China’s Q2 GDP Growth Slows to 0.8 Percent as Economic Engines Stall

Read More The Chinese communist regime admitted on July 17 that the GDP growth rate in the second quarter of the year was lower than expected. Observers pointed out that China’s economy is actually in stagnation or even decline, as investment and demand both domestic and foreign continue to weaken, with domestic structural problems predicted […]

China leans on Kissinger goodwill, but influence ‘diluted,’ expert says

China has bet on positive press from a meeting with former U.S. national security adviser and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, hoping to use the face-to-face to revive positive momentum as relations with the U.S. remain tense. “China reaching out to Kissinger really is a sign of desperation,” Gordon Chang, Gatestone Institute senior fellow and […]

A look at US sanctions on Russia, Iran from Obama to the Biden years

Russia and Iran are the two most sanctioned countries in the world. Iran had the most before Russia invaded Ukraine with around 3,600. Russia had 2,695. After the invasion in February 2022, sanctions on Russia skyrocketed to more than 16,000. “The sanctions against Russia began under the Obama administration after the first Russian invasion in […]

Israel grants entry to Palestinian-Americans in bid for visa waiver qualification

Israel announced Wednesday that it would be allowing all American citizens, including dual-nationality Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza Strip, to enter the country through its international airport as part of an agreement to qualify for a visa waiver program with the U.S. Israel has pushed for years to secure visa-free entry for its […]