Two women in LA arrested in IRS call scam
Two women in Los Angeles County have been arrested- accused of perpetrating a scheme in which callers pose as IRS agents and bilk unsuspecting victims out of gift cards, reports NBC Los Angeles. Authorities say they confiscated $1 million dollars in electronics and gift cards during their investigation which culminated in the arrests of Ailing Lu, […]
Chinese parade may include glimpse at nuclear-capable missile that could reach US in 30 minutes
As Beijing apparently gets closer to matching Washington and other powers in weapons technology, China is having a parade this week that might show off its rapidly developing arsenal, which may include a nuclear-capable missile that could reach the United States in 30 minutes. The Dongfeng 41 is one of a series of new weapons Chinese media said might be […]
Dow falls 200 points after Trump criticizes China in UN speech, impeachment worries rise
U.S. stocks traded sharply lower Tuesday afternoon, after President Trump criticized China in a United Nations speech, undermining investor sentiment that had improved on hopes for successful trade talks in October. Equities extended their losses after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, when asked about launching impeachment proceedings against the president, said she would make an […]
Filipino American breakdancer wins So You Think You Can Dance competition
posted by Jennifer Zhan Filipino American breakdancer Bailey Munoz has become the first b-boy to win So You Think You Can Dance in the history of the show. The results, based on audience votes, were announced on Monday night in the Season 16 finale of the dance competition. Four contestants remained in the show where thousands audition. […]
Lawmakers Seek Ban on Chinese Drone Purchases by Federal Agencies
WASHINGTON—A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation on Wednesday that would bar federal agencies from buying drones from China and any other country deemed a national-security risk. The bill, the American Security Drone Act of 2019, would ban federal departments and agencies from purchasing any commercial off-the-shelf drone or small unmanned aircraft system manufactured or […]
China reportedly censoring Ten Commandments, replacing them with Xi quotes inside churches
China‘s ruling Communist Party is reportedly censoring the pillars of Christianity and closing down churches that don’t comply. Reports claim the government has demanded the Ten Commandments be replaced with quotes by President Xi Jinping, and that portraits of the president, former leader Mao Zedong and other communist propaganda be used as well as part of “sinicization” to […]
Chinese woman pleads guilty in California ‘birth tourism’ scheme, prosecutors say
A Chinese woman who ran a California “birth tourism” business that charged Chinese clients tens of thousands of dollars to help them give birth in the United States has pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday. Dongyuan Li, 41, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit immigration fraud and visa fraud on Tuesday, the prosecutors said. […]
The FBI Hunts Chinese Spies At An Elite American Children’s Hospital
Yu Zhou and Li Chen were a husband-and-wife team that had built their reputations on breakthroughs in cutting-edge medical therapies at Ohio’s elite Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Along the way, they’d also founded a Chinese company and sold it to a Nasdaq-listed biotech business worth more than $150 million. But Zhou and Chen’s careers took a […]
US federal court finds Chinese-American engineer Shih Yi-chi guilty of exporting military-grade semiconductors
Shih Yi-chi has been found guilty of illegally exporting semiconductors to China. Photo: UCLA A Chinese-American electrical engineer faces up to 219 years in prison after a federal jury found him guilty of illegally shipping semiconductors with military applications to China. After a six-week trial in southern California, Shih Yi-chi, a 64-year-old part-time Los Angeles […]
US arrests Chinese government employee for alleged fraudulent visa “conspiracy”
A Chinese government employee arrested by US authorities appeared in a New York federal court on charges of conspiring to obtain US visas fraudulently for fellow Chinese officials working to recruit US scientists. The Justice Department said 57-year-old Zhongsan Liu was part of a conspiracy to bring Chinese government employees into the US under the […]