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Vice President Pence blasted the National Basketball Association on Thursday, claiming that the league is “acting like a wholly owned subsidiary” of the Chinese Communist Party.

The Walt Disney Company chairman and CEO Bob Iger continues to tip-toe around questions concerning China, saying that “caution is imperative” and that taking a position that could harm the company would be “a big mistake.” Bob Iger made the comments

The NBA was understandably excited to start its season and get away from the China controversy that had embroiled the league over the past couple weeks.

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 hilarious.”

Speaking at a hearing of the House Committee on Financial Services today, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg echoed a point often made at Breitbart News and by conservatives — that trade links with China have harmed rather than helped the cause of freedom.

LeBron James disrespected the national anthem and walked off the court shouting at the crowd as the song played during Tuesday’s season-opener.

The Chinese Communist Party is preparing a plan to remove Carrie Lam, the least popular chief executive in Hong Kong history, but will wait some time so as to not appear to be ceding to protests, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.

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.

China’s devastating outbreak of African swine fever, nicknamed “Pig Ebola” by outside observers, has compelled the destruction of millions of pigs and created a shortage of pork severe enough to put dog and rabbit meat back on the menu in rural areas.

The Walt Disney Company chairman and CEO Bob Iger avoided talking about the controversy surrounding China and pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong in a recent sit-down interview with CNBC, saying that the recent backlash against the NBA represents “a cautionary tale.”

Chinese Defense Minister Gen. Wei Fenghe vowed at the Xiangshan security forum in Beijing on Monday that “the momentum of China’s reunification cannot be stopped by any individuals or forces.”

Authorities in Xinjiang, China, arrested a police chief after he expressed concern for the Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the province’s concentration camps, Radio Free Asia reported Tuesday.

Apple CEO Tim Cook was named the chairman of a top Chinese business school this week amidst concerns about the relationship between the United States and communist China.

Appearing Tuesday on CNBC’s Squawk Box, Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) said China should not host the 2022 Winter Olympics due to the communist regime’s actions towards the NBA and poor human-rights record.

Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency announced Tuesday that the country will host the 2021 Interpol General Assembly, a victory for a nation Voice of America called the “most prolific abuser” of Interpol’s Red Notice system.

TNT commentator and former NBA star Charles Barkley defended Lakers forward LeBron James against “unfair” criticism, following James’s comments on the NBA’s China controversy last week.

Paul called rising support for socialism among youth in America “mind-boggling” in a recent interview on his new book.

A 22-year-old man from mainland China named Liu Guosheng was charged on Monday with stabbing a 19-year-old student in Hong Kong after an argument about the protest movement.

Hong Kong police vandalized a mosque on Sunday by spraying it with blue liquid, a blast from an ink-tinted water cannon intended to mark protesters so they can be identified and prosecuted later.

“My hunch is that we could get those December tariffs off if the phase one talks go well,” Larry Kudlow said Monday.

Tech giant Apple has reportedly begun manufacturing some of its iPhones in India, a first for the company which previously manufactured the majority of its products in China.

The government-run China Daily claimed in a weekend column that the backlash against basketball player LeBron James for standing with the Communist Party has “nasty racial connotations.”

Monday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) weighed in on the impact of the ongoing United States-China trade negotiations. Braun acknowledged China was “smart” to hit back at farmers, but said the negotiations have made for a “wake-up”

We’ve learned a lot from the National Basketball Association’s kowtow to the People’s Republic of China. Here are five key takeaways.

NEW YORK (AP) — A group of fans held signs, wore shirts and chanted support for Hong Kong and Tibet in the Brooklyn Nets’ first game since returning from China.

The Navy recently sent an aircraft carrier strike group and an amphibious ready group into the South China Sea, apparently for the first time.

China has halted the release of Quentin Tarantino’s critically acclaimed film “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” over its portrayal of the Chinese-American actor and martial artist Bruce Lee, according to reports.

Director Quentin Tarantino is reportedly refusing to re-cut his film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood to please censors in Beijing, virtually guaranteeing that the Sony release won’t play in China.

China opened the second phase of its $5 billion railroad in Kenya, a major component of the international Belt and Road Initiative, on Thursday.

Uyghur-Americans face regular threats from the Chinese Communist Party on U.S. soil and the fear of having their families imprisoned in a concentration camp, Nury Turkel, a Uyghur-American attorney, told Congress on Thursday.

Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam explained her policy agenda and defended the Hong Kong police force via Facebook on Thursday night, an ironic choice of venue given that Facebook is banned in China.

Communist China’s efforts to weaken the Hong Kong protest movement include blocking the shipment of the black clothing, masks, and umbrellas favored by protesters.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg warned during a speech at Georgetown University that Chinese-owned apps such as TikTok pose a greater threat to user privacy than Facebook. Zuckerberg argues that China “is now exporting their vision of the internet to other countries.”

Apple CEO Tim Cook reportedly met with China’s market regulator in Beijing shortly after banning the HKMap.live app, which was used to track police and protest activity in Hong Kong.

Paul said LeBron James should stand up for freedom of speech in Hong Kong, instead of siding with the Chinese Communist regime.

At least one NFL executive is enjoying the NBA’s troubles, joking that the “woke” basketball league is being “hoisted on its own petard” for turning a blind eye to China’s human rights abuse record.