Broken China (Not Really) | National Review
Does it matter to Xi and his party that China’s property market is a shambles? Original source #Broken #China #National #Review
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TikTok’s Parent Planned to Track Locations of Specific U.S. Citizens: Report | National Review
‘TikTok appears to remain—despite the claims of its U.S. executives—beholden to its China-based leadership,’ Democratic senator Mark Warner tweeted. Original source #TikToks #Parent #Planned #Track…
Blinken Says Beijing’s Taiwan-Annexation Timeline Has Grown ‘Much Faster’ in Recent Years | National Review
Blinken warned that the Chinese leadership has also become more comfortable with considering ‘forceful means to achieve its objectives.’ Original source #Blinken #Beijings #TaiwanAnnexation #Timeline…
The Belt and Road Initiative Runs into Trouble | National Review
China’s outsize exposure to developing-world debt is one of many economic troubles the country’s government-directed economy is facing. Original source #Belt #Road #Initiative #Runs #Trouble…
Senior White House Official: Biden’s Taiwan Comments Were Not Walked Back | National Review
Biden officials tie themselves in knots over the president’s latest comments on Taiwan. Original source #Senior #White #House #Official #Bidens #Taiwan #Comments #Walked #National #Review
Biden Says, for Fourth Time, U.S. Would Send Troops to Defend Taiwan from Chinese Invasion | National Review
Each of those times, as it did Sunday, the White House walked back the president’s comments and said that the policy has not changed. Original…
China Censors Video of Tedros Saying End of Pandemic Is ‘In Sight’: Report | National Review
Chinese officials have doubled down on their draconian zero-Covid policy in recent weeks. Original source #China #Censors #Video #Tedros #Pandemic #Sight #Report #National #Review
US House Speaker Pelosi arrives in Taiwan, defying Beijing
TAIPEI, Taiwan — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan late Tuesday, becoming the highest-ranking American official in 25 years to visit the self-ruled…
Pentagon again delays nuclear missile test amid Chinese drills near Taiwan
WASHINGTON ― Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has again ordered the Pentagon to postpone a planned test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, this time amid…
Taiwan Pushes Record 14 Percent Defense-Spending Boost | National Review
The proposal follows Beijing’s live-fire drills surrounding Taiwan, which it undertook after Nancy Pelosi visited the island this month. Original source #Taiwan #Pushes #Record #Percent…