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welcome to China in Focus I'm Tiffany Meyer our top story Beijing says its doors are open to foreign investment but do its actions match its words a video gone viral over the weekend a Chinese National scene trying to break into the residence of the Chinese Communist party's top leader during beijing's most important political meetings of the year a tick tock bill is headed for a house vote later this week and President Biden said he'll pass it if Congress does but former president Trump says he's against the move and Harvard student organizations shedding a light on crimes happening in today's communist China why experts say Oregon transplant tourism signs death sentences for prisoners of conscience you you can't make an fixed appointment for a heart transplant without somebody being booked to be killed for their organs [Music] uh [Music] a message for foreigners during China's most important political meeting of the year the country is opening up to foreign investments but there was also another important message in the Chinese Premier speech that's left many wondering whether China's economy will make good on its promises just like 2023 National Security is being it's at the Forefront mentioned 28 time this uh the latest speech and so you see this Focus has driven away foreign investments consumption and demand in China is at an all-time low it it had a crashing stock market beijing's big focus on National Security has made it riskier for Western businesses to operate in China Chinese authorities have rid at least six American businesses since last March they also expanded and revised laws related to espionage under the vague definition normal business activities such as collecting Intelligence on local markets and business competitors May no longer be safe and could be considered criminal offenses likewise fears of arbitrary detentions are rising and foreign Executives have grown wary of traveling to China this January China confirmed it sentenced a British businessman to 5 years in prison on spying charges 6 years after he disappeared from public view even companies like apple and Tesla which raed in billions from the Chinese market are feeling the squeeze these days Reports say Chinese authorities banned State officials from using iPhones last year though Beijing denies it apple is also facing intense competition from domestic Brands like Huawei and xiaomi iPhone sales in the country dropped by almost a quarter in the first two months of 2024 Tesla cars have also been banned from entering Chinese State compounds this January Chinese EV maker byd beat Tesla as the world's top selling EV company China's welcome for foreign investments comes as its economy continues dragging its feet debt is mounting among branches of local government under the Communist Party the unemployment rate remains high and foreign investment has plummet it a piece of advice from one of Goldman sachs's Chief investment officers one should not invest in China right now an incident breaking out in front of the Chinese white house Joon ANH High early Sunday morning in Beijing the compound is where Chinese Communist party leader Xi Jinping lives and works watch a person caught on camera driving a black car attempted to break into the top CCP leaders residence the man was soon dragged Away by a group of police officers while he was yelling quote the Chinese Communist party is a murderer NTD contacted the the local police station they refused to confirm or deny the incident the incident happened as China holds its most prominent political Gatherings of the year the meetings known as the two sessions wrap up this week more on China's two sessions a new revision granting the Chinese Communist Party more power on Monday newly added articles stress the state Council must resolutely uphold the party's Authority and Chinese leader xiin Ping's directives Chinese Premier Le Chang oversees the state Council for the first time in three decades China recently cancelled the premier's news conference following the meetings as well as all future conferences legal experts consider the move part of a trend an effort to consolidate even more power into the party's hands President Biden says he will sign off the Tik Tock Bill if Congress passes it he told the media just one day after the bill got full support from a house committee the house will FastTrack a vote on the measure this week if it passes Tik tok's Chinese parent company bite dance will have less than six months to divest Tik Tok or the app will face a nationwide ban in the United States and an unexpected change former president Trump is not backing the house effort to ban Tik Tok that's despite having said the apposes threats to US National Security he is concerned that doing so will feed Facebook the social social media platform he previously called the enemy of the people nearly half of America's population uses Tik Tok as of today over 150 million Americans and Tik Tock is asking its users to help stop the ban tens of thousands of Tik talkers are now getting in on the rescue urging their Congress members to say no to the bill or they won't vote for them in the next election Biden's campaign team joined the app just before the Super Bowl looking to attract young voters ERS Tik Tok is facing multiple allegations in the US including fears that it misleads children and provides unreliable news sources on top of that its parent company's close ties to the Chinese Communist Party are raising concerns among bipartisan lawmakers they say Tik Tok could have already sold American user data to Washington's biggest rival Beijing Chinese own short video app Tik Tok is facing a significant vote in the US Biden says he'll endorse the bill if Congress does but Trump says he doesn't support the measure we spoke with Casey Fleming CEO of intelligence and security strategy from Black Ops partners for his take Casey Fleming thank you so much for joining us great to have you back on the show thanks for having me now President Biden is saying he will sign the anti- Tik Tock Bill if it passes Congress now Trump meanwhile is telling CNBC that while he sees Tik Tok as a national security threat that banning it would only serve to empower Fai Facebook which he calls an enemy of the people now that's despite Trump blocking Tik Tok back in the day but then having the federal courts blocking his efforts what do you make of President Biden and Trump's very different stances right now I think that both of them are ill-informed Tik Tock must be banned and should have always been banned from hitting the United States day one it is not to be it's you have to understand all technology going in and coming out of China is weaponized against the United States and the Free World period now Tik Tok has pushed back on say first am Amendment claims but at the same time they have a massive lobbying campaign that's still growing for instance New York Post is reporting that billionaire Mega donor Jeff Yas has 33 billion dollar stake in Tik Tok and he's been bullying members of congress not to pass this bill at the same time we're seeing former Trump adviser kellyan Conway on Capitol Hill also advocating for Tik Tok how do you see that playing into why Tik Tok hasn't been banned it's ridiculous first of all there should be no foreign influence in our governments period state federal local it must be completely banned foreign influence you have to understand we are in a wartime situation and foreign influence must be absolutely 100% ended so our laws are still pretty aric and they need to come up to speed with that now back to the earlier Point President Biden's campaign is on Tik Tok but now that he said he would pass this bill if Congress passes it is Biden becoming more hawkish on China than Trump uh that remains to be seen uh everyone if you look at the data you look at the evidence you look at the uh intelligence China is at war with the United States and the Free World we are at War so there is absolutely no other position than everyone to be hawkish and against the Chinese Communist Party the US seeking deeper ties with China's neighbors us Commerce Secretary Gina Rondo is in the Philippines along with a delegation of American Business Executives their goal is to bring more than1 billion dollars worth of investments into the island country that's amid Rising tensions with Beijing the US Philippine Alliance is Ironclad it has sustained over 72 years and we remain steadfast friends and increasingly Partners in prosperity ties between the two countries have deepened in recent years as China ramps up territorial assertions in the South China Sea and around Taiwan the delegation includes Executives from 22 companies including FedEx United Airlines Google and Microsoft in fact on this trip alone these companies are announcing over a billion of us Investments including creating educational opportunities to over 30 mil million Filipinos on the advanced technology front Rondo added that her job is to make sure the US has an edge over China so that the regime doesn't have what it needs to strengthen its military Rondo took a trip to China last August in hopes of bridging business gaps with communist China but that plan fell short as China's econom plummeted the financial downturn prompted many foreign investors to look for Alternatives in other countries throughout 20203 the Communist Regime has reported its lowest foreign capital inflow in 30 years thinking of traveling to China for an Oregon transplant or know someone who is here's a word of caution from human rights lawyer and Nobel Peace Prize nominee David midus someone in China might get killed for your organs let's take a closer look at why a new push to expose chilling crimes happening inside China by student organizations at Harvard during panels hosted at the IV League last week experts laid out evidence for forced organ harvesting in China that is harvesting organs from victims while they're still alive it's a crime against humanity or it's genocide for years organ availability in China seemed too good to be true if you pay less it's could be a month two months if you pay more it could be a couple weeks in Western countries including the US wait times are much longer for a heart the waight is 6 to 12 months Others May wait several years it's common for patients on the transplant list to die waiting but in China transplants of vital organs like livers can be booked weeks or even months in advance you you can't make an fixed appointment for a heart transplant without somebody being booked to be killed for their organs uh in 2019 an international tribunal in London give its final judgment on allegations of forced organ harvesting the tribunal is chaired by Sir Jeffrey nice the lead prosecutor on the case against the former president of Yugoslavia the tribunal said fallong on practitioners were probably the main source of China's organ Supply Fong on is a Mind Body spiritual meditation practice that has faced brutal persecution in China for over two decades a witness at the panel said she believes her father was a victim of forced organ harvesting he was arrested in 2004 and died 3 months later in police custody when she finally was allowed to see his body I saw stitches at his throat sewn up by very thick black threads knife incisions extended down from his throat until they were covered by his clothes my aunt and uncle went in later and they unbuttoned his clothes while police weren't paying attention they saw the incision went all the way from the throat to the abdomen when they pressed on the abdomen they found it was stuffed with hard ice the panel was hosted by three student organizations at Harvard organizer unow said there isn't enough awareness about the issue in the school's academic circles and I think when I talk to people at Harvard including faculties and student a lot of them still think it's not real uh some of them even think this is just a urban legend or it's it just a propaganda against the CCP so that's why I I invite the speakers uh I organize the events to systematically present the evidence um to the communities at Harvard three US states Texas Utah and Arizona passed bills combating forced organ harvesting David mats says more needs to be done human rights violations if they're not stopped they spread I mean Americans can't wait until somebody comes for them for their organs because by then it'll be too late if they want to stop that from happening to them they have to stop it while it's stoppable right now it's unclear how many Americans go to China for organ transplants every year Juliet s NTD news you might have noticed how top gun Maverick attempted to strip the Taiwanese and Japanese flag Flags off of Tom Cruz's jacket or how Iron Man 3 inserted a Chinese doctor into the movie who saves the life of Tony Stark is it artistic license or something more Sinister these are the issues explored in the groundbreaking new documentary Hollywood takeover China's control in the film industry the ND original film pulls back the curtain on how Hollywood is helping to further a global adversaries agenda the consequences that will have on America's future and what Brave IND individuals are doing to change the tide the documentary is now available on Epoch TV and for more information about the documentary please visit Hollywood takeover. comom there's something magical about the movies that I just love Hollywood invented America to the world in the old days and as a medium it's really powerful but for some that power isn't used for good our way of life is being censored by the Chinese Communist party they said we get a lot of our money out of China is there any way you could make this movie a little bit more attractive to the Chinese is it really just about money are there other parts at stake I had friends in Hollywood who said this will kill your career you won't get funding they're afraid of even mentioning one line Chinese influence was play into what we see in US films China said you can't have that in there and Hollywood listened this is insane this a joke right we raised our hand and we Dove right into it but over time all of us have been punched in the nose the Chinese Communist Party followed no rules what's it stake the soul of the nation is it stake we want indoctrination access to America they could basically take over America without firing a shot because they control access to our minds and we all know that their goal is global domination people have been brainwashed without knowing it that's all for today's China in focus on YouTube we're now sharing a shorten version of our program here after being demonetized for 3 years if you'd like to support us consider donating find that's at donorbox.org chin in-focus or subscribe to our partner platform epic TV where you can watch our full episodes here's what to look out for in our second half what role is the Chinese Communist Party playing as War rages in the Middle East an expert breaks it down they're supporting Iran to the hill Beijing ramps up pressure on Taiwan the island saying that China is normalizing military drills in the Island's Waters thanks for watching China and focus I'm Tiffany Meers see you [Music] tomorrow