by Tyler | Oct 25, 2019 | Asia, China, Cyberterrorism, Global Times, Marco Rubio, Politics, Tech, TikTok, Trending
Following the recent criticism of the Chinese-owned app TikTok, China’s state-run newspaper Global Times has claimed that the app should be praised for “preventing cyber terrorism.”
by Tyler | Oct 24, 2019 | Asia, China, election interference, Facebook, Iran, Mark Zuckerberg, National Security, Russia, Trending
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday lashed out at Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for stating that technicians caught China, along with Russia and Iran, while attempting to interfere in foreign elections. The Chinese derided Zuckerberg’s claims as “absurd and...
by Tyler | Oct 23, 2019 | Asia, Charles Barkley, China, Daryl Morey, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Protests, Houston Rockets, NBA, shaquille o'neal, Sports, TNT, Trending
NBA Hall of Famer and TNT commentator Shaquille O’Neal defended free speech during the opening night telecast of The NBA on TNT, and said that Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey was correct to back pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong.
by Tyler | Oct 23, 2019 | Asia, Brooklyn Nets, China, Daryl Morey, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Protests, Houston Rockets, Kyrie Irving, NBA, Sports, Trending
Brooklyn Nets player Kyrie Irving feels there’s “enough oppression going on in America” that needs to be focused on, when asked about the NBA-China ordeal.
by Tyler | Oct 23, 2019 | Asia, Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, Japan, Latin America, Naruhito, National Security, Trending, Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky
President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil attended the formal enthronement of Japanese Emperor Naruhito on Tuesday as the only head of state representing North or South America.
by Tyler | Oct 20, 2019 | 7th Fleet, Asia, China, Indo-Pacific, Japan, military, National Security, Pentagon, Politics, Randy Schriver, South China Sea, Trending, U.S. Navy, USS Boxer, USS Ronald Reagan, Vietnam
The Navy recently sent an aircraft carrier strike group and an amphibious ready group into the South China Sea, apparently for the first time.
