to the back

Ex-Political Prisoner Flees China for Freedom on a Jet Ski

South Korea’s Coast Guard confirmed this week it had arrested a man from China attempting to enter the country on a jet ski. In remarks on Wednesday, a human rights campaigner confirmed the man in question was anti-communist dissident Kwon Pyong, who served an 18-year prison sentence in 2017 for wearing an anti-Xi Jinping shirt.

Commerce Sec’y Raimondo: We Have to Protect Security from China, But ‘It’s Not So Much About Doing More’

During a portion of an interview with CNBC Beijing Bureau Chief Eunice Yoon aired on Wednesday’s broadcast of “Street Signs,” Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo discussed the possibility of further action by the U.S. against China and stated that the United States cannot “compromise or negotiate when it comes to national security” when it comes to

Comrade Elon: Musk’s Tesla Pledges to Uphold ‘Core Socialist Values’ for Communist China

Peter Sparks/AFP/Getty, Lintao Zhang/Getty Images for IAAF Elon Musk’s Tesla has pledged to uphold “core socialist values” and compete fairly in China’s fast growing car market. Musk’s latest agreement with the communist government comes of the heels of his praise for the country’s AI researchers. Musk praised the “wisdom and determination” of Chinese AI researchers despite

New York City spent $50K to send migrants to Florida, Texas, China: report

New York City spent approximately $50,000 in a one-year period to resettle dozens of migrants in different parts of the U.S. — including Florida and Texas — as well as other countries, including South American nations and even China. The city spent $50,000 between April 2022 and April 2023 to rehouse 114 migrant households to […]

US, Japanese, Philippine coast guard ships hold drills near South China Sea as tensions increase with China

U.S., Japanese and Philippine coast guard ships staged law enforcement drills in waters near the disputed South China Sea on Tuesday as Washington presses efforts to reinforce alliances in Asia amid an increasingly tense rivalry with China. Witnessed by journalists onboard a Philippine coast guard patrol boat, the BRP Cabra, the drills focused on a […]

House committee chair on China warns of ‘relentless’ spying campaign

The comments from Rep. Mike Gallagher, who chairs the House Select Committee on China, come amid an uptick of concern among national security observers about Chinese espionage efforts in recent months. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), one of the Chinese Communist Party’s fiercest critics on Capitol Hill, warned Saturday that the U.S. does

Tesla treasure trove found in China after 13 years now worth a record $2 million

A trio of brand-new Teslas that were sitting in shipping containers on a Chinese dock since 2010 are about to be sold for a record amount. The Roadsters were recently discovered in the city of Quingdao, having never been picked up by their buyer. They were reportedly ordered by a Chinese startup electric car company […]

Nikki Haley Adds Five More Proposals to Policy Platform to Combat Communist China

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has expanded her three-tiered policy platform to combat communist China with five more proposals, including rolling back green energy mandates and handouts implemented under the Biden administration “that are a giveaway to China.”  Haley, who served as governor of South Carolina and ambassador to the United Nations in the Trump

China Accuses ‘White Leftists’ of Using ‘The Little Mermaid’ to Impose ‘Cultural Hegemony’

The Chinese state-run propaganda newspaper Global Times continued its furious campaign against Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid on Friday, defending Chinese moviegoers from accusations of racism for their disinterest in the film, starring black actress Halle Bailey. The Disney film debuted in both China and the United States on Friday. As of Thursday evening, the Global Times

China Rolls Out Nationwide ‘Pilot Programs’ to Pressure People into Having Children

The China Family Planning Association announced last week that it will launch 20 pilot programs in cities across China to “build a new-era marriage and childbearing culture,” as the state-run Global Times put it on Sunday. In other words, the regime in Beijing is once again looking for a way to hold off demographic collapse.

Mel Gibson Calls for Release of American ‘Man of Great Faith’ Mark Swidan, Jailed in China for a Decade

Actor and Oscar-winning director Mel Gibson is raising awareness of American citizen Mark Swidan’s plight — as he has been imprisoned in China since 2012 and placed on death row for a drug charge that was clearly never proven by the Communist country’s prosecutors. “Mark Swidan has been wrongfully and unlawfully imprisoned by the Chinese

‘Can’t tie our own hands’: Presidential candidate warns an AI pause for US means ‘China running with it’

SEABROOK, N.H. – Pausing artificial intelligence development in the U.S. while China continues to advance its own programs would create a risk to Americans, Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy told Fox News.  “A temporary pause amongst U.S. companies — if China is actually running forward with it — that doesn’t do anything in alleviating the […]

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