The Underground Silk Railroad Communique

His uncle is Li Gang https://fixupx.com/collinrugg/status/1720453792360259984?s=46

When meeting with Wang Yi, Biden specifically expressed condolences to Wang Yi for the late Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang. On the official website of the Chinese government, the wording was changed to claim Biden sent greetings to Xi Jinping https://twitter.com/22HomoPoliticus/status/1718712962184077516

🇨🇳 - Re: Chinese DM. Will be interesting to see how long the time to have a new DM will be.

🇨🇳 - China removes Li Shangfu as Defense minister, Qin Gang as state councilor, CCTV says per Bloomberg.

📵 🇨🇳 🇺🇸 China launches investigation into iPhone maker Foxconn, says state media 🔶️ The Global Times, citing anonymous sources, said tax authorities inspected Foxconn’s sites in the provinces of Guangdong and Jiangsu and natural resources officials had inspected sites in Henan and Hubei. 🔶️ Apple is also trying to navigate an increasingly complex relationship with China at a time of historic tensions between Beijing and Washington. Last week, Apple chief executive Tim Cook travelled to China and met with members of Xi Jinping’s leadership team, including Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang and China’s commerce and information technology ministers. 🔶️ Chinese government departments and state-owned enterprises have in recent months banned or discouraged employees from using Apple devices. In September, Beijing warned of iPhone-related “security incidents”. 🔶️ The investigation into the Apple supplier also highlights broader uncertainty among foreign businesses in China after Beijing cracked down on the operations of consultancies and due diligence groups. https://www.ft.com/content/e6abcb86-1c80-4914-ae54-c7df94d7a9e0 https://archive.ph/aIH5L

Northeast China generally uses Russia for power supply. Now that Russia cannot withstand economic pressure, it wants to raise electricity prices for Northeast China. After negotiations failed, it threatened to impose power supply restrictions or even cut off power supply to the region.