Jack Roberts

Electric Automakers Forced to Share Real-Time Data With Chinese Government

The Chinese communist government routinely collects all kinds of data on its citizens as part of its surveillance system. Now, electric automakers are forced to share real-time data of their customer vehicles. Electric automakers sharing car data According to media reports, more than 200 auto manufacturers, including BMW, Daimler, and Tesla, have been sharing data with ...

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Charging an electric car.

Offend Chinese Communist Officials and Find Yourself Going to Prison

Taiwanese businessmen do not understand the way the officialdom of the Chinese Communist Party operates. Their mistake is believing that the Chinese communist officials will abide by the law and conduct themselves with moral principles. As long as relations between the government and the businessmen are good, then they can sweep through the mainland market. ...

Jack Roberts

Animals Can Differentiate Between Good and Bad People

This is a story that took place during the Song Dynasty about how animals can tell good and bad people. Nine men were on the way back to their hometown after completing their civil service. All of them were from the same village. They were in a remote mountain pass when all of a sudden ...

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5 Simple Ways Your Identity Is Stolen

According to estimates, nearly 60 million U.S. citizens have had their identities stolen, with 15 million Americans falling victim to identity theft in 2017 alone. Criminals either sell your identity to a third party or use it themselves to commit further crimes in your name. Information about your identity can be disclosed in many ways. ...

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Skimming a credit card from an ATM.

China Might Just Have More Nuclear Subs Than Earlier Estimated

The U.S. seems to have underestimated the strength of China’s nuclear subs while also overestimating the subs under operation. According to latest reports, only half of the country’s nuclear-armed SSBNs (Submersible Ships with Ballistic missles, Nuclear powered) seem to be operational. More nuclear subs Long-term observations of satellite imagery suggest that Beijing is building five ...

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7 Foods to Help You Through Winter

Dietary habits in winter need to follow two basic rules to help maintain good health, according to the principles of traditional Chinese medicine. These are to eat hot food and eat a varied diet for a balance of fat, protein, vitamins, and minerals. 7 foods to help you get through the winter with optimum health 1. ...

Jack Roberts

Chrome OS Users Soon to Have Better Linux Experience

Google seems to be working hard at turning Chrome OS into a full-fledged operating system. A strong focus is being placed on ensuring that users have a better Linux app experience. To this end, Google is planning to bring in multiple changes to the Chrome OS. For one, Linux apps will soon be able to ...

Jack Roberts

The Legend of 3 Little Swallows and the Son of Zhou

The Soushen Ji is a legendary Chinese novel. It is a compilation of Chinese legends, short stories, and hearsay regarding Chinese gods, Chinese ghosts, and other supernatural phenomena. Soushen Ji can be loosely translated as “In Search of the Sacred” or “In Search of the Supernatural.” One such story is The Legend of the Three Little Swallows ...

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U.S. Hits China With Tariffs Worth $200 Billion, Escalating Tariff War

The U.S. has notched up the pressure on Beijing by escalating the tariff war by sanctioning tariffs on US$200 billion worth of additional Chinese products. Enraged by the U.S. decision, China has retaliated by imposing tariffs on American imports worth US$60 billion. The tariff war The new tariffs imposed by the U.S. will raise the ...

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Why the U.S. Is Denying Passports to Children Delivered by Midwives

Over the past years, the U.S. has been accused of denying passports to children who were delivered by midwives rather than in a registered hospital. And under the current U.S. administration, this policy has only been strengthened. But unlike what some people like to believe, withholding passports of children delivered by midwives is an essential ...

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A United States passport.