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Marco Rubio Urges ‘Extraordinary’ SEC Scrutiny of Fast Fashion Giant Shein: ‘Subject to the Whim’ of China

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a letter on Thursday to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Gary Gensler in response to news reports that Shein, a Chinese online retailer that sells women’s clothing at steep discounts, is seeking an initial public offering (IPO) on the U.S. stock market, warning the company is “subject to the whim” of Beijing and thus a threat to investors.

Ontario, CA - October 19: Shoppers Ashley Sanchez, right, of Fontana, and Joscelin Flores

Report: China Birth Rate Collapse to Leave Millions of Teachers Jobless

The collapse of fertility rates in China could lead to millions of teachers losing their jobs in the next decade, the South China Morning Post reported on Tuesday, as classroom sizes shrink and some neighborhoods find no use for smaller elementary schools at all.

FUYANG, CHINA - AUGUST 08 2022: A nurse massages a newborn baby in a maternity hospital in

Alarm Grows that Cuba Could Abuse Interpol After Handing Biden Admin List of ‘Terrorist’ U.S.-Based Anti-Communists

A prominent Canadian human rights organization, Democratic Spaces, condemned the communist government of Cuba recently for its “distorted use of Interpol’s Red Notice system,” warning the Castro regime appears poised to attempt to curb the right to free movement of a list of “terrorists” that includes prominent human rights activists, journalists, and Youtubers.

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China Cancels Argentina Soccer Team Games, Tries to Cancel Lionel Messi

Local soccer authorities in Beijing and Hangzhou, China, announced this weekend that they would no longer host friendly games scheduled for March featuring Argentina’s national team, apparently part of the ongoing backlash in China against Argentine star Lionel Messi for being injured during a game in Hong Kong.

Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates with the trophy in front of the fans after winnin

Chinese Slavery-Linked Temu Drops Millions on Super Bowl Ads

The Chinese discount shopping application Temu aired three commercials during Sunday’s Super Bowl, encouraging Americans to “shop like a billionaire” at its website and disregard significant evidence that Temu profits from the Chinese Communist Party’s enslavement of tens of thousands of Uyghurs and other members of Turkic ethnic groups in East Turkistan.

Temu

Terrorist Bombing Campaign Kills 28 in Pakistan on Day Before Heated Election

Two bombings targeting a political party headquarters and a local government office killed at least 28 people in Balochistan, Pakistan, on Wednesday – the day before a massive nationwide election preceded by outsized political violence and what some have branded state persecution of opposition parties.

Officials collect evidences at the site of a bomb blast outside the office of an independe

Blinken Offers Hamas Host Qatar U.S. ‘Commitment’ to a ‘Palestinian State’

Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, on Tuesday that the administration of leftist President Joe Biden rejects “any forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza” and has made a “commitment” to the “establishment of a Palestinian state,” the State Department said in a readout.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, shakes hands with Qatar's Prime Minister and F

Iran Boasts a 10x Increase in Chinese Investments in One Year

The leader of Iran’s agency responsible for managing foreign investments asserted the country has documented a ten-fold increase in the amount of Chinese money flowing into Iran in the past year, the regime-linked Tasnim News Agency reported on Tuesday.

BEIJING, CHINA - MAY 17: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets Iranian Foreign Minister M

Houthis Confirm Red Sea Shipping Chaos Meant to Weaken America

A senior member of the Yemeni Houthi terrorist organization declared that the group’s ongoing jihad in the Red Sea, which he described as “spillover” in the conflict between Israel and the terrorist organization Hamas, would “inevitably result in an end to US hegemony.”

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Experts Tell Congress: China Is ‘Working to Impair the Vitality of the U.N.’

Experts on communist China’s systemic abuses of human rights expressed disgust and alarm at the process by which the United Nations Human Rights Council evaluated the nation’s record during a “periodic review” in late January, accusing Beijing of hijacking the process to drown out legitimate criticism and elevate friendly voices.

China's President Xi Jinping remotely addresses the 76th session of the United Nation

India, Saudi Arabia Hold First-Ever Joint Army Exercises

The Indian Defense Ministry announced this week that it had begun a joint army exercise alongside Saudi Arabia named “Sada Tanseeq,” or “Forever in Coordination,” expected to run through February 10.

Indian Army soldiers stand next to Bofors guns positioned at Penga Teng Tso ahead of Tawan