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Hong Kong’s High Court has ruled that China South City Holdings must be liquidated, marking the largest Chinese property developer by assets to face winding-up since Evergrande’s collapse. “Developer China South City Holdings was ordered to liquidate by Hong Kong’s High Court, making it the biggest Chinese builder by assets to be wound up since …
If you've ever wanted evidence that Chinese data are completely made up, now's a good time for that view. The US imposed huge additional tariffs on China early this year. But China's GDP growth (black) is rock-solid and the PMIs also look suspiciously stable. This is fiction… pic.twitter.com/XLBC5GSgpC — Robin Brooks (@robin_j_brooks) August 10, 2025
BREAKING – Chinese national and one of China’s richest men, Zhong Shanshan, has secretly bought $67 million worth of New Hampshire land, four times its assessed value, tied directly to the state’s water supply. — Right Angle News Network (@Rightanglenews) July 18, 2025 Yes, the core claim is true: Zhong Shanshan's company, Nongfu Spring, bought …
by Michael China has been quietly buying up land and businesses all over the United States. For years, this was largely unnoticed, but now some people are finally starting to realize that something really strange has been going on. Often, the Chinese will pay far more than market value for a strategic piece of infrastructure. Why …
This is how they usher in great depression. Canada PM Mark Carney Concedes He May Not Be Able to Convince Trump to Drop Tariffs https://t.co/KoDpKWqB35 via @BreitbartNews — bronxboy1 (@bronxboy1) July 16, 2025 Leftist Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters on Tuesday that he believes it is possible a final trade agreement with the …
The leaders of Australia and China sought to deepen trade ties despite their differences over regional security and human rights at talks Tuesday in the Chinese capital.
Young Chinese Women Rent Themselves for $150/Day – The Shocking Reality Behind China’s “Life Acting” Industry As China’s economy slows and job opportunities vanish, a growing number of young women are turning to a controversial side hustle: renting themselves out for fake relationships, weddings, and family events just to survive. For $150 a day, these …
CalPERS scandal erupts after CCP-linked former CIO Yu Ben Meng accused of falsifying disclosures and violating ethics rules before fleeing post. The California employees pension aka CalPERS is in trouble. In January 2019—the same month Gavin Newsom become California's governor—he hired CCP 🇨🇳 agent Yu Ben Meng, an alumni of China's Thousand Talents program to …
China warned of potential "serious consequences" of Israel's attacks on Iran Friday, opposing any violation of the country's sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.https://t.co/yxF3CsrOO8 — William Yang (@WilliamYang120) June 13, 2025 BREAKING 🇮🇷🇨🇳🇮🇱🔥 China sends Missile, Aircraft and Drones fuel and assistance to Iran against #Israel. pic.twitter.com/3XLhdxQ6Nh — RKM (@rkmtimes) June 13, 2025 Iranian forces unleashed …
https://twitter.com/FinanceLancelot/status/1934143099611082965 This parade cost $45 million?! And it even had additional sponsors like the UFC and Coinbase. Was it yet another money laundering scheme? pic.twitter.com/4wd1uosSvC — Vatnik Soup (@P_Kallioniemi) June 15, 2025 “Special thanks to our sponsor, Coinbase.” 🤦♂️ pic.twitter.com/ZYcg2SAJuS — Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) June 14, 2025
NOW – Trump on foreign students: "We have 500,000 Chinese students coming in. I've always been in favor of it," adding "I'm also in favor of having them stay."pic.twitter.com/c3JcskwnA3 — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) June 12, 2025
Brig. Gen. Doug Wickert delivered “a sobering assessment of China’s growing military capabilities” in a briefing to community leaders, according to an Air Force press release. Wickert, the 412th Test Wing commander, spoke at Antelope Valley College. Edwards Air Force Base is located in the Mojave desert about 100 miles northeast of Los Angeles. Wickert …
by Michael Those that are cheering attacks deep inside the borders of our enemies should realize that the other side can play that game too. We are a nation that is absolutely teeming with soft targets, and I have no doubt that our enemies brought in all sorts of unconventional weapons during the decades when …
The United States is escalating its crackdown on Chinese influence, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio announcing that some Chinese student visas will be revoked. The policy targets individuals with alleged ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) or those studying in fields deemed critical to national security. This move signals a deepening divide between …
A Chinese student was just arrested for using a drone to fly over a US Navy shipyard & take photos/videos. “The FBI found photos and videos of sensitive US Naval vessels — This shipyard makes highly classified Navy aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines” pic.twitter.com/LD2dLMWK8y — Derrick Evans (@DerrickEvans4WV) May 25, 2025
BREAKING: New home prices in China's 70 major cities dropped -4.6% year-over-year in April. Existing home prices fell -6.8%, after a -7.3% drop in March. Chinese home prices have now declined for nearly 4 years STRAIGHT. Meanwhile, property investment declined -10.3%… pic.twitter.com/ke4rwT1otC — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) May 21, 2025
On a hazy Southern California morning, undercover police officers watched Jiayong Yu step out of a Range Rover in a strip-mall parking lot and walk into a Chase bank with a black-leather backpack full of cash. At the teller window, Yu pulled out stacks of bills and waited while a woman fed them into a …
The Chinese collapse will make the 2008 subprime crisis in the US look like good times. The entire investment of the Chinese people has gone into real estate. They have built around 3 billion empty units in high rise apartments that have never had a person living in them. All the savings, and investments have …
“With regard to what Peter Navarro said about China in an interview with The Telegraph, the Embassy spokesperson has this to say: Peter Narvaro is nothing but an economic war-mongerer with a distorted mindset on international trade. This new round of US trade bullying is a real wakeup call to all countries including its allies. …
(Reuters) – Two Republican lawmakers have urged the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to delist Chinese companies, including Alibaba Group, that they say have military links that put U.S. national security at risk, the Financial Times reported on Friday. The chair of the House China committee, John Moolenaar, and the chair of the Senate committee …
REPORT: Walmart and Other U.S. Retailers Reportedly Notify Chinese Suppliers to Resume Shipments But Tariffs Cost Will be on U.S. Firms. Several Chinese exporters said that major U.S. retailers, including Walmart, have informed some Chinese suppliers to resume shipments after… — Ray Wang (@rwang07) April 26, 2025 "Albertsons tells suppliers to eat the cost of …
China’s exporters are scrambling to find domestic buyers for their consumer goods as orders from the United States have dried up during an escalating trade war. On Chinese social media platforms, exporters joined the domestic direct-to-consumer livestream market, attempting to offload products that were initially meant for foreign customers. Some factories have slowed or halted …
BREAKING: The White House press secretary says “there will be no unilateral reduction in tariffs against China.” Trump is putting the ball in China’s court. — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) April 23, 2025 BREAKING: White House Press Secretary Leavitt right now: There will be a fair trade deal with China, there will be no unilateral …
Situation in China is getting bleaker. Many Chinese factory workers have not been paid in three to four months. Long before the tariffs! Many workers are returning home and the fear is even if and when Chinese Communist Party negotiates are fair trade deal with US factory workers may not return. Also, in late 2024 …
I love this graphic. It took 38 years for gold to rise from $35/oz to $1,000/oz. Then it took 12 years to rise from $1,000/oz to $2,000/oz in 2020. It only took 4 years to go from $2,000 ~~~> $3,000 pic.twitter.com/jcabgwvYOM — CEO Technician (@CEOTechnician) April 15, 2025 GOLD – Remember what I said…'it will …
Chinese purchases of American oil are down -90% Y/Y, while Chinese purchases of Canadian oil are up +700% Y/Y. That’s a $20B annual loss for the United States at $60/barrel. pic.twitter.com/Q4N1jzHWCF — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) April 16, 2025 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-16/china-pivots-from-us-to-canada-for-more-oil-as-trade-war-worsens?embedded-checkout=true
The popularity of a Chinese e-commerce app has surged in the U.S., driven by a spate of viral TikTok videos amid a trade war between the world’s two largest economies. DHgate, a Beijing-based online platform for cross-border commerce, became the second-most popular app on Apple’s App Store in the U.S. on Wednesday, followed by ChatGPT. …
$PDD has turned off $GOOG ads. These companies spent billions in advertising on $META $SNAP etchttps://t.co/xpqdAcBeUI — Special Situations 🌐 Research Newsletter (Jay) (@SpecialSitsNews) April 16, 2025 When does China ban all aapl and Tsla products. It’s coming. — Sam Parikh (@smartertrader) April 15, 2025
