When Japan began discharging treated nuclear waste into the Pacific Ocean on Aug. 24, the Chinese regime suspended the import of Japanese aquatic products. As this occurred, Chinese internet censors began blocking objective discussions of the health risks of the discharge. China’s state media also used the incident to launch a propaganda war against Japan, further fanning anti-Japanese sentiment among the Chinese population. Not long after Aug. 24, the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) anti-Japanese propaganda appeared to cool down, with political commentators saying its propaganda efforts backfired and the regime is now attempting to redirect the tide of public opinion. Towards the end of August, the CCP’s state media published several articles where it changed its tone, saying that almost all the ingredients used in Japanese restaurants in China are produced locally....Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/china/chinese-regimes-response-to-japans-nuclear-waste-discharge-backfires-pundit-says-5488765
A Texan nonprofit gives funding to a Chinese Communist Party-controlled (CCP) Confucius Classroom operating inside an Oklahoma High School, according to an Oklahoma superintendent and documents obtained by The Epoch Times. The CCP Confucius class, teaching American students, talks about the communist government positively while censoring the atrocities committed in its history. Oklahoma superintendent Ryan Walters was elected with one mission: To upend a corrupted education system. In an interview with EpochTV’s “American Thought Leaders,” Mr. Walters talked about the ills sabotaging the education of the next generation of Americans, in a state ranking 49th out of 50 in academic achievement.... 
Part one of this series examined the crisis in Hong Kong’s stock market, which has been decimated by an exodus of foreign capital and a pessimistic mood as foreign investment, human freedoms, and human capital leave the once thriving city. Experts theorize that the current bear market reflects a brutal strategy to bring the former British colony in line with mainland China—one that is content to lose Hong Kong’s people in order to remake the city in the communist mold. Driven by growing discontent with the current situation in Hong Kong, a steady stream of residents are choosing the path of emigration....
Chinese battery maker Gotion High-tech has chosen Illinois as the site for its new state-of-the-art $2 billion electric vehicle (EV) lithium battery manufacturing plant, the state’s governor said on Friday. The factory will be built on a sprawling 150-acre site in Manteno and is expected to begin production next year. It will focus on lithium-ion battery cells, battery packs, and energy storage systems integration. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker referred to Gotion’s new gigafactory as “the most significant new manufacturing investment in Illinois in decades,” which he said will help to create 2,600 new jobs. “Today, we take another leap forward, announcing the largest electric vehicle battery production investment in Illinois to date,” Mr. Pritzker said in a statement on Sept. 8....