China suffers its first foreign investment deficit as US tensions and anti-spying laws spark a western exodus

China logged an unprecedented foreign direct investment deficit last quarter in the latest sign that Beijing is facing an almighty battle to revive the world’s second-largest economy after years of harsh zero-COVID lockdowns. Balance-of-payments data published by the State Administration … Read More

Congress Alerted to CCP Election Interference in California as Gavin Newsom Visits Xi Jinping

A top federal prosecutor alerted Congress to the risk of California election interference by the Chinese Communist Party as Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) met with CCP officials during his visit to Beijing last week. During a closed-door October 24 meeting … Read More

China’s top spy agency warns of ‘gene weapons’ able to target specific ethnicity or race

Some nations targeting Chinese population for ‘ulterior motives’, Ministry of State Security says on official WeChat account without offering details While some call it ‘science fiction’, advanced DNA sequencing, genetic data and AI may make ‘ethnic bioweapons’ a reality, researchers … Read More

Fearing China, South Korea targets firms building Taiwan navy submarines

SEOUL, Oct 16 (Reuters) – South Korean authorities cited the risk of Chinese economic retaliation when they charged marine technology firm SI Innotec last year with violating trade laws for its work on Taiwan’s new military submarine program, according to … Read More

China sanctions Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman over arms deals with Taiwan

China imposed sanctions on two U.S. defense companies over arms deals with Taiwan. Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning announced on Friday that it sanctioned Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin under the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law of the People’s Republic of China, … Read More

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