China news roundup / Nachrichten 2024-11-26

25 days ago

Trump vows an additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods

"U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said he will impose an additional 10% tariff on all products coming into the U.S. from China on his first day in office as penalties for deadly fentanyl and illegal immigrants
[...] “This tariff will remain in effect until such time as drugs, in particular, fentanyl and all illegal aliens stop this invasion of our country,” Trump wrote"

--- Grmph... Trump at his moronic best again. Tariffs will hardly convince the CCP to do more against fentanyl trade. & they definitely won't make much of a difference to illegal immigration. The Chinese coming illegally to the USA are (with the occasional exception of a Chinese spy maybe) fleeing the CCP &/or its economic policies.

"Beijing believed free trade between the two countries was “mutually beneficial in nature.”"

--- Then I wonder why China has never allowed free trade on its side.

Is the China-US fentanyl pipeline really responsible for the US opioid crisis?

"The 2010s were a bright spot for US-China cooperation on fentanyl. In 2019, at the behest of the US, China scheduled all forms of fentanyl, the only major country to permanently include the drugs on a list of controlled substances. In the US, fentanyl analogues are only temporarily controlled, with the classification set to expire in December 2024.
But in 2022, when the then speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan, Beijing responded angrily by cutting off several channels of communication with the US, including counternarcotics co-operation."

--- Bullshit. China has never done much to stop fentanyl exports. The CCP promised, but other than 'scheduling' there was nothing. No action, just talk.

Stockholm urges Chinese ship suspected of sabotage to return to Swedish waters

"Sweden asked a Chinese vessel to return to its waters Tuesday while the Nordic country investigates the suspected sabotage of submarine internet cables in the Baltic Sea."

--- The net is closing around the Chinese ship. No other vessel has been asked to stay or return there.

China seeks easing of Japan ties amid growing tension with US

"Analysts said Beijing is keen seek further rapprochement with Japan, amid worsening tensions with the United States and an exodus of foreign investors.
“Japan is one of the most important foreign investors in China, particularly in technology,” Chen Li-fu, president of the Taiwan Professors Association, told RFA Cantonese in a recent interview, citing massive Japanese investment in Chinese vaccine factories in recent years.
“If China wants foreign investors to return ... Japan is the most likely source of investment,” he said. “Japanese manufacturers are still likely to want to set up in China, because ... most of its textile brands, its automotive industry and chemicals industry have ties with China.”
[...] Shih said any rapprochement with Tokyo could also have security implications for the region."

--- More bullshit. China does not want real rapprochement with Japan. It's only about the money.
& even if China wanted rapprochement, that wouldn't make much of a difference for Japanese defence ties with the US & Taiwan. Japan is not that stupid. It is clear that it would be next if Taiwan falls.

Chinese censors delete fried rice gags linked to death of Mao’s son

"Chinese internet censors have deleted a social media post about egg fried rice that could have been read as a reference to the death of late supreme leader Mao Zedong’s son in the 1950-1953 Korean War, the anniversary of which is jokingly referred to as “China’s Thanksgiving.”
Fried rice in China is often seen as a reference to an apocryphal story told in China that Mao Anying, a Korean War military officer, was trying to cook egg fried rice instead of taking shelter when he was killed by U.S. bombers on Nov. 25, 1950.
Mao Anying supposedly died after his location was discovered by the U.S. military because he broke blackout rules by kindling a cooking fire to make the dish.
Censors removed a Weibo post from the official account of MTR Shenzhen, a subsidiary of Hong Kong people-mover MTR Corp that runs Line 4 of the Shenzhen Metro, that read: “Which would you pick — curry fried rice or egg fried rice?”
The account typically focuses on developments on its trains and stations and local culture, food and drink, and the post was ostensibly intended to highlight some of the food options available in and around Guanlan Metro Station."

--- Even food options are political in China. Particularly if they might potentially refer to sanctified, sacred & holy commie martyrs.

Myanmar: How far will China go to keep junta afloat?

Myanmar insurgent group agrees to talks after Chinese pressure

--- China Unscripted: "The CCP Has No Choice But to Destroy Him | Mark Clifford"

--- France 24: Trump vows new Canada, Mexico, China tariffs that threaten global trade

--- BBC News: Donald Trump vows tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China on day one

Trump plant hohe Zölle auf Waren aus Mexiko und Kanada

"Auf Waren aus China sollen zusätzliche Zölle von zehn Prozent gelten. Auch dies begründete Trump damit, dass Drogen wie das tödliche Fentanyl aus dem Land in die USA gelangten. China habe zwar angekündigt, dagegen vorzugehen, dies aber nicht getan."

--- Es darf bezweifelt werden, daß sich durch Zölle daran etwas ändert.

"Liu wies auch Trumps Vorwürfe zurück, China lasse bewusst zu, dass Substanzen zur Drogenherstellung in die USA gelangen. China habe nach einem Abkommen zwischen Biden und Xi im vergangenen Jahr Schritte zur Bekämpfung des Drogenhandels unternommen. "Die chinesische Seite hat die US-Seite über die Fortschritte informiert, die bei den US-bezogenen Strafverfolgungsoperationen gegen Betäubungsmittel erzielt wurden""

--- China verspricht schon seit Jahren, etwas gegen den Fentanylexport zu unternehmen. Man hat ein paar zusätzliche Gesetze erlassen, aber wirklich getan hat man nichts. Die Bidenregierung hat den chinesischen Versprechungen einfach mal geglaubt. Mal sehen, wie das unter Trump weitergeht.