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The Dispatch→ Untangling the Chinese Knot
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks to the media in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 23, 2022. (Photo by Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images.)We shouldn’t glibly conflate China’s economic challenge with its military-strategic threat. The
The Dispatch→ Lawmakers Elevate Human Rights Ahead of First CCP Hearing
Protesters call for an end to transnational repression by the Chinese government. (Photo by Haley Byrd Wilt) NEW YORK—Some demonstrators fled China decades ago because they weren’t willing to risk political imprisonment again. Others witnessed the
The Dispatch→ A Time for American Stability—and Power
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Ukrainian presidential palace on February 20, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via Getty Images)Our allies are pondering whether we ar
The Dispatch→ Nuclear Breakout or Just Holes in the Ground?
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at a press event on October 23, 2022 in Beijing. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)By some measures China’s atomic arsenal has become more formidable than America’s.The post Nuclear Breakout or Just Holes in th
The Dispatch→ Microsoft, China, and the Future of Artificial Intelligence
Outside Microsoft Research Asia in Beijing, 2019. (Photo by Visual China Group via Getty Images/Visual China Group via Getty Images)Rethinking tech collaboration in an age of great-power competition. The post Microsoft, China, and the Future of Artific
Logically→ This is the first close-up image of the Chinese spy balloon flying over Montana.
The image shows the "Death Star", a fictional space station from the Star Wars film franchise.
Logically→ The 1915 Çanakkale Bridge, built by a Chinese firm, withstood the February 6 earthquake in Turkey.
The 1915 Çanakkale bridge was constructed by two South Korean firms and is more than 1,200 km from the earthquake's epicenter.
The Dispatch→ An (Unidentified Flying) Object Lesson
Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council John Kirby speaks at the White House. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)If we’re not being invaded by aliens, what’s going on? A Dispatch Explainer.The post An (Unidentifie
The Dispatch→ Balloons, Biden, and American Power
The Chinese spy balloon flies above in Charlotte NC, United States on February 4, 2023. (Photo by Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images.)What the spy balloon incident tells us about America as a superpower.The post Balloons, Biden, and American Power a
The Dispatch→ Lawmakers Ask if U.S. Companies Helped Develop China’s Spy Balloon
Sen. Dan Sullivan speaks during a news conference in August 2022. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)Plus: More congressional scrutiny on China and high-profile House GOP hearings.The post Lawmakers Ask if U.S. Companies Helped Develop China’s Spy B
The Dispatch→ China Competition a Bipartisan Bright Spot in Congress
Rep. Mike Gallagher in 2021. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)Plus: An early look at the House GOP’s Afghanistan withdrawal investigation.The post China Competition a Bipartisan Bright Spot in Congress appeared first on The Dispatch.
Truth or Fiction?→ Chinese Spy Balloons Under Trump
On February 5 2022, a popular post to Reddit’s r/worldnews suggested that a Chinese spy balloon controversy was not the first of its sort — positing that “at least” three similar incidents occurred during the Trump administratio
The Dispatch→ Cause for Hope Amid War and Authoritarianism
A woman holding a Ukrainian national flag is seen on the Main Market Square in Krakow, Poland, on the 335th day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto/Getty Images)Last year might have been the century's best for liberalism.
The Dispatch→ Making China Pay if It Attacks Taiwan
Members of Taiwan's armed forces during drills to show combat readiness. (Photo by Annabelle Chih/Getty Images)Lawmakers are laying the groundwork for economic sanctions on China if it invades Taiwan. The post Making China Pay if It Attacks Taiwan
The Dispatch→ A Freewheeling House
Members talk on the floor of the House Chamber on the opening day of the 118th Congress. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)Plus: An interview with a newly appointed member of the China competition committee. The post A Freew
The Dispatch→ A Bold Vision for Japan
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida gives a press conference addressing the National Security Strategy. (Photo by David Mareuil/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images.)The country’s military buildup reflects a sense of urgency about the China threat. But impl
Logically→ ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್ ೨೦೨೨ ರಲ್ಲಿ ಅರುಣಾಚಲ ಪ್ರದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದ ಭಾರತ-ಚೀನಾ ಘರ್ಷಣೆಯ ನಂತರ ಪ್ರಧಾನಿ ನರೇಂದ್ರ ಮೋದಿ ಅವರು ಚೀನಾದ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ ಷಿ ಜಿನ್ಪಿಂಗ್ ಅವರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಕಾಣಿಸಿಕೊಂಡರು.
ಅಹಮದಾಬಾದ್ನ ಸಬರಮತಿ ನದಿಯ ಮುಂಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾಂಪ್ರದಾಯಿಕ ಉಯ್ಯಾಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಜಿನ್ಪಿಂಗ್ ಮತ್ತು ಮೋದಿಯವರು
Logically→ Prime Minister Narendra Modi was spotted with China’s President Xi Jinping after India-China clashes at Arunachal Pradesh in December 2022.
A 2014 image of Jinping and Modi on a traditional swing on the Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad has circulated with a false narrative.
The Dispatch→ Elon for a Day
(Photo by Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images)How the Twitter czar is like Xi Jinping.The post Elon for a Day appeared first on The Dispatch.
Logically→ Recent videos show the face-off between India and China in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang sector.
Old videos have been falsely shared, claiming to show the recent skirmish between Indian and Chinese troops in Arunachal Pradesh.
The Dispatch→ Zero-COVID’s Lasting Damage
Xi Jinping’s pandemic miscalculations could cost China big.The post Zero-COVID’s Lasting Damage appeared first on The Dispatch.
Truth or Fiction?→ Michigan Republican Leaves State Senate Regurgitating ‘Great Replacement’ Smears
A normally sedate occasion gave outgoing Michigan Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey the opportunity to instead peddle highly weaponized conspiracy theories and disinformation campaigns. “I can see things that are about to happen or are going to
The Dispatch→ The Big Oversight Flaw for the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
Congress’ ability to monitor how customs officials are implementing a law blocking imports made with forced labor is seriously limited, an unintended outcome members and staff are considering how to resolve. When lawmakers passed the Uyghur Forced
The Dispatch→ The Islamic World’s Uyghur Silence
Muslim-majority nations turn their backs on China’s Uyghurs while decrying Islamophobia in the West.The post The Islamic World’s Uyghur Silence appeared first on The Dispatch.
Logically→ Around 250 boats were lit to celebrate Karthika Deepotsava at Mahankaleshwara temple in Kerala.
A video of illuminated bamboo rafts sailing on the Yulong river in China has been falsely shared as footage from a celebration in Kerala.
Logically→ Protestors in China’s Shanghai province are calling for President Xi Jinping’s resignation over the government’s COVID-19 measures.
Protesters have taken to the streets in Chinese cities, demanding the president step down and end oppresisive COVID-19 lockdown measures.
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live for November 29
Join our weekly livestreamed conversation.The post Dispatch Live for November 29 appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Xi Jinping 3.0
China’s most powerful ruler since Mao is set to receive another five-year mandate: A Dispatch Explainer. The post Xi Jinping 3.0 appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Vietnam: The Bipartisan Thorn in China’s Side
Relations with our former enemy have improved steadily since the 1990s in an effort to counter Chinese ambitions.The post Vietnam: The Bipartisan Thorn in China’s Side appeared first on The Dispatch.
Snopes→ Photo Doesn’t Show Electric Cars in France, Nor Were They Abandoned Due to Battery Replacement Costs
There's no shortage of misleading online memes about electric vehicles.
The Dispatch→ Russia’s Real Enemy Is China, Not the West
The Putin years have left it a vassal state of Beijing.The post Russia’s Real Enemy Is China, Not the West appeared first on The Dispatch.
Logically→ China produced more CO2 equivalent emissions than the entire western hemisphere in 2021.
China's net CO2e emissions are higher. Its per capita emissions are lesser than in many third-world countries. Data for 2021 is yet to be published.
Logically→ Humans will be confined and be given orders via drones when the WEF’s Agenda 2030 is achieved.
Visuals of COVID-19 lockdowns in China have been wrongly shared to claim that Agenda 2030 will confine humanity and impose similar orders via drones.
Snopes→ Fish Fossil Catch from China Includes Oldest Teeth Ever
A big catch of fish fossils in southern China includes the oldest teeth ever found — and may help scientists learn how our aquatic ancestors got their bite.
Snopes→ Apple Inc Will Manufacture iPhone 14 in India
Apple Inc. will make its iPhone 14 in India, as manufacturers shift production from China amid geopolitical tensions and pandemic restrictions that have disrupted supply chains for many industries.
Logically→ A Chinese military convoy entered Ukraine to help the Russian army.
The video initially appeared in the context of Vostok 2022, a multilateral strategic and command exercise that took place in Russia.
Logically→ Fifty-nine percent of flights in China have been canceled due to a coup against President Xi Jinping.
There is no evidence that the canceled flights are related to a rumored coup, and reports of mass cancellations are unsubstantiated.
Logically→ Chinese military convoy is heading towards Beijing for an alleged coup.
A video claiming a Chinese military convoy heading towards Beijing during an alleged coup is old. No such incident has been reported so far.
Snopes→ No Evidence Xi Jinping Is Under House Arrest Amid Supposed Coup Attempt in China
Rumors spread on social media alleging a coup attempt was taking place in China, despite having no reputable source.