In the first sign of confirmation that the current COVID resurgence taking place in northeastern China might be more widespread than the Chinese state (and its attendant party-controlled press organs) have been letting on, the city of Hong Kong on Friday just announced its first-ever lockdown, a measure that is...
Stung By Chip Shortage, VW Loses Production Of “Tens Of Thousands” Of Vehicles In China
Volkswagen has been the latest automaker to be hit hard by the semiconductor shortage that is sweeping its way through the auto industry. The company has reportedly lost "tens of thousands" of vehicles in production in China as a result, according to Bloomberg. VW’s China head, Stephan Wollenstein, commented Wednesday: “It was hurting...
China Mocks “Doomsday Clown” Pompeo After ‘Genocide’ Designation For Uighur Persecution
On Tuesday, the last day of the Trump administration, then Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pulled the trigger on a long debated topic and policy proposal in Washington - namely to officially label Chinese persecution of the country's Uighur minority as "genocide".Predictably Beijing was quick to voice its outrage. But...
China Locks Down Another 1.7MM As Mutant COVID Invades Beijing; Dutch Plan First Curfew Since WW2: Live Updates
Summary:China locks down parts 1.7MM in Beijing as mutant strain discoveredUS cases, deaths continue to slow from holiday peaksDutch gov't proposes first national lockdown since WW2Japan reports 5,532 new COVID-19 casesTurkey administers 1MM dosesIsrael's vaccination effort is currently the most advanced in the world in terms* * *While Joe Biden...
Independent Panel Blames China, WHO For Acting Too Slowly To Contain COVID-19
An independent panel says China and the World Health Organization (WHO) failed to act quickly to contain COVID-19 at the beginning of the outbreak, according to a Monday report.The Switzerland-based Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness concluded that Beijing should have acted with greater urgency in applying public health measures as...
China Imports Of Corn, Wheat Hit Record High Amid Soaring Food Prices
On the same day that China published a much stronger than expected (if largely laughable as we first noted and Michael Pettis subsequently confirmed) GDP print, making China the only major economy to grow in the "year of covid", China customs data showed that grains imports soared to record highs...
China Reports 100+ Cases For Sixth Day As Lockdowns Expanded To 29MM
As the CCP scrambles to ship tens of thousands of people out of Shinjiang into designated "quarantine centers" across Hebei province, Chinese authorities have confirmed 100+ new cases of COVID-19 for the sixth straight day on Monday as infections continue to rise in Hebei, the northeastern province surrounding Beijing, where...
Does the West Actually Care About the Uighur Genocide in China or Is It a Handy Excuse for Conflict?
By Robert Wheeler While the United States is busy showing signs of imploding, all eyes are focused on the Capitol protests, the Presidential Inauguration, and the parallel exit ceremony. But there are other things happening in the world that are showing the signs of apparent looming collapse not just of...
China “Sought To Influence” 2020 US Election, Director Of National Intelligence Assesses
Authored by Ivan Pentchoukov via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),Director of National Intelligence (DNI) John Ratcliffe assessed that China interfered in the 2020 federal elections, according to a letter transmitted to Congress.Nominee John L. Ratcliffe during a Senate Intelligence Committee nomination hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office building in Washington,...
China Reports Stronger Than Expected GDP, Is Only Major Economy To Grow In 2020
China, which a little over a year ago unleashed a global pandemic on the world which reshaped economies, global supply chains, capital markets, and societies and was directly responsible for the downfall of a US president, was hell bent on demonstrating that it was the biggest winner from said plague,...