Ahead of a face-to-face meeting between the leaders of China and the United States, U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry and his Chinese counterpart, Xie Zhenhua, issued a statement stressing the two countries’ commitment to the Paris Agreement and other climate-related policies—but some specifics are lacking. The Nov. 14 announcement was made just half a month ahead of the next United Nations climate conference, COP28. The meeting will take place in Dubai between Nov. 30 and Dec. 12. China and the United States are the No. 1 and No. 2 sources of greenhouse gas emissions, making them critical players in any international climate negotiations. In addition, the statement comes as Chinese Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping visits San Francisco, which was cleaned up ahead of his arrival. He and U.S. President Joe Biden are meeting in the course of his visit to the Golden State for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APC) Summit....Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/us-china-issue-climate-statement-ahead-of-high-stakes-meeting-5530384
A recent gathering in Utah commemorated the victims of two dictators who, together, killed more than 100 million people and dreamed of splitting the United States between China and Russia. The second annual “Honoring the Victims of Mao and Stalin” event took place on Nov. 4 at the Utah State Capitol building rotunda. It was held in conjunction with Victims of Communism Memorial Day, observed in Utah on Nov. 7. Participants gathered to “hear voices for freedom, listen to stories of victims, and share the hope for all people, everywhere, to be free,” according to Utah Voices for the Voiceless, which hosted the event....
News Analysis As the Israel Defense Forces carry out its ground offensive into the heart of the Gaza Strip to eradicate the terrorist group Hamas, the Chinese regime is using TikTok to spread its anti-Israel propaganda from China to the United States, aiming to influence the perspectives of American youth on the Israel–Hamas conflict. TikTok is owned by Chinese company ByteDance. Due to security concerns, President Joe Biden signed the No TikTok on Government Devices Act in December 2022, which prohibited downloading and using TikTok on all federal government devices. Over half of all U.S. states have either partially or entirely prohibited TikTok on government devices, according to a CNN analysis early this year....
Hong Kong, once celebrated as a key international financial hub and a vital conduit for foreign investments into mainland China, is grappling with a shifting identity. The city’s gradual alignment with the mainland, diminishing its unique status as a Special Administrative Region, has raised alarm bells in the global financial community. This unsettling shift was starkly evident at the recently convened second Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit. Analysts observe significant changes in China’s business climate, prompting Wall Street leaders to seek insights into the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) strategies and policies. The summit, themed “Living with Complexity,” took place in Hong Kong on Nov. 7, drawing luminaries like James Gorman of Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs’ David Solomon, UBS Group’s Colm Kelleher, and Deutsche Bank’s Christian Sewing, alongside more than 300 other prominent figures from the world’s leading financial institutions....