We stand with China, says Russia as Beijing imposes trade sanctions on Taiwan
China has halted the export of natural sand to Taiwan after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island. While sanctions were imposed on Taiwan, Russia has said they stand with China.
https://www.cnbctv18.com/world/we-stand-with-china-says-russia-as-beijing-imposes-trade-sanctions-on-taiwan-14349142.htm
Chinese Economy Nosedive Continues, Sinking Oil Prices
A poll conducted by the Caixin news service on Monday found China’s economy foundering as the second half of 2022 began, with slower manufacturing activity, higher unemployment, and a depressed real estate market.
https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2022/08/02/chinese-economy-nosedive-continues-sinking-oil-prices/
EXC: Anthony Fauci Is STILL Funding China’s Military-Run Labs With U.S. Taxpayer Cash.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant database shows two studies that have received funds from Fauci’s agency in 2022 so far: “Antigen discovery for transmission-blocking vaccines in Plasmodium vivax” and “Impacts of Urbanization on Vector Biology and Transmission of Dengue in China.”
https://thenationalpulse.com/2022/07/28/fauci-nih-agency-is-still-funding-ccp-military-labs/
The Chinese Dream is Over!
Shattered and gone, completely irreparable, The Chinese Dream is now nothing but an actual dream…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNUP4Dcslyc
Taiwan: Chinese military drills violate island’s sovereignty
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense on Wednesday condemned China’s plans to conduct live-fire drills following Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) visit to the island, saying the move violates Taiwan’s sovereignty.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/taiwan-chinese-military-drills-violate-island-e2-80-99s-sovereignty/ar-AA10gl6N
Chinese invasion of Taiwan may come sooner than expected
The big picture: The Chinese government has repeatedly vowed to take control of the self-governing island, by force if necessary, and it reacts furiously to any gesture that seems to treat Taiwan as an independent state.
https://www.axios.com/2022/07/29/china-taiwan-xi-pelosi-biden
China: Joe Biden ‘Has a Responsibility to Stop’ Nancy Pelosi from Visiting Taiwan
The Chinese Foreign Ministry issued an infuriated statement on Tuesday condemning Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for visiting Taiwan and insisting that President Joe Biden “has a responsibility to stop” lawmakers from traveling to places Beijing disapproves of.
https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2022/08/02/china-joe-biden-has-a-responsibility-to-stop-nancy-pelosi-from-visiting-taiwan/
Getting Ready for a Long War with China: Dynamics of Protracted Conflict in the Western Pacific
The United States may be planning for the wrong sort of war with China. A Sino-American conflict is likely to be long rather than short; it is likely to sprawl geographically rather than remain confined to the Taiwan Strait.
https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/getting-ready-for-a-long-war-with-china-dynamics-of-protracted-conflict-in-the-western-pacific/
Can Taiwan Defend Against a Chinese Invasion?
Can Taiwan defend itself against a Chinese invasion? That’s the question on a lot of people’s minds after Russia invaded Ukraine and China ramps up its rhetoric about Taiwan ahead of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip there.In this episode of China Uncensored, we look at what Taiwan can learn from Ukraine, how Ukraine and Taiwan are different, and how Taiwanese are training for the inevitable invasion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3PvC-zB9ko
Here Are The 5 Chinese Military Response Scenarios If Pelosi Visits Taiwan
And now, a number of military analysis publications are examining the various possible ‘worst case scenarios’. One independent analyst and China-Taiwan watcher has laid out a full range of hypothetical, albeit realistic scenarios involving different potential levels of Chinese aggression against the self-ruled island of Taiwan.
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/stocks-sink-pelosi-taiwan-headlines
Communist Chinese Aggression Against Taiwan May Be Imminent
Chinese military expert predicts Beijing may begin a blockade of the island in August, followed by their occupation of a number of Pacific islands in the First and Second Island Chains
https://dpyne.substack.com/p/chinese-aggression-against-taiwan
Something new is developing in the U.S.-China relationship, ex-Singapore diplomat says
The U.S. strategy of applying pressure on China has not worked, and the Biden administration is now trying to do something different by holding meetings with their Chinese counterparts, says Kishore Mahbubani, a distinguished fellow at the National University of Singapore’s Asia Research Institute.
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2022/07/11/something-new-is-developing-in-the-u-s-china-relationship-ex-singapore-diplomat.html
British businesses turning away from China, industry group says
British businesses are cutting ties with China due to concerns about political tensions, a shift that is likely to stoke inflationary pressures, the head of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said in an interview published on Saturday.
https://www.reuters.com/markets/british-businesses-turning-away-china-industry-group-says-2022-07-30/
Jeep Pulls Out of China Over Government Meddling in Business
“We have been seeing over the last few years more and more political interference in the world of business in China,” Tavares said. “We don’t want to be a victim of cross-sanctions as has been the case for other companies in other regions of the world recently.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-28/jeep-pulls-out-of-china-over-government-meddling-in-business#xj4y7vzkg
China is one small step closer to getting alternative iron ore supply from Simandou
The development of one of the largest untapped high-grade iron ore deposits in the world in Guinea, Simandou, has moved a step forward after miners struck a deal to develop key infrastructure at the West African location.
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/29/china-inches-closer-to-getting-alternative-iron-ore-supply-from-simandou-.html