Now DeSantis says his ‘territorial dispute’ comments on Ukraine were ‘mischaracterized’

Now DeSantis says his ‘territorial dispute’ comments on Ukraine were ‘mischaracterized’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sought to clean up comments where he called Russia’s brutal war on Ukraine a ‘territorial dispute’ after drawing rebukes against ‘isolationism’ but praise from Fox News host Tucker Carlson. ‘Well, I think it’s been mischaracterized. Obviously, Russia invaded — that was wrong. They invaded Crimea and took that in 2014 —…

Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin say ‘change is coming’ in ominous message to the West

Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin say ‘change is coming’ in ominous message to the West

China’s President Xi Jinping told a grinning Vladimir Putin ‘change is coming’ in an ominous parting message as he departed Moscow on Tuesday evening following talks with his Russian counterpart. ‘Change is coming that hasn’t happened in 100 years. And we are driving this change together,’ Xi told Putin via his interpreter – words sure…

Shakey-looking Putin praises ‘dear friend’ President Xi while gripping the arms of his chair

Shakey-looking Putin praises ‘dear friend’ President Xi while gripping the arms of his chair

A shaky-looking Vladimir Putin praised his ‘dear friend’ President Xi Jinping while he gripped the arms of his chair during the Chinese leader’s visit to Moscow today.  Xi today said his first state visit to Russia since Putin invaded Ukraine would aid bilateral ties between the two nations. ‘I am confident the visit will be fruitful and give…

Xi Jinping is handed historic third term as Chinese president

Xi Jinping is handed historic third term as Chinese president

BREAKING NEWS: Xi Jinping is handed historic third term as Chinese president after enacting new law that’ll let him rule for life Jinping, 69, was unanimously elected as President during a session of China’s National People’s Congress The appointment by China’s rubber-stamp parliament comes after Xi locked in another five years as head of the…

Sen. John Kennedy Delivers an Epic Grilling of Climate Witness That Exposes the Left’s Delusion – RedState

Sen. John Kennedy Delivers an Epic Grilling of Climate Witness That Exposes the Left’s Delusion – RedState

Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) does not hold back what he thinks and he seems to take his obligation to inform the American people seriously, as we saw the other day with his comments after a briefing about the “objects” that were shot down over the U.S. and Canada last weekend. It’s truly a thing of…

China Expresses ‘Strong Discontent’ Over Balloon Shootdown, ‘Retains the Right to Respond Further’ – RedState

China Expresses ‘Strong Discontent’ Over Balloon Shootdown, ‘Retains the Right to Respond Further’ – RedState

(The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com.) The Chinese foreign ministry issued a statement Saturday in response to the U.S. blowing its “weather” balloon to smithereens off the shores of North Carolina Saturday, claiming the missile strike was an “excessive reaction that seriously violates international…

China Is Preparing for War at ‘Any Time,’ Says Noted China Expert in Chilling Assessment – RedState

China Is Preparing for War at ‘Any Time,’ Says Noted China Expert in Chilling Assessment – RedState

As the obsession with the Chinese spy balloon currently traversing the U.S. mainland continues, from various shark-jumping reports to discussions about nuclear bombs and electromagnetic pulse (EMP) capability, the salient question is more fundamental: Why is China doing “it” in the first place? Whatever “it” is, social media keyboard warriors have run wild (I know;…

China’s Population Drops for First Time in Decades, Spells Trouble for Xi’s Dreams of World Domination – RedState

China’s Population Drops for First Time in Decades, Spells Trouble for Xi’s Dreams of World Domination – RedState

Declining fertility, low-birth rates, COVID restrictions, and lingering ramifications from China’s former “one-child” policy have all led to the communist country’s first population decline since the 1960s. It’s the first drop since the Great Leap Forward, Mao Zedong’s drastic social and economic overhaul which led to widespread death and famine. The National Bureau of Statistics…

President Xi finally admits the mistakes of China’s disastrous Zero Covid policy

President Xi finally admits the mistakes of China’s disastrous Zero Covid policy

China’s president Xi Jinping has finally admitted the mistakes of his draconian Zero Covid policy which failed to contain the virus and sparked the country’s first widespread mass protests in decades. The premier acknowledged ‘unprecedented difficulties and challenges’ in his New Year’s Eve address to the nation, and said it was ‘only natural’ that his…

Mike Pompeo: China wants to spread another COVID variant by opening travel

Mike Pompeo: China wants to spread another COVID variant by opening travel

Mike Pompeo demands US BANS Chinese travelers after Beijing eased travel restrictions -and claims Xi Jinping is trying to infect the world with another variant of COVID Mike Pompeo warned China is trying to spread a new variant of COVID-19  Comes after President Xi Jinping decided to reopen travel out of China Several countries have already…

Covid deaths rise in China as cases surge after authorities lifted strict anti-virus measures

Covid deaths rise in China as cases surge after authorities lifted strict anti-virus measures

China’a Covid-19 death toll is mounting after authorities dramatically lifted some of the strict nation-wide zero-Covid measures earlier this week. It is unclear how many people are dying from the virus, but social media posts, business closures, and other anecdotal evidence suggest huge numbers of infections across the country. The Chinese government has stopped reporting…

Finland PM says Europe is ‘not strong enough’ and warns against depending on China 

Finland PM says Europe is ‘not strong enough’ and warns against depending on China 

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin on Friday offered a ‘brutally honest’ assessment of Europe’s defence capabilities, stating bluntly that ‘we’re not strong enough’ to stand up to Moscow alone before warning against dependence on China. ‘We should make sure that we are stronger,’ Marin said in Sydney on Friday, before adding: ‘I’ll be brutally honest…

Demonstrator who led crowds calling for end of Xi Jinping and China’s Communist Party not been seen

Demonstrator who led crowds calling for end of Xi Jinping and China’s Communist Party not been seen

Fears grow for safety of ‘Wang’, the demonstrator who led crowds calling for end of Xi Jinping and China’s Communist Party, who has not been seen since being dragged away by police following viral video ‘Wang’, 27, allegedly not seen since being arrested at his workplace on Sunday Wang led crowds in chanting anti-communist slogans…

China protests: Protesters clash with hazmat-clad Covid-enforcers

China protests: Protesters clash with hazmat-clad Covid-enforcers

Protesters screamed as they threw glass bottles at scores of cowering hazmat-clad riot police in China last night, as demonstrators continue to defy President Xi Jinping’s brutal Communist regime and his disastrous zero-Covid policies. The sound of shouts and the smashing of glass pierced the night air in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, as the defiant…

Xi Jinping’s censors overwhelmed as they scrub rebels’ blank sheets of paper from the Internet

Xi Jinping’s censors overwhelmed as they scrub rebels’ blank sheets of paper from the Internet

China’s censors have been overwhelmed as they try to wipe images of blank sheets of white paper used by protesters in a growing number of demonstrations against President Xi Jinping’s zero-Covid policy from the internet. The country is currently facing its largest anti-government protests since the Tiananmen Square massacre, with protesters in at least seven…

BBC journalist beaten up and arrested ‘for his own good to stop him catching Covid’, China claims

BBC journalist beaten up and arrested ‘for his own good to stop him catching Covid’, China claims

A BBC journalist covering historic protests against President Xi Jinping in China was arrested and beaten by police officers, with Chinese officials later making the bizarre claim that he was only detained for his ‘own good’ in case he caught Covid from the crowd. Shocking video from the anti-government protests in Shanghai show Edward Lawrence, a camera…

Shanghai cops assault protesters calling for end to Xi’s dictatorship and arrest BBC journalist

Shanghai cops assault protesters calling for end to Xi’s dictatorship and arrest BBC journalist

Protesters calling for an end to the rule of President Xi Jinping and his Chinese Communist Party (CCP) have clashed with police in violent scenes – as officers also assaulted a BBC journalist covering the demonstrations. China is facing its largest anti-government protests since the Tiananmen Square massacre with protests erupting in at least seven…

Anti-lockdown protests in China spread as fury grows over zero Covid policy

Anti-lockdown protests in China spread as fury grows over zero Covid policy

China is facing its largest anti-government protests since the Tiananmen Square massacre after activists filled the streets to openly call for an end to the rule of President Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Hundreds of students at Tsinghua university in Beijing joined waves of demonstrations as unrest grows over the ruthless zero-Covid…

Guess what was NOT mentioned during Biden’s 3 hour meeting with China’s president – twitchy.com

Guess what was NOT mentioned during Biden’s 3 hour meeting with China’s president – twitchy.com

President Biden met with China President Xi Jinping in Indonesia today: BREAKING: Joe Biden and Xi Jinping meet ahead of the G-20 summit in Bali, the first in-person talks between the leaders of the US and China since before the Covid-19 pandemic pic.twitter.com/WcIc08rqSF — Bloomberg (@business) November 14, 2022 Today, I met with President Xi…

Joe Biden to meet with Chinese President Xi for the ‘first superpower summit of Cold War 2.0’

Joe Biden to meet with Chinese President Xi for the ‘first superpower summit of Cold War 2.0’

President Joe Biden said retaining control of the Senate will strengthen his hand when he sits down with Xi Jinping of China on Monday in what both sides say will be a chance to feel out each other’s red lines in a series of critical areas. Relations between Washington and Beijing have been all but frozen…