Chinese Cartoonist, Cosplayers Who are ‘Spiritually Japanese’ Arrested for ‘Anti-China Extremism’
Chinese authorities reportedly arrested nine citizens regarded as “spiritually Japanese” for actions allegedly promoting “anti-China extremism” late last month. The arrests, which involved cartoonists and cosplayers, marks the first time a relatively large group of so-called people were apprehended across six cities in one day. “Spiritually Japanese” is a derogatory term for Chinese fans of […]
Right-Wing Star Andy Ngo Exits Quillette After Damning Video Surfaces
The writer and photog is out of a job after being caught in incriminating undercover footage with right-wing activists. His former employer insists the two events aren’t related. The conservative op-ed website Quillette announced Monday night that controversial right-wing writer Andy Ngo is leaving his job as an editor at the site, an announcement that […]
FBI takes down Nigerian fraudsters in $46 mil case involving Japanese woman
LOS ANGELES The relationship between a Japanese woman and a U.S. Army captain stationed in Syria started online, through an international social network for digital pen pals. It grew into an internet romance over 10 months of daily emails. It ended with the woman $200,000 poorer and on the verge of bankruptcy after borrowing money […]
China retaliates with tariffs on $75 billion of US goods
Beijing (CNN)The US-China trade war ratcheted up yet again on Friday, with Beijing unveiling a new round of retaliatory tariffs on about $75 billion worth of US goods.China will place tariffs of 5% or 10% on US imports starting on September 1st, according to a statement posted by China’s Finance Ministry.The Ministry also announced plans to […]
Trump Orders American Companies to ‘Start Looking for an Alternative to China’
WASHINGTON — Hours after Beijing said it would increase tariffs on American goods in response to President Trump’s latest round of Chinese levies, the president ordered companies in the United States to stop doing business with China and warned of additional retaliation. In a series of angry Twitter posts, Mr. Trump said “Our great American companies […]
Twitter Shuts Down 200,000 Chinese Accounts for Spreading Disinformation About Hong Kong Protests
WASHINGTON (AP) — Twitter said it has suspended more than 200,000 accounts that it believes were part of a Chinese government influence campaign targeting the protest movement in Hong Kong. The company also said Monday it will ban ads from state-backed media companies, expanding a prohibition it first applied in 2017 to two Russian entities. […]
Trump warns China against ‘another Tiananmen Square,’ says Tim Cook made ‘compelling’ tariff case
President Trump told reporters on Sunday that Apple CEO Tim Cook privately made a “very compelling argument” that the administration’s tariffs on Chinese-assembled goods have made an unfair impact on the California-based tech giant, because its chief rival, Samsung, has conducted most of its manufacturing in South Korea and did not have to pay the levy. The […]
Indian Islamic preacher Zakir Naik plays ‘pendatang’ card, says Chinese should go back before he does
Despite facing calls for deportation by multiple parties, a defiant Zakir Naik called on the Malaysian Chinese to “go back” first as they were the “old guests” of the country. “Later on, more people came and Malaysia became fully Muslim. Then you have the Chinese coming, the Indian coming, the British coming. They are our […]
Newt Gingrich: We’re in a space race with China – We must win to protect our economic and national security
As the 2020 election campaign heats up, our trade conflict with China evolves, and we all become absorbed in other world events, it’s important that we do not lose track of a critical opportunity America has now to continue to lead the future of space travel. Frankly, we are potentially at a turning point that could determine […]
Chinese diplomat warns Beijing ‘will not sit on its hands’; military runs drills near Hong Kong border
The Chinese ambassador to the United Kingdom issued a stern warning Thursday, saying that Beijing will “not sit on its hands” amid ongoing near-daily street protests in Hong Kong. Liu Xiaoming’s warning at a news conference in London came as Chinese paramilitary forces conducted exercises across the border from Hong Kong. A Message from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Inc Liu said if […]