Tag: China
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Why a spy balloon? It’s a key question retired NORAD commander says
China has launched ever more satellites in recent years, so why would it need a balloon? It’s a key question, said Army Lt. Gen. Ed Anderson, former vice commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command, the installation that gave the order to shoot down the balloon. “We all understand that China has some very sophisticated space…
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China surpasses U.S. in number of missile launchers, Pentagon says
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save China now has more intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launchers than the United States. Military officials in the Pentagon on Tuesday shared the news with Congress as required by law, according to a news release from Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO). “The head of U.S. Strategic Command…
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Bennet meets with TikTok CEO, tells him the app harms generation of Americans
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet said he told TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew that the app poses an “unacceptable risk to U.S. national security,” poisons teenagers’ mental health, and harms a generation of Americans. Bennet’s office said he told Chew his misgivings during a meeting in which…
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Delete TikTok from Apple and Google stores, Colorado’s Bennet urges Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save U.S. Senator Michael Bennet wants Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores immediately, saying TikTok poses an “unacceptable risk to U.S. national security.” “Like most social media platforms, TikTok collects vast and sophisticated data from its users, including faceprints and voiceprints. Unlike most social media platforms,…
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Department of Commerce ruling: Some solar panel imports from Southeast Asia illegal
Imports of some solar panels from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, or Vietnam using components produced in China are circumventing U.S. anti-dumping regulations and tariffs put in place by the Obama administration to protect U.S. businesses, according to a preliminary decision by the U.S. Department of Commerce. The department’s decision, published Dec. 2, is part of an…
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Rare earth minerals essential to renewable energy not as rare as advertised
The confluence of the need for renewable energy with China’s dominance in the “rare earth minerals market” puts America’s supply chains for these essential components in a precarious position, say extraction and refining executives in Denver. China controlled more than 80% of the supply for these minerals in 2017, but that share of worldwide production…
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EDITORIAL: We cannot ignore China’s aggression
In response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s friendly visit to Taiwan, Chinese warships have surrounded the country. China’s People’s Liberation Army continues testing missiles and practicing attack maneuvers, raising the prospect of World War III. Meanwhile, the United States wallows in weakness. It is time we get serious, with no time to waste, to avoid…
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Forced labor in China triggers investigation into solar panel dumping
A firestorm of criticism exploded when U.S. solar panel producer Auxin Solar CEO Mamun Rashid filed an unfair trade practices complaint with the U.S. Department of Commerce. When rumors emerged that punitive retroactive tariffs on imported panels could go as high as 250%, it brought importation of solar panels from Southeast Asia to a sudden…
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Colorado fireworks stands gear up for Fourth of July
How can fireworks sales in Colorado help create freshwater wells in the Philippines? The answer comes with understanding the business model of a consumer fireworks distributer that’s been in the business more than 100 years, TNT Fireworks. In addition to distributing consumer-grade fireworks to some 40,000 retailers in the U.S. and Canada, the Florence, Alabama-based…
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Biden to suspend tariffs on Asian solar panels
The White House on Monday announced plans to suspend tariffs on solar panels imported from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam that are suspected of serving as proxies for China to evade trade sanctions imposed by the Obama administration on Chinese solar imports. The import of solar panels from Asia by American businesses came to a…