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by Tyler Durden Thursday, Apr 22, 2021 - 08:21 AM Just yesterday, we wrote about how it appeared the love affair between China and Elon Musk was starting to fizzle out in a big way.  Among other things, we pointed out what appeared to be an ongoing wave of criticism of Musk and Tesla being engineered by Chinese state media. That "wave" doesnt look like its going to stop anytime soon. Later in the day on Wednesday, state run media outlet the Global Times joined the fray, publishing an article c...

by Tyler Durden Wednesday, Apr 21, 2021 - 01:50 PM It was just yesterday we pointed out how a protestor at the Shanghai Auto Show "went viral" after standing on top of a Tesla vehicle and decrying the cars brakes.  Now, Chinese state media is looking for answers.  Commentary by a CCTV broadcaster has called for an investigation into Teslas brake failures following the incident.  The CCTV commentary "said the regulator could invite third-party testing agencies that both the customer and Tesla...

by Tyler Durden Tuesday, Apr 20, 2021 - 08:04 AM A protestor at the Auto Shanghai expo this week climbed on top of a Tesla Model 3 sedan and screamed in protest while wearing a t-shirt that said “The Brakes Don’t Work” and “Invisible Killer”. Video of the incident has caught fire in China and " hit a nerve in China, sending complaints about the company ricocheting across the Chinese internet," according to the Wall Street Journal.  The woman was eventually dragged away by security...

CHINA / DIPLOMACY Trade record predicted for 2021, ‘more confidence’ to solve disputes with US By GT staff reporters Published: Apr 14, 2021 12:39 AM Updated: Apr 14, 2021 12:41 AM An aerial photo taken on Nov. 3, 2020 shows the container dock of Yangshan Port in Shanghai, east China. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang) There is a high likelihood that China and the US will post a bilateral trade record this year, experts said, as their industries and economies are closely intertwined and cannot be decou...

How Much Does China’s New Drone Mothership Really Matter? This kind of platform could help take out targets without risking human pilots, but the idea of such drone swarms is not very new. China has launched a mini-drone mothership able to transport and launch a small drone “swarm” from the air for reconnaissance missions or efforts to overwhelm targets with explosives for attack. A Chinese government backed newspaper called it an “unmanned aerial mother ship” that becomes a swarm car...

(Photo : Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) A pair of F35-B Lightning stealth jets, which will take over capabilities from Tornado force, fly off the wing of an RAF Voyager during air to air refueling, as Tornado GR4s take part in farewell fly-past over Britain on February 19, 2019 in Oxford, England. Nicknamed the "Tonka" by aviation enthusiasts, the Tornado GR4 will took part in a series of flypasts to commemorate the aircrafts contribution to defending the UK as it is retired from se...

China’s economy has shed the clouds of the coronavirus and picked up its recovery in the first two months of 2021, with key economic indicators improving at a sizable growth rate of more than 30 percent, thanks to last year’s low base and a steady acceleration of manufacturing which is fired up by domestic and overseas demand.

China is to soon begin trials for two Canadians, who were arrested two years ago in apparent retaliation for Canada’s detention of a senior executive for Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies (華為), China’s state-run Global Times reported late on Thursday. Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor “will soon be tried” after they were charged with “crimes undermining China’s national security” in June 2020, the newspaper said. Kovrig, a former diplomat, and Spavor, an entrepre...

Woman Ordered iPhone 12 Pro Max From Apple, Receives Apple-Flavored Yogurt Drink in Mail Feb 27, 2021 08:01 EST Were all familiar with scams and how we should make sure that the package we ordered is arriving from an authentic source. Well, a woman in China was left disappointed after she ordered a brand new iPhone 12 Pro Max. What took her by surprise was the fact that she received an apple-flavored yogurt drink in the box instead of the iPhone 12 Pro Max. The event was not only unfortuna...

Dokalam dispute | Chinese media warns India - Dont repeat mistake Nehru made in 1962 Dokalam dispute | Chinese media warns India - Dont repeat mistake Nehru made in 1962 Reverting To An Indian Dailys Claim That The Indian Security Establishment Is Reasonably Sure China Will Not Risk A War Or Even A Small-scale Military Operation, Chinese Daily Global Times Warned India Of Not Being So Sure Of It. News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Arshi Aggarwal | Updated on: 08 Aug...