Taiwan Finds Banned Sudan Red Dye in Chili Powder from China

Sudan Red has been banned by various food regulatory bodies worldwide , while European member states carry out mandatory testing for the substance in all products containing powdered chili pepper. It is considered “very likely” to cause cancer by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.

Former Chinese Communist Party Undercover Agent Realizes the Party’s Ugly Nature

She resentfully said that when the CCP needed the investors’ business, it addressed the investors using friendly terms such as “fellow Taiwanese compatriots” or “family.” When it decided the business was not necessary or wanted to take advantage of the business, it kicked the investors away or made them “disappear.”

Eight Songs that Didn’t Make it Into China’s Lunar New Year Gala

“This is a new trend, the attractiveness of anti-communist creative content, which can be monetized,” Liga said. “It shows that people who are dissatisfied with the Chinese Communist Party are now a political force that cannot be ignored, despite not having the right to vote.”

Communist China Supporting Iran, Russia to ‘Undermine’ US: Pompeo

There is evidence that the CCP is helping Tehran with direct aid, including through barter deals with Iran, which circumvent the need for sanctionable currency transactions. Some of the resulting profits in Iran could then be channeled to the same terrorist organizations that attack U.S. soldiers in the Middle East.

China’s Population Falls and Economy Sputters

“Unemployment is highest among the age group that used to find it easiest to get jobs, people under 20,” he said. “A serious lack of growth momentum coupled with unsatisfactory macroeconomic performance make it very hard to create new opportunities

Simmering Tensions: China Sanctions 5 US Defense Firms Over Arms Sales to Taiwan

The situation also underscores the delicate balance of power in the Taiwan Strait — a 160-kilometer-wide (about 90 miles) waterway that separates Taiwan from mainland China. But the timing of Beijing’s sanctions — coming just days before Taiwan’s presidential and parliamentary elections slated for Jan. 13 — is seen as a strategic move to influence the island’s political landscape.