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China says US flew at least 10 balloons over its airspace in past year
The US defense department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Biden's balloon BS insults Americans' intelligence and endangers us
Is there anything Team Biden won’t drag ex-prez Donald Trump into as a butt-covering maneuver?
China reopens borders in final farewell to zero-COVID
China had one of the world's tightest COVID regimes and followed historic protests against a policy that included frequent testing, curbs on movement and mass lockdowns.
Paypal as Big Brother, not out of woods on inflation and other commentary
PayPal is “becoming a police officer;” work and the meaning of life; inflation isn't going away; voters are fleeing both parties; and China’s lies go far beyond COVID.
China's COVID surge causes chaos at hospitals as country eases restrictions
People in Beijing were observed queuing up outside fever clinics for up to six hours as COVID cases appeared to surge in the country after the government's sudden rollback of...
Hong Kong sentences pro-democracy media tycoon to 5 years over fraud
If convicted, the media tycoon faces up to life imprisonment.
Blind Chinese dissident says Biden must help protesters
Chen's criticism echoes that of Republicans such as Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), who has urged Biden to condemn the CCP.
Chinese protests aren't about COVID — they're about a dictatorship
The Chinese’s regimes draconian conduct and the protests that erupted this past weekend are not really about COVID. It’s about the battle between communism and freedom.
Fury over China's insane, endless COVID lockdowns exposes the idiocy of President Xi
"Don’t want Covid test, want freedom!” and “Don’t want dictatorship, want democracy!” Plus demands for President Xi Jinping to "step down." chanted Shanghai protesters.
Dems’ 2024 problem, who will rule GOP rubble and other commentary
The Democrats’ “relatively good” showing in last week’s midterms “is attributable, above all, to their secret weapon: Donald Trump.”
Anti-Xi Jinping slogans spread across the world after Beijing protester vanishes
Beijing residents were stunned earlier this month when a brave activist carried out a powerful – and rare – protest against Xi Jinping’s leadership.
A necessary trade war, the Willie Horton two-step and other commentary
Democrats’ warnings about “the threat” to democratic institutions would have “more credibility” if they didn’t undermine the institutions themselves.
Chinese billionaire settles US rape allegation with former university student
Liu was accused of raping the University of Minnesota undergrad after a night of dinner and drinks with a group of wealthy Chinese execs.
US, Taiwan move forward with trade negotiations as China tensions grow
Representatives are seeking to “deepen” the trade and investment relationship between the US and Taiwan as well as “advance mutual trade priorities based on shared values.
Defiant Pelosi arrives in Taiwan to declare US stands against 'autocrats' as China fumes
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a Democratic congressional delegation landed in Taiwan on Tuesday.
Cities in China face new COVID restrictions after small clusters emerge
The Chinese government is again clamping down on cities where clusters of coronavirus cases have emerged.
COVID fight in Chinese capital leads to curbs, punishments for violations
Shanghai's strict "zero-COVID" strategy has come under fire internationally, especially after reports of food and medicine shortages.
China still forcing thousands of citizens into COVID quarantine centers
Videos from a village showed residents being warned over a loudspeaker that they had to pack their belongings ready to be carted off to isolation centers.
Shanghai hunts for last COVID cases in hopes to end 6-week lockdown
Shanghai, China's mass testing detected two new cases in its "zero COVID" districts as the city continued enforcing its monthlong lockdown.
Beijing loyalist John Lee elected as Hong Kong’s next leader
Lee received 1,416 votes in the chief executive election, far exceeding the 751 votes he needed to win and the highest support ever for the city’s top leadership position.