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USA presses China to take their garbage back
China, produces a lot of cheap low quality stuff that you either use one time or just a couple times after they malfunction and end up thrown to garbage. With China producing the majority of stuff today, mostly carrying the label “Made in China” it is only normal and natural for China to take their garbage back. So basically Europe and America are getting double scammed by the Chinese,...
China slaps US with up to 25% bigger import tariffs in trade war retaliation
Beijing is hiking up tariffs on more than 128 US imports, including fruit and pork, as part of a tit-for-tat response to US President Donald Trump’s $60 billion package of tariffs imposed against China.
The additional fares, which range from 15 to 25 percent, are taking effect on Monday, the Chinese Finance Ministry said on their website. It added that the measure, aimed at “safeguarding China’s...
Hordes of Chinese Smartphone Models Infected With Built-In Viruses
The Russian cyber security segment isn’t standing still as more and more concerns are voiced over reported vulnerabilities in today’s cutting-edge gadgets.
Employees at the Russian anti-virus company Doctor Web have come to believe that roughly 45 smartphone models have seen viruses installed in them at the manufacturing stage. This could have an adverse effect on thousands of smartphone users...
Trump starts Tariff Trade War with China, Beijing vows Retaliation
The Trump administration plans to impose tariffs worth as much as $60 billion on Chinese products as early as this week to punish Beijing for what the U.S. perceives as intellectual property theft from American businesses, according to two people familiar with the matter.
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer is leading an investigation into China’s treatment of intellectual property, and...
Chinese angry with Black movies, massively vote down Black Panther
Black Panther, a film about a fictional land untouched by whites known as Wakanda, has in the west enjoyed moderate protection from anyone attempting to negatively criticise it. For example, review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes vowed to block “anyone who is planning to negatively impact the “Black Panther” fan score out of hate”.
Unfortunately for purveyors of tolerance, the Chinese didn’t...
Fearing Spying, US Intelligence Warns Against Using Chinese Smartphones
US intelligence leaders have publicly warned US citizens not use smartphones made by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE, as those companies are ”beholden to foreign governments,” and they fear those companies’ products could be used for espionage, information theft or foreign influence.
During much-touted testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee (SIC) on Tuesday, the leaders of the US...
Chinese Police Begin Using Facial Recognition Sunglasses to Find Suspects
Police in China have begun using sunglasses equipped with facial recognition technology in order to locate wanted suspects.
The new tool, given to officers in Central China’s Henan Province, has reportedly led to the arrest of more than 30 people at the Zhengzhou East Railway Station since Thursday.
According to China News Service, the country’s second largest state-owned news agency, seven kidnapping...
US to send thousands of troops to Asia to counter China
The Pentagon reportedly plans a “major muscle movement” from the Middle East to East China, with thousands of extra Marines to be deployed. The goal is to “persuade Pacific nations to stand with the US” and not China.
According to a Wall Street Journal report, the US plans to boost its military presence in the East Pacific with rotating deployment of Marine Expeditionary Units, or MEUs. An...
Taiwan Rejects China's Offer to Help With Quake Rescue Mission
Taiwanese authorities turned down Beijing’s offer to help with the search for missing people after the recent deadly earthquake, having rejected the move due to own high capabilities, the deputy minister of Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council said Thursday.
“At the moment, we have adequate manpower and facilities in support of the rescue operation… We deeply appreciate their offer,...
China Showcases New Electromagnetic Railgun-Armed Warship
Pictures circulating on social media indicate that China’s navy may have mounted an electromagnetic rail gun on a warship, a feat that has yet to be tested at sea.
A photo of a huge gun barrel situated at the bow of a People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) Type 072-II amphibious warfare ship popped up on military technology Twitter feeds on Wednesday.
According to a translation of a former...
China's Army Recruits Top Scientists to Develop Quantum Technology and AI
China is looking to the future as it embarks on a mission to develop cutting-edge technologies in order to become the new military tech superpower.
China has selected 120 top specialists to work in a leading research institute to push the development of artificial intelligence and quantum technologies for military applications, the South China Morning Post reports, citing state media.
It’s been...
Trump accuses China of selling oil to North Korea ignoring US sanctions
Donald Trump has accused China of exporting oil to North Korea, in contravention of UN sanctions, after a media report alleged transactions between the two countries. Beijing has denied making illegal shipments.
“Caught RED HANDED – very disappointed that China is allowing oil to go into North Korea. There will never be a friendly solution to the North Korea problem if this continues to happen!”...
China wants to build Nuclear Power Plant in the middle of Ocean, why doesn't NATO do something?
Beijing’s efforts to assert territorial claims in the heavily disputed South China Sea via land reclamation and artificial island construction are “moving ahead steadily,” state media reported Tuesday, also revealing the latest project envisioned for the waterway: a floating nuclear power plant.
The nuclear power plant will primarily provide power for people living in Sansha city, according...
Trump’s new security strategy to keep Russia & China as main competitors
Trump’s new national security strategy will preserve the Obama-era declaration of Russia and China as the two main challengers to US global power, excerpts from the document released by the White House show.
The new strategy, which is to be announced later on Monday, comes after months of deliberation by the Trump administration. It will state that China and Russia “are determined to make economies...
CHINA preparing to JOIN forces with North Korea in WORLD WAR 3
Amid escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula, the People’s Liberation Army of China has conducted military exercises near the Korean border, raising concerns of potential conflict between the United States and North Korea. The fear of war has intensified in recent months, fueled by North Korea’s illegal missile tests and threats to target the US territory of Guam with a nuclear missile....