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During a private fundraiser in 2024, then-candidate Donald Trump told donors that he warned Chinese President Xi Jinping he would bomb Beijing if China invaded Taiwan. The remarks were captured in audio recordings obtained by journalists Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager, …
NEW: China launches its first humanoid robot soccer league in Beijing. This is way more entertaining than regular soccer. The AI-controlled robots were supplied by Booster Robotics for the tournament and have the skills of 5 to 6 year old …
Trump publicly saying US China has reached a deal and China will send as much rare earth as needed to US 1. China never confirmed that, only stated more details of the principle of agreement framework has been identified and …
The breach wasn’t sudden. It was slow, silent, and entirely preventable. In February 2025, Chinese state-backed hackers gained full access to Canada’s telecommunications infrastructure. Not a single firewall tripped. Not one alert sounded. The door had been left wide open …
I think most Americans are under the impression the US accounts for the majority of Chinas exports Giving the US negotiating leverage The actual number is 14% It should be no surprise Xi is “very tough and hard to make …
BREAKING: US stock market futures fall sharply as President Trump says China has violated their trade deal with the US. https://t.co/le2EqSOfkg pic.twitter.com/oqTa6XbuXk — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) May 30, 2025 BREAKING Trump reveals China has stalled on tariff talks. pic.twitter.com/OefYi102ul …
US TREASURY SECRETARY BESSENT: – TALKS WITH CHINA ARE A BIT STALLED – BELIEVES MORE TALKS WILL HAPPEN WITH THEM IN NEXT FEW WEEKS pic.twitter.com/Gvdqs8krel — amit (@amitisinvesting) May 29, 2025 Bessent mentioned that progress with China has "stalled" and …
CHINA EASES RARE EARTH EXPORT CURBS — Per Digitimes, Beijing has quietly loosened restrictions on key rare earths like neodymium and terbium, helping drone makers resume shipments. — Wall St Engine (@wallstengine) May 26, 2025 Xi’s government is weighing a …
As said before, rare control is still in place China Ministry of Commerce spokesman: He has no information to provide regarding lifting of export control of rare earth starting on April 4. According to the website of the Ministry of …
On Tuesday, May 13, multiple areas in Beijing were hit by a rare and extreme hailstorm, shocking residents and causing widespread damage. The hailstones that fell across the capital were unusually large, with some reportedly bigger than eggs, slamming into …
Scott Bessent, who is purportedly the lead negotiator of Trump's trade war with China, makes clear on CNBC that there is currently zero communication happening between the administration and Chinese officials pic.twitter.com/sFyOUkiWGR — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 5, 2025 Nasdaq …
BRUSSELS — Countries are ready to work with reliable trade partners in Europe after United States President Donald Trump’s blanket trade tariffs upended global markets, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told POLITICO. “In a more and more unpredictable …
🇨🇳🇺🇸 CHINA’S MIDNIGHT MOVE: DUMPING U.S. DEBT WHILE WALL STREET SLEEPS? While Americans were dreaming of rate cuts, China may have been busy sending U.S. bond yields through the roof. Treasury spikes overnight—while Beijing’s open and Wall Street’s out cold—hint …
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -China has put civilian government officials in Beijing on “wartime footing” and ordered a diplomatic charm offensive aimed at encouraging other countries to push back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, according to four people familiar with the …
🇺🇸 🇨🇳 🇦🇺 China has just HALTED all liquified natural gas imports from the United States. This leaves tankers in limbo with BILLIONS of dollars of contracts. China will now go with Australia for their natural gas needs instead. Australian …
Extreme winds hit Hebei, China, ahead of a powerful storm. A video from Zhangjiakou shows intense gusts as northern China braces for winds up to 150 km/h. Beijing issued its first orange gale warning in a decade. pic.twitter.com/O51g0KLRmO — Volcaholic …
The gate is swinging open in Washington, and what’s crawling out of Meta’s vault isn’t just scandal. It’s treachery dressed as business. A former senior director at Facebook, Sarah Wynn-Williams, is set to testify that Mark Zuckerberg’s empire quietly cut …
Since March 24, 2025, northern China has been battling extreme weather as a massive sandstorm swept through Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, and Beijing, plunging cities into darkness and suffocating residents in thick dust. Just as people were struggling with hazardous air …
Investors lose faith in China’s recovery; $18 trillion in wealth destroyed. China iPhone shipments fell by 47% y/y. 🚨INVESTORS LOST FAITH IN CHINA'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY🚨 China's 10-year government bond yield fell below 1.6% for the FIRST TIME EVER. CSI 300 …
By Martin Armstrong German warships have not passed through the Taiwan Strait in over two decades, but reports are circulating that Berlin plans to defy Bejing by permitting warships to pass through the Strait later this month. Germany is showing …
This is Beijing’s most known rotten-tailed shopping district, the Shimao Gongsan Shopping Center. So far, it hasn’t been able to find a company willing to take over the project. It has been depressed, doing poor business for many years. In …
Economists said the country’s property crisis continued to weigh on confidence among households and businesses, as non-manufacturing activity also slowed. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said its official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) fell to 49.5 in May from …
Yet the payments due last week were for bonds issued under a Chinese scheme where state-owned financial institutions guaranteed debt issued by a handful of major private developers, including Country Garden. About 33.7 billion yuan ($4.6 billion) of bonds have …
China’s financial sector needs to focus on supporting the real economy and must refrain from “fake financial innovation”, state media has proclaimed amid a tightening of regulations as Beijing seeks to flex its financial might. In what is widely believed …
A rush hour collision between two subway trains in Beijing has left 102 people with broken bones, Chinese state media reported. More than 500 people were sent to hospital after the incident, which occurred at about 19:00 local time (11:00 …
(Kitco News) China has been on a full-out gold shopping spree — topping up its gold reserves each month for the last 12 months. However, the official numbers are not even close to the actual amounts China is buying, according …
With one war raging in Ukraine and another unfolding in the Middle East, Chinese leader Xi Jinping is promoting his signature foreign-policy project as a force for unity, cooperation and prosperity around the globe. At a summit convened to celebrate …
The order from Judge Christopher Cooper came as a result of a lawsuit filed by Chinese American scientist Yanping Chen against the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Citing documents reviewed by Fox News, Herridge reported that Chen was the subject of …
by Martin Armstrong The US and China are at odds again. China is now sanctioning Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman for providing Taiwan with weapons. Last month was the first time that the US government approved direct military assistance to …