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‘Russia Is a Proxy for China’: Gen. Spalding
Russian authorities recently raided the homes of five Falun Gong practitioners. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a spiritual mediation practice that has been heavily persecuted in China since 1999. NTD spoke to retired Brig. Gen. Robert Spalding about the incident, and he also gave insight into recent revelations about Chinese tech giant […]
Huawei Secretly Funds US Research via Contest: Report
China’s efforts to acquire U.S. technology is getting harder to detect alongside a million-dollar award used as bait to lure U.S. innovation. A new case reveals that Chinese tech giant Huawei has been secretly funding researchers at top U.S. schools, including Harvard, according to a report from Bloomberg.
Meet the Women Fighting to Relocate Their Serbian Village
KRIVELJ, Serbia—Before dawn, 78-year-old Vukosava Radivojevic prepared breakfast for her husband then walked into her village in eastern Serbia to guard a barricade stopping trucks entering an open-pit copper mine that residents say is contaminating local land and water. Ms. Radivojevic is one of two dozen women who since January took shifts day and night […]
Hong Kong Shops Shut Amid Post Pandemic Downturn
HONG KONG—When Jacky Yu, 48, opened his Japanese gift shop in Hong Kong more than a decade ago, the tourist and shopping district of Mong Kok was a bustling hub packed with stalls, street food and tourists. Fast-forward 12 years and parts of the area are struggling to stay afloat, a combination of customers emigrating, […]
Beijing Weaponizes Data From Chinese Tech Firms: Fleming
A multi-front battle is taking place between the United States and China. Chinese online shopping platforms operating in the United States are posing threats to American data safety. American sentiment toward the Chinese regime and its leader is hitting its lowest point in years. Inside China, a political movement appears to be making a return. […]
China Spy Chief Threatens Taiwan’s Independence Supporters
The head of Beijing’s Ministry of State Security has vowed to fight “Taiwan independence,” calling on the Chinese public to support Beijing’s plan to, as he said, “reunify” the island. A democratic, self-ruled island, Taiwan is home to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), a major supplier of advanced semiconductors to a number of U.S. tech […]
US Urges Companies Not to Operate in Xinjiang
The Biden administration has a new message for American businesses: don’t operate in Xinjiang. The region is the home of the Uyghur ethnic group, and where the United States accuses Beijing of committing human rights violations and genocide against the group.
Report: Temu Owner Partners With Chinese Data Collection Agency
Could shopping on Temu send consumer data into Beijing’s hands? That’s the question mark hanging over the heads of the app’s 70 million American users, as a new report reveals Temu’s owner partners with a Chinese data collection agency.
China’s 2022 Military Spending Reaches $710 Billion, Over Triple What Beijing Announced: Report
China’s communist regime spent $710.6 billion on its military in 2022, more than three times Beijing’s publicly stated totals, according to a report from the Washington-based American Enterprise Institute (AEI). “Considering that the Pentagon has labeled China the ‘pacing challenge,’ this revelation should cause concern,” the April 29 report reads. “When compared globally, China’s estimated […]
Top Chinese Virologist Evicted From His Own Lab
A top Chinese virologist has been protesting outside his lab after authorities reportedly shut down his facility and barred him from entering. Zhang Yongzhen is the first scientist in China to publish a genomic sequence of the COVID-19 virus. In January 2020, Mr. Zhang published his research on the COVID-19 virus without permission from authorities. […]
Chinese Doctor: COVID Cases Treated as ‘Colds,’ Resulting in Many Deaths
COVID-19 seems to have faded from Western media headlines, but this may not be the case for its origin country: China. After noticing the lack of official coverage on the pandemic, NTD reached out to many local residents and professionals working in the medical field across the country. Here’s what they told us.
China Hints at Retaliation Against TikTok Divestment
China is vowing to take “strong measures” against the United States after President Joe Biden signed two bills into law. One of them seeks to boost Taiwan’s defense capabilities, and the other requires TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company ByteDance.
US Commander: China Using ‘Boiling Frog’ Strategy
Beijing’s military activity is getting more dangerous. The warning comes from the outgoing head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, John Aquilino. In an interview with the Financial Times, he said China follows a “boiling frog” strategy, meaning Beijing gradually cranks up tensions so that countries underestimate the danger of China’s threat—until it’s too late.
If Elon Musk’s Chinese Tesla Ventures Succeed, ‘He Will Be the Exception’: Foreign Policy Analyst
The Chinese authorities appear set to approve full self-driving (FSD) software for Tesla electric vehicles, but the decision may not be the boon Tesla CEO and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is hoping for. Mr. Musk visited China over the weekend, and Tesla stock jumped on Monday on news that the Chinese authorities have tentatively approved […]
Musk Visits China to Talk Tesla a Week After Canceling India Visit
Tesla CEO Elon Musk visited Beijing over the weekend, reportedly to discuss with senior government officials the rollout of his full self-driving software (FSD) and permission to transfer data overseas, only a week after canceling a planned visit to India. The automaker giant in 2018 reached an agreement with Chinese authorities to build a plant […]
Williams-Sonoma Must Pay Nearly $3.2 Million Fine for False ‘Made in the USA’ Claims, DOJ says
Luxury home goods company Williams-Sonoma must pay a large fine for making false claims that some of its products are “Made in the USA,” marking the second time the company agreed to a settlement over mislabeling claims, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Friday. Williams-Sonoma, headquartered in San Francisco, has agreed to pay a […]