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Are you seriously this stupid? China manufactures most of the goods America uses on a daily basis including computers, electronics, cellphones, and clothing. China holds hundreds of billions of dollars of US Treasuries. China is one of the largest consumer markets in the world.… — Rebellions Are Built on Hope! (@Self_HelpJunkie) May 13, 2026
President Trump has touched down in Beijing today for a high-stakes summit with Xi Jinping, but the real story is the manifest on Air Force One. In a move that signals a pivot from “decoupling” to “deal-making,” the President has brought a $870 billion delegation of America’s most powerful billionaires. This is not a diplomatic …
The mayor of a wealthy Southern California city has resigned after admitting she secretly acted as an agent for the Chinese government, according to a federal plea agreement unsealed on Monday. Former Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang, 58, agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge of acting as an illegal foreign agent for the People’s …
Beijing cracks open on producer prices, China PPI surges 1.7 percent mom and ends the deflation run, last domino falls hard into 2026. 1.7 percent mom producer price spike ends the long deflation party, China factories crank costs higher, last domino tumbles while global buyers get the bill. They swore deflation was permanent, now look …
No walls no doors zero privacy while they build your phones and gadgets. 🚨 Real footage from an electronics factory in mainland China: Workers are forced to use a completely open toilet placed right next to the production line — with zero privacy. No walls. No doors. No curtains. It is the same in the …
Israel bombs Beirut apartment blocks the exact second US-Iran peace talks rumors swirl. Iran expands Strait of Hormuz control choking UAE pipelines and oil routes while Trump floats deals. Putin and China send devastating reality check as Colonel Macgregor warns Trump boarded the express elevator to hell. No real ceasefire ever existed and scorched earth …
Beijing “deeply distressed” by the US-Iran war, pushing for immediate peace… Oil at 100 dollars per barrel as the market bets on a diplomatic cooling… Trump heading to Beijing May 14, the most consequential summit of the century… The dragon is tired of paying the war tax on its energy. Washington and Beijing find a …
Over 100,000 undocumented Chinese nationals sit in US while China takes just 3,000 then drags its feet. Law-abiding Chinese travelers now face cash bonds and visa blocks because their government won’t take its own back. US prepared for visa sanctions on China over migrants issue, official says https://t.co/RuvLOQ4OOx — The Straits Times (@straits_times) May 5, …
via oilprice Major innovation is needed to diversify the global battery sector. Lithium-ion batteries are taking over the world – you probably have a few within reach at this very moment in your rechargeable devices. And since China controls the world’s lithium supply chains and dominates global lithium-ion battery manufacturing, the global tech sector has …
🚨#BREAKING: President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will be taking control of Cuba almost immediately pic.twitter.com/HDjNjQBfu3 — R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) May 2, 2026 The “peaceful” era of the Caribbean is officially on life support. On Friday, President Trump dropped a rhetorical bomb during a …
This ruling puts a hard stop on using AI purely to boost margins at the expense of jobs. CHINA JUST DREW A LINE ON AI A court in China has ruled it ILLEGAL to replace human workers with AI purely to cut costs. They have put responsibility back on corporations. They can’t automate just to …
𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗿, who was convicted of lying to US authorities about payments from China while he was at Harvard University, has rebuilt his research lab in Shenzhen to pursue technology the 🇨🇳 government has identified as a national priority: embedding electronics… https://t.co/EjPm8hCxam pic.twitter.com/tvNjCdaJIz — Byron Wan (@Byron_Wan) April 30, 2026 His lab features cutting-edge facilities …
As Washington and Tehran navigate a fragile ceasefire, one of the biggest questions looming over the conflict may not be about Iran at all—but China. Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week publicly called for the Strait of Hormuz to reopen and urged an immediate ceasefire, his clearest intervention yet in the conflict and a sign …
A 31-year-old guy just charged a Secret Service checkpoint with a long gun and knives.. He almost made it into the ballroom at the White House correspondents’ dinner.. Trump was rushed out while people were still eating their first course.. He just stood in the White House and promised this wouldn’t stop the war in …
The Trump administration imposed sanctions today on the Hengli Refinery in China as well as on 40 shipping firms and vessels involved in transporting Iranian oil. Hengli, one of China’s largest independent refineries with a processing capacity of about 400,000 barrels per day,… pic.twitter.com/sid8AERkpm — Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) April 24, 2026 The Trump administration imposed …
🗣️The US is shifting to a full “global maritime blockade strategy,” Chinese policy adviser Gu Dingguo tells SCMP. 🔸After observing Iran’s leverage over Hormuz, the US will next target the Strait of Malacca — through which 80% of China’s oil and 90% of its sea trade flows. 🔸Recent US-Indonesia defense pacts, overflight rights talks, and …
Also known as fertilizer, lol. Seriously, citing Fox News propagandists isn't credible at all. — HealthRanger (@HealthRanger) April 21, 2026 Factcheck: The MV Touska’s specific cargo isn’t publicly confirmed yet—US Marines are still searching the containers after the seizure. That said, ships in its fleet (linked to Iran’s sanctioned IRISL) have repeatedly carried sodium perchlorate …
Mexico’s manufacturing wage is now reportedly 40% lower than China. byu/metricshour inMetricshour
🇯🇵 🇨🇳 China has now sold half of its US treasury. Japan is massively unloading US treasury. If there was one way to precipitate the end of the US empire through the downfall of the petro-dollar, Trump has found it. pic.twitter.com/MNpW9xgslj — WithoutHistory (@WithoutHistory) April 20, 2026 China has steadily reduced its holdings of US …
via notayesmanseconomics Over the past few days the media seems to have been catching up with a theme we have been running for some time.The Chinese export push. We can start with this at the weekend from the BBC economics editor Faisal Islam. As a Chinese made car hits number 1 in UK, and so …
On April 14th, 2026, a massive fire broke out at BYD’s Pingshan facility in Shenzhen, China — inside an automated parking structure used to store test and scrapped electric vehicles. The official explanation: a contractor ignited insulation material. But the cause is almost beside the point. This video breaks down why the outcome was predictable, …
Trump: I wrote a letter to Xi. I asked him not to give Iran weapons. He wrote me a letter, and he is saying that he is essentially not doing that. pic.twitter.com/yrTT9Dwi2V — Clash Report (@clashreport) April 15, 2026 Donald Trump has declared the Strait of Hormuz ‘permanently open’ after secret talks with Xi Jinping, …
If this keeps going, Europe drifts closer to China out of necessity, not choice. Trump Isolation Deepens on World Stage as Allies Rebuff, Condemn The war in Iran and President Donald Trump’s rhetoric have driven US alliances with Europe near the breaking point. (Bloomberg) — The war in Iran and President Donald Trump’s rhetoric have …
BREAKING : Trump gets massive SHOCK from China, big victory for 🇪🇸 Pedro Sánchez 🇺🇸 Trump –– "We will cut all the trade ties with Spain because they didn't support me against Iran" *Exactly after 36 hours* 🇨🇳 Xi Jinping –– 🔥 "Spain is standing on the right side of the… pic.twitter.com/CrdJpw723o — Amock_ (@Amockx2022) …
This started as U.S. vs Iran… now it’s slowly turning into a U.S. vs China situation, and that’s where things get risky. Follow the oil and it makes sense. China depends on Hormuz for ~40% of its oil and 30% of LNG, so it’s not sitting back. They’ve already sent warships from Djibouti, parked destroyers …
by Michael I think that almost everyone in the western world is underestimating how angry China has become. The war in the Middle East involves one of their closest allies, and it is directly affecting their core national interests. If the flow of oil and natural gas from the Middle East is cut off, the …
NEW WOLRD ORDER 🇨🇳 🇺🇸 While no one was looking China has DUMPED U.S. treasuries to levels not seen since the 2008 financial crisis. They’ve HALVED their holdings from $1.3T to $650B. At the same time they have been super-accumulating the lifeblood of the NEW system… Gold. pic.twitter.com/kT3jjQdYOt — ADAM (@AdameMedia) April 6, 2026 💥💥💥 …
The FBI identified data security risks from foreign-developed mobile apps used in the United States, the agency warned in a recent public service announcement. “As of early 2026, many of the most downloaded and top-grossing apps in the United States are developed and maintained by foreign companies, particularly those based in China,” the FBI said, …
by Martin Armstrong China has just taken another decisive step toward the future of money, and once again, the West is pretending this is simply about “payment efficiency.” The People’s Bank of China has now expanded its digital yuan program by adding 12 additional banks, bringing the total number of participating institutions to 22. China launched the …
BREAKING: China will eliminate tariffs on all imports from all 53 African countries with which it holds diplomatic ties starting May 1, excluding Eswatini, which maintains ties with Taiwan. pic.twitter.com/cDiIr2Aqx9 — Current Report (@Currentreport1) April 3, 2026