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Photograph of China’s women’s 100m hurdles winner hugging another Chinese athlete at the Asian Games is CENSORED in their homeland… but can you figure out why? A photo of Chinese athlete Lin Yuwei hugging her opponent Wu Yanni at the end of a 100 metre hurdles race has been censored in their home country. Lin …
(Bloomberg) — Global funds further trimmed their Chinese stock holdings in September, extending a relentless selloff and lowering their average position in the country to the lowest level since 2020, Morgan Stanley said. Net monthly outflows from active long-only managers in China and Hong Kong equities totaled $3.2 billion during the month largely due to …
Western ammunition supplies ‘are at the bottom of the barrel’ with the war in Ukraine showing no sign of ending, NATO warns so is the SPR and the Economy NATO’s top official said ammo reserves were at the ‘bottom of the barrel’ The UK’s minister for armed forces said the West needs to build …
by Michael There has been a dramatic spike in the number of Chinese nationals that are coming across our borders. The vast majority of them are men, and the vast majority of those men are of military age. Most of the time, when these men are intercepted by U.S. officials they claim that they have …
China’s shipbuilding capacity is 232 times greater than the US, per leaked US Navy intelligence. A leaked US Navy briefing slide with the information circulated online in July, per The War Zone, an online newsletter. The slide was titled “PLAN vs. USN Naval Force Laydown,” and appeared to be marked “unclassified.” According to the data …
Evergrande’s Stalled Turnaround Plan Casts Doubt on Corporate Restructuring in China Troubled property companies in China may be pushed into liquidation by foreign creditors if regulators block reorganization plans China Evergrande is at risk of being broken up or liquidated after regulators in Beijing blocked key parts of the embattled property giant’s proposed turnaround plan, …
China provokes the Philippines: war can break out at any time Something is brewing in the South China Sea. China provokes the Philippines, claims islands and sends warships. Manila defends itself. The USA and Taiwan are alarmed. A few days ago, the Chinese government published an official “standard sea map” in which it quickly claimed …
China has floated a barrier about 150 miles west of Luzon, the main island of the Philippines and 560 miles from China owned land. China is claiming 79% of the South China Sea and blocking fisherman from those waters today. This is a way bigger issue than fishing in the long run. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-24/philippines-condemns-chinese-floating-barrier-in-south-china-sea/102895558 Google map …
by confoundedinterest17 Non-scientist, 100% politician John Kerry, Biden’s special climiate enjoy, jets around the world lecturing everyone on global warming. Sort of like Leonardo Di Caprio, but uglier. But the same false science in order to control the people. Kerry praised China for its progress in fighting climate change (which changes with the seasons and …
Wow China 🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/GoChZbeQhP — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) September 22, 2023 Bankers’ 40% pay cuts show the China dream fading in its richest cities. Eurozone 🇪🇺 Consumer Confidence pic.twitter.com/q5ulxiPiu1 — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) September 22, 2023 Total household debt in the US is at a record-high of $17.06 trillion: pic.twitter.com/i2tran0ocG — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) …
Global Economic Collapse soon? US Collapsing too. China was the engine of global growth. Now the three major economies are ill – America, Europe and China. It's time to come out from under your rock and face the music – China is collapsing. If that comes as a shock to you, watch this video to …
by Pristine_Humor5895 Considering the scale, I don’t see how this wouldn’t impact the global economy. Are we looking at a GFC 2.0? Huge realtor files for bankruptcy with $335billion in unpaid bills after defaulting on debts BANKRUPTCY has been declared by a huge property developer run out of Eastern Asia. The Evergrande filed for …
Financial markets ponder the prospect of a fresh inquiry at the company, still yet to get to grips with huge financial problems that have sparked a series of defaults on its debts. Shares in crisis-hit China Evergrande have plunged by up to a quarter after the apparent detention of staff by police. The company, which …
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Maria Bartiromo’s Wall Street,” Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) argued that there are “startling parallels” between the investments in subprime mortgages in 2008 and American investments in China and argued that businesses are not sufficiently disclosing or factoring in the …
via scmp: The European Union will launch a new investigation into China’s subsidies of cheap electric vehicles, risking a potential trade war with the world’s second-largest economy. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen made the announcement during Wednesday’s State of the EU address, an annual speech laying out the bloc’s policy priorities for the …
Is China about to invade Taiwan?? pic.twitter.com/QNpmMsCKio — Hodgetwins (@hodgetwins) September 15, 2023 ⚠️ 𝐖𝐖𝟑 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓 ⚠️ 🔥 𝐆𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐈𝐍 𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐘 🔥 🚨Chinese aircraft carrier, warships massing for major "exercise" near the Philippines. Taiwan has also been surrounded by Chinese warships for days. 68 PLA aircraft and 10 PLAN vessels around Taiwan were detected by 6… …
China’s property crisis is seen as one of the biggest stumbling blocks to a sustainable economic recovery, with rising risks of default among private developers threatening to imperil the country’s financial and economic stability. Moody’s on Thursday cut China’s property sector outlook to negative from stable, citing economic growth challenges, which the rating’s agency said …
by Michael If the Chinese decide to pull the trigger on an invasion of Taiwan, it will instantly become the biggest news story in the entire world. Because the moment that an invasion of Taiwan begins, the United States and China will be at war and nothing will ever be the same again. Of course …
by Martin Armstrong China is considering a new control tactic by dictating what people can wear. We see this in numerous Islamic nations where women are forbidden from being in the public eye uncovered. However, China’s upcoming dress code is not due to religion. China is seeking to eliminate any attire that could be seen …
by Chris Black What do the retards framing Washington’s war against China as an anti communist crusade think of ZOG empowering communist Vietnam as its spear-tip? https://www.reuters.com/world/us-vietnam-elevate-ties-during-biden-visit-with-eye-china-2023-09-09/
by Chris Black Biden can’t be blamed for his own words, obviously. Regardless, this is totally retarded. I mean, if you don’t want to contain “Chyna”, what’s this? RT: US President Joe Biden has said that he does not want to “contain China,” and revealed that he had a meeting with Beijing’s second-highest official at the G20 …
by Chris Black China hasn’t actually totally banned the iPhone – they’ve simply banned it among government employees because it is a security risk. Apple used to take security very seriously, and they simply don’t anymore. People with iPhones are effectively using US government spying devices to do Chinese government work. Maybe the US government …
China’s downturn leaves Japan with little external support China risks likely to be debated at BOJ’s Sept meeting Govt’s Aug report warned of concern over China Darkening global outlook cast shadow over BOJ exit path TOKYO, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Policymakers in Tokyo believe China’s deepening economic woes could hit Japan’s fragile recovery, especially if …
via Mike Shedlock According to the research firm’s Global Shipment Report, China accounted for 24% of all iPhone shipments in Q2 2023, while the U.S. market accounted for 21%.\ image courtesy of Statista, annotations added The Wall Street Journal reports China Bans iPhone Use for Government Officials at Work China ordered officials at central government agencies …
Recently, there have been special policies targeting Hong Kong people in Mainland China. Personal accounts have been frozen under various pretenses such as “suspected illicit money.” The threshold for withdrawing money has also been “raised,” taking up to a few days. When you go to an ATM to draw money, you must wait for at …
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping’s first major reform plans a decade ago were also his boldest, envisaging a transition to a Western-style free market economy driven by services and consumption by 2020. The 60-point agenda was meant to fix an obsolete growth model better suited to less developed countries – however, most of …
Every country should pay its sovereign debt. Default, we are told, is not an option. But has anyone told China? The United States pays interest on approximately $850 billion in debt held by the People’s Republic of China. China, however, is currently in default on its sovereign debt held by American bondholders. Successive U.S. administrations …
