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Semiconductor giant Broadcom will lay off 2,000 American workers after sealing $69B deal to take over VMware – days after CEO dined with China’s Xi Jinping at $40,000-a-head dinner in San Francisco

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Semiconductor giant Broadcom will lay off 2,000 American workers after sealing $69B deal to take over VMware – days after CEO dined with China’s Xi Jinping at $40,000-a-head dinner in San Francisco

Broadcom has announced nearly 2,000 job cuts at VMware just one week after it took over the cloud computing giant in a $69 billion deal. The layoffs were confirmed following Chinese approval for the takeover, which came just days after Broadcom CEO Hock Tan paid $40,000 to dine with President Xi Jinping in San Francisco. A … Read more

Biden FINALLY releases a statement on Henry Kissinger – 20 hours after his death: President says they ‘often disagreed strongly’ but praises his ‘fierce intellect’ and ‘strategic focus’ – after they first met in the 1970s

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Biden FINALLY releases a statement on Henry Kissinger – 20 hours after his death: President says they ‘often disagreed strongly’ but praises his ‘fierce intellect’ and ‘strategic focus’ – after they first met in the 1970s

President Joe Biden finally put out a statement offering condolences for Henry Kissinger, 20 hours after the death of the 100-year-old American diplomat. Biden recalled meeting Kissinger, the secretary of State and national security advisor for both Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, when he first became a U.S. senator in the 1970s.  The president … Read more

Congress tackles China’s online ‘manipulation efforts’ including TikTok: Rise of CCP ‘deception’ techniques has U.S. on alert as new survey reveals majority of Americans view China as ‘greatest threat’

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Congress tackles China’s online ‘manipulation efforts’ including TikTok: Rise of CCP ‘deception’ techniques has U.S. on alert as new survey reveals majority of Americans view China as ‘greatest threat’

Lawmakers are focusing on how to combat China’s online ‘manipulation’ tactics as the hostile nation increases its ‘deception’ techniques – through TikTok and other methods – putting the U.S. on high alert. Rep. Mike Gallagher, the Republican chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is leading a hearing Thursday about … Read more

Is China’s ‘mystery pneumonia’ sweeping Europe? Netherlands sees alarming surge in similar illness among children – as terrifying video shows hazmat-clad workers in China disinfecting schools

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Is China’s ‘mystery pneumonia’ sweeping Europe? Netherlands sees alarming surge in similar illness among children – as terrifying video shows hazmat-clad workers in China disinfecting schools

An alarming spike in pneumonia cases among children has been detected in the Netherlands, mirroring a similar surge in China. Dutch health experts say a striking number have been sickened since rates began soaring in August, with most cases among those aged five to 14. Surveillance data shows rates of the illness, which can prove … Read more

Broadcom CEO Hock Tan seals delayed $69BN deal with China days after attending $40,000-a-head dinner with President Xi Jinping in San Francisco

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Broadcom CEO Hock Tan seals delayed $69BN deal with China days after attending $40,000-a-head dinner with President Xi Jinping in San Francisco

Tech magnate Hock Tan shelled out $40,000 to sit at Xi Jinping’s table during a high-powered dinner in San Francisco as he awaited approval of a $69 billion deal. The Malaysian-born CEO of Broadcom was one of a number of influential people to dine with the Chinese president, including Apple Inc.’s Tim Cook, BlackRock Inc.’s Larry … Read more

China claims a new virus is NOT the culprit in mystery pneumonia outbreak in children – despite history of cover-ups

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China claims a new virus is NOT the culprit in mystery pneumonia outbreak in children – despite history of cover-ups

China has claimed that its outbreak of mystery pneumonia tearing through schools is not the result of a new virus.  The World Health Organization (WHO) said it had seen data from China suggesting the spike in respiratory illnesses was due to common infections rebounding after the country’s brutal lockdowns. Chinese health officials say the outbreak – which … Read more

US researchers found ‘serious safety concerns’ at Wuhan’s coronavirus lab in 2017 three years BEFORE pandemic – but were censored to shield China from criticism, shock new documents show

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US researchers found ‘serious safety concerns’ at Wuhan’s coronavirus lab in 2017 three years BEFORE pandemic – but were censored to shield China from criticism, shock new documents show

Warnings from US researchers about genetically engineered viruses at China‘s bat lab were raised years before the Covid-19 pandemic, but were ignored or censored. Newly obtained records show how an NIH official raised serious concerns about the Wuhan Institute of Virology’s plan to engineer Ebola strains in 2017. The lab – where the FBI believes Covid … Read more

Xi agrees to clean up his own mess! Biden and Chinese president will announce deal on export limits on fentanyl – after deadly opioid flooded America and left San Francisco facing homeless vagrant crisis

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Xi agrees to clean up his own mess! Biden and Chinese president will announce deal on export limits on fentanyl – after deadly opioid flooded America and left San Francisco facing homeless vagrant crisis

Joe Biden and Xi Jinping are set to strike a deal that would see Beijing crack down on the manufacture and supply of fentanyl to the US, according to a report. The two leaders will meet Wednesday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in San Francisco – their first meeting since November … Read more

EXCLUSIVE: Codepink’s hard-left activists dismiss claims they’re secretly funded by Chinese Communist Party, but then refuse to condemn the mass detention of Uyghurs and talk up China’s ‘freedom’

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EXCLUSIVE: Codepink’s hard-left activists dismiss claims they’re secretly funded by Chinese Communist Party, but then refuse to condemn the mass detention of Uyghurs and talk up China’s ‘freedom’

Members of the anti-war feminist group Codepink have firmly rejected claims they secretly take money from Beijing — but then refused to condemn the detention of Uyghurs and other human rights abuses in China. House Republicans this week launched a probe into the anti-war progressive group, which calls for Pentagon spending cuts to tackle climate change, pointing to … Read more

Biden wraps up his week hosting Xi Jinping and other leaders at APEC summit in San Francisco after ‘passing the torch’ to Peruvian president as he flies home to Delaware following the release of more dire poll numbers

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Biden wraps up his week hosting Xi Jinping and other leaders at APEC summit in San Francisco after ‘passing the torch’ to Peruvian president as he flies home to Delaware following the release of more dire poll numbers

President Joe Biden headed back east from San Francisco Friday with plans to recharge in Delaware after hosting an economic conference where he spent hours meeting with China’s Xi Jinping, partied with Gwen Stefani, and passed the torch to Peru while facing still more daunting campaign poll numbers. His meeting with Xi turned out to be … Read more