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Don`t worry there is no significant man- made global warming. The global warming scare is not driven by science but driven by politics. Al Gore and the UN are dead wrong on climate fears. The IPCC process is a perversion of science.
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China plans 200 new coal-fired power plants
China’s total planned coal-fired power projects now stand at 226.2 gigawatts (GW), the highest in the world and more than twice the amount of new capacity on the books in India, according to data published by environmental groups on Thursday… Read More ›
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Taiwan just lost Solomon Islands, its biggest ally in the Pacific, to China; US may retaliate
Taiwan lost its largest ally in the Pacific on Tuesday, when the Solomon Islands confirmed it was switching diplomatic allegiance to China. A spokesman for the Solomon Islands’ prime minister said the government’s caucus took a poll on Monday, with… Read More ›
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‘Birth tourism’ scheme shows Chinese nationals how to bypass immigration and give birth in the US
A Chinese woman could face up to 15 years in jail for running a “birth tourism” scheme where she helped coach other Chinese women on how to trick immigration in order to give birth in the United States. Dongyuan Li,… Read More ›
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China’s National Day fireworks cancelled in Hong Kong due to protests
An annual fireworks display in Hong Kong marking China’s National Day on Oct. 1 was called off Wednesday as pro-democracy protests show no sign of ending. The city issued a terse statement saying the show over its famed Victoria Harbour… Read More ›
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China could be the biggest loser from the Saudi Arabia oil attack
Saudi Arabia’s oil production was slashed in half following an attack on two of its oil facilities on Saturday, and China, along with other countries in Asia and the Middle East, may be the ones to pay the price. Two… Read More ›
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China and India demand $100 billion for climate action on eve of UN summit
China and India demanded rich countries provide financial support for them to increase their climate plans, as leaders prepared to meet at a UN summit in New York. The summit has been personally convened by UN secretary general António Guterres… Read More ›
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China has been illegally redirecting traffic on the world’s Internet for 2 1/2 years
A recent discovery shows a Telecommunications company with ties to China’s government misdirected traffic for two and a half years. In recent times, a misdirection hacker operation allowed for the theft of over $150,000 in digital coins as unwitting people… Read More ›
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Hong Kong protesters ask for Britain’s help in pressuring China
Hong Kong protesters are expected to rally outside the British Consulate on Sunday demanding that the former colonial power ensures China honours its commitments to the city’s freedoms. The Chinese-ruled territory has been rocked by weeks of sometimes violent pro-democracy… Read More ›
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Pro-China protestors clash with democracy protestors in Hong Kong mall
Skirmishes broke out Saturday at a shopping mall in Hong Kong between supporters of the ongoing protests for democratic reforms in the semiautonomous Chinese territory and people backing the central government in Beijing. Hundreds of pro-Beijing demonstrators sang the Chinese… Read More ›
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China excludes soybeans and pork from additional tariffs in a huge win for US in trade war
China just announced that it would not be adding additional tariffs to US agricultural goods such as soybeans and pork, marking a huge win for American farmers. The superpower said via the state-owned Xinhua news agency that it would be… Read More ›
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Photographer behind the iconic Tiananmen Square image had to wrap the film up and stash it in the toilet in order to hide it from Chinese security
Photographer Charlie Cole, who won the World Press Photo of the Year in 1999 for his iconic capture of the Chinese “tank man” who confronted military vehicles in Tiananmen Square in 1989, has died at the age of 64. Cole… Read More ›
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Hong Kong Open tennis tournament postponed indefinitely as pro-democracy protests continue
A tennis tournament and a London musical are the latest events postponed in Hong Kong out of concerns over safety and disruptions from pro-democracy protests. K-pop concerts, Chanel fashion shows and international conferences have been cancelled, postponed or moved out of the… Read More ›
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The Trump administration has reportedly discussed a China trade deal that would lift some tariffs
The Trump administration has reportedly discussed a plan to offer China a deal that would include a rollback of some tariffs, potentially defusing tensions in a more than yearlong trade war that has rattled the world’s largest economies. Bloomberg reported… Read More ›
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China is deploying drones to spy on the South China Sea like never before
China is fielding a far-reaching reconnaissance system reliant on drones to strengthen its ability to conduct surveillance operations in hard-to-reach areas of the South China Sea, the Ministry of Natural Resources said in a report Tuesday. The system, which relies… Read More ›
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Hong Kong Stock Exchange just proposed a $37 billion deal to buy the London Stock Exchange
Hong Kong Stock Exchange says it’s proposing to buy the London Stock Exchange Group for $36.6 billion. The Hong Kong exchange, or HKEX, announced the plan on its website Wednesday morning, the result of what it said was “early engagement”… Read More ›
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Chinese combat drones are cheap but effective, and they are headed to Europe
Chinese combat drones are reportedly headed to Europe for the first time, highlighting China’s growing presence in an important part of the international arms market as countries around the world look more closely at unmanned systems for warfighting. Serbia is… Read More ›
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China faces another electric vehicle subsidy scandal
Generous government subsidies have been behind China taking the lion’s share of global electric vehicle sales in recent years — but now they’re being called to question and face another scandal. A panel of experts raised the flag over this… Read More ›
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Apple and Foxconn confirmed they broke a Chinese labor law by hiring too many temporary workers at the world’s biggest iPhone factory
On the eve of Apple announcing the iPhone 11, a report from China Labour Watch has accused the company – along with its manufacturing partner Foxconn – of profiting from worker exploitation to build the new phone. Investigators from China… Read More ›
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China has piled up nearly 100 tons of gold reserves to help buffer against the blows of Trump’s trade war
Gold has risen 18% since the start of the year, in part because China has been adding vast amounts of the metal to its reserves. Bloomberg, citing the People’s Bank of China, reported that the Asian superpower added over 94… Read More ›
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Chinese exports to the US tanked by 16% in August as Trump’s trade-war tariffs hit demand
China’s exports to America tanked 16% to $44.4 billion in August — a sharp acceleration from their 6.5% drop in July, Reuters said — as Donald Trump’s tariffs sapped demand for Chinese goods in their biggest foreign market. However, Chinese… Read More ›
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Protesters call on Trump to ‘liberate’ Hong Kong as violent clashes continue
Thousands of demonstrators in Hong Kong urged U.S. President Donald Trump to “liberate” the semiautonomous Chinese territory during a peaceful march to the U.S. Consulate on Sunday, but violence broke out later in the business and retail district as police… Read More ›
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A lot is at stake for China’s economy as Hong Kong protests drag on
Concerns over Hong Kong’s political and economic future are growing as pro-democracy protests drag on and turn increasingly violent, and China makes clear that forceful intervention is possible. An intervention by Chinese troops could seriously damage Hong Kong’s standing as… Read More ›
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China calls Justin Trudeau’s accusations of arbitrary detentions ‘purely unfounded’
China accused Canada of not abiding by international norms Friday in response to comments from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who accused Beijing of arbitrarily detaining two Canadians. Trudeau’s remarks are “purely unfounded countercharges that confound black and white,” Chinese… Read More ›
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Canada’s Justin Trudeau accuses China of using arbitrary detentions to achieve ‘political goals’
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says China uses arbitrary detentions as a tool to achieve its international and domestic political goals. He brands that as a pressure tactic that is worrying not only to Canada, but to its Western allies…. Read More ›
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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam formally withdraws extradition bill that sparked mass protests
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Wednesday withdrew an extradition bill that triggered months of often violent protests so the Chinese-ruled city can move forward from a “highly vulnerable and dangerous” place and find solutions. The announcement, live on television,… Read More ›
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Pentagon looks to Australia to cut China out of its stranglehold on rare earth supply
In an effort to secure the national security supply chain against China, the Pentagon is planning to stand up rare earth production sites in Australia. The Australian government released a report Tuesday listing nearly $4 billion in projects proposed by… Read More ›
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China refutes Trump’s claim it’s the source of fentanyl in the U.S.
China said Tuesday that it’s not the source of the fentanyl that’s killing Americans, contrary to U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent tweets blaming China for the drug deaths. At a briefing for the National Narcotics Control Commission, China reiterated that… Read More ›
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Trump’s trade war has led to a historically weak Chinese currency
Global currencies have been pushed front-and-center as trade tensions between the US and China have escalated. Of particular interest to many watchers is the relative strength of the dollar versus the Chinese yuan, which sits at multiyear lows. On Friday,… Read More ›
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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam reportedly said she would quit if she could and had ‘very limited’ ability to contain protests
Hong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, told a group of business leaders in the city that she would quit if she had a choice, according to leaked audio of her remarks obtained by Reuters, amid increasing calls from protesters for her… Read More ›
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Hong Kong protesters plan to disrupt travel routes to airport
Pro-democracy demonstrators planned on Sunday to choke travel routes to Hong Kong’s international airport after a chaotic night of running battles between police and masked protesters, the latest wave of unrest to hit the Chinese-ruled city. Protest organizers have urged the public… Read More ›
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Donald Trump scolds General Motors for moving plants to China after bailout
President Donald Trump scolded General Motors on Friday for shifting car production to China, despite getting a taxpayer bailout. “They moved major plants to China, BEFORE I CAME INTO OFFICE,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “This was done despite the saving… Read More ›
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China has reportedly told Hong Kong it isn’t allowed to scrap the incendiary extradition bill which sparked its impassioned protest movement
China reportedly blocked Hong Kong from axing the controversial extradition bill which triggered months of protests in the region as a tactic to end the tension. Reuters, citing testimony from Chinese and Hong Kong government officials, reported that Hong Kong… Read More ›
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China’s ambitious greenhouse gas emissions at risk amid trade war with U.S.
China‘s greenhouse gas emission targets are at risk as a result of the trade war with the United States, which has put Beijing’s coal-reliant economy under heavy pressure, a senior climate official said on Friday. “External elements, such as the… Read More ›
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Huawei’s new phone could be the first major hardware casualty of the US-China trade war
On a normal year, millions of Huawei fans anticipate the announcement of the company’s new smartphones. But 2019 is not a normal year. In May 2019, Huawei was placed on a US trade blacklist, preventing US companies from doing business… Read More ›
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Hong Kong Protests: Tour guides see worst business in two decades (video)
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Trump says China has blinked in trade war – talks on again
President Donald Trump said Monday that China called to say it wants to go back to the bargaining table and restart trade talks with the United States. Trump says Chinese officials called Washington to urge a return to negotiations after… Read More ›
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At least 8 died after tornado hit south China
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Beijing hits out as US sends warship past two disputed reefs in South China Sea for the first time
China condemned a US naval patrol near disputed reefs in the South China Sea and called on Washington to stop infringing upon its sovereignty. On Wednesday, the guided missile destroyer USS Wayne E Meyer sailed within 12 nautical miles of… Read More ›
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China provided $1 billion of so-called ‘green’ finance to coal projects in first half of the year
Chinese financial institutions provided at least $1 billion in “green” financing to coal-related projects in the first half of this year, a review of financial data showed, with fossil fuels still playing a major role in Beijing’s energy strategy. According… Read More ›
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Google is reportedly going to make its Pixel phones in an old Nokia factory in Vietnam to escape Trump’s China tariffs
Google is planning a big production shift from China to Vietnam,Nikkei Asian Review reports. Two sources familiar with the matter told Nikkei the company has already started work converting an old Nokia factory in northern Vietnam so that it can… Read More ›
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Chinese attack on Hong Kong would pose grave danger to America’s Asian allies
Hong Kong is a very big deal. The images of protesters tearing down towers equipped with Chinese face recognition technology tell the world some of what’s at stake in their clash with China’s dictatorship. But there’s much more. More than… Read More ›
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Australia snubbed China’s Huawei and completed its undersea cable project to bring high-speed internet to Pacific Islands
Australia has completed the laying of undersea cables for its high-speed internet project in the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea, a snub to Chinese tech giant Huawei, which had previously competed for the deal. Australia on Wednesday laid the… Read More ›
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Hong Kong police closely following “violent incidents”
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Woman in Hong Kong calls on others to speak up against radical protesters (video)
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China’s Lanzhou University held a group wedding for hundreds of alumni
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Core of China’s largest natural gas transfer bridge completed
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Climate Emergency and the Chinese
Below is a letter I have sent to my local paper. I sent a similar one to the Daily Mail. I don’t know if either will be published. Please feel free to use if you wish. Belief in a “climate… Read More ›
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Hong Kong police arrest 29 after protest in Kwun Tong turns violent (video)
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Trump stands firm on China trade war as G7 talks commence (video)
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University of Sydney’s hypocrisy: Ramsay Centre cash bad, Beijing’s cash good
Back when millions of dollars in Ramsay Centre funding were on the table, University of Sydney Vice-Chancellor Dr Michael Spence wasn’t too keen, telling a Q&A audience in June 2018 that he would not tolerate “a propaganda course of any… Read More ›
