by Tyler | Oct 10, 2019 | Adam Silver, Asia, Bathroom Bill, China, HB2, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Protests, NBA, North Carolina, pat mccrory, Politics, Sports, Trending
Former Gov. Pat McCrory (R) slammed the NBA for what he says is its gross display of hypocrisy, bending to China in recent days but openly punishing North Carolina over its transgender bathroom law in recent years.
by Tyler | Oct 10, 2019 | Asia, China, Economy, Politics, Tariffs, trade, Trending
Early hopes that China might be ready for a trade deal have faded over the past two weeks, administration officials said.
by Tyler | Oct 9, 2019 | Activision Blizzard, Asia, China, communism, Hearthstone, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Protests, Social Justice, Tech, Tencent, Trending
Blizzard is facing backlash from consumers angry that the company banned Hearthstone eSports champion Ng Wai “blitzchung” Chung, a native of Hong Kong, for making comments in favor of the pro-democracy protests in the city.
by Tyler | Oct 9, 2019 | Adam Silver, Asia, China, communism, Daryl Morey, Global Times, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Protests, National Security, NBA, Sports, Trending
The Chinese government newspaper Global Times warned “global brands” to “make their members speak cautiously” on Chinese political issues Monday in response to an ongoing controversy following an NBA executive lending support to pro-democracy...
by Tyler | Oct 9, 2019 | Asia, Daryl Morey, Hong Kong, NBA, Radio, Sports, Trending, Xinjiang, Xinjiang concentration camps
The Chinese Communist Party’s attempt to censor support for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong has created a moment in which every young American NBA fan is being challenged to reject authoritarianism, Breitbart International News editor Frances Martel noted in...
by Tyler | Oct 8, 2019 | Asia, Donald Trump, National Security, Politics, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syria, Trending, White House
“This does not constitute a withdrawal from Syria. We’re talking about a small number of troops that will move to other bases within Syria,” the official noted,
