China Thread

[marcusluvsvols]

Nice. Just thought you would find it interesting man. I have been painting a lot lately and gotta keep the podcasts rolling to keep my mind sharp (somewhat anyway ). Fortunately I had fallen behind on these 2 great pods to nerd out on, Smarter Everyday and Veritasium. I recently discovered Engineering Explained and its good as well. Worthwhile to subscribe to them on youtibe IMO. Great stuff to listen to while driving, doing yard work, or building things.

 

[rekinhavoc]

Breitbart Business Digest: We Must Decouple from China on Rare Earths Now

It is essential to decouple from China on rare earths. The hard work should have started more than a decade ago. It must start today.

www.breitbart.com

"Our hypocrisy factor makes matters even more complicated for Americans because the same people on the political left who impose these strict regulations on American industries are perfectly comfortable with Communist China harvesting and manufacturing these same materials without any concern for the environment whatsoever. It is a meticulous and expensive endeavor to mine rare earths, and there will inevitably be a permitting process to minimize environmental impact, but surely there is a greener way of getting these materials than entrusting rare earths to China.

What’s more, we knew that China was capable of withholding rare earths for leverage because they had done so to Japan in 2010 over a minor political dispute.

We should have been prepared for this.

Perhaps now, we’ll finally have the reset we should have had many years ago.

“At the moment, the only light rare earth mining and processing facility in the Western Hemisphere is located in Mountain Pass, California. It reached a new high in 2024 by producing 45,000 metric tons of rare earth oxides. China produced about 270,000 metric tons of oxide in the same year,” Breitbart’s John Hayward noted in an article today. This stat is deeply concerning. We are not even trying to compete."

 

[EasternVol]

PRC's upset again that RP's landing on their own islands.

China and Philippines clash over disputed Sandy Cay in the Spratly Islands

Beijing urges Manila to ‘stop its infringement’ after Philippine personnel land on reef that has become flashpoint in South China Sea.

www.scmp.com

 

[Franklin Pierce]

Harvard Quietly Trained Members of Chinese ‘Paramilitary Organization’—After the US Sanctioned It Over Uyghur Genocide​

‘Training the XPCC risked complicity in Beijing’s atrocities against Uyghurs and other ethno-religious minorities,’ foreign policy expert says​

Harvard University quietly trained members of a Chinese "paramilitary organization" on two occasions after the U.S. government sanctioned the group for its role in the Uyghur genocide. The Ivy League institution could face "a big legal problem" as a result, according to one foreign policy expert.

In 2019, Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health partnered with Beijing’s National Health Security Administration (NHSA) to launch an annual health financing course, training government staffers from across China. Harvard originally noted in a blog post that officials with the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) participated in the inaugural training, but that language was scrubbed following a Washington Free Beacon inquiry.


The Trump administration sanctioned the XPCC in 2020 "in connection with serious rights abuses against ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region," describing it as a "paramilitary organization … that is subordinate to the Chinese Communist Party." But Harvard continued to train its members, once in 2023 and again in 2024. On those occasions, the Ivy League university didn’t include their participation on its webpages.

Harvard Quietly Trained Members of Chinese ‘Paramilitary Organization’—After the US Sanctioned It Over Uyghur Genocide

Harvard University quietly trained members of a Chinese "paramilitary organization" on two occasions after the U.S. government sanctioned the group for its role in the Uyghur genocide. The Ivy League institution could face "a big legal problem" as a result, according to one foreign policy expert.

freebeacon.com

 

[rekinhavoc]

China Is Hardly the Economic Juggernaut That Many Western Analysts Believe

China is the original riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. A country striving for modernity

pjmedia.com

"Debt is the silent killer, and the Chinese are careening toward a massive debt bomb. Du Toit reports that "government sector debt, including local government financing vehicles and associated funds, stood at 124% of GDP in 2024, while China’s total debt was measured at 312% of GDP."

By contrast, U.S. debt is at 125% of GDP. It, too, is climbing precipitously and could rival China if we don't get a handle on government spending."

 

[Orangeburst]

China Is Hardly the Economic Juggernaut That Many Western Analysts Believe

China is the original riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. A country striving for modernity

pjmedia.com

"Debt is the silent killer, and the Chinese are careening toward a massive debt bomb. Du Toit reports that "government sector debt, including local government financing vehicles and associated funds, stood at 124% of GDP in 2024, while China’s total debt was measured at 312% of GDP."

By contrast, U.S. debt is at 125% of GDP. It, too, is climbing precipitously and could rival China if we don't get a handle on government spending."

Seems the whole world is drowning in debt..I expect a whopper of a war.

 

[Franklin Pierce]

They Haven't Stopped: Chinese Students Attempted to Smuggle Agricultural Bioweapon Into US​

After the terror attack carried out in Boulder over the weekend by an Egyptian radical who overstayed his visa, a lot of attention is understandably being paid to the issue of finding and deporting people who have overstayed their visas. And, the Trump administration is already in the process of "aggressively" revoking student visas for Chinese students, especially those studying in critical fields or who have ties to the Chinese Communist Party (which, I would argue, is every single one). But they might need to work faster, given the indictment of two Chinese nationals - one a student working in a laboratory at the University of Michigan - for attempting to smuggle a bioterror agent into the country last July.

On Tuesday federal authorities announced that Yunqing Jian, 33, and Zunyong Liu, 34, had been charged with conspiracy, smuggling goods into the United States, false statements, and visa fraud. From the press release:

The FBI arrested Jian in connection with allegations related to Jian’s and Liu’s smuggling into America a fungus called Fusarium graminearum, which scientific literature classifies as a potential agroterrorism weapon. This noxious fungus causes “head blight,” a disease of wheat, barley, maize, and rice, and is responsible for billions of dollars in economic losses worldwide each year. Fusarium graminearum’s toxins cause vomiting, liver damage, and reproductive defects in humans and livestock.

According to the complaint, Jian received Chinese government funding for her work on this pathogen in China, and a January 2024 work assessment form found on her phone, which she signed, contained a pledge of loyalty to China and to "support the leadership of the Communist Party of China, resolutely implement the party’s educational guidelines and policies, love education, care for students, unite colleagues, love the motherland and care about international affairs."

They Haven't Stopped: Chinese Students Attempted to Smuggle Agricultural Bioweapon Into US

After the terror attack carried out in Boulder over the weekend by an Egyptian radical who overstaye

redstate.com

 

[CagleMtnVol]

One more reason why the United States should bring all manufacturing etc.. back to our country. China is at war with us, it's time we start realizing it.

 

[CagleMtnVol]

They Haven't Stopped: Chinese Students Attempted to Smuggle Agricultural Bioweapon Into US​

After the terror attack carried out in Boulder over the weekend by an Egyptian radical who overstayed his visa, a lot of attention is understandably being paid to the issue of finding and deporting people who have overstayed their visas. And, the Trump administration is already in the process of "aggressively" revoking student visas for Chinese students, especially those studying in critical fields or who have ties to the Chinese Communist Party (which, I would argue, is every single one). But they might need to work faster, given the indictment of two Chinese nationals - one a student working in a laboratory at the University of Michigan - for attempting to smuggle a bioterror agent into the country last July.

On Tuesday federal authorities announced that Yunqing Jian, 33, and Zunyong Liu, 34, had been charged with conspiracy, smuggling goods into the United States, false statements, and visa fraud. From the press release:




According to the complaint, Jian received Chinese government funding for her work on this pathogen in China, and a January 2024 work assessment form found on her phone, which she signed, contained a pledge of loyalty to China and to "support the leadership of the Communist Party of China, resolutely implement the party’s educational guidelines and policies, love education, care for students, unite colleagues, love the motherland and care about international affairs."

They Haven't Stopped: Chinese Students Attempted to Smuggle Agricultural Bioweapon Into US

After the terror attack carried out in Boulder over the weekend by an Egyptian radical who overstaye

redstate.com

This is scary!

 

[rekinhavoc]

Chinese-made solar panels used on American farms puts US power grid at risk: former NSA official

A former National Security Agency analyst said that rogue communications devices found in Chinese solar power inverters pose a national security risk to the U.S.

www.foxnews.com

"It very much fits into the model of China implanting hardware in American critical infrastructure for the purpose of planning cyberattacks against the United States in the event of, say, a conflict with Taiwan or something along those lines," Cole said.

 

[LouderVol]

Chinese-made solar panels used on American farms puts US power grid at risk: former NSA official

A former National Security Agency analyst said that rogue communications devices found in Chinese solar power inverters pose a national security risk to the U.S.

www.foxnews.com

"It very much fits into the model of China implanting hardware in American critical infrastructure for the purpose of planning cyberattacks against the United States in the event of, say, a conflict with Taiwan or something along those lines," Cole said.

we know they have done stuff with our phones, other smart 'enabled" devices, and probably half of the software we use. isn't a leap to go to other high tech items.

 

[rekinhavoc]

Chinese chemical bust by border officials underscores multifront effort by CCP to undermine US

U.S. authorities intercepted precursor chemicals from China meant for the Sinaloa Cartel, highlighting one of many avenues China is using to undermine American security

www.foxnews.com

"The seizure was part of an ongoing initiative launched in 2019 to identify suspicious shipments of precursor chemicals from China, India and other countries that are destined for Mexican drug cartels. Since the initiative was established, officials have interdicted more than 1,700,000 kilograms of chemicals used to manufacture methamphetamines and fentanyl, including a seizure this past March of 44,000 kilograms of precursor chemicals at the Port of Houston, destined for the Sinaloa Cartel."

 

[Franklin Pierce]

China Prepares for Gruesome Yulin Dog Meat Festival as Poll Shows Most in City Do Not Partake​

China Prepares for Gruesome Yulin Dog Meat Festival as Poll Shows Most in City Do Not Partake

A survey found that eating dogs is highly unpopular in the city of Yulin, China – home to the gory Yulin Dog Meat and Lychee Festival.

www.breitbart.com

 

[Velo Vol]

Chinese-made solar panels used on American farms puts US power grid at risk: former NSA official

A former National Security Agency analyst said that rogue communications devices found in Chinese solar power inverters pose a national security risk to the U.S.

www.foxnews.com

"It very much fits into the model of China implanting hardware in American critical infrastructure for the purpose of planning cyberattacks against the United States in the event of, say, a conflict with Taiwan or something along those lines," Cole said.

Yeah, maybe just import the panels and get the computer controls somewhere else?

 

[EasternVol]

China Prepares for Gruesome Yulin Dog Meat Festival as Poll Shows Most in City Do Not Partake​

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China Prepares for Gruesome Yulin Dog Meat Festival as Poll Shows Most in City Do Not Partake

A survey found that eating dogs is highly unpopular in the city of Yulin, China – home to the gory Yulin Dog Meat and Lychee Festival.

www.breitbart.com

And?

 

[508mikey]

And?

Nuke China ?

 

[marcusluvsvols]

Nuke China ?

Not ready to launch the nukes yet (i know), but you can count me as firmly on Team Dogs. I like dogs better than people most of the time. Damn sure wouldnt eat one unless my life depended on it, and I had particularly strong desire to persist here on Earth.

 

[EasternVol]

Nuke China ?

Not for that. I wouldn't partake of it but different strokes and all that.

 

[FortSanders]

China is behind the protests in LA.

 

[508mikey]

China is behind the protests in LA.

Deport the illegals to China then they can't come back

 

[Franklin Pierce]

Chinese scientists, accused of smuggling biological matter into the US, will stay in jail​

Two Chinese scientists accused of smuggling or shipping biological material into the United States for use at the University of Michigan will remain in custody after waiving their right to a hearing Friday in federal court.

Yunqing Jian and Chengxuan Han said in separate court appearances in Detroit that they would not challenge the government’s request to keep them locked up while their cases move forward.


Mugshot of Yunqing Jian, one of the scientists accused, both did not challenge the government’s request to keep them imprisoned while their cases move forward.


Mugshot of Chengxuan Han, who was arrested at Detroit Metropolitan Airport after arriving on a flight from China.

Chinese scientists, accused of smuggling biological matter into the US, will stay in jail

Two Chinese scientists accused of smuggling or shipping biological material into the United States for use at the University of Michigan will remain in custody after waiving their right to a hearin…

nypost.com

 

[dalton_vol]

Duplicate post

 

[dalton_vol]

Chinese scientists, accused of smuggling biological matter into the US, will stay in jail​

Two Chinese scientists accused of smuggling or shipping biological material into the United States for use at the University of Michigan will remain in custody after waiving their right to a hearing Friday in federal court.

Yunqing Jian and Chengxuan Han said in separate court appearances in Detroit that they would not challenge the government’s request to keep them locked up while their cases move forward.

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Mugshot of Yunqing Jian, one of the scientists accused, both did not challenge the government’s request to keep them imprisoned while their cases move forward.

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Mugshot of Chengxuan Han, who was arrested at Detroit Metropolitan Airport after arriving on a flight from China.

Chinese scientists, accused of smuggling biological matter into the US, will stay in jail

Two Chinese scientists accused of smuggling or shipping biological material into the United States for use at the University of Michigan will remain in custody after waiving their right to a hearin…

nypost.com

That's crazy. Apparently they damaged alot of the oranges grown here

 

[Velo Vol]

Guess China containment is back off the menu, at least for now.

 

[rekinhavoc]

Is Chinese President Xi Jinping on his way out?

Many signs indicate this could be the case.

nypost.com

These are just a few of many unusual signs from Beijing that signal major changes in the CCP power structure. Although not yet certain, it appears that Zhang Youxia and CCP elders have chosen Wang Yang, whom Deng Xiaoping lifted out of obscurity and who served as a successful technocrat until his forced retirement in 2023, to be the next CCP chairman.

He is known as a soft-spoken reformer who supports more free-market policies, more decentralized decision making, and a much less confrontational foreign policy.