Setback for Musk: India ratifies its refusal to allow the entry of Chinese Tesla products
Last Tuesday, April 26, during the annual Raisina Dialogue multilateral conference in India, the Minister of Transport, Nitin Gadkari, invited Tesla to enter the country to manufacture its electric vehicles but clarified that it would not allow their import from China. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXd23cr0ESg According to Reuters, negotiations between Tesla and the Indian government ...
India suspends visas for Chinese tourists in retaliation for China denying Indian students entry
The Indian government on Sunday surprised Chinese citizens by announcing the suspension of their tourist visas. The decision followed China's ban on hundreds of students from India, who so far are unable to continue their studies or work there. According to The Times of India, India's decision to restrict the Chinese population ...
Kim Jong-un issues threat during shocking military parade where banned missiles were on display
During celebrations he led on Monday, April 25, for the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un indicated that North Korea would expand its nuclear weaponry. The North Korean Central News Agency quoted from a transcript of Jong-un's speech where he said, ...
Mike Pompeo: ‘I don’t think they respect or fear the US’ speaking of China’s Solomon Islands pact
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo opined on the current U.S. position following the Solomon Islands–China agreement signing. He stated on April 22, "It doesn't seem like we really stood up for the things that matter most to the United States," according to Fox News. Pompeo said China does not respect ...
North Korea again tests nuclear-capable missile raising tension on peninsula
North Korea's state-run media reported that the communist country tested a new type of nuclear-capable guided weapon on Saturday, April 16. On Sunday its main rivals, the United States and South Korea, begin annual drills that North Korea sees as an invasion rehearsal, according to the Associated Press. Pyongyang's 13th launch ...
Hackers associated with Kim Jong-un stole 620 million in cryptocurrencies from U.S. video game company
The FBI revealed Thursday, that the North Korean government associated with hackers stole more than $600 million in cryptocurrencies last month from a video game company. "Through our investigation we were able to confirm Lazarus Group and APT38, cyber actors associated with the DPRK [Democratic People's Republic of Korea], are responsible ...
US and Japan reaffirm alliance amid China and North Korea concerns
U.S. lawmakers traveling to Japan on Saturday, April 16, reaffirmed a working alliance to jointly confront the threat posed by North Korea and China amid growing global tension. The six lawmakers, led by South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who agreed that they should ...
West urges Solomon Islands to cancel pact with China due to regional security
The recent agreement signed between the Solomon Islands and China on April 1 sparked international concern after it was revealed that the South Pacific island nation would allow Beijing to establish a military base there. According to AP, In this context, the United States and Australia are on alert, considering this military ...
Surgeons declare healthy prisoners ‘brain dead’ before carving them up: Study concludes
Medical specialists misdiagnosed patients as profoundly unresponsive and extracted their organs while still alive. This is the shocking conclusion researchers reached after completing a thorough investigation. The Australian National University recently published what is claimed to be the world's first study exposing the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP's) transition away from executing ...
U.S., Australia, U.K. agree on hypersonic arms cooperation
The United States, United Kingdom and Australia on Tuesday, April 5, made a cooperation pact to increase hypersonic weapons and electronic warfare capabilities as Russia and China rapidly advance cutting-edge technology, according to Reuters. In a statement, the leaders of the newly formed AUKUS defense alliance, U.S. President Joe Biden, British ...
North Korea did not launch ‘monster missile,’ South Korea says
South Korea says North Korea lied about firing the new intercontinental "monster missile," as Pyongyang had claimed, and instead would have launched an older, less advanced weapon. The U.S. and South Korea concluded in analyzing the March 24 launch, which North Korea announced as a new Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), ...
Hunter Biden laptop controversy ‘goes straight to the president’ says author Peter Schweizer
Money laundering allegations have been publicly linked to Joe Biden's administration, a political writer said. Peter Schweizer believes the president should also be implicated during investigations into whether his son, Hunter Biden, concealed the origins of illegally obtained foreign funds. The author of "Red-Handed: How American Elites Get Rich Helping China Win" ...
Disney shareholder: Company’s pulling out of Russia while ‘complicit in China’s genocide’ hypocritical
A Disney shareholder accused the company of "complicity in China's genocide" during an annual investor meeting—calling the decision to pull its business out of Russia "hypocritical"—citing human rights abuses, according to Fox Business on Friday, March 11. Paul Chesser, director of the National Shareholder Policy and Legal Center's Corporate Integrity Project, ...
North Korea launches intercontinental missile marking ‘serious escalation,’ US official warns
The Biden administration believes North Korea is testing a new intercontinental ballistic missile, which it claims is the largest launched since 2017. It was assessed as being capable of reaching the United States, the Associated Press reported. North Korea's recent maneuvers generated growing concerns after U.S. intelligence determined that missile launches ...
British human rights barrister interviewed by Hong Kong police before leaving for England
According to Hong Kong-based newspaper Wen Wei Po, Paul Harris, a renowned international human rights expert and former chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association, was interviewed by the Hong Kong police's National Security Division on March 1. The police asked him to make a "cautionary statement" and explain his ...
Expert: Russian-Ukrainian war puts China’s Eurasian railway dream in jeopardy
The Eurasian railway corridor, dubbed the Iron Silk Road, has become an essential branch of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). It passes through Kazakhstan, Russia, and Belarus and has become an important branch of China's "One Belt, One Road" initiative, known as the "Iron Silk Road." Chinese trains cross ...
